点评:I have just spent a wonderful 9 night holiday just outside the small town of Alvor. I was in need of some TLC, so, before I travelled, I looked at my holiday resort’s spa menu but found it disappointingly small and, frankly, ridiculously expensive. Looking for advice on Tripadvisor, I was impressed with the very positive reviews for Swan Day Spa and really liked the treatments they list on their website and found their pricing realistic and fair. Imagine my delight when I checked out their location on Google Maps and found that they were literally a three-minute stroll from my hotel.
I contacted the owner, Cinia, by email before my departure from Ireland and was easily able to book my two chosen treatments on the dates and times I favoured. Thanks to a Revolut link in Cinia’s email, I was quickly and safely able to pay a ten euro deposit per treatment by way of credit card, and email confirmation of my appointments arrived by return. Not only was this first contact swift and super-friendly, but also reassuring and efficient.
Having arrived in the Algarve after a nine-hour door-to-door journey, I was looking forward to my Ninety Minute Relax Massage the following morning. The Spa encourages you to arrive ten minutes before your allotted time so that you may relax in their cosy reception area with a soothing cup of herbal tea before being called for your treatment. The two different treatment rooms and the private dressing room I used at the Spa during my time in Alvor were both small and dark, but in an entirely positive way: they were calming and intimate, and cosily warm without being suffocating.
I enjoyed my full body massage immensely and it did particularly my back and shoulders the world of good. My massage therapist Sofia was simply wonderful; not only obviously very skilled at her craft but also calm and quietly spoken, and in contrast to so many massage therapists I have encountered here in Ireland, she perfectly understood the benefit of relaxed and relaxing silence during the treatment. At the end of my ninety minutes, I felt so tranquil, I could barely roll myself off the treatment bed, and I booked another massage with Sofia for the following week.
The other treatment I had booked was a 55-minute Sublime Skin Facial which was administered by Andreia (I hope I spelled your name correctly and apologise if not) and turned out be a small miracle, the lifting benefit really kicking in the following day. Today, two weeks later, it is still a pleasure to peer into my mirror.
I’m hoping to return to Alvor, perhaps later this year, but to be honest, even for someone staying in near-by Portimao (just 10 minutes by car or 20 minutes by bus), it would be well worth their while making their way to this spa to experience their brilliant mixture of genuinely friendly, personable professionalism in a lovely, relaxing and clean environment, at prices that I consider fair, both to the business as well as its customers. Thank you, Cinia, Sofia and Andreia, for making a massive contribution to my wonderful holiday!
翻译:我刚刚在阿尔沃尔小镇外度过了一个美妙的 9 晚假期。我需要一些温柔的呵护,所以在旅行之前,我查看了我度假胜地的水疗菜单,但发现它令人失望地小,而且坦率地说,贵得离谱。在 Tripadvisor 上寻找建议时,我对 Swan Day Spa 的积极评价印象深刻,非常喜欢他们在网站上列出的治疗方法,并发现他们的定价合理且合理。想象一下,当我在谷歌地图上查看他们的位置时,我有多高兴,发现他们距离我的酒店只有三分钟的步行路程。
我在离开爱尔兰之前通过电子邮件联系了老板 Cinia,并能够轻松地在我喜欢的日期和时间预订我选择的两项治疗。多亏了 Cinia 电子邮件中的 Revolut 链接,我能够快速安全地通过信用卡支付每项治疗 10 欧元的押金,并且我收到了预约确认电子邮件。这第一次联系不仅迅速而超级友好,而且令人放心和高效。
经过九个小时的门到门之旅,我抵达阿尔加维,期待着第二天早上的九十分钟放松按摩。水疗中心建议您提前十分钟到达,这样您可以在舒适的接待区放松身心,喝一杯舒缓的花草茶,然后再被叫去接受治疗。我在阿尔沃尔期间在水疗中心使用的两个不同的治疗室和私人更衣室都很小而且很暗,但完全是积极的:它们让人平静而亲密,温暖舒适而不令人窒息。
我非常享受全身按摩,尤其是对我的背部和肩膀有好处。我的按摩师索菲亚简直太棒了;她不仅显然非常熟练,而且说话平静而轻声细语,与我在爱尔兰遇到的许多按摩师相比,她完全理解在治疗过程中放松和放松的沉默的好处。九十分钟结束后,我感觉非常平静,几乎无法从治疗床上起身,我预约了下周再一次由 Sofia 进行按摩。
我预约的另一项治疗是 55 分钟的 Sublime Skin Facial,由 Andreia 进行(我希望我拼错了你的名字,如果拼错了,请原谅),结果是一个小小的奇迹,第二天皮肤提升的效果真的显现出来了。今天,两周后,照镜子仍然是一种享受。
我希望今年晚些时候再来 Alvor,但说实话,即使对于住在附近 Portimao(开车 10 分钟或坐公交车 20 分钟)的人来说,来到这个水疗中心体验他们真诚友好、亲切专业的服务也是非常值得的,环境优美、轻松、干净,价格也公道,对商家和顾客来说都是如此。感谢 Cinia、Sofia 和 Andreia 为我美好的假期做出了巨大贡献!