Treat yourself to an amazing massage here. Liz is an intuitive healer and so friendly, you'll feel…read morelike you've arrived home. I can't wait to come back!

Excellent therapist, magic hands, truly gets in touch and feels her way through your body as she…read moreworks. Highly recommend Nella, she's excellent at what she does!

From the owner: With over ten years of experience in a wide range of modalities, my goal is to work with you…read morethrough a holistic lens, to meet your body's individual needs

Paid quite a high price for the Stone and Spice Massage…read more Nice environment, but the actual massage was just ok. I asked for more pressure several times, and she would increase the pressure for a few minutes, but then just go back to broad boring strokes. The worst was the head massage I felt like she was pulling my hair out and trying too tie it in knots. Bummer the technique was just not there.

Absolutely the best spa in the Kootenays . I'm am estaticain of almost 30 years and I would go no…read morewhere else . Top notch talented , educated estatitions . Beautiful spa with relaxed atmosphere . Reasonable prices and good quality product lines . 5 stars for Aura and it's staff .

Recently, I was on a six-day cycling tour with a rest day in Nelson, BC; a perfect time for a good…read moremassage. I called Santosha Spa and was told that they were all booked for the day, but the receptionist said she might be able to fit me in. A few hours later I called and was told I was scheduled for an appointment with Ash. I've had hundreds of massages where I live in Seattle and in various places around the world. I all honesty, the massage I got from Ash was among the top two or three. The only way it could have been better would have been if there was more time. As a cyclist, my legs need extra attention, and Ash's deep-tissue work was unparalleled. And she loosened up my back just perfectly. I can't give Ash or Santosha Spa a higher rating.

From the owner: Santosha Spa is an escape from the hustle and bustle of every day life. It is a place where…read moreholistic care and high end spa services come together on the shores of Kootenay Lake. We look forward to serving our community and travellers alike in hopes of inspiring Santosha.

My wife and I signed up for a couple's massage in the salt cave. Our experience in BC before then…read morehas been that people are very accepting of mask-wearing and much more compliant with proving vaccination status than people in the US. We try to be very careful to minimize risk. I guess we assumed that the folks at the Himalaya Salt Cave would follow along with the compliance of their fellow British Columbians, especially as this is a health/wellness type establishment. Instead, we were surprised to see no mask wearing by either massage therapist upon entering. I inquired whether they were vaccinated and the answer was no. They explained that "salt is anti-viral" and that they are always very careful. We kept our masks on and proceeded to the massage tables. Once we were undressed and ready to go, they asked if we'd prefer they wear masks. The answer was yes-- these are people who were getting in close to us, salt or no salt. The massages were good, but honestly we should have been told up front of their unvaccinated status and they should have followed our lead in mask-wearing. And "salt kills the virus?" Really?!?!

This is the most wonderful place. The salt cave is deeply relaxing and I had gone for a blissful…read morecrystal singing bowl performance as well, that was perfect against the backdrop of the salt cave.

I recently visited Teagarden salon and spa and booked appointment with Naomi for a waxing. I've…read morealways felt very self-conscious about my body and she made me feel extremely comfortable and safe being absolutely bare! I recommend this salon!

Over the last 2 days I've had eyebrows microbladed at the Tea Garden, and my hair done by fabulous…read morestylist Laura. I am totally in love with them! I was nervous about my eyebrows but Melisa made me feel really comfortable and asked lots of questions to establish my needs. The end result is amazing! This is just one of many amazing experiences I've had at the Tea Garden. Each of the stylists and aestheticians I've seen has made me feel spoilt, valued and totally cared for from start to finish. I'm moving away and I'm totally gutted I won't be able to visit again soon. I can't recommend the spa enough. See you next year !

***DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY***. If zero stars was an option, would select that. This place…read moreis absolutely a farce and is not to be trusted. The "nail tech" who clearly has never done a manicure began by sitting through expired polish, explaining that it was the end of the year ans sonw of the polish gets goopy. She then wrapped me in nail polish remover for 15 minutes (no filing), attempted to scrape off the top layer, and then went on to blame my polish for the lack of ease of removal. Her "boss" came in who then attempted to speak down to me, saying OPI was REALLY hard to remove (it's not). She took out the electric file, which was dead. And then took a nail file to my nails with a half assed attempt at salvaging-- it was so clear they had NO IDEA what they were doing, zero clue on nail care or treatment, and kept speaking down to me as if my polish was the problem. After looking at my destroyed nails, I left. I cannot believe their complete lack of professionalism or qualifications- head ANYWHERE else but here.

The owner and their staff are very friendly, and they offer a lot of treatments, from eyebrow…read morewaxing, to massages, to laser hair removal. Very happy with them thus far.