Sarah Lee

Review of St. Michael's Hotel and Spa

My mother and I enjoyed a Spa Day a couple of week...

My mother and I enjoyed a Spa Day a couple of weeks back with lunch. The resort was very nice, well kept and clean and staff were friendly and helpful from start to finish.
The Spa is very nice and I think they are working well to keep numbers low so guests can enjoy the facilities however it is very much led by the guests as to how fairly this sharing is occurring!
The outside Swedish hot tub is very popular - I would hazard its because it is actually hot - but you can only fit one party in at a time. I wonder if this continues if it might be an idea to install a second hot tub for guests to enjoy.
Personally I found the hydro pool to be really quite cold. Maybe if this was hotter, guests would be happier sat in the bubbles of the hydro pool! This obviously may not be the point of the hydro pool but I do still feel it was really quite cold and its difficult to relax or lie still in colder water.
It would be nice if you could also enjoy the swimming pool as part of the spa day.
You are supplied with nice warm gowns, flip flops (which are yours to keep after) and towels. The changing rooms have lovely facilities with powerful showers, cleansing products for your face, hairdryers and straighteners.
When you're in the spa you can order drinks from a little bar to enjoy in the spa too - iced water is constantly refreshed for you to help yourself.
After our visit we had lunch in the restaurant above the spa. The choice was very limited to three platters which were essentially meat, fish and vegetarian. We chose vegetarian which was very nice but I feel there could have been less pickled cold things and maybe more bread. The cornish cheese selection was excellent though, very enjoyable and moreish!
Ideally I'd like to mark the resort 3.5 stars as 3 seems low but 4 slightly too high. We did enjoy ourselves but I feel that was more the company than the venue. Maybe without covid restrictions it would be more enjoyable as most of the day was spent looking to see if you could move on to the next experience within the spa (steam room, hot tub etc) and then feeling a bit gutted if someone whipped in there before you!