Ladies Spa Area at Okeanos
Okeanos Spa offers an inviting and deeply relaxing island experience. The spa decor is calming and includes the lush colors of the island. There are gorgeous shades of green, blue and calming creams that reflect the Aruban beaches. Your pampering begins with the thoughtful and friendly staff; it continues with the beautiful vases of bamboo and the ultra modern touches throughout the spa.
Spa Lounge at Okeanos
The spa lounge is decorated in contemporary Asian style. It offers plush seating, candles, orchids, calming modern art and soft lighting. There’s a view of the Oranjestad marina and a small private patio for spa guests. In the spa lounge visitors will find complimentary beverages and fruit to enjoy.
Massage Room
Okeanos Private Spa Showers
Okeanos offers a wide variety of spa services for it’s guests. At the main spa there are six types of massage offered. There’s swedish massage, a mommy to be massage, a make scents of it massage, a why knot massage, a japanese shiatsu massage and a sabai hot stone massage that also includes aromatherapy scents. Finally guests have an option of a reflexology foot massage. Besides these massage services there are facials, wraps, manicures and pedicures. There’s also Menu 22, which is a menu of treatments with Aruban aloe known for it’s healing and restorative properties.
Okeanos offers a wonderful couples massage that includes a private dinner outside overlooking the Caribbean sea served by a private butler. There’s an “all about you package” that includes a facial, massage, body wrap and then lunch on the private deck. This is followed by your choice of a manicure or pedicure and finally hairstyling at Brushes Hair Salon.
Spa Cove Treatments are another option at Okeanos Spa. These serene outdoor spa treatments take place in a secluded pavillion at the edge of a lagoon overlooking the sea on Renaissance Island, Marriot’s Private Island.
Renaissance Island Lagoon View
Cove Spa Pavillion
Caribbean Morning Couples Package/Sunset Romance Couples Package: These couples treatments include the use of the private spa pavillion for two and a half hours in the morning or afternoon as well as champagne or frozen drinks and a fresh fruit platter. Water floats and towels are provided after the couples massage.
Seascapes Package: Is an individual indulgence package which includes an open air massage with either a frozen drink or lunch and a frozen drink. Complimentary water floats and beach towels are provided after the Spa Cove treatment.
Along with these listed spa massage packages there are also a limited number of additional treatments available at Spa Cove for couples and individuals.
During my stay I was treated to an aromatherapy massage. Gloria, my massage therapist did an excellent job. I found my massage and massage room relaxing. I particularly liked the muted lighting in colors of the caribbean. I took advantage of the ladies steam room and then completed my treatment with a shower in one of the private showers equipped with multiple body sprayers which feel amazing.
* Of note neither the spa nor the fitness center offer a whirlpool. In addition I found the private patio overlooking the marina and street to lack the calm atmosphere I would expect of a spa experience. I realize the hotel has space constraints that are unavoidable being on an island. This is probably reflective of these missing elements. Okeanos Spa gives a high quality treatment and I left the spa refreshed and renewed. I will definitely return to Okeanos on my next visit to Aruba.
Photo Credits: Lisa Overman