Part of Tucker's Point Hotel & Spa -- Bermuda's first luxury resort in nearly 40 years -- the spa boasts a 12,000-square foot garden sanctuary with what may be the world's coolest umbrellas, gifted therapists handpicked by Spa Director Paul Telford from top resorts in Mexico and Thailand, treatments inspired by Bermudan nature and a $100,000 SilverTAG Shower.
I recently spent a morning luxuriating in the spa. Here’s a roundup of some of my favorite items on the Tucker’s Point menu:
Beekeeper No. 5 Honey and Cane Sugar Scrub
Named for the actual beekeeper who harvests the honey on the Tucker’s Point property, Tucker’s signature scrub is a mix of honey, oil and pure cane sugar.The sugar exfoliates the top layers of dead skin cells while the honey and the oils penetrate the fresh skin underneath leaving skin soft, supple and thoroughly cleansed.
It’s a good idea to exfoliate once a month with a professional scrub and I found Tucker’s most popular scrub to be a perfect prelude to hitting the beach to start on my tan (wearing SPF 50 of course -- I don’t want to resemble a prune when I’m 50). Just don’t sign up for this scrub if you have or anticipate a sunburn. The exfoliation would be brutal on the skin. If you have a sunburn, try Tucker’s Bermuda Lily Post Sun Skin Rescue, a cooling treatment made up of a cooling gel, chilled wrap and calming mist.
The Beekeeper Scrub is $85 for 25 minutes.
Tropical Rain Splash Therapy
After the scrub, Mai quietly wrapped my honey- and sugar-soaked body in a towel and gently led me to the spa’s $100,000 SilverTAG Shower to rinse off. This shower is the main attraction at Tucker’s Point, which makes sense since Tucker’s is one of only a handful of spas in the world to feature it.Now I’m the sort of person who gets excited when I see a state-of-the-art shower with 4 showerheads. The TAG has a whopping 18 showerheads programmed by a computer to envelope you in a synchronized symphony of pulsing hard and cold water. The shower lasted about 10 minutes and was an experience of a lifetime (my friend Rachel Lehmann-Haupt described the shower in an article for MSNBC.com as leaving her in what she “can only compare to a post-coital stupor.”).
If you are a spa aficionado who likes to try new things, you’ve got to sign up for the Tropical Rain, preferably before a scheduled treatment. I was left massaged and relaxed – primed, cleaned and ready for my massage that followed.
If the shower isn’t your thing, consider a bath instead in one of the spa’s two TAG FT Tubs before a treatment. Choose between an essential oils bath or a milk bath. I much prefer a soaking tub bath to communal hot tubs, which can be breeding grounds for bacteria.
The Tropical Rain Splash Therapy is $45 for 10 minutes.
Tribe Road No. 1 Natural Aloe Massage
After the shower, Mai led me back to the treatment room for a decadent aloe massage featuring pure aloe gel (also harvested locally) mixed with a cream.I’m very particular about massage having had so many of them across the United States and in Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia. I’ve found that the best massages aren’t always the most expensive and have little to do with the types of creams used. For me, a good massage has everything to do with the masseuse and Mai proved to be a master at her technique. She used Swedish massage but focused also on pressure points.
I was so relaxed after the scrub, shower and massage that I walked bleary-eyed and happy to a cushioned lounge chair overlooking the spa’s reflecting pool. Had I not been taking notes for this article, I would have fallen asleep sipping the tea Mai brought me. When I got back to my room, my skin was so soft and supple I felt guilty spraying my body with sticky sunscreen for a trip to the beach.
The aloe massage is just one of many massages on Tucker’s menu. You may instead opt for the couples massage (perfect for honeymooners), traditional Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage, Shiatsu, hot stone massage, Reiki or an ayuverdic treatment.
The Tribe Road No. 1 Natural Aloe Massage is $180 for 50 minutes or $255 for 80 minutes.
To learn more about the Tucker's Point Spa, visit the Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa Website.
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