December 15th, 2010
Sail Away Spa
When an overdose on holiday parties has us feeling a little dinghy, we duck out from decking the halls to decompress on deck.
We’re dropping anchor at newly opened Bota Bota, a stunning spa set in a chicly renovated ship grounded in the Old Port of Montreal. We loved the water circuit ($45 for 2 hours), starting with a soothing sauna, followed by a refreshing dunk in a cold bath and finally, relaxing in a hammock or Jacuzzi with a view of the Old Port. For some added oomph, we invigorated with the Two Pepper Scrub ($60), using lychee, black pepper, Jamaican pepper and cardamom oil. A little mani-pedi ($70) flavoured either sweet (honey and sugar scrub/hot cocoa butter massage) or spicy (two pepper scrub/ginger and mango butter massage) left us in ship shape for our next shindig.
Anchors aweigh!
Bota Bota, 358 de la Commune St. W., Old Montreal, 514-496-7678, www.botabota.ca
