Is there a men’s menu?

Yes: the Volcanic Facial of 50 or 80 minutes, the Tension Transformer deep-muscle massage with hot stones, 80 minutes for $468, Recharge & Renew with a massage and a facial cleanse, a Sport Manicure for $77 and a Sport Pedicure for $88.5

Grand Velas Riviera Maya: SE Spa, prices and the Water Ceremony

Q: Can I do the Water Ceremony without a treatment?

Yes: on its own it costs $112 a day, or 2,353 pesos.4

Grand Velas Riviera Maya’s spa, SE Spa, is one of 6 spas in Mexico with a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating. The draw is the Water Ceremony, a circuit through heat, ice and a sensation pool, and a menu that works with corn cobs, nopal cactus paddles and Mayan honey.

Updated 24 October 20265 min readHow we write the guide

Clear water and cascades between the stone walls of SE Spa, on the Water Ceremony circuit.

Bacal is the Mayan word for a corn cob, and the massage named after it is my pick here: 80 minutes, a corn and honey scrub, then an essential-oil massage in which the pressure comes from corn cobs.

Booking: On extensions 8601 and 8602, on 877 418 3067, at spa1rm@velasresorts.com or through the spa’s online form. Changes and cancellations up to 6 hours ahead; after that, 50% of the treatment is charged.⁵⁷⁶
What it costs: In US dollars or pesos: massages cost $319 (6,699 pesos) for 50 minutes and $440 (9,240 pesos) for 80; deep tissue $336 and $468. SE Spa menu, 24 October 2026.⁴
Hours: 9am to 7pm, by appointment made in advance and subject to availability.⁵
Arrival: 80 minutes early for the Water Ceremony, at least 20 for a treatment alone. Arriving late shortens the treatment or means it cannot go ahead as booked.⁵

SE Spa The visit

The choice, in short

Why choose Grand Velas Riviera Maya

Every massage, facial and body ritual includes the Water Ceremony, so the thermal circuit comes with the treatment.

For 2

When to look elsewhere

Travelling with children under 16? SE Spa’s minimum age is 16; for ages 5 to 12 the resort runs Jungle Kids’ Spa, with a menu of its own.

Biohacking

Mexican traditions on the menu

The Úumbal Shawl Massage runs 80 minutes from head to toe: therapists press with lemons and stretch the body with shawls, and you are given special garments for it. The Páak’am Nopal Massage steams nopal paddles until they are soft and lays them on the body during a rosemary-oil massage.⁵

The Organic Kaab Honey Experience is a face and body massage with Xtabentún honey, followed by a Chaká tree bath elixir. The Mayan Herbal Poultices use sage, rosemary, thyme, valerian, lavender and ginger among others, and finish with a rub of herb-infused alcohol on the joints. Both last 80 minutes and cost $440.⁵

Among the Mindful Therapies, the Sensory Deprivation Tank is a flotation pool of Epsom-salt water in a private suite, followed by a massage with touches of hot stone. In the Nik Te Ha Janzu Experience, «water flower» in Maya, a therapist guides a massage given in the water. Both ask you to wear a swimsuit.⁵

Before and after your treatment

The water circuit
The Water Ceremony runs through a sauna, a colour-therapy steam room, an exfoliation room, an ice room, sensation showers, a hot tub and cold plunge, then the sensation pool with its pebble walkway, cascades, bubble beds, neck jets and bubble geyser.⁵
The tea
Each family of treatments has its tea: Orchid Vanilla, a black tea with vanilla and coconut, after the Mexican traditions; Chamomile Citron, caffeine-free, after the facials.⁵

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Couples’ rituals

What there is

Meeting of Two Souls Experience: an aromatherapy massage in a suite with a heated private pool, then 30 minutes for the 2 of you in a private suite; 80 minutes
Therapeutic Duo Ritual: a massage and a facial in a couples’ suite with a Jacuzzi; 80 minutes, or 110 with 30 minutes in the Jacuzzi, mocktails and seasonal fruit
Love in Balance Massage: a massage synchronised to the rhythm of the music; 80 minutes

Cabanas, salon and Wellness for Cancer

Outdoor cabanas	The Spa Cabanas have a separate menu, to ask for at the spa; their treatments, like the beauty salon’s, do not include the Water Ceremony.⁴
Salon	Grand Velas Manicure $86 for 50 minutes, Grand Velas Pedicure $125 for 60, Mani & Pedi Deluxe $212 for 135.⁵
During cancer care	SE Spa is certified by Wellness for Cancer, which trains spas to give personalised treatments to people touched by any type of cancer.¹

Rooms at the hotel

Grand Class bedroom, sitting area and terrace towards the sea

Rooms and staying here

3 biohacking packages side by side

Package	What it includes	Length and price
BIO Rejuvenation	Hindu foot and scalp treatment with pressotherapy boots, then a light-mask facial	130 minutes, $683
Ultimate Biohacking	50 minutes in the sensory deprivation tank, then 50 of massage on an infrared mat with heated jade and tourmaline	100 minutes, $574
Hack You Wellness	A red-light mask facial, then pressotherapy boots and a red-light comb	110 minutes, $542

Before booking

Can I do the Water Ceremony without a treatment?

Yes: on its own it costs $112 a day, or 2,353 pesos.⁴

Can I have a massage in my suite?

Not from December to August: in high season, in-suite treatments are not available.⁵

Are there treatments during pregnancy?

Yes, Time for Mom, recommended from the fourth to the seventh month: a 50-minute massage, or 80 minutes with a revitalising facial, at the same price as the massages.⁴

What do I wear for the Water Ceremony?

A swimsuit. Changing areas and water circuits are separate for men and women.⁵

The spa’s page

SE Spa

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