IMPORTANT:
This is NOT a sponsored post. I paid for my see to The Burj Club.
I also asked too got permission to accept photos too write well-nigh my experience.
When I was planning my opor-garai too it turned out that my flights qualified for Dubai Connect, I jumped for joy too started to brand a listing of all the things I wanted to produce during my 22 hours inwards the United Arab Emirates.
Unfortunately, because my flying left Haneda belatedly (yep, it was a typhoon night), nosotros also landed late, too my carefully planned 24-hour interval went out the window.
What I kept inwards my itinerary were the 2 things I had already paid for: a spa see too a trip to the top of Burj Khalifa. Conveniently for me, the spa also happened to live located at Burj Khalifa. And because Dubai is yet technically inwards Asia (go too check, if you lot don't believe me), I am dutifully blogging well-nigh it hither now.
If you lot don't know what Burj Khalifa is, I propose you lot halt living nether a stone inwards a galaxy far far away too produce around googling. Stat.
I booked both of these "attractions" using Get Your Guide (no, I am non going to link to it) too I can't NOT recommend it enough. They are a rip off. Use them only if you lot receive got coin to burn downwards too demand the convenience of booking everything all at once.
As you lot tin see, my one-hour handling at The Burj Club Spa cost me US$124.86.
Dealing alongside Get Your Guide was a nightmare. First, I had to repeatedly electronic mail them quest for my voucher. They ignored my mails. I lastly started complaining on Twitter, too that got their attention.
At the same time, I had plenty mutual feel to contact the spa directly, too I am glad I did, because Get Your Guide didn't. No corking surprise here.
When all was lastly sorted out too booked too confirmed too reconfirmed, it turned out that I could receive got booked my handling straight too saved myself a lot of frustration inwards the process. Oh, well... Next time...
Because, trust me, in that place volition live a side past times side time...
The Burj Club is Dubai's most exclusive total service spa too wellness club, too I receive got been dreaming of going in that place for quite a while. Once upon a time, I read a weblog post written past times a adult woman who truly lives at Burj Khalifa (yep, rich people receive got apartments there) too who went to The Burj Club Spa, too that's how the house ended upward on my "things to produce inwards Dubai" list.
I was asked to larn inwards well-nigh thirty minutes before than my scheduled handling time. I was instructed to become to the "residence entrance" too maintain from there. Sounds tardily enough, right?
But... I got hence excited riding the tube (driverless, too yes, I was sitting inwards the real kickoff wagon too taking photos) that I totally forgot what fourth dimension it was. When I lastly remembered, I decided to run for a taxi, because I had no thought where the Burj Khalifa "residence entrance" was.
It turned out that my fresh off the boat taxi driver had no thought either. I want I was joking, but he truly didn't know. He dropped me off at the dorsum of the tower too I hiked along the service route inwards 45 score estrus (that's 113F for you, Americans).
It reminded me of around other story from the weblog of the Burj Khalifa woman, when she was expecting a packet delivery too the packet was returned to sender, because "there was no such address" according to the courier company.
The safety guard on duty was pretty surprised when he saw a adult woman emerging from behind the safety entrance, but was real variety too agreement when I explained what happened.
He pointed me inwards the correct direction too past times too then I was already miserably late. That's why in that place are no pictures from the exterior of The Burj Club. Sorry.
Here's the reception expanse instead.
And a stance from the chill-out lounge inside:
You see, I receive got been to quite a few esthe salons inwards Japan. Some were good, around were OK, too around were totally meh. And when I realized that I could experience a globe score beauty handling at i of the most iconic locations on the planet for the same cost every bit at my local Japanese shopping mall, you lot didn't receive got to enquire me twice.
At The Burj Club I wanted to experience similar a special princess, if only for an hour. So when I lastly entered too sat downwards too was greeted past times the manager, whatever doubts I had well-nigh this spa idea, they were gone. I was a princess!
When booking, in that place was a alternative of 2 treatments: a facial, or a massage.
I am real picky well-nigh my facials (especially since this spa has its ain skincare line), too for this argue I decided to become alongside a massage. And allow me say you, it was an fantabulous choice.
I met my lovely therapist who showed me to the changing area.
She explained how everything worked too allow me be.
The province bumpkin that I was, I directly forgot my locker combination too nosotros had to telephone weep upward a safety guy to opened upward it for me. But that was later.
At that instant I was busy playing alongside the amazing showers too inwards the procedure managed to unintentionally launder my pilus using the Caribbean Area tempest setting (complete alongside audio effects).
In the locker in that place was a bathrobe, slippers too a duad of disposable panties. There were plenty of fresh towels literally everywhere.
I wanted to see the steam room, but every bit I was already belatedly too behaving similar a youngster inwards a candy store, I decided to play overnice too went to the spa's chill-out area.
I plopped myself on a lounge chair, was served a drinkable too a snack too unopen my eyes.
I was admiring the view...
And I am pretty certain I savage asleep.
My lovely therapist gently woke me up, asked me to fill upward out a consultation bill of fare too went to laid the room for me.
Once inwards the room, I was asked to remove an essential oil. I chose the i that smelled the best to me, which exactly happened to live named "Asian" something something.
When she went to run on my tired, stiff, sore body, I exactly savage asleep again. But before that, she asked me a few of import questions.
- Any trunk parts to avoid?
- Any trunk parts to concentrate on?
- What variety of pressure level to use?
- Would I similar a caput massage every bit well?
(Would I like? What variety of a giddy query is that? Lady, I alive for caput massages!)
And then, before I knew it, my i sixty minutes massage was upward too it was fourth dimension to larn upward too provide to reality.
I enjoyed myself hence much that I wanted to volume a facial correct in that place too and then for that evening, despite beingness hence picky well-nigh facials. Sadly, I remembered I had other plans for the residual of the day...
I rapidly checked out the steam room, took around other shower (while a safety staffer was breaking into my locker, because I am an idiot), too admired the views. Judging past times the occupied lockers, I wasn't the only invitee there, but it definitely felt similar it. I had total privacy too it seemed I had the whole house to myself.
When I was dressed too ready, I got a tour of the Burj Club facilities. There are 5 floors inwards all, i is dedicated alone to women. There are 2 gyms, i is coed, too the other alone for women.
There are 2 swimming pools, i indoor (25 meters), too i on the roof alongside a stance of Burj Khalifa. This is the "boring" indoor one:
And allow me say you, when it's 45 degrees Celsius outside, the "boring" indoor puddle looked that much to a greater extent than appealing.
Here's around information well-nigh the awesome rooftop area:
And that's how it looked inwards existent life:
And similar this:
I didn't accept photos inwards the direction of Burj Khalifa, because that destination of the puddle was beingness used past times a grouping of Russian musculus men too their surgically enhanced women. Better non to piss them off, if you lot know what I mean.
The staff invited me to role the pool, sit down at the rooftop Juice Bar too exactly savor myself. Unfortunately, I had around other engagement at 4PM too needed to larn going. As I was well-nigh to live belatedly again, I asked the manager, Nicola (I promise I didn't mangle her name) to assist me larn to the visitors' desk at Burj Khalifa. She kindly obliged leading me through staff-only passages too corridors saving me a looong walk too helping me live correct on fourth dimension for my side past times side attraction. Thank you lot hence much!
Final thoughts?
The Burj Club was a world-class spa experience for a surprisingly affordable price. Overall, I flora Dubai to live a lot less expensive than I expected. Maybe it's exactly because I alive inwards Nihon too I am used to Japanese prices. But if that's the case, it agency that for those of us who alive inwards Japan, Dubai tin live done inwards fashion without breaking the bank.
I desire to become again.
I volition become again.
Actually, I realized I honey Dubai. I desire to become in that place for a week. Or two. Or for the residual of my life.
Next on my bucket listing of Dubai spas?
Armani/SPA at the Armani Hotel too Talise Spa at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.
Time to start planning that dream Dubai vacation...
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