Located on Granville Island beneath the iconic yellow crane, self-guided thermal spa Circle Wellness looks like a bunker or shipping container from the street, but step inside and you’re surrounded by greenery and water, sequestered away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist destination. The spa is made up of 6 private clothing-optional circuits, each one with a bathroom, shower, hot and cold plunge pools, an infrared himalayan salt sauna and a thermal rock mat. An introductory video and audio cues guide you through the experience but the open-air space is entirely yours to enjoy at your own pace and comfort level. Exfoliating cloths, skin and body care products are also provided along with water and tea to enjoy throughout your 90-minute or two-hour experience.

For skincare devotees in Vancouver and Toronto, Formula Fig needs little introduction. Before expanding across Vancouver, Toronto and Los Angeles, this chain of stunning green tiled medi-spas began as a tiny four-chair facility in Kitsilano, delivering short but efficient facials with cutting edge technology and clean skincare products. While you can’t go wrong with any of the seven facial treatments Fig offers, the All-In facial is the ultimate skin reset. Combining microdermabrasion, LED light therapy, microcurrent and ultrasound treatments to exfoliate, sculpt and hydrate the skin, it helps skin to appear healthier, plumped and lifted in 30 minutes flat.

With multiple locations across Canada, The Ten Spot offers nail, brow, lash and laser hair removal treatments, but it’s the  Dermalogica facials that truly impress. The Vancouver’s Yaletown location doesn’t look like much without the benefit of showy design and amenities, but that leaves the treatments to speak for themselves. Visitors can choose from dermaplaning, peels and facial treatments, and the Customized Professional Facial Treatment is the stand out. Using Dermalogica to double cleanse and a mask that best suits your complexion, the esthetician will work to resurface, decongest and hydrate your skin. One hour and 10 products later, skin feels incredible.

While well-known hotel spas like Fairmont’s Absolute Spa  are certainly worth a visit, Paradox Hotel’s opulent Xylia Natural Spa has flown under the radar since its opening. The spa menu consists of physical and spiritual wellness offerings to rejuvenate body and mind with curated rituals that include herbal teas, steam showers, massage, and a private jacuzzi. The Signature Rainforest Massage combines Swedish and Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi techniques for a 60- or 90-minute deep tissue experience that promotes circulation and muscle relaxation. The experience can also be customized to incorporate sports therapy and ease tension in problem areas.

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