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    The 13 best spas in Vancouver right now

    Steam, soak, scrub and surrender at Vancouver’s best hotel spas, hammams, thermal circuits and neighbourhood retreats

    Gerrish Lopez
    Written by Gerrish Lopez & Isa Tousignant
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    There’s no doubt that Vancouver is a lot of fun. Great food. Great things to do. You can be hiking up a mountain one moment and tucking into a delicious brunch the next. But in the midst of all the excitement, you might just need a little break, too. 

    Luckily, Vancouver is as good at relaxing as it is at living it up. The city is full of great spas, from luxe hotels and indoor pools to reflexology and Thai massage. Whether you’re looking for a weekend-long break or a quick stop off, you’ll find what you’re after here. Get ready for rejuvenating facials, mani-pedis and all the rest. Read on for the best spas in Vancouver. 

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    Best spas in Vancouver

    1. Circle Wellness

    Best for: A completely private thermal circuit

    No therapists, no communal change rooms and, most importantly, no need to make small talk. Hidden on Granville Island, Circle Wellness gives individuals or pairs their own self-guided sanctuary. Its five-stage circuit moves through an open-air shower, cedar soaking tub, infrared sauna lined with Himalayan salt, cold plunge and heated riverstones. Consider it a beautifully designed nervous-system reboot.

    2. Fairmont Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim

    Best for: The full luxury-spa fantasy

    This downtown heavyweight has everything required to make an ordinary Tuesday feel wildly self-indulgent. Book a massage, facial, body treatment or couples experience, then linger over the jacuzzi, mineral bath, steam room, cedar and Himalayan salt saunas and outdoor terrace. The indoor lounges are serene, but the mountain-facing deck is where you’ll start considering a permanent robe-based lifestyle.

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    3. Miraj Hammam Spa

    Best for: A proper scrub-down

    Operating since 2000, Canada’s first hammam remains one of Vancouver’s most transporting spa experiences. The signature ritual combines steam with a vigorous gommage exfoliation, traditionally performed using Moroccan black soap and a textured glove. Packages add massage, facials or rhassoul mud before depositing freshly polished guests in the Sultana Lounge to enjoy the afterglow.

    4. Tality Wellness

    Best for: Social sweating and cold plunges

    Tality is where contrast therapy meets Vancouver’s run-club era. Its Mount Pleasant location has a 25-person sauna, custom cold plunges, city views, rooftop space and kombucha on tap, while Kitsilano offers a 30-person sauna with indoor and outdoor lounges. Community sessions are intentionally social, making this the rare wellness experience where chatting is not treated as a punishable offence.

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    5. Sense, A Rosewood Spa

    Best for: Quiet, polished indulgence

    Inside the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Sense keeps things intimate and exceedingly composed. Treatments include hot-stone and bespoke aromatherapy massages, facials and body wraps, followed by herbal tea and snacks in the relaxation lounge. The signature Vancouver Sensation essentially turns the West Coast terroir into components of a full-body treatment.

    6. Spa by JW

    Best for: Rooftop hydrotherapy

    Perched on the 17th floor of the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver, Spa by JW has five treatment rooms, a couples room, a manicure and pedicure bar and a sleep lounger using vibration and sound. The headline act is the outdoor Aqua Lounge, where a hydrotherapy tub and chaise lounges overlook False Creek and BC Place. Bathrobe, skyline, bubbles: the holy trinity.

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    7. Orrin Spa

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    Best for: A contemporary West Coast reset

    Orrin inside Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni is inspired by West Coast light, movement and natural rhythms, with personalized massages, RMT, collagen and mindfulness facials, body treatments and longer wellness journeys. The signature Orrin Ritual combines a polishing treatment, private eucalyptus steam shower and rhythmic massage.

    8. Spa Soleá at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

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    Best for: A grand-hotel spa day

    Spa Soleá in the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is a 6,000-square-foot retreat pairing the hotel’s old-school glamour with a more contemporary wellness approach, drawing on both ancient traditions and modern techniques. It’s an attractive addition to downtown’s increasingly competitive hotel-spa circuit.

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    9. Wedgewood Hotel Spa

    Best for: Boutique-hotel calm

    Small enough to feel personal but equipped for a proper afternoon escape, the Wedgewood’s spa includes a relaxation lounge, eucalyptus steam room, private treatment rooms and spacious couples suites. Its current menu spans relaxation and registered massage therapy, reflexology, facials, LED treatments and assorted head-to-toe add-ons. Afterwards, slipping into Bacchus for a drink feels less optional than spiritually necessary.

    10. Vida Spa

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    Best for: Ayurvedic treatments

    Vida brings an Ayurvedic influence to its two Vancouver locations at the Sutton Place Hotel and Westin Bayshore. Alongside conventional massage therapy, the menu includes Ayurvedic massage, facials, wraps, exfoliation and aesthetic treatments. A nice bonus: its advertized 60-, 90- and 120-minute appointments refer to actual treatment time rather than including every minute spent changing and filling out forms.

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    11. Tranquility Organic Spa

    Best for: An independent neighbourhood spa

    This Yaletown mainstay has been operating since 2005, with an emphasis on organic products and eco-conscious practices. The menu covers massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, waxing and packages, all inside a characterful brick-and-timber building. It’s more intimate than Vancouver’s polished hotel spas and ideal when you want pampering without the procession of pools, lounges and elaborate robe choreography.

    12. Smile Thai Wellness

    Best for: Traditional Thai massage downtown

    A few steps from BC Place, Smile Thai specializes in treatments rather than sprawling facilities. Choose from authentic Thai massage, aroma-oil treatments, deep-tissue work, herbal spa therapies, facials and couples massage, all delivered in warmly decorated Thai-inspired rooms. Come here for hands-on muscle relief.

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    13. Damara Day Spa at Pan Pacific Vancouver

    Best for: Treatments near the waterfront

    Damara Day Spa at the Pan Pacific offers massages, facials, body treatments, manicures, pedicures and packages, with the extremely convenient bonus of being inside Canada Place. That makes it particularly useful for travellers, cruise passengers or anyone needing rehabilitation after carrying luggage across downtown.

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