Sapphire Day Spa

I got the Shiroabhyanga Indian Head Massage. Fantastic!

I booked a couples massage for myself and my boyfriend for his birthday. Jody and Lindsey were both super friendly and explained the service before they started.
The room had a great ambiance– dimly lit and decorated with warm earth tones. They incorporated aromatherapy as well as relaxing spa music.
We were served chocolate chai tea as well as chocolates from a local chocolatier down the street (Chocolat) It’s great to see they support the other local businesses as well.
The foot soak consisted of a large copper tub with massaging pebbles on the bottom. Once the initial hot water had cooled a little, Lindsey and Jody came back to top us up with some more hot water.
The massage itself was amazing for both of us– they were very attentive to the areas we said we wanted them to concentrate on and asked for our preferences regarding the firmness of pressure.
The smudge stick they used for the smudging part smelled amazing– it is a ritual that is supposed to be soul cleansing. It added to the aromatherapy factor of the service.
The singing bowl ritual at the end didn’t do much for me. It was actually a little disorienting because they would move about the room and chime the bowl.
Overall the experience was great and we would both definitely come back :)

We did couple’s relaxation massage. Experience was awesome. We stayed at Empress and were going to go to the spa there this was $ 80 cheaper and was wonderful. We were relaxed all day long.

Enjoyed the ambiance and friendliness however the customer service could use some freshening up.
I was told a price on the phone, and that both masseuses for our couples massage would be certified. When we got there, only one was certified and there was an extra charge for her. I also specified a female masseuse for myself and a male for my girlfriend, however that’s not how it came to be. I mentioned it and they never offered I fix their mistake.
The confusion from booking to actually being there was frustrating, when I’m paying that kind of money and read great reviews, I expect the simple things to go smoothly
I asked for my lower back to be worked on during the one on one consultation, and had listed it as a trouble spot on the form prior to going into the room. Then I mentioned it during the massage as I notice he was only working on my upper back, and yet NO work was done on my lower back!
Over all, pretty frustrating Experince for something that was supposed to be a relaxing and romantic couples massage.
I hope they can correct these little mistakes for future guests.

Every now and then we must add a little adventure, great food and excess into our lives. And so I spent the afternoon at the spa.
Being used to Toronto prices, I didn’t find this place to be so expensive.
I dropped in during the morning and they found me a time slot. It wasn’t the best time, right at lunchtime but I took it!
Tried the underarm wax with Carla. She was super friendly and walked me through the whole process (I am a big baby and cringe at pain)… It wasn’t as I had hoped but it wasn’t bad. Not painful, quite hygienic etc but I guess hair can be resilient! Sorry, probably TMI territory right now!
Then I had 1 hour with Eric the RMT. I wanted to take him home. He was excellent and really has the sexiest in the dark voice. I would highly recommend him. His massage was on the strong side, just how I like it but I bruise easy and so far, no signs of them so *thumbs up.*
All in all, a really nice time. Lovely staff… The wait areas can be a bit busy for a relaxation area… Tea and chocolates were also thoroughly enjoyed.
Thanks Sapphire! Wish I could come again but away I go tomorrow. Don’t take it personally!

This place is the best spa I’ve been to, and Shannon Davies is a wonder at Brazilian waxes (my last one barely hurt). I can also recommend the Relaxation Massage.
The atmosphere is wonderful and relaxing. They’ve always been accommodating and most of the time I’ve been able to get an appointment with short notice.

Love it here! It’s a little over my price range, but the one and only time I went anywhere else for a Brazilian, I cried like a baby and was badly burnt. The staff at Sapphire are so friendly and very gentle. I always go back and I will never go anywhere else! Definitely a great place to go if you’re sensitive to waxing or if it’s your first time; they’re incredibly accommodating and reassuring.

Not a lot of reviews on brown shaping places on the island so I took my chances and it was great! Exactly what I wanted. I requested my brows to be fully tweezed instead of waxed and they listened to how I wanted it and it looks natural, not over down. Great service and ambience!

The Sapphire Day Spa was available for a last min Massage appointment on a weekend trip in Victoria and for that I was grateful. This Day Spa was a much more special place than I expected to find.
Sapphire’s entrance is a shop you can visit without appointment, the Spa area has two lounges, one upstairs and one downstairs. I really enjoyed the non-​stuffy, more cozy, relaxing ambiance here. The cucumber water and dried fruits to snack on was a nice touch while wondering around perusing the storefront before my appointment.
They offer a variety of Ayurvedic supplements, oils, and natural health products. A good selection of Pure, Sustainably Harvested Essential Oils, Pre-​mixed oils, candles, incense, neck wraps, eye pillows, and more great items that ALL smelled amazing, light and natural.
I had a relaxation Massage and the hubby had the Sport’s Massage, which he loved for the therapeutic and healing effects it brought his sore back!
We left feeling relaxed along with some nice purchases for reasonable costs.

People are big into reviewing restaurants, but spas don’t seem to get the same attention… I was visiting from Portland, so Unilocal is my only avenue for checking places out.
The BF and I decided to get a couple’s massage. Now, of course there were many available on Craigslist… of the Tantric variety, but that was a little to exotic for us. So we went to Sapphire for the 90 min romance package. They provided us with tea, chocolates, and warm foot soaks before the massage. We had side by side massage tables but there was no hand holding… once the massage started, I pretty much forgot he was even there!
The massage was great. Nothing missed, nothing under or over done.
Ok, the purifying of the air with a smudge pot? That would be something on fire producing smoke? Um… ok. Whatever — if anything, I guess it added to the novelty of it. I DID feel more relaxed, what were they burning in that smudge pot anyways?
Ringing the singing bowl at the end was just nice and also added to the ambiance.
All in all, it was $ 250 of relaxation and ambiance. Yes, I would do it again.

I’ve sent my wife there about half a dozen times and it has always been good. Also I like seeing the fish in the pond in the entry.
I was particularly impressed a couple of weeks ago. Had to cancel an appointment on short notice because we were taking our son to Emergency (apparently swallowing a shard of jagged plastic seems like a good idea when you are only three). Sapphire didn’t charge us, even though they would have been well within their rights to.
So definitely a fan!