Wellness, Healing and Romance at Nurture Spa

Posted on August 11, 2008
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Several years ago, I had a German office mate who would always say on a Monday, “Thank God it’s Monday, 4 days to go and it will be Friday!”. What an optimist, I am more inclined to say “Thank God it’s Friday” on a Friday—more realistic. And that was exactly what last Friday was all about.

It was a day to unwind, to relax and to pamper oneself—but only after a long and interesting travel. With no one to drive me, and also thinking about how much I would be spending on gas, plus the travel time while being stuck in the traffic along EDSA, Arlene and I decided to take the taxi to MRT-Quezon Blvd (oh gosh! the station was full) up to Ayala, took a taxi to Magallanes, had breakfast at Starbucks, took a jeepney to Sucat (with no taxi in sight), another short jeepney ride, then off to a 1 hour leisurely drive with Cathy Brillantes-Turvill to Nurture Spa in Tagaytay, with Ivan and Bikoy, and Claire. It was an adventure I never had before.

Nurture Spa is an experience, pampering at its best, wellness for most, and for others, a healing haven. I heard that young couples love to go there—the staff can even arrange for a romantic setting where the guy asks the girl’s hand in marriage. It is also a perfect setting for garden weddings.

TIP: for a day trip, you must be ready to stay there at 4-5 hours to enjoy at least a massage, a facial, or their other treatments, and lunch.

warm welcome amidst lush greens

quiet…peaceful

air conditioned units and native accommodation (Ifugao huts)

contrast: outside the native hut and inside the air conditioned units

take a stroll in the gardens

or have a relaxing foot massage overlooking the gardens

snacks of hot chocolate with mango rolled in sticky rice or tea with ginger

aromatherapy massage, using Spa Essentials Wellness Oils

experience a delicious lunch (more photos at Dine-a-Bite).

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9 Responses to “Wellness, Healing and Romance at Nurture Spa”

  1. Shoshana on August 12th, 2008 6:02 am

    Hey Dine, what a spectacular place. I wish I was able to go to spa while in San Francisco, but it wasn’t to be. I have my two year old with me and I’m just neurotic enough not the trust anybody with him.

  2. Shoshana on August 12th, 2008 6:03 am

    I was just posting about spa the mommy way here…and I tagged you too.

    http://midasfive.blogspot.com/2008/08/spa-treatment-mommy-way.html

  3. Rach (Heart of Rachel) on August 12th, 2008 2:23 pm

    I’ve been there once and I absolutely love the place.

  4. vk on August 12th, 2008 7:52 pm

    wow ang ganda naman…......kailan pa kaya ako maka have a spa like this, a very relaxing place and the invironment-garden to see, ang ganda.

    lalo na yon pagkain…choco.drinks with mango-rice-puto….......hay, wla yan dito, iba ang wellness nila dito, at saka ang mahal pa….
    hindi ko kaya, na ja, kaya, kaya lang isip naman sa pinas, sayang pdala ko na lang para sa nanay ko.

    hope someday maka ganito naman dyan,....

    can i ask?....how much the payment…inclusive everything, what you have say here.

    hope, i can do this kung nandiyan ako, franky here wlang ganito…mahal masayado.
    meron yon weekend wellness…...hay huwag na, kasi fare ko na lang pauwi, at dyan na lang siguro ako…..

    foot massage alone, for 30 mins, is already 30euro…..hindi pa nga 30 mins, kasi meron pa clang foot bath, e di wla na ang massage…heheheh

    thai massage, we have here in our place, but not so luxurious as here in the pics….liit lang ang room nila…

    60 mins, 45euro, massage lang ha?...
    wlang ano pa yan——spa, or what na complete na….

    do the price there same as here?

    massage, only back for 30 mins is 30euro…..

    i tell the price here, pra macompare ko ang price there n here…

    manicure pala, pero hindi kagaya dyan na, iba ang manicure-pedi, natin makuha yon cuticle n clean talaga…...dito mani—-20-25 euro, pedi..30-50, depende sa gawain nila….lalo na kung may foot massage,massage pa…..ay naku….isa lang hindi na si ako babalik…...lol

    ay oo nga, may pa si kim, punta ng mani. n foot cleaning sa parlor, kaya nya, ako hindi….

    pag-naka uwi naman dyan, hay walang oras,,...ewan ba.

    thanks for sharing ha?.....dreaming na lang ako na kasama ako sa iyo.

  5. vk on August 12th, 2008 8:02 pm

    about my mama, OK-OK na cya kaunti, Praise God, result sa general chk-up nya last Friday, maganda ang resulta, Happy talaga kami.
    but she has to continue all her medicines.

    another chk-up this coming friday, sa wound nya, hope maganda rin ang resulta.
    We trust to almighty God.

    Trust,Believe and Pray all your needs, and the God Father gives us everything, in the name of Jesus christ.

    Praise god…..,...

    God is so kind n very good to us…...Amen

  6. Cookie on August 13th, 2008 11:37 am

    Just looking at the photos is already so relaxing. Parang I want to take a break there with the husband ..I’m sure he’ll like that too :)

  7. cathy on August 15th, 2008 6:28 pm

    Hi Dine..

    Thanks for a great write up…warmest regards

    cathy

  8. julie on August 15th, 2008 6:53 pm

    Ang ganda naman ng place, looks wonderful and relaxing talaga :)

  9. toni on August 15th, 2008 8:34 pm

    Ooh! Going here in a few Sundays. Yey! I’ve been here once with my Mom and we both enjoyed the quiet very much!

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