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	Name:	Polynesian Spa
	Address:	Lakeside, Hinemoa Street PO Box 40, Rotorua, New Zealand
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	Phone:	+64-7-348 1328
	Type:	Day Spa

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2004 News: Three New Pools Open At Polynesian Spa's Historic Hot Springs

Description: The historic Polynesian Spa on the shore of Lake Rotorua has a truly unique location. Not far from this day spa, you can find geysers, bubbling mud pools and other features of the largest geothermal area in the Southern Hemisphere. In Rotorua and at the spa, the odor of sulfur wafts through the air. The spa is centered around two hot springs. In one, the water is acidic, and in the other, the water is alkaline. 

Treatments and Programs:

• AIX SPA MASSAGE – a smooth hydrotherapy full body treatment done
  under jets of warm water using warm coconut oil as a massage medium.
• BODY POLISHING WITH MANUKA HONEY AND LAVENDER - a full body polish, less abrasive than a scrub, leaves the skin smooth and re-hydrated.
• PUMICE AND HONEY EXFOLIATION - a full body exfoliation treatment that softens, smoothes, hydrates and leaves the skin with a great smell. Is best followed by the full body Aix Spa Massage.
• HYDRATING BODY WRAP - a full body wrap treatment to revitalise the body systems, rehydrate and reduce any skin irritations or inflammation.
  
• ROTORUA MUD DETOXIFYING BODY WRAP - a full body wrap with an accompanying scalp massage our most decadent therapy.
• ROTORUA MUD – WRAP/REPLENISH - a full body wrap followed by a replenishing massage with a suitable medium.
• BODY SCRUB AND WRAP - an abrasive salt scrub followed by the appropriate body wrap –enzymatic sea mud, hydro-therapy pack.
• HONEY/LAVENDER BODY POLISH AND HYDRATION WRAP– a full body treatment, softer than a body scrub followed by a hydration wrap.

• EXFOLI –AIX BACK TREATMENT – a back of the body salt scrub exfoliation followed by an Aix Spa massage to the back of the legs and back.
• MINI SPA SAMPLER - a Rotorua mud treatment to the back, massage on the back of the legs and then a back replenishment treatment.
• VITALISING BACK THERAPY - a back polishing with honey and lavender, followed by a vitalising Manuka Honey pack. Massage to the back of the legs and then the back.

• STRESS THERAPY SPA TREATMENT - an aromatherapy spa treatment using pressure movements on the back and neck to relieve stress, this includes some scalp movements. This is not a massage.
• PRESSURE FOOT MASSAGE - based on the Asian style pressure massage, a treatment to, ease tension, relax foot muscles and improve blood circulation
• SCALP MASSAGE - a pressure / pulsing scalp massage to assist in relieving mental tension and stress.
  
• TOTAL BODY WELLNESS - a classic Spa treatment to the back of the body and scalp, customised to de stress or detox the body.
  
• SPA TANNING SESSION – Full body polish and tanning excelerator therapy leaving the skin with a colour treatment that develops into a ‘St Tropez’ tan.
• SPA MASSAGE THERAPY – the Polynesian Spa dry massage - a half hour full body massage followed by a scalp massage then a facial massage.

• MINI FACIAL - a double cleanse, exfoliation, pack, day and sun care treatment. A quick ‘pick me up’ for the face using Dermalogica products
• DERMALOGICA FACIAL MAPPING SESSION. An intensive skin and home care diagnosis facial treatment.
• DERMALOGICA CUSTOM FACIAL TREATMENT - a full facial with Dermalogica products including facial massage and skin care advice.
• REGENERATING SPA MANICURE - a luxury treatment with skin polishing and hydrating pack including cuticle work and varnish if required.
• REFRESHING SPA PEDICURE – a Rotorua thermal mud-pack for the feet to freshen and deep cleanse, foot and ankle massage, cuticle work and polish if required.

Combinations of several therapies to suit your needs can be chosen from the half-hour and hour menus

Spa Facilities: Many people come to The Polynesian Spa just to soak in the pools. The price to visit the pools includes towels, changing rooms, soap, shampoo, vanities, hair dryers, lockers, and relaxation lounge. However, The Polynesian Spa offers much more than the pools alone. It has offered Aix massage for almost 30 years, and on January 19, 2001, The Lake Spa Retreat had its grand opening. This facility has three relaxation lounges and eight therapy rooms - three wet and five dry. Two of the dry treatment rooms have wonderful views of Sulphur Bay. 

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