CHI Spa Village at Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa
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Symbolism is everywhere at the CHI Spa Village, where the experience begins the moment guests reach its entrance. Here, an arresting fountain and water cascade structure represents the five elements while heightening your sense of arrival.
Step across a CHI signature mandala, which symbolizes the Himalayan cosmic universe, and stroll across a wooden walkway stretched above a lotus pond that leads to The Sanctum.
This three-tiered open-air sanctuary houses the spa's reception, boutique and lounge. An intricate glass sculpture is suspended as if floating from the ceiling, evoking a sense of ethereal serenity. From here, guests can enjoy the CHI Water Garden Pavilion, which features an infinity-edged vitality pool and body scrub sales-preludes to a relaxing and revitalizing spa treatment.
As befits the Philippine's first and largest spa resort, the CHI treatment menu boasts over 30 face and body treatments, water therapies and special spa packages developed by a team of experts in traditional Chinese medicine and Himalayan healing traditions. AII of CHI's signature therapies are based on the theory of the five elements while drawing inspiration from the healing customs of Southeast Asia.
Rejuvenate in the luxurious Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa
To honour its location, a select number of treatments are based on the traditional folk practices of the Philippines. These use indigenous ingredients like banana leaf, coconut milk, papaya, mango and ginger to offer guests a unique taste of the tropics.
CHI's design takes its cues from a myriad of exotic sources, from the ethereal gardens of China's highlands to the hallowed halls of Kathmandu's Patan Museum. The spa itself draws inspiration from the Shangri-La legend, which is set amid the Himalayan landscape. Fittingly, local artisans in the Himalayas were employed to incorporate traditional elements throughout the spa's design. Wander through the building and you'll see bronze lotus flower inlays on the pathways that were made in Nepal using the traditional 'lost wax' process. Look skywards and witness wooden frames highlighting Himalayan artifacts hanging from the ceilings on impressive interlocking hand-wrought metal straps.
Naturally, the spa boasts its own private label range of massage oils, mists and body and bath products. Like the treatments on offer, this exclusive CHI range of products was created based on the Chinese philosophy of the five elements.
On your visit here, don't miss out on CHI's signature therapies such as the CHI Balance, Himalayan Healing Stone Massage and the Mountain Tsampa Rub. And when in the Philippines, do as the Filipinas do with the traditional Hilot, a time-honoured healing massage that includes the divine Barako Coffee Bean Scrub and the Tropical Linen and Leaf Wrap.
Make a vacation of it by checking into the 547- room Shangri-l-a Mactan Island Resort & Spa and enjoy the unsurpassable, holistic experience of fine spa treatments, excellent food and flawless service. It is a sublime experience you won't soon forget.
Activities
Aqua-aerobics, golf, scuba diving, snorkelling, tennis, yoga
CHI Spa Village at Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa
Punta Engano Road
PO Box 86, Lapu Lapu City 6015
T +63 32 231 0288
F +63 32 495 1259
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