Retired in Rome Journal: Czech spa treatment a throwback to sexy side of Ancient Rome
Inside Novel Lazne, people walk through the posh lobby in fluffy white bathrobes as if the five-star resort as their own private estate. I picked up a copy of the hotel’s spa price list and perused the services. They are broken down into categories, from electrotherapy to hydrotherapy to massages and packs. Anything you’d ever want or didn’t think you’d want is offered: acupuncture for 550 koruna ($30), ultrasound therapy (220 koruna), massage with ivy essences (112). The price range goes from a Scottish spray of hot and cold water for 100 to a dubious anti-aging gerovital for 5,950 ($330). I was tempted to try the Chocolate Massage Superior but I didn’t want to walk out feeling like a Toblerone bar.
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