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Maybe spa breaks should be even more holistic and less ecliptic

When you think of a spa break, you might think of walking around in a beautifully therapeutic environment, with waterfalls and singing tropical birds. You might imagine being wrapped in a huge fluffy dressing gown, that looks and feels like it have been hand woven by angels. Why? Because a Spa is all about having your body pampered by experts intent on making sure every inch of you is really relaxed and stress free as possible.

What you might not even imagine is the opening scene to Ridley Scott’s Alien, your fluffy dressing gown is a cold space suit and you’re running through corridors avoiding aliens to find your 4.

That’s not a bad one, but as technology gets better., are we in fact in danger of loosing the very sanctity of what a spa treatments really are. Here is our choice of some of the most bizarre space age treatments and Spa’s online.

1) High tech body spa machines

This spa in Skopje has high tech body work machines that look just mini space pods from some sixties movie B movie.

2) The 3D pluri-sensorial dimension Spa

This is the Exedra Nice Hotel Wellness Centre in Nice. It is said to offer a “3D pluri-sensorial dimension never seen before,” I have no idea what that means, but it does look very nice (I wonder if they will place it in my Torquay self catering accommodation?)

3) The space age salon

This is a design concept for a new space age salon by designer Vizitiu Eduard, filled with transparent glass partitions, retro graphic art designs and walls that curve back in on themselves. Spa breaks for space travellers, now there’s an idea.

4) Takeaway Spa hydro-fusion

This is a futurist spa that you can have in your home; it is basically a huge bathing tube where the user gets; a hydrotherapy spa treatment with inbuilt hydro-fusion, aromatherapy and musical technology (it has nozzles that spray water, play music and smells beautiful).
Spa massage in hydro chambers

5) Spa shower system

This is the kind of phone box that even superman wouldn’t have minded changing in. OK, you got me, it’s a shower, but it is very pretty.

6) Futuristic head massager

Come on, who would not mind looking like a Cylon from Battlestar Galactica in this futuristic head gear.