Raffles London spa day: Guerlain prices and access

The brochure’s access policy gives a booking of at least 90 minutes an unusually useful beginning: up to 2 hours in the pool, vitality pool, sauna, steam room, showers and relaxation lounge before treatment. It asks you to arrive 2 hours and 15 minutes ahead, allowing a changing window as well as the facilities time. Book the appointment for the point in the day when you want to finish swimming, then put the earlier arrival in your diary.

The spa itself spans 27,000 sq ft across 4 floors of The OWO. A 20 m swimming pool sits beneath a double-height ceiling, with the thermal suite nearby. The hotel lists treatment rooms with their own showers and changing spaces, plus one single and 2 double VIP suites with soaking tubs. There is enough difference between a regular treatment room and a private suite to decide which version of the visit you want before reserving.

The treatments created for this address give you several clear starting points. Royal Glow Tech Facial combines microdermabrasion and light treatment with Guerlain’s facial techniques. Spirit of London adds LED light to a massage. Coastal Escape pairs body brushing and massage with an original musical score. The current brochure lists all 3 at 90 minutes, with Royal Glow at £370 and the other 2 at £320. Choose the method you want to spend time with; cosmetic or relaxation results remain individual.

The massage list is broader than those London exclusives. Imperial Relaxing Massage draws on Guerlain’s Eau de Cologne Impériale, while Deep Muscular is the deeper-work appointment. A 4-hand Imperial version takes 90 minutes. Secrets of India begins with a body scrub and shower, then uses music to guide the therapist’s rhythm through a sequence inspired by Shalimar. These descriptions let you distinguish scent, pressure, sound and the number of therapists without choosing by a treatment name alone.

For 2 people, the Cupola suites put privacy at the centre of the visit. Raffles Time for Two gives side-by-side massages and Champagne in the relaxation room, at £670 for 90 minutes in the brochure. Decadent Spa Escape for Two extends the day to the pool and thermal suite, an infused shared bath with Champagne and chocolates, a 75-minute Golden Aura Facial each, a fragrance consultation and afternoon tea in The Drawing Room. Its published amount is £1,060 for the experience for 2.

The full-day options can also bring lunch into the plan. Tech & Glow is £520 in the brochure read today, combining 2 hours of pool and thermal time, a 60-minute Spirit of London treatment, a 60-minute Royal Glow Tech Facial and a 2-course spa lunch. The Tailor-Made Spa Day at £1,095 adds a 120-minute treatment, lunch, a fragrance journey and a wash-and-blow-dry or gent’s cut after the pool time. Choose a package when those added parts are what you want to do with the day.

Claridge’s lists 7 treatment rooms, steam rooms, saunas and an André Fu-designed relaxation pool, with opening hours of 8am–9pm. The Peninsula London advertises a 25 m indoor pool with underwater music. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park publishes a 9am–9pm spa day and a separate pool timetable. Raffles is particularly useful when you want to turn a 90-minute treatment into an afternoon with swimming beforehand, or choose a private Cupola suite for a couple.