I visited Santai Spa for my birthday yesterday and overall, I had a pleasant experience. I did, howe
I visited Santai Spa for my birthday yesterday and overall, I had a pleasant experience. I did, however, feel that the place was generally small and the facilities were fairly limited in terms of the size of the pool, sauna, steam room and hot tub and there were only 4 tiled hot loungers, therefore, despite them limiting the number of guests gaining access to the spa within a specific timeslot, it still felt busy and crowded. At present, they have social distancing measures in place which means that only one party are able to access the sauna and steam room and only 4 people are able to access the hot tub at any one time. Access to the sauna, steam room and hot tub must be booked in advance with reception and each session only lasts for 15 minutes - I totally understand these policies being in place though due to the current situation; it was just sad knowing that my time in the hot tub had come to an end! The only other thing that I wasn't particularly content about was the fact that the welcome pack that I received upon arrival had clearly stated that the spa is a "place of relaxation" and therefore, guests were not permitted to take their mobile phones into the spa out of respect for other guests yet there were two girls in particular who were playing music on their phones and at one point, took a phone call and spoke to their friend on loud speaker!!! I understand that this isn't always something that staff can monitor constantly, however, perhaps stricter rules surrounding this should be looked into and enforced in the future? Nevertheless, I was very impressed with the staff and the cleanliness of the entire venue so I would recommend it and look to return myself in the future.