REST in the City

A wellness travel guide to London.

- BY ZUE WEI LEONG

There are few who travel to the city of London for rest and relaxation. They typically expect to navigate the bustling, narrow streets as they take in the sights, pop into popular bakeries and eateries, shop, or go for a night out on the town. The cacophonous sounds of the city surround them, from the velvety vocals of buskers in the streets and the screeching of the Underground to the whirring and honking of red double-decker buses and black cabs flying past. But there is a whole side of London that the typical traveller has yet to explore. It is a side that they should consider incorporating into their packed itinerary—one which offers a haven of bliss and serenity within the chaos of the capital city. BAZAAR curates a tried-and-tested guide to the best hotel spas in London for a well-balanced trip to London.

A stay at the Four Seasons at Park Lane easily weaves in an element of wellness to a trip. Just a short walk away from Marble Arch, the hotel is sheltered from the noise of the city. Its renowned Mayfair Spa on the top floor overlooks the famous Hyde Park; nine treatment rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows set the scene for the treatments and facials on offer. Each spa experience begins with a health and wellness questionnaire in the pristine foyer of the spa, after which a tour of the facilities reveal an intimate changing room, a cosy sauna, and a heated vitality pool with a reclining feature to thoroughly enjoy the massage jets. A hidden door leads to the aforementioned treatment rooms, where we tried the Four Stone Signature Facial. With deep ties to Traditional Chinese Medicine, this 90-minute sculpting facial massage uses four