Bliss Stone Spa

The stone spa was just what I needed during a stressful trip. My massage was MEH, but the stone spa made up for it.

Wow so who knew this was a stone spa? We won his’n’hers one hour foot massage vouchers and the accompanying brochure made it sound like feet were pretty much all they do. Stone massage sounds more blissful than reflexology massage which was part bliss… part agony.
I’ve never been that comfortable with the whole body-​servicing thing where you’re expected to pretend the person touching you is a machine and avoid eye contact and conversation. It was a whole other level with my husband being attended to at the same time but we managed to keep it together, apart from the finger popping which always makes me giggle.
Anyway, turns out our services were worth quite a lot of money so it’s probably a great gift idea and less an everyday thing (unless you’re loaded).
After reading Glenn M’s review for this place, it’s disappointing to see he wasn’t told that Bliss provides an hour and a half free parking in the Atrium carpark; you just need them to stamp your ticket. Kind of essential info I would say.

I’m not the kind of person who goes to these types of therapeutic places on the regular. In fact this is the only one I’ve ever been to, so this hot rocks massage bed was a very new experience for me. The staff were very nice here and everything about the place from the first moment you enter into the lobby calms you down. Perfect for those who have a lot of stress problems, or anyone really who wants to relax for an hour or so.
Located right in the middle of the city, you will most likely struggle to find a car park as we did with all the mayhem of Auckland traffic, then you’ll come to this little place of serenity where you can relax and unwind, and after a while the lady tells you that your time is up, and knowing that very soon you have to leave this utopia and return once again to the crazy outside world you’ll be disappointed. But at least you will come out feeling rejuvenated.