What should you try?
“Our most requested treatments are the Renaissance Facial and the Serenity Facial,” Main tells me shortly before I arrive. “Crafting exclusive rituals and designing our facial protocols became the core focus as we developed the Spa.” She mentions that the Serenity Facial is often selected by those who have traveled from afar, so I book an 85-minute session. As I lay on a heated bed, my face is cleansed, misted, wrapped in warm towels, masked, massaged, and hydrated with La Mer products beloved by more than one Vogue editor. I try not to nod off when the wave-like movements are as soothing as promised. After the treatment, I’m offered water, more of that delicious ginger infusion, or a cold glass of Champagne. I choose bubbles.
Next, I return to test what Main deems “the most indulgent treatment on the menu,” the La Mer Renaissance Facial. At 120 minutes, it incorporates La Mer’s Genaissance line into a bespoke ritual of “unmatched rejuvenation and indulgence,” according to Main. This time, the extended facial massage (swift, yet gentler than any device) combined with the sensorial Genaissance formulas is so relaxing that I do fall asleep, I think, a few times. I receive compliments the entire final week of fashion month on my “glow.”
Photo: Romain Ricard/Courtesy of Le Bristol
How environmentally friendly is it?
The spa is free of any single-use plastics and uses a corn starch-based material, FSC-certified cardboard, or paper sourced from sustainably managed forests for packaging. For efficiency, the swimming pool’s water is warmed by recovering heat generated by the property itself. Even La Mer products start with sustainability, Main tells me, as the kelp required for its Miracle Broth is sustainably sourced and hand-harvested off the coast of Vancouver Island.
What else do we need to know?
The hotel is proudly pet-friendly. Right outside the spa doors, I spot a gorgeous cat playing with a tennis ball on the carpet, rolling around calmly to show its belly. This is Socrate, a friendly Sacred Birman, a hotel resident and informal mascot.
