D'mai Urban Spa

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When Daniella Stromberg and a co-owner decided to convert a former Park Slope fish market into a spa, she unsuccessfully scoured both the US and Europe for ideas before finding inspiration in Southeast Asia. The "respect for nature and�for the quiet moment" that she liked about the spas of Indonesia and Bali became the tenets of D’mai Urban Spa, and the result is a place that feels like a destination-spa in the middle of what is otherwise the most neighborhoody of neighborhoods. Since the 3,500-foot space was constructed from a vacated warehouse, it evades the problems of creaky floors and awkward layouts familiar to many businesses in historic Brooklyn brownstones. Instead, D’mai feels pristine: The hallways are lined with spotless wooden boardwalks and piles of black stones; chaise lounges (shipped, like all of the furniture, from Indonesia) show no signs of wear; and all-but-invisible speakers pipe nature sounds throughout the entire place. The treatment options�a standard offering of massage, waxing, manicures, and facials�are less exotic than the setting, but couples can truly indulge in the vacation fantasy by booking a double treatment in the cabana, a deck-like room with a glass roof and two rose petal-covered massage tables. — Kate J