Relaxing at: La Sultane du Saba

Located at 24 Rue du Pot d'Or in the centre of Liège, La Sultane du Saba offers massages, scrubs, facials, waxing, body-wraps, as well as foot and hand treatments and make-up services.  The spa services both men & women offering treatments à la carte along with a series of treatment packages for individuals or couples.  Fortunately for the non-French speaking residents and visitors to Liège, the owner (who answers most of the calls to the spa,) speaks English and is accustomed to welcoming English speakers and explaining the spas treatments to them.

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One thing that makes La Sultane du Saba memorable is the heavy emphasis on the Orient.  The decor transports one to locales much further South-East of Liège and most treatments incorporate elements of the Orient in either the method or the products used.

The in-house Hammam (Turkish style steam-sauna) can be booked for 15 Euro as a stand-alone treatment, and features as one of the elements in most spa packages.  We must say that the light scent of Eucalyptus along with the heat and steam in the Hammam are something we appreciate particularly in the winter.

Tchantches, myself, and another person we know have taken massage treatments at this spa, and while we found them relaxing, we all agree that we found the touch of the masseuses to be a little light.  These are not Swedish or Shiatsu style treatments, and so we'd recommend the Hammam followed perhaps by a Hot Stone massage as your best bet if you are looking to relieve tight muscles.

Tchantches has personally sampled the foot reflexology massage, and says it was wonderful.  He only felt bad that he had to use his superbly relaxed feet to walk out of the spa after his treatment!

A pdf brochure listing treatments, pricing, contact information and spa hours can be viewed by clicking the link on this page of the spas site.