Serenity Spa: Cebu's latest answer to urban stress

Urban life can be overwhelming with unpleasant elements like air and noise pollution, dust, and the sun. And that's only half of it. Stress is another unpleasant but unavoidable factor caused by the intricacies of work. All of these things can really take their toll on our physical and mental health. After all, our body can only take so much. Sometimes, we even think it's a minor miracle that we ever get to come home in one piece after a particularly grueling day.

Well, there is an answer to all our stress and tensions.

Located within fifteen minutes from either downtown or uptown Cebu, Serenity Spa is the perfect place to give the body a rejuvenating and relaxing time. With its wide range of facial and full body treatments, this homey haven is the ideal get-away, if only for a while, from the hassle and bustle of the metropolis. Even before you step inside the place itself, you can already feel Serenity's hospitality as the front grassy lawn's flowers greet you. If you visit at night, the façade of the 60's style bungalow is bathed with a warm green glow.

Interiors are minimally lit while the air is rich with the distinct aroma of orange-scented oils. Finely sculpted, exquisitely polished wooden furniture (from Agusan) provide further comfort. The friendly staff cleanse your feet, while you enjoy a gracious cup of hot ginger tea with honey or a glass of refreshing cold tea.

Serenity: Ultimate Relaxation

At Serenity Spa, every guest can expect to be pampered from head to toe, physically and mentally. Serenity Spa offers a plethora of facial treatments, using products that actually produce results. For instance, Serenity is the first to use Dermatologica treatments in Cebu, and still the only one to this day. Their treatments are considered the best in the region. Dermatologica is a skin care system developed by The International Dermal Institiute. Pioneering and groundbreaking, Dermalogica only uses the finest ingredients available. As a result, the products are non-comedogenic without any color or fragrance. World-renowned, Dermalogica products are distributed exclusively by Rustan's.

Serenity Spa also uses a breakthrough approach in dermal treatment called Face Mapping. This involves an in-depth analysis ("mapping") of every inch of your face in order to determine the best way to apply treatment.

Body Scrubs and Wraps

Serenity Spa's Body Scrubs and Wraps can detoxify, rehydrate, soothe and relax your body. Using various methods involving heat and exfoliant, among others, they make those aching muscles feel great again. Other treatments include Dermalogica Enzymatic Sea Mud Pack (through the magical properties of the sea) and Body Purifying Java Wrap which uses lulur (an exfoliating scrub that achieves a slimming effect when regularly done).

Serenity Spa boasts of two body-scrub-and-wrap treatments: the Tamarind Body Exfoliating Glow and Ginger Body Scrub and Wrap. Using tamarind (picked from Serenity's own garden) and ginger, both treatments promise to leave your body positively glowing and revitalized.

Massage Treatments

From aromatherapy to shiatsu, from Swedish to Thai, from the usual to the combination, Serenity Spa's list of massage treatments offers a wide range of choices.

Something really worth checking out is their very own Serenity Signature Massage (Thai Combi), which has become a big hit among customers. Serenity Signature Massage is a clever amalgam of Shiatsu, Swedish and Thai treatments. Every touch on specific pressure points, every stretch of joint or muscle produces its own calming effect.

Foot Care

The feet can benefit from pampering as much as the rest of the body. Serenity offers a host of foot care treatments guaranteed to lessen feet fatigue and relieve aching muscles. Foot Renewal Wrap Experience with banana and honey revives lower leg muscles. Refreshing Foot Wrap, which uses a lively citrus fix, rids unpleasant odors.

For more information about Serenity Spa, you can call 233-9897/232-0002 and 417-2685 or visit No. 2 Torralba Street, Lahug Cebu City. Serenity Spa is open daily from 10 AM until 12 midnight.