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The Peninsula New York
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The Peninsula New York on Fifth Avenue at 55th Street has one of the city's nicest hotel spa and fitness facilities, featuring an indoor pool with a view and a full range of spa services. Shiatsu, deep tissue massage, sports massage, reflexology and other treatments are available at premium prices. |
The Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel New York
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The Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel New York offers an enticing menu of skin and body treatments, including a signature combination of shiatsu, aromatherapy, Thai massage and reflexology, as well as intense full-body acupressure treatments in which the therapist applies foot pressure to select points while supported by parallel ceiling bars. Located in a magnificent I.M. Pei-designed building on East 57th Street between Madison and Park. |
Physical Advantage
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At Physical Advantage, on East 57th Street at Lexington Avenue, the focus is on therapeutic sports massage, without the skin and beauty treatments offered at a typical day spa. Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu and other massage styles are available, and the therapists are trained to target specific sports-related injuries. |
Graceful Services
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Graceful Services is another good Midtown destination for no-frills massage, with an emphasis on traditional Chinese therapeutic practices. Private rooms are available, but if you don't mind sharing, the rates are quite reasonable. Located on Second Avenue between 57th and 58th, with a more upscale downtown branch downtown at Seventh Avenue and West 14th. |
The Broadway Spa
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The Broadway Spa on West 25th Street has developed a signature massage technique in which bamboo shoots of various sizes are soaked in essential oils and applied to the body with sliding, rolling and tapping motions. Sports massage, shiatsu, Thai massage and other styles are available as well, along with an extensive selection of skin and beauty treatments. |
The Spa at Chelsea Piers
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The Spa at Chelsea Piers is part of New York's most elaborate health club, a multifaceted sports and entertainment complex set on a row of four piers along the Hudson River below West 23rd Street. The day spa menu includes a full range of skin and beauty services plus sports massage, aromatherapy, deep tissue massage and other body treatments. |
Banyan CitiSPA
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East Asian influences are evident in the decor and services at the Banyan CitiSPA, a full-service day spa on West Broadway south of Houston. Treatment options include sports massage, shiatsu, aromatherapy and Thai massage with warm herbal compresses. |
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