Sense & Sensibility

The ambience of a spa is as important to a spa experience as are the ingredients and the therapists.

- Charu Sharma

Have you ever noticed that even if you choose the same treatment at different spas, the overall experience is never the same? That not all spas that you have been to leave you equally recharged and recuperated? This is because every spa has a unique look and feel, which is directly proportional to the effect it will have on you when you come out of it. A soothing ambience makes for an extraordinary spa experience. You could be in the hands of a trained therapist who’s using the best and most effective products for your treatment, but if your surroundings are unsavoury, you will be unable to unwind. “The process of relaxation should begin from the moment a guest steps into a spa. All the aspects of design should get equal attention so that the ambience can influence a guest’s mood from the beginning of the journey to the end. Mood, if worked upon mindfully, greatly affects the guest’s reactions, and this in turn impacts loyalty; happy guests are easier to please and are the best ambassadors of the business,” says Lovina Gidwani Jha, Founder and Creative Strategist, Spa Guide-n-Light.

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