Work got you feeling crabby? Don’t take it out on your sweetie. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, book an appointment for the both of you at a spot that caters to couples. Besides, there’s nothing like the postspa glow to reignite the flame.
Channing’s Day Spa
Tucked away in a Gold Coast brownstone, this spa feels like your own private Victorian hideaway–think silk brocade drapes and luxurious couches. This Valentine’s Day, pop in for the Sweethearts’ Package: a massage-a-deux featuring cozy, side-by-side massage beds. Then relax with complimentary sparkling wine and chocolates. $200. 54 E. Oak St., Suite 2, 312-280-1994.
Tiffani Kim Institute
Despite the clinical-sounding name, this elegantly appointed spa offers Zen-like serenity. Share a special two-person room with your Valentine and unwind with a dual facial ($190) or a dual massage ($180 for 50 minutes, $230 for 80 minutes). 310 W. Superior St. 312-943-8777; 800 N. Michigan Ave. (in the Park Hyatt Hotel). 312-239-4036.
Spa Space
Indulge in the Spa Lovers’ Package at this West Loop oasis. This interactive treatment starts with a tutorial in the “art of touch” by one of the spa’s massage therapists. Then escape to private rooms for separate, hourlong aromatherapy massages. Finally, relax with a glass of wine while enjoying face-to-face pedicures in a romantic, low-lit room. $150. 161 N. Canal St. 312-466-9585.
The Peninsula Spa
This posh Mag Mile hotel offers 55-minute couples’ massages–choose Swedish or therapeutic–for $250. Big spenders might want to splurge on the Passion at the Pen Package, offered Saturday and Monday. You’ll get an in-room couples’ massage with aromatherapy, a five-course meal, a fridge stocked with champagne and oysters, and an aromatherapy candle. It all starts at $1,182 for a double room (but, hey, tax is included). 108 E. Superior St. 312-573-6860.
CHI Healing Center
This wellness center caters to the mind and body, offering treatments such as hypnotherapy and shamanic healing in addition to the usual services. The special for Valentine’s Day is the “Truly, Madly, Deeply” couples’ massage. Unwind in a candlelit room while you’re both covered with rose petals. Then a massage therapist will turn your muscles into butter using Swedish and deep-tissue techniques. $180 for one hour. 1733 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-278-8494.
Looking for love?
Then check out our online Valentine’s Day Guide! We’ve got the scoop on parties, singles shindigs, romantic dinner deals, date ideas, cheap eats and more. Find it all on metromix.com.
Spas for singles
Whether you’re single and loving it or longing for love, treat the most important person in your life–yourself–to a spa date on Valentine’s Day.
Betty O Day Spa
Treat yourself to the Passion Package. You’ll get an hourlong passion berry massage and grape peel manicure and pedicure. $150. 5200 S. Harper Ave. 773-752-3600.
Mario Tricoci
The “Heart and Soul” package includes a warm shea butter wrap, a shea manicure and a spa pedicure. $185. 900 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago; 284 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook; 800-874-2624.
Honey Child Salon and Spa
Get your winter skin in shape with a full-body exfoliation featuring a chocolate-cherry sugar scrub followed by a chocolate-cherry pedicure. The two-hour treatment costs $153. 735 N. La Salle Drive, 312-573-1955.
