In my wife's words: This place is heaven for any girl who doesn't mind hanging out, literally. You will be warm - warm and dry or warm and wet, according to your preference. There is a LOT of... More

In my wife's words: This place is heaven for any girl who doesn't mind hanging out, literally. You will be warm - warm and dry or warm and wet, according to your preference. There is a LOT of wet here, including various temperature baths, sauna, mugwort tea that people pour over each other, the surprisingly chilly waterfall, and the many substances that get splashed on you as part of the scrub and moisturizing treatments. Did I mention olive oil? If you go for the full-body scrub (and don't bother going if you don't do this), prepare to be treated like prized, high-quality, well-marinated slab of steak. Never again ponder what to ask for as birthday and holiday presents -- just ask for money for a spa visit.
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This is one of the best things Tacoma has to offer! I spent many weekends at this spa. Unlike most spas, Olympus offers women (sorry guys) full use of all their facilities for a relatively low... More

This is one of the best things Tacoma has to offer! I spent many weekends at this spa. Unlike most spas, Olympus offers women (sorry guys) full use of all their facilities for a relatively low cost (it has gone up to $25 I think). That buys you as much time as you want--good for the whole day. If you can get over the no clothing policy (trust me, no one is looking), you can slip into one of their many soothing whirlpools--from the icy all the way to very hot. In between these soakings, women furiously scrub themselves with drugstore-bought scrubber gloves to eradicate all dead skin cells. In addition to the soaking tubs, Olympus has a steam room, dry sauna, and three heated "zen meditation" rooms. It is hard to peel yourself out of the spa and get back in your car. The pay services are nice every once in awhile (I would recommend the Korean style body scrub), but the run of the place suits me just fine. My question is this: does NYC have anything like this?
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