From one-of-a-kind facials to aromatherapy massages, these local gems will help you escape Houston’s hustle and bustle and enter a world of relaxation.
Trellis Spa's outdoor pools and garden
Woodhouse Spa quiet room
TRELLIS SPA
Nestled in the timbers of Memorial, Trellis Spa is truly the greatest escape. While its luxurious services include massages, facials, and body treatments, Trellis is dedicated to removing outside distractions to facilitate a calming experience. While awaiting treatment, admire the beautiful surroundings from the relaxing outdoor patio. Services are best enjoyed alongside outside soaking baths, heated therapeutic pools, meditation gardens, and private cabanas accompanied by an outdoor fire pit and butterfly sculpture. 111 N Post Oak Lane, 713.685.6790
WOODHOUSE SPA
Inside the buzzy Houston Galleria, sits Woodhouse Spa—the place to go for an unmatched glow-up. Prepare to transform your mood with Woodhouse Spa’s curated and customized treatments tailored to the desired moods of calm, confidence, balance and more. Indulge in spa services like the Soothe + Hydrate facial for dehydrated skin looking to quench its thirst and the WH Signature: Meditative Mood Soak ritual featuring mood-enhancing aromatherapy oil. To top off the experience, Woodhouse Spa offers relaxing teas, mimosas, or wine to help you sip your way into a blissful escape. 5015 Westheimer Road, 713.424.6775
MILK + HONEY
A spoonful of milk and honey is good for the soul and the skin. Located in the beautiful River Oaks area, the award-winning Austin-born milk + honey will have you on a date with serenity with its top-tier selection of treatments in the day spa, medSPA and salon. For the ultimate full-body experience, customers can participate in the Signature Retreat, a head-to-toe 60-minute signature massage, a 60-minute signature facial and an m+h manicure and pedicure. If you discover products you can’t go home without, visit their shop that features sourced products with the highest quality plant-based and organic ingredients and essential oils fit for royalty. 2800 Kirby Drive, Ste. A134, 844.645.5772
THE SPA AT THE FOUR SEASONS
While it may be located in Downtown Houston, a day at The Spa at the Four Seasons truly takes you out of this world. With a modern and sleek design, this spa puts the mind at maximum ease with its state-of-the-art treatments. The Southern Scrub and Sip, a 50-minute full-body exfoliating treatment, renews and hydrates the skin with the soothing scents of the South. Facials like the Radiance facial and the Balance facial are tailored to each skin type, targeting dehydrated and unbalanced skin. Treatments are not a luxury but rather a “therapy” and “nourishment” at this rejuvenating spot. 1300 Lamar St., 713.652.6219, fourseasons.com
ZASPA
Surrender to the soothing touch of spa therapy at Hotel ZaZa’s ZaSpa, pairing holistic with modern healing techniques. On top of the classic spa lineup of massages, facials and body treatments, ZaSpa offers a list of original treatments like never before—including the Who’s Your Daddy pre-natal massage for the mother-to-be, and The Morning After full body massage complete with a sea salt scrub and a detoxifying seaweed wrap. Want more? You can elevate your wellness game to thanks to ZaSpa’s newly added infrared saunas that offer multi-beneficial, detoxifying and healing therapy. And, at the hotel’s Museum District location, guests can pair their lavish spa experience with an afternoon at the poolside lounge. 5701 Main St., 713.639.4566, hotelzaza.com
FACE FOUNDRIÈ
A day at Face Foundriè is a mini vacation for the face and soul. Founded by Michele Henry in 2019, this all-inclusive focused facial bar believes everyone deserves a little self-love and pampering that will leave you feeling and looking your best. Their cutting-edge services bridging the gap to accessible and affordable skincare is all about the face: facials, lashes, brows and deluxe skincare. Face Foundriè’s service menu is stacked with relaxing goodness like the H2Glow, a three-step 40-minute facial featuring hydradermabrasion via agua technology, leaving you with the best skin of your life. Other favorites from the skin experts include dermaplaning, enzyme masks, facial cupping, scalp massage and more. 5152 Buffalo Speedway, 832.530.4203, facefoundrie.com
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