Macau becomes a healing destination with speciality spas offering traditional treatments and the latest technology

Macau’s spas are the city’s best-kept secret, and they offer plenty of therapeutic treatments.

The kneading, leaning, pulling and stretching of a Thai massage, or “lazy man’s yoga”, can energise and relax. So try Senses Health Club, at the Legend Palace Hotel (legendpalace.com.mo), the newest property at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf alongside Harbourview Hotel and Rocks Hotel.

You might take a friend or relative and request two of their private rooms be connected and turned into a couple’s room, or you might hibernate away in a private room for the ultimate in therapeutic healing. If you have time, buffer the contrast between the real world and the spa’s tranquillity with a few minutes’ unwinding in the steam room and sauna before your treatment, as this interlude can also help loosen muscles for a more effective massage.

Alternatively, you might combine the Thai healing with a foot massage in the spa’s spacious common area, where views of the garden can help to relax you even further.

Just inland from Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, The Landmark Macau (landmarkhotel.com.mo) is a complex of hotel, casino and serviced apartments, and its health club offers a number of therapeutic spa packages. Perfect after a long week of juggling work and family, the Relaxing Journey package focuses on the typical pressure hot spots of the head and neck using Chinese acupressure for a 15 minutes each, before an hour’s detoxification massage.

The combination could help to improve your sleep quality, loosen stiff neck muscles and clear the mind. It also treats areas suffering from cellulite and helps to reduce the tone of the skin through firm detox movements. Other therapy packages include foot cupping, aromatherapy massage and ultraviolet light treatment.