The Old-School Indulgence

WEDGEWOOD HOTEL AND SPA

845 HORNBY ST.

Simply walking through the lobby of the Wedgewood Hotel has a soothing e ff ect: something about the old-world charm of the high-end, European-inspired decor makes your brain forget that modern distractions like cell phones even exist. From there, it’s up the elevator to the compact but tastefully appointed spa: wrap yourself in a robe (the first step in any day of indulgence, natch) and sip tea on the lounge’s tufted sofas or in the slate-clad eucalyptus steam rooms until you’re whisked away for your treatment. Pair a muscle-melting, deep-tissue Signature massage (from $180) with a detoxifying sea salt body scrub ($240) for a true forget-yourproblems day o ff : the post-scrub green tea and ginger root body wrap balances the skin while also invigorating the mind. Then throw that robe back on and continue to not think out on the spa’s sundappled secret garden patio. wedgewoodhotel.com

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