Victor Ortega in Boracay: Done that

MANILA, Philippines - Victor Ortega has really made Boracay his second home. After setting up value-for-money salons and spas in the island proper as well as going lavish with a posh set-up at Shangri-La Boracay, the hair and beauty guru has just recently opened the Victor Ortega Spa Premiere, an expansive and classy setup on the second floor of a building in the island’s Station 1 area, touted to be the more upscale part of the beach strip.

“It’s everything that has to do with wellness and vanity,” says Ortega of his new establishment. Done mostly in soft white (Ortega’s signature) with touches of peach, beige and gray, and balanced off by shiny black recliners in the foot massage section, this premiere spa, which offers a variety of massages, body treatments, scrubs and nail pampering, is the perfect no-brainer respite after a long day spent under the hot summer sun. Probably the cherry topping to a one or two-hour relaxing treatment is Ortega’s post-massage fix: a balcony café where you can sip tea, coffee, enjoy dessert or just the stimulating beach breeze.

Beach respite: Hair and beauty expert Victor Ortega sets up a posh spa and café in Boracay’s upscale Station 1.

Victor Ortega Spa Premiere is located at the Boracay Centerpoint Building, Main Road, Station1, Balabag, Boracay Island. Call (036)288-2044 for appointments or more details.