The Spa by Equinox Hotels in New York offers pampering treatments and innovative wellness experiences for both members and non-members alike.

Equinox Hotel New York is an urban oasis that offers the perfect retreat for restoring and recharging in the busy city. It offers a more relaxed approach to luxury with rooms and suites that have been designed with performance and regeneration in mind including beds layered with temperature-regulating natural fibers, total soundproofing, blackout blinds, and integrated technology.

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The hotel is home to Equinox Hudson Yards, a fitness club with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer views of Vessel and the Hudson River. From personal training to group fitness classes, members and overnight hotel guests can enjoy a wide range of amenities and programming that will take their wellness to the next level.

Available to guests and also open to the public is The Spa by Equinox Hotels, which offers a variety of innovative treatments and cutting-edge therapies including cryotherapy, massages, infrared sauna, NutriDrip IV drips, quantum harmonics sessions, body work, skin therapies, and more.

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Guests can also create their own experience by selecting different options from the menu and add-on amplifiers, all of which have been developed by a team of internationally recognized medical authorities and therapists renowned for their mastery of healing. We spoke with Ara Patterson, VP of Food & Beverage + Spa by Equinox Hotels, to learn more about the spa’s amenities, treatments to try, and more.

While Equinox Hudson Yards is only open to hotel guests and members, The Spa by Equinox Hotels is open to the public.

Why You’ll Love It: Our award-winning The Spa by Equinox Hotels is known for its science-backed, results-driven menu and services, all designed for inner and outer body excellence to help you perform at your highest level.

In addition to the popular spa offerings such as massages and facials, guests love our focus on high-performance treatments that demystify the esoteric idea of well-being. We transform the concept of wellbeing, which is emblematic of the Equinox brand, into accessible and tangible treatments that our guests not only understand but have come to love. These innovative menu features offerings that are not commonly found at competitor hotels or luxury spas.

Additionally, guests always note our team’s attention to detail. Given our deep alignment with the Equinox philosophy, we cultivate an exceptional guest experience where our pillars of movement, nutrition, regeneration, and community are weaved into the fabric of our offering, catering to both the physical and mental health and performance of our guests.

The award-winning Spa by Equinox Hotels is known for its science-backed, results-driven menu and service.

Key Features: On-site at The Spa by Equinox Hotels, guests experience locker rooms equipped with dry saunas, high-pressure rain-head showers, and fully stocked lockers with robes, slippers, and more.

The spa’s treatments and offerings have been developed by a team of internationally recognized medical authorities and therapists.

Bonus: Guests love that they receive a complimentary techno service (cryotherapy or infrared sauna) when booking a 90-minute facial or massage.

Dry saunas are among the amenities available for spa guests to enjoy.

Snacks Served: At The Spa, we offer complimentary plant-based protein bars by Mezcla, Equinox Hotels proprietary teas, and LMNT electrolyte water supplements..

The fully-stocked locker rooms also feature high-pressure rain-head showers.

Splurge Treatment: I always suggest, The Ultimate Anti-Aging and Lifting Facial, a 2-hour facial service that addresses loss of collagen, dull skin, firming and lifting of facial muscles with the Remodeling Face machine.

The spa menu features innovative treatments ranging from massages and body work to quantum harmonics sessions and NutriDrip IV drips.

Insider’s Favorite: How to pick!I have so many….the Ultimate Silhouette Shaper is the best detox and slimming treatment perfect before an event or as weekly maintenance to help define a woman’s hourglass shape or V-shaped back for men.

Then, MLX I3DOME which uses far infrared for the ultimate detox, followed by a Lymphatic Drainage Detox + Slimming Body Treatment with Icoone Roboderm to help tone and firm skin while reducing cellulite and bloat with laser.

The final touch is the Silhouette Shaper Body Treatment to contour the body using deep cellulite massage techniques by Biologique Recherche.

A private treatment suite at the spa includes its own shower.

Most Unique Treatment: Our most unique treatment is the Face Sculpting Buccal Massage. This 60 or 90-minute treatment includes a specialized intra-oral facial massage technique that sculpts, defines, and lifts the facial muscles to reduce eye puffiness and accentuate jaw and cheek contours.

The skin is then cleansed with a firm muscular massage of the face, neck, and décolleté, followed by a customized Biologique Recherche mask, serum, and cream to create toned, glowing skin.

The Wave Bed is among the innovative treatments designed to help guests achieve optimized sleep therapy, brain boost, and cognitive enhancement.

Featured Products: Biologique Recherche face and body care, Dr. Lara Devgan medical grade skincare, Augustinus Bader skincare, Grown Alchemist body washes in a signature proprietary blend exclusively formulated for Equinox Hotels, Equinox Hotels branded Teas.

For more information about The Spa by Equinox Hotels, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @equinoxhotels

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