Time really flies and a year has flown by. To celebrate, I arranged for a couple spa retreat getaway for the both of us to as we approached our 1st wedding anniversary over this weekend. Instead of going overseas, we decided to stay local since we will be going to Japan end of the year. Also as we have work commitments, it would be quite a hassle to go overseas. Actually staying local does have it's merit since we are totally relaxed, no need to worry about catching flights etc. It was just pure blissful relaxation all the way, punctuated by numerous makan sessions. Indeed a good break from life. Hmm, we seemed to have put on weight haha...We booked a Retreat 'Signature embrace' couple spa package at the Retreat Spa and Thalasso Centre at Changi Village Hotel which comprised of a 3hr spa session in our own spa suite plus 2 nights stay at the hotel. The service and quality of experience was very good,classy, very private , the masseuses were patient, professional and gave a very good massage. You do get quality for the money you pay. We paid $1082 inclusive of GST for everything.
On arrival, we found that they were awaiting us because as we entered the reception, they knew who we were and led us to a lounge specially reserved for the two of us. The two masseuses attened to us by informing us about the program for the spa session, took down our health requirements and asked about possible allergies or sensitivities. We also had a blood pressure test. 
We were then served ginger tea and invited to relax in the lounge while they got ready the couple spa suite for us and also helped take care of the necessary administration and billing for the check in to our hotel room on our behalf . It was a relaxing start and Gayle and me spend some time there chatting and having tea.
(Above)On the way to the spa suite, this area is used for ROM solemnization ceremony. Quite good views and scenic for photo taking.The masseuses soon arrived telling us that our hotel room was ready for immediate check in anytime we were ready after the spa session. They then brought us up to the spa suite located on Level 9, which was the rooftop deck of the hotel. Access by a private spiral stairwell and wow, were we impressed with the coziness and privacy of the couple spa suite when the door to the suite was opened for us. 
The masseuses briefed us on the amenities of the suite and informed us that we had a free and easy time of 50 minutes to shower and relax in the jacuzzi. There was a pot of hot jasmine tea and also a fruitty chocolate fondue set for us too.
It was a first for us,having a shower on the rooftop in the open, very liberating. Strategically placed palms and other flora helped provide a natural privacy screen.
After the refreshing shower, we had a really nice quiet time in the jacuzzi, the water jets helping to massage and stimulate our back and shoulder areas. The view was wonderful, looking out into changi beach and the sea.
We spent the time chatting,admiring the view(below),catching the planes coming in for touch down at Changi airport. It was really a refreshing top of the world feeling. 
We had another shower and went into the airconditioned suite to enjoy our tea and chocolate fondue as we waited for our masseuses. The chocolate fondue provided sweet accompaniment to the refreshing jaccuzi we had.A discreet knock on the door signalled the arrival of our masseuses who asked if we were ready for our spa session. They led us to our seats and started with what they called the Retreat welcome which comprised of a mineral salt foot bath that continued into a foot massage and cleaning of our feet. It was really a shiok feeling because our job requires us to stand on our feet for long hours daily and well all we can say is that our feet really felt wonderful. The service was very warm and personalized as they lifted our foot onto their thighs and wiped , massaged our feet. It was a strange but warm and nice feeling though as we were initially not quite used to such personalized service.
We had another shower and went into the airconditioned suite to enjoy our tea and chocolate fondue as we waited for our masseuses. The chocolate fondue provided sweet accompaniment to the refreshing jaccuzi we had.A discreet knock on the door signalled the arrival of our masseuses who asked if we were ready for our spa session. They led us to our seats and started with what they called the Retreat welcome which comprised of a mineral salt foot bath that continued into a foot massage and cleaning of our feet. It was really a shiok feeling because our job requires us to stand on our feet for long hours daily and well all we can say is that our feet really felt wonderful. The service was very warm and personalized as they lifted our foot onto their thighs and wiped , massaged our feet. It was a strange but warm and nice feeling though as we were initially not quite used to such personalized service. We were then invited to lie down on our respective spa beds for a aromatic sea salt glow body scrub to remove our dead skin cells and provide a rejuvenation of our skin. the whole body scrub was very soothing and massaging. They told us to be wary of the cold of the scrub that they put on us. It was cold initially but as they rub it on, it felt cooling. Both of us felt that the body scrub was really good because for the first time after the session, my skin was like shiny and glowing and there was no oily feeling. My usually dried skin on my arms and legs had all but gone. Our skin was really smooth and soft to the touch. We then had a shower to wash away the salts before proceeding on to our Swedish whole body massage. Gayle liked the shoulder and neck part while i preferred the leg and foot part of the massage. After this experience,I think i am addicted to foot massage already. The Swedish massage was good as the pressure was just right.
Gayle requested then for a hopi belly candling while i asked for a hopi ear candling. It was a strange experience doing ear candling for the first time. The initial pushing in of the candle into my ear was quite queer and the crackling sound of the candle burning sounded like sparklers going off in my ears. After that, my masseuse showed me the remains of the bee wax in the candle and informed me to my relief that there was little congestion in my ear canals and that was a good sign of good health supposedly. Gayle also enjoyed hers and she was so relaxed she almost fell asleep! The session ended with a scalp massage which again was so nice that we almost fell asleep once more. By then, 3 hours had passed. We were served tea again at a waiting room and then we were off to check into our hotel room. We really felt refreshed! We recommend it to all couples to try it at least once! Below our pictures of our deluxe hotel room where we holed up for 2 nights, just the two of us, away from the world, munching , herbinating and watching STAR movies non stop. We had a marathon movie session the 1st night watching Die Hard 1 to 4.0 non-stop. Our breakfasts were sinful - bacon, ham, eggs but well, we were there to enjoy. We tried to alleviate our sinful breakfast by taking walks along changi coast which does make for a nice place to take outdoor wedding photography. All in all, it was a nice quiet and rejuvenating wedding annivesary celebration for the both of us. We are already planning for next year's one ..heh heh...
(Above) Us lovey dovey at Changi Coast Walk
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