On May 8, 2010, I visited Siesta Spa in Jimbaran! Siesta is coming 12 years old in this year, the long established spa. This is the first spa that starts Flower Bath in Bali; there are many veteran therapists and they are proud of the high rate of repeaters. This time, I tried “Fresh Spirit” which is one of the new menus made for HIRO-chan!
Visiting the long established spa, Siesta!
Leaving the office at 9:00 am by Siesta shuttle car, and arrive there in 10 min. The spa is in Jimbaran, so they are our neighbor.
It locates one way inside by by-pass from Nusa Dua to Kuta, so it’s near from the airport and good access.
This is the view of outside. It’s little bid old and well-used building.
Throughout the wooden door, there is the lobby in front. It’s down light and calm atmosphere. It’s still early morning, so it’s quiet without any guests.
Welcome Drink is the rare turmeric tea. When I refresh with cold towel, a staff brings the instruction of “Ion Detox” including in the treatments of ‘Fresh Spirit.’ Well…
What’s Ion Detox Foot Therapy?
It is the new health treatment that soak feet on the Detox Machine filled with water and remove body toxin (detox). Toxin is toxic substance of daily accumulating in the body, such as radio wave, exhaust gas, UV, and food additive, etc.
How to Detox through Feet?
Ion Detox Machine vibrates as same frequency as microwave, and makes the water molecule to the same level of human molecule and cell membrane; then, replaces them with a big amount of minus ion and remove toxin to outside of the body.
Prohibit Guests
Person who took an organ transplant, took heart disease medicine for long time, high-blood pressure, children under age 5, pregnancy or lactation, epilepsy, has wound or scratch on foot, drink alcohol
Toxin Category by Color!
The water soaked feet is changed color by toxin. Surprisingly, we can figure out what kind of toxin as checking the color and substance! The explanation is also on the instruction sheet. I introduce some.
Orange: joint, waist
Deep Green: gallbladder, bladder, immunity, digestion
Yellowish Green: kidney, bladder, urinary organs Brown: liver, smoking, circulatory organ
Oil: fat acid, lactic acid, uric acid
Black Bubble, Black Spot: liver, gallbladder
Red Spot: blood vessel, blood clot
“Fresh Spirit” doesn’t include Oil Massage, however, for “Mind Spirit,” choose the oil in here. The oils are 3 kinds that are based on Ayurveda in India; “Vata,” “Kapha,” and “Pitta.”
At the lobby, you can purchase Siesta recommended soap, spa products such as cream bath, etc. and Bali goods, etc.
← Jahe Wangi $3 Jahe (ginger) tea.
Warming body and diuretic effect, and good effect for slimming body and constipation.
Photo Touring in Siesta!
Before starting the treatment, watch inside of Siesta! Throughout the lobby, there are the garden in the site surrounded by wall, and the heart shape swimming pool on the center. If you bring your own bathing suit, you can swim there for free.
Surrounding the pool, there are the treatment building, bale for taking rest, and foot massage space, etc. The small building on the right side of picture has 2 Twin Rooms of villa type.
The view from opposite side of the pool. In the building in front, there are the lobby, dressing room, and salon, and there are foot massage chairs faced to the courtyard.
Cool bale beside the pool. Treatment Room building.
◆ Locker ◆
In Siesta, they prepare lockers in 2 places; beside lobby and in dressing room. Put valuables such as wallet and mobile phone, etc. into the locker beside lobby.
◆ Dressing Room & Shower ◆
Ladies’ Dressing room. There are shower, WC, wash stand, and locker with key.
In this locker, put big belongings such as clothes for change and sandals.
Shower and space for changing clothes. Tonner, Hair jell, towel, brush
Men’s dressing room. Same structure as ladies’ room.
◆ Treatment Room ◆
There are 5 Single Rooms with fans. It’s rectangular shape and a bathroom at the end.
Siesta is really kind for single guests! Regardless of menu and price, they offer the shuttle service for single guests also.
Ceiling is connecting through rooms. You might hear the voice from next room?
4 Twin Rooms. In a bigger room, there are 2 beds and a bathroom at the end. The room itself is little bit old, but natural wind and lights through into the room and have relaxing atmosphere.
Cute heart shape bathtub and shower. It’s open-air and bright space.
One of 4 rooms is the connecting type! Recommended for who want to take massage with friends and family in the same room, but don’t want to see each other during massage…and want to take a bath separately…
Other 2 rooms are detached house type villa! You can take treatments in the independent one-stories house. At the entrance, it is separated to the right side room and the left side room.
The left room. The biggest difference comparing with other rooms is taking spa on the mattress on the floor not on the bed! In this way, taking spa as lay down on bedding on Japanese rush mattress, so it is also popular for aged people. Not as the treatment room building, the ceiling is not connected and it’s kept more privacy.
The right side room has the same structure. It’s nice to have the partition.
It’s rare in spa of Bali, but there is charcoal. It has effects of control moisture and deodorant. I feel Japanese atmosphere.
Marble stone taste, bright bathroom. Shower space doesn’t have roof.
◆ Foot Massage ◆
There are 8 Massage Chairs. It has good cushion and hard chair. It must be refreshed to take Foot Massage with wind while watching the view!
◆ Salon ◆
Use this salon for Cream Bath, Shampoo & Blow.
HIRO-chan Original! Try Relax Spirit
Today’s Menu: Refresh Spirit (2 hours)
※ The order of treatments might be changed. |
Today’s therapist, Santi. She has 10 years long therapist experience and Siesta working experience.
Refresh Spirit is taken by sitting on Foot Massage Chair for 2 hours. Most of the massage is applied to foot, head, and shoulder, so if you wear half pants or wide pants, you don’t need to change clothes. I wear jeans, so I change to one-piece.
Tube-top one-piece for women!
I’m happy to take massage with such a cute cloth. It’s cool and nice touching on skin, more than anything else, I’m exciting!
◆ Ion Detox 30 min. ◆
Refresh Spirit is started with such a fresh green view!
It’s bracelet type locker key, so I hold the key on my arm.
Treatment starts from Ion Detox. I tried it at Putri Dewi the other day, so this is my second time. Soak feet into the water with the terminal of Ion Detox Machine, and just wait for 30 min.
The happy point of Ion Detox is not only soaking feet but also taking good strong massage meanwhile!
The guest sits on the chair and relaxes. Other than that, the therapist massages and presses neck, shoulder, arms, and hands from behind and beside with great strength. Massage with covering by towel, so not rubbing on skin and no pain. Santi is really good at massage. It’s just a good strength!!
After 5 min., the water starts changing to weird color! The stimulation to feet is slightly feeling electric wave as I cannot conscious about the stimulation.
～ Ion Detox Before & After ～
Please check the changing for 30 min. The water is changed color from light orange to dark brown! There are a few black spots on surface. I looked at the diagnosis check sheet, and there are some explanations.
■Black Spots/ liver, gallbladder… becoming weak liver function and metabolism
■Orange/ joint, waist… pain on joints, wrongness
■Brown/ liver, smoking, circulatory organ… weak liver function and metabolism
Recently, I feel pain on my waist rather than shoulder stiffness. I gain my weight because of taking too much carbohydrate… I call something to mind. I think I have to look back my daily habit!
◆ Heel horny substance Failing 15 min. ◆
After Ion Detox, wash and wipe feet cleanly, and apply horny substance failing. Use the rough surface horny substance remover, and rub around heels.
I don’t feel pain, but my white skin is removed and dropped off. I’m happy about it, but little bit shock…
Nobody sees such a part, but I should take care of it to be fabulous lady! I touch my heels after the treatment, and they became so smooth!
◆ Foot Massage 60 min. ◆
Next, 60 min. full Foot Massage. For the treatment, use the special oil and smooth and strong massage. Wind blows really nicely, then, it’s difficult not to fall asleep!!
For 30 min. each leg, massage carefully knee, calf, and foot. (instep, heel, fingers) Especially, after sole pressing massage, my blood circulation is improved and I sweat. The oil is not really sticky and the therapist wipe after the treatment, so it doesn’t leave on skin.
◆ Champi Massage 15 min. ◆
At the end, finishing with 15 min. Champi (head skin) Massage.
It’s nice to take 2 times shoulder massage; for the first Ion Detox and for the end Champi Massage!
Press by fingers, and rub head skin from forward to back. Hold up hair, and grab and press head by palm.
Campi Massage makes head warm. Hair style becomes little bit rough, but the strong pressure of fingers is really good!
Then, 2 hours Fresh Spirit was finished. I have mineral water and candy, and fill out the questionnaire at the end. Thank you very much!!
Postscript of Siesta…
The 24th time spa covering! Aiko’s Impression
I had images that “Old-established,” “Popular for Japanese,” and “Reasonable Price” toward Siesta, and I visited there first time. When I arrived at the spa, I thought, “It’s little bit old building…” but throughout the lobby, out of my expectation, there are the broad green garden and the heart shape pool on the center; the atmosphere is suddenly changed to Bali-like.
In such a place, I took 2 hours Refresh Spirit that the treatment in open-air space with the view of garden!
Foot Massage is popular to take everywhere, however, usually it is taken in the room or the salon, so it’s special that Foot Massage offers with the great garden view and feeling natural wind… The green is also good for eyes and healed. Moreover, you don’t need to move during the treatments, and just sit there to take massage. It’s good for your tired body after walking around for sightseeing.
About the massage, the therapist in this time had 10 years experience, so she was really good. Not only the skills of massage, but also her behavior and attitude were great with hospitality. The long history shows such differences of the spa level.
I thought that the course is only massage foot, but it also includes neck and shoulder massage, so I would say that the course covers head, shoulder & leg, sole; healing both upper and lower parts of the body. You can expect “removing shoulder stiffness” and “detoxification,” etc. effects of the spa treatments. In addition, if you wear half pants or wide pants, you don’t need to change your clothes, so it’s recommended for who “I’m lazy to change clothes…” and “I don’t feel comfortable to be naked…”
If you “don’t apply to the tour, but I want to try the course!,” you can apply Siesta and HIRO-chan’s original, “Simple Refresh (2.5 hours)”!
* This report was written based on the information when the time of visiting. Course menu and schedule might be changed without notice. In addition, the report contains individual opinion and impression, however, these are not applied for all people. Please read it just for your reference. Thank you.