The Imperial is one of Asia’s premium luxury hotels with a host of honours to its merit. Situated in the heart of the capital, it is the most illustrious address, reminiscent of India’s golden history during the Raj. With an overwhelming legacy entwined in colonial grace, it settles in its contemporary delivery of traditional class and splendour.
An essentially inspiring haven for invigorating therapies in an effortlessly lit setting, the spa at the Imperial is a therapeutic terminus merging hand-picked signature customs, adapted oils and ageless traditions. The Imperial Spa drives inspiration from elaborate Moroccan architecture, exquisitely interlaced with Moghul and Indian patterns. Gorgeous artistry of tikri work elaborates the walls of this maze of porticos.
The treatment rooms
The calming effect of the spa envelopes you from the moment you enter the scented chamber, decorated in soft white hues of marble inlay work. The wellbeing journey is steered through ten distinct treatment rooms, each with a character of its own and extravagant wall motifs.
The Hammam style hydrotherapy zones with Turkish features and balmy shades, display peacefulness. The Moghul Suite is an architectural wonder and a reserved therapy place for couples, with an en suite Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. The Kerala Suite is a conventional Ayurvedic centre that opens to acumen and the previous science of health, melting tensions and heightening breaths.
The spa spreads to the boutique Imperial Salons. Whether you want a comprehensive flair and colour change, a speedy trim or a complete beauty experience, the Ladies Salon has an indulgence of global hair brands all under one roof. The lustrous London-style men’s area offers high value grooming and stylist services.
The treatments
Sipping your herbal tea in a bathrobe, feel the tension dissolve as a petite masseuse soaks your feet in warm water and massages your calves with exfoliating water. You can clear pores and relax muscles in the aroma steam rooms, saunas and experience showers before taking on a treatment.
The Imperial Spa takes wellness up a level higher by offering unique treatments. Backed by the energising sway of organic essential oils and age-old wellness ethnicities of South-East Asia and Morocco, unwind your body and awareness with a peaceful treatment in the most enthralling setting. The therapies here comprise ‘miracle herbs’ like Indian gooseberry, Moringa, country mallow of the likes that shield and nurture skin while therapeutic from within and can be merged with a consultation from the resident Ayurvedic doctor.
The Imperial Iconic Massage
For a gentler, more soulful alternative to deep tissue massages, try the Iconic Massage. The sixty-minute body massage is a nimble ballet of touch that will leave you feeling more connected to your inner being and emotions. This signature massage of the award-winning spa incorporates a hot moisturizing candle massage from Meruva, South Africa, western healing, and balancing smooth, rhythmic movements that combine the techniques of palming and effleurage to relax and soothe you.
While Spa Together at The Moghul Suite is just perfect to unwind with someone special and share combined massages, within a private spa environment. Merging exceptional aromatic plants from India to lands far away, the forest essential oils offer that one drop of potion for enduring effects and prized upliftment.
The spa ritual commences with a personalised procedural of selecting the base oil according to your skin type, enhancing your mood, earthy, piquant or flowery, appreciated and accepted by you. From Oudh to black pepper to mandarin, the nine notable whiffs, tend to calm or give balminess and have healing benefits to put you in harmony and balance. The body is calmed, realigned and rested. The soft and gentle strokes are guaranteed to put even the most persistent insomniacs into a peaceful snooze, a reason why this massage is particularly beneficial for those who find it difficult to sleep.
The tastefully decorated massage room comes with its own Jacuzzi and sauna, so you never have to step into a communal area. After the massage, nibble on dried prunes and walnuts as you soak in the Jacuzzi. The final treat is the shower room which comes with various options – handheld, tropical rain and top shower. You leave the spa feeling indulged, restored and blissful. Ah, the wonderful agility of being.
Factbox
The four-hour Imperial Spa Together costs approx. £430 for two persons. If you book the Urban Weekend Package, a sixty-minute Spa for two comes included.
Address: The Imperial New Delhi, Janpath, New Delhi-110001, India
Phone: 91-11 -23341234/91-11-41501234 (Open for non-hotel residents as well)
Website: theimperialindia.com
