ESPA, a world-renowned spa brand that cooperates only with the world’s most prestigious hotels, created a high-end, exceptional spa journey in Shui Xiang at Grand Hyatt Shenzhen starting November.

The 3,132-square meter Shui Xiang, which looks to ancient practices involving water-based healing, has drawn architectural inspiration from the Song Dynasty water villages of Suzhou and Zhouzhuang become the perfect place for ESPA’s five-star treatments.

While guests are guided through an open-air walkway lined with lush foliage, they enter a space where they hear only the sound of water. The quiet and peaceful surroundings have a calming effect and guests soon forget they are in a bustling city center.

After taking a bath, relax on a heated treatment bed or steep in an outdoor bathtub on a private outdoor terrace in your spa house. Highly skilled therapists perform a “welcome ritual” where aching feet are soaked in a bath of aromatic salts for total relaxation, healing and balance.

The Shui Xiang therapists will first consult your needs and requirements to select the ESPA products for your spa treatment. Products for ESPA treatment may differ according to your skin and body condition to ensure personalized treatment service.

ESPA treatment combines the best of ancient and modern techniques, reflecting practices from Chinese, Indian, European and Balinese cultures. These treatments range from advanced facial therapy to deeply relaxing body rituals.

Signature ESPA treatments at Shui Xiang include Shui Glow Facial, Shui Hydrating Facial, and Advanced Back, Face and Scalp Treatment with Hot Stones.

Shui Glow facial treatment helps refresh tired skin, giving a noticeably brighter and naturally radiant appearance. A special application of ESPA super active skin brightening complex; rich in natural AHAs and BHAs from Hawaiian Algae and Meadowsweet, helps to smooth, reduce irregular pigmentation and brighten the skin to deliver instant results.

Gentle cleansing and exfoliation help the skin absorb replenishing facial treatment oils and masks to deeply moisturize and soothe the complexion. This Shui hydrating facial leaves skin smooth, supple and nourished.

A stimulating and deep cleansing back exfoliation is followed by a powerful back massage using volcanic hot stones and aromatic oils to melt away tension. The personalized ESPA Facial is followed with a stress relieving scalp massage. The result is re-hydrated, revitalized skin, and a sense of deep relaxation for mind and body.

“Shui Xiang spa raises the overall standard to a more international level,” said Catherine Wong, spa manager, “We’ve worked hard to supply more spa selections and create a superlative spa experience and an environment that evokes a rural, waterside idyll for guests.”

(Amber Zhang)