Japanese Bath House Blue Mountains  

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Bowenfels

It is designed to calm and relax your body and soul. Framed by a picturesque rose garden on one side and an exquisite Japanese Zen Garden on the other, this unique bathhouse is indeed 'heaven on earth'. Blue Mountains Sparadise is the only Japanese onsen (hot spring) in NSW where you can experience the Japanese spa culture. The bathing ritual has great health benefits - it stimulates your circulation, warming your body in winter and removing grime and toxins from your body in summer. A hot spring, or onsen, also has medicinal benefits due to the high mineral content in the spring water. In Japan bathing is not intended to clean one's self but to allow the waters to help the body to relax and restore. Total cleansing is completed before beginning any bathing ritual, and then you can unwind and relax in the baths provided. Bathing here is intended as a quiet and tranquil experience, as you escape the stresses of modern-day life. The bath house facilities include; both an indoor and outdoor natural mineral hot spring bath, an indoor cold spring, a relaxation room, Japanese showers and the biggest herbal steam bath in Australia. There is also a reflexology path in the Zen Garden, specially designed to massage your feet while you enjoy the panoramic views of the beautiful mountainscape. And to make heaven last just a little longer, why not indulge yourself to a massage or one of the many beauty treatments on offer? Treatments: Deep tissue massage, Asian blend massage, Aromatherapy massage and facials Facilities: * Indoor and outdoor natural mineral hot spring baths * Indoor cold spring bath * Relaxation room * Japanese showers * Herbal steam bath * Reflexology path in the Japanese Zen Garden * Tea room that serves simple Japanese food and a range of herbal tea You can visit for a day or make a weekend of it, staying in the elegant Tudor House with Japanese-style décor or the more basic cabin room. There are also accommodation and treatment packages available.