Boston spa recommendations?

July 15, 2009 9:31 AM

Need recommendations for a great day spa in Boston.

My friend and I are having a girls' weekend in August and we'd like to go to the spa for the day - have pedicures, massages, maybe a wrap. We're looking for more of an "urban oasis" than a salon/spa setup. Proximity to good food is a major plus, but that's not too tough in Boston. This is yet another time I wish there were more American equivalents of the onsen or sento, but the results when one googles "Asian spa Boston" are NOT what we're looking for!

posted by chihiro to sports, hobbies, & recreation (5 answers total)

My wife has enjoyed going to Le Pli at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square.
posted by briank at 9:37 AM on July 15, 2009

The Spa at the new Madarin Oriental Hotel.
posted by ericb at 10:30 AM on July 15, 2009

Le Pli has excellent services, but it's not the best choice for a group pamper-fest (mostly because of the layout).

I hear great, great things about the Mandarin Oriental spa, but haven't been there myself.

G2O is a good choice for a group pamper-fest.

If you really want an "urban oasis" experience, there's also Inman Oasis, which is more of a hippy-dippy hot-tub-and-massage place, but no manis or pedis.
posted by Sidhedevil at 11:10 AM on July 15, 2009

Wow, I guess I'm a hippy-dippy hot-tub-and-massage kind of girl! Inman Oasis looks perfect.

Thank you so much, everyone, for the help!
posted by chihiro at 11:18 AM on July 15, 2009

Seconding Inman Oasis. It's a great place run by good people.
posted by allen.spaulding at 12:15 PM on July 15, 2009