From April 13-19, 2009, more than 80 Manhattan spas (as well as spas in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and Westchester) are offering spa treatments for just $50 each.
Choose from massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, body wraps, Brazilian waxes, and many other delicious indulgences (okay, the Brazilian wax won't be a lot of fun, but you'll look great in your teeny bikini).
Make your appointments early -- the most popular spas will book up. Here are some of our picks for Spa Week:
- Finesse Day Spa -- 45-Minute Mango Brown Sugar Scrub with Vichy Shower
Indulge in the the mango/ginger body scrub and leave smelling (and tasting) delicious.- 133 West 25th Street, 2nd Floor, 212.352.3434
- GemVie MediSpa -- 45-Minute Hot Stone Body Massage OR Tropical Body Scrub and Massage
Experience the soothing power of a hot stone massage or opt for an island-style scrub-down and rub-down.- 24 East 36th Street, 212.447.8494
- Great Jones Spa -- Spa Manicure and Pedicure with Water Lounge Pass
Enjoy your treatment and then linger in the fabulous water lounger, where you can immerse yourself in thermal hot tubs and cold plunge pools, hang out under a three-story indoor waterfall, and purify yourself in the river rock sauna or chakra-light steam room.- 29 Great Jones Street, 212.505.3185
- Fresh Espace -- 60-Minute Balance & Nourish Face Treatment OR 60-Minute For Men Face Treatment (both come with $50 worth of Fresh products)
Make a Spa Week date to take your honey to Fresh for side-by-side facial treatments using Fresh's delicious-smelling products. Fresh is known for their exotic and yummy-smelling ingredients like ginseng, anise, nectarine, brown sugar, lychee, and even cannabis.- 1367 Third Avenue at 78th Street, 212.585.3400
- 57 Spring Street between Mulberry and Lafayette, 212.925.0099
- Completely Bare -- Brazilian Bikini or Spray Tan
Give laser hair removal a try at Completely Bare or get a customized spray tan. You'll be sleek and bronze for spring.- 103 Fifth Avenue at 17th Street, 4th Floor, 212.366.6060
- 764 Madison Avenue near 66th Street, 212.717.9300
- Erika Bloom Pilates Plus -- 60-Minute Private Pilates, Thai Massage, or Reflexology Session
Work out all of those stress kinks with one-on-one instruction in Pilates or a session of Thai massage or reflexology.- 795 Madison Avenue, 2nd floor, 212.288.3410
Stop by the legendary Red Door Spa for some old-school pampering. What could be better than a 50 minutes of stress melting after a long day?
- 691 Fifth Avenue at 54th Street, 212.546.0200


