Spa H

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Tucked into Club H, a deluxe Murray Hill gym whose members get a 10 percent discount, Spa H consists of just five treatment rooms: two for facials and three for bodywork. The rooms are handsome and circular, with exotic-wood walls, soothing recessed lighting, and plush faux-fur coverlets on the treatment tables, which are mechanized to provide neck, lumbar, and knee support. On the skin-care front, a staff of mainly European-trained aestheticians examine a client’s complexion before recommending the appropriate facial, from problem-targeting treatments (wrinkle-reducing, deep pore cleansing, oxygenating) to pampering ones (green-tea peels and exfoliating rosehip blends). All facials are customized to individual skin issues and while quite lulling, also work to decongest skin, jump-start circulation, and promote collagen renewal. Each facial phase also flaunts its own intoxicating aroma�your steam-misting might be redolent with Thai lemongrass, your mask with cardamom, your hand cream with grapefruit or rose�thanks to the use of botanical balms from Sonya Dakar and Eminence, cultish lines from Beverly Hills and Hungary, respectively. Swedish, deep-tissue, and hot-stone massages are also offered, along with specialty prenatal, scalp, and foot reflexology treatments. Waxing and men’s treatments round out the menu. — Karen Tina Harrison

Tucked inside a Murray Hill gym, Spa H is stocked with organic, handmade beauty essentials from Eminence and plant-based products from Sonya Dakar. The bridal package ($261) includes a 30-minute salt glow, a Swedish massage, and