Spa facilities

Have always been a spa junkie even though I feel body massages to be injurious, questioned the wisdom of sharing my bathwater when getting into a common jacuzzi(according to the Faena Hotel and Universe, it might be the Muslim in me, for Until the hammam caught Muhammad's fancy, the Arabs(...) never bathed in tubs which was considered as bathing in one's own filth) and hate those ridiculous pieces of disposable underwear. It's the whole routine of having ginger tea before a treatment, chamomile tea after, the smells of the spa and occasionally, when it's an exceptionally good spa(like the Baan Thai- all old world flavour with original teak houses from Ayutthaya)- the pleasure of the treatment.

Which is why a development with spa facilities completely captures my imagination.
This development was first with its very serene walk to the hot and cold baths and the rainforest showers. Soleil@Sinaran promises spa alcoves. But this development actually comes with private salas- if you look beyond those orange seats, you'd notice massage chairs with curtains that can be drawn for more privacy. There's a water feature directly behind the massage chairs within every sala and a dock for your ipod(might be exaggerating on the latter but am sure it can be arranged). It also comes with a very masculine cigar room and wine cellar, a tropical pavilion with a 10-seater dining table where your own dinner party can be catered for and two indoor dining tables(one with an Oriental kitchen, the other a Western kitchen).

Are facilities for everybody, however? The grand scale of the development certainly allowed for the variety of facilities but at the back of my head I would have been concerned about the number of unfamiliar faces lounging around the pool and other facilities everytime (insert client’s name here) uses/tries to use it. It’s the anonymity that comes with living in a larger condominium setting.

Asked the client his opinion. Apparently he wasn’t too impressed by the facilities- opined it felt too hotel-like, wondered why anyone would call in for a masseur/se and then have the treatment in a common area and yes, was concerned about the number of anonymous faces he’d meet in the lobby, expressing a preference, instead, for a similarly fashionably outfitted development(with lesser facilities) that’s lowrise, tranquil and within ‘reasonable walking distance to Orchard’.