Category: Spas

Getting away to a beautiful coastal spa is closer than you think! The Sunshine Coast is only 40 minutes by ferry from Horseshoe Bay, and once you're on the Coast, the spa experience really starts the second you exit the ferry. Life is slower, there's only one road (a few diversions but it's basically one highway from Langdale to Lund), people are friendly, the weather is better... and that's just the beginning. Sprinkled all over the Coast are beautiful spas offering an incredible diversity of treatment modalities and venues for you to choose from.
Choose from a 'Spa Getaway' at a resort or bed and breakfast with on-site spa professionals, or book an appointment at any one of over a dozen storefront or in-home spa treatment locations.
Spa treatments available on the Coast include: body scrubs and masques, facials, seaweed baths, skin detox, massage - including pre-natal massage - bridal and groom rituals, hydrotherapy, pedicures, manicures, waxing, and WATSU, a unique saltwater pool-based therapy.

The Spa at Painted Boat Resort
I ran into Ryan Schmidt, Manager of The Restaurant at Painted Boat, at a recent gathering of businesses and individuals working on the expanding ‘Meetings & Retreats’ shoulder season initiatives. We chatted about the spring season and he mentioned a great review The Restaurant had just received via The Vancouver Sun newspaper, from an article [...]