A few luxury spas provide the most luxurious body care at unimaginably low prices because they are in Canada or South America, with low currency parities and inexpensive labor. Much as been written about the low cost pharmaceuticals in Canada and South America. Few realize even greater bargains abound for body care. Part #1 of this three part series looked at fantastic body care values in Ecuador. Part #2 reviewed a low cost luxury spa in Quebec. Learn here how to enjoy the ultimate body care in British Columbia.
The Wickaninnish Inn is located the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This is an idyllic cedar-wood residence perched on a rocky promontory. Huge bay windows offer a grandiose panorama of the Pacific and the forests of giant conifers, in total harmony with nature. Inside, elegant wood and sisal flooring enhances open fireplaces in every room. The hotel offers exceptional seafood cuisine and special plant and micronutrient-based spa treatments.
Guests can enjoy the grandiose Pacific seaside, mountain-biking, hiking, diving, fishing, canoeing kayaking-rafting, a flying club, nature hikes and bird watching on site, plus whale watching nearby.
The Wickaninnish Inn was designed from the ground up to offer the best location on North America's Pacific Coast for storm-watching. The spectacle of twenty-foot waves pounding onto the surf underscores the majestic setting of the Inn.
The storm-watching experience can be enjoyed in luxury and at close range from this location, with every room featuring an ocean view, soaker bathtub and fireplace for optimum viewing and ambiance.
The Ancient Cedars Spa offers an extensive Aveda line of naturally derived skin, body and hair care and numerous treatments in ocean front rooms including hot stone massage, hot stone massage for two and hot stone facials.
The Sacred Sea treatment combines hydrotherapy, full body exfoliation in a Bouvier Hydrotherapy Tub with a hundred and forty-four jets that massage the entire body with marine elements and essential oils. This is followed by a massage with pure plant essence essential oils and aromas personally selected by you.
The spa also offers flower body elixirs, body masques, aroma body wraps with seas salts, mineral rich salt glows, aqua polishes, Reflexology, acupressure treatments and back treatments, Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Jin Shin Do Æ, Tourmaline radiance facials, and eye zone wraps.
Despite Relais and Chateaux luxury, prices are very low and there is a special "Discover Your Senses in Four Days" Package. The Discover Your Senses in Four Days Package runs as low as $1,128 and includes four night's midweek accommodation for two in requested, two signature treatments, plus two one hour treatments. The signature treatments include: The Sacred Sea Treatment; Hot Stones Massage; Hot Stones Facial. The one Hour Treatments include: Aromatherapy Massage; Essential Facial; Salt Glow; Aqua Polish; Reflexology.
For more details: www.wickinn.com
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The Wickaninnish Inn
Osprey Lane at Chesterman Beach
P.O. Box 250
Tofino VOR 2ZO (British Columbia)
Canada
TÈl. + 1 250 725 31 00
Fax + 1 250 725 31 10
Our bodies are important and the dollars we spend caring for them are well spent! This is part of a three part series that shows how to get the best care at Relais and Chateaux spas even on a budget in South America and Canada.
