For the past several years, Mandara has been acknowledged as the leading premium destination spa concept in the Asia Pacific region. From its early roots in Bali in the early 1990’s, Mandara now encompasses over fifty spas across Asia and North America. Today, we operate 12 spas under the Mandara name in Thailand and China with further plans to open spas in new markets in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

In December 2004, Mandara Spa Thailand launched a new brand of spas under the name ‘Anantara’. Currently, we operate 3 Anantara spas in Thailand whose locations range from the warm, tropical breeze of the South to the dense forestation of the North. The Anantara brand focuses on healing and relaxation, using a combination of Ayurvedic, herbal and ancient Thai essential oil and massage therapies. It embraces the notion of all-round well-being as a way of life rather than merely as a way to spa.

From ancient Ayurvedic massage therapy and dosha-balancing colour therapy steam baths to Body Butter skin nourishing and hydrating facials that use ancient Thai herbal recipes, the new Anantara Spa menu has something for every body. There are body treatments to exfoliate, soften and invigorate using salt, Javanese spices, exotic fruits, aromatic unction’s and fragrant oils. Massages range from Shirodhara and Ayurvedic to Shiatsu, traditional Thai, aromatic oil and Oriental Foot massage.

Blissful body treatments include a 60-minute Asian Glow, a traditional skin polisher which uses a blend of finely ground Roselle and Prai powder in the scrub followed by Guta Kola powder (good for circulation) and yoghurt in the body wrap. A menu of signature bath treatments can be booked separately or in conjunction with a massage or body treatment. The 30-minute Colour Therapy Steam Bath is based on Ayurvedic medicine’s belief in the healing power of colour and its ability to balance the body’s three doshas. Alternatively the 60-minute Mud Steam Baths range from Green Mud (ideal for detoxification and for use on acne-prone and oily skin); Red Mud (suitable for dry skin with its high content of iron and essential minerals); and White Clay (a gentle bath with deodorant properties for sensitive skin). Or guests can opt for the Cleopatra bath experience: a 30-minute honey milk bath.

Longer spa ‘journeys’ include 3, 5 and 7-day spa packages, which can be tailored by the spa consultant to suit each guest. One-day spa rituals range from 2-hour spa treats of two complementary treatments to five and a half hour full-day spa retreats which include a spa cuisine lunch and the popular Spa Bliss, a 4-hour spa package for two which includes a white sesame scrub, honey milk bath, Swedish massage and rejuvenating facial.