Antigua and Barbuda / Special Interests / Spas & Wellbeing

Most Antiguan spas are found in its hotels and resorts ranging in quality accordingly. The Blue Spa at Carlisle Bay broke the mould when it opened with its clean lines and top therapies. Now there are a good range of spas including the rustic Indulge Spa at Galley Bay inspired by its Gauguin Cottages with lovely outdoor pavilions and the Eastern Caribbean’s first Aveda Concept Spa at Sugar Ridge hotel with an innovative seven-day FitEscape Retreat. Most spas have couples treatment rooms.

There are also some independent therapists on the island who are happy to come to you in your hotel room or villa.

Akparo Salon & Spa, Nelson’s Dockyard - Feng-shui designed hair and beauty salon offering Swedish massage, shiatsu head massage, body scrubs, facials and a chiropractic service. Opening times and days vary.

Blue Spa, Carlisle Bay - Very stylishly presented spa with six treatment rooms, including a couple’s room and a wet room, offering a range of health and beauty treatments using natural products by Living Nature of New Zealand. Treatments include facials, body polish, body wrap, Swedish and sports massage, Indian head massage, manicures and pedicures. Facilities include a sauna, juice bar, gym, plunge pools, plus an area to relax. Yoga and Pilates classes.

Blue Waters Beauty Salon and Spa, Blue Waters Hotel - A range of beauty and spa services including sea mud wraps, natural sea salt scrubs, Swedish massage, aromatherapy and reflexology.

Esthetiques Plus, Woods Mall - Services include massage, facials, body wrap, body sloughing, manicure, pedicure, waxing. Steam room and sauna.

The Sanctuary, St James’s Club - Located on a hilltop with sea views, the Sanctuary is an outdoor treatment pavilion with a range of treatments, including body massages, reflexology and Indian head massages, and runs in conjunction with the hotel’s current full service salon and spa.

The Spa, Curtain Bluff Old Road - A 5000 square foot spa set on the waterfront. There are five treatment rooms, one of which is a couples suite. The Spa offers a full range of treatments by Pevonia Botantica-trained therapists and include Curtain Bluff’s signature Caviar & Champagne Massage and Myaxy Caviar Mask, a Caribbean Green Coffee body wrap, Sabail Stone Therapy, pregnancy massage, aromatherapy and reflexology.

Touch Therapies, St John's - Beauty treatments including facials, body wraps and scrubs as well as Swedish massage, hot stone therapy, reflexology, sports massage, laser hair removal, waxing and aromatherapy. They provide a mobile massage service to private homes, hotels and villas. They also have locations at Hawksbill Beach Resort and Grand Royal Antigua Resort. Even an airport service.