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Personalized Treatments at Andaz Tokyo's AO Spa
February 28, 2017
AO Spa provides a variety of sophisticated new options that can be tailored to each individual customer.
My therapist mixed the seasonal ingredients for a foot scrub in front of me.
Each treatment room has an amazing view from the 37th floor of Toranomon Hills, and seasonal specials are offered.
Many spas in Tokyo and beyond advertise treatments that are customized to meet the client's specific needs and skin type, but nowhere have I seen this as thoroughly executed than at AO Spa at the Andaz Tokyo hotel at Toranomon Hills.
AO Spa revamped its treatment menu last April, with lots of sophisticated new options that can be tailored to each individual customer. The product brands used include Kotoshina from Kyoto, Elemental Herbology from England, and Biologique Recherche from France. Each treatment of 90 minutes or more includes a foot scrub, and for this guests are invited to choose custom ingredients from AO Spa's signature apothecary-style Blend Bar. My therapist mixed the seasonal ingredients in front of my eyes, and used it to scrub my feet and legs with soothingly warm water.
Customers are also given a short questionnaire before their treatment, and the answers to this are used to determine everything down to the music playing in the treatment room. I enjoyed the "nourish" hydrating body treatment, which is perfect for dry winter skin. It included a body scrub using Kotoshina's green tea and bamboo body polish, followed by an acupressure massage using the incredibly rich and luscious Kotoshina body butter. Not only was the massage so relaxing that I dozed off a little toward the end of it, but I left with my skin feeling absolutely soft and lush, despite the January cold.
AO Spa offers a range of body and facial treatments, and there is even a suite room that is ideal for couple's massages. Each treatment room has an amazing view from the 37th floor of Toranomon Hills, and seasonal specials are offered throughout the year. If you're looking to indulge in a bespoke, pampering spa day, I highly recommend checking it out!
Kelly