A mere hour’s drive from Johannesburg makes this state-of-the-art spa an easy and oh-so-enjoyable day trip for indulgence seekers.
There are many spas in Gauteng but none like the Mount Grace Spa, a veritable oasis in the Magaliesburg where hotel guests and day visitors alike come to feel restored and rejuvenated.
With its idyllic location at the acclaimed five-star Mount Grace Country House, picture perfect surrounds of manicured lawns, numerous pools and endless views out across a valley, this world-class spa is a true escape from it all.
It’s here that people wanting to escape the urban buzz head for some me-time, it’s where ladies book clubs congregate to talk more about the spa’s latest beauty treatments than the books they’ve read and where couples seeking to reconnect head for some romantic downtime.
The beauty of it all is that getting here is so easy - just 60 minutes from Johannesburg and 45 minutes from Pretoria, there’s time for both a morning and an afternoon of indulgences lunch in between and a laze under the trees and at any of the pools should you so wish.
Situated in a glass walled thatched building high up on the hotel property, there’s no denying that this is a space completely and utterly dedicated to pleasure. Consisting of two floors and boasting an impressive 18 treatment rooms (many of them designed for duo treatments), the spa also boasts a gym, an outdoor Afro-Zen flotation tank and a number of pool and Jacuzzi areas for pre and post treatment downtime.
The focus at the spa is to encourage guests to spend as much time here as possible – loungers dotted on the terrace and in the shaded gardens attest to this while there is also a restaurant serving everything from fresh smoothies to wholesome buffet lunches. The nearby Bush Spa offers an unusual alfresco experience with guests treated to spa spoils in a number of outdoor Afro-chic cabanas – the accompanying soundtrack of birdsong ensuring utter relaxation.
From specialised facials to all over detoxing, relaxing and refining body treatments, luxury pedicures and manicures and the spa’s famed extended signature treatments, there is a seemingly endless array of choices to ensure guests feel utterly pampered. On weekends a professional hairstylist is on duty while male clientele are looked after with the spa’s Mens Packages (there are also Expectant Mothers packages).
Packages are a popular focus at the Mount Grace Spa, many of them taking their influence from Asian traditions like the Scentao of Asia, a 1 ½ hour offering that includes a Shiatsu hot stone massage and a Discovery Facial.
There is also an Ayurvedic package, an African package and the 3-hour long Stress Away, which includes a facial, full body massage and de-stressing wrap. And for those on a midweek escape, treatments are priced less during the week than at the weekend.
For people looking for the ultimate de-stresser, a special place for celebrations (catered for you by the Spa Café), a convenient place to get away from it all and a luxury five-star escape, Mount Grace Spa certainly ticks all the boxes.
For Mount Grace Spa and accommodation enquiries call the Mount Grace Country House & Spa direct on 014 577 5600, email reservations@mountgrace.co.za or go to www.mountgrace.co.za for more information.