No — there are specific contraindications that must be disclosed before booking. Hot stone massage is not recommended for guests who are pregnant, have cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, high blood pressure, varicose veins, or any skin condition affecting the areas to be treated. It is also not suitable immediately following sunburn or any inflammatory flare-up. During your pre-session consultation, your therapist will ask the relevant questions and advise you honestly. If there is any uncertainty, we will recommend an alternative treatment that is safe for your condition.

No — not when the treatment is performed by a trained therapist. Our stones are heated in a professional water bath and monitored to a precise therapeutic temperature range. Your therapist tests each stone before it contacts your skin and reads your body's response continuously throughout the session. You should feel deep, enveloping warmth — never sharp heat or discomfort. If a stone ever feels too intense, you say so and it is removed immediately. Communication during this treatment is particularly important and always welcomed.

Hot stone massage is particularly effective for chronic lower back pain, muscular stiffness caused by cold weather or sedentary work, stress-related tension held deep in the body, mild joint pain, and poor circulation. It is also exceptionally well-suited to guests who find conventional massage pressure uncomfortable — the heat does significant therapeutic work before any manual pressure is applied, making the tissue far more receptive and the overall experience far gentler on the body.

The fundamental difference is penetration depth and speed of release. A conventional massage works mechanically — pressure applied by hands to muscle tissue. Hot stone massage adds a thermal dimension that reaches deeper layers of tissue passively, without requiring the intensity of pressure that deep tissue massage demands. For guests who need deep release but find deep tissue massage too uncomfortable, hot stone massage often produces comparable results through heat rather than force. It is also a more immersive sensory experience — the weight, warmth, and silence of the stones create a state of calm that is difficult to achieve through any other means.

Hot stone massage is available in 60, 90, and 120-minute sessions. The 60-minute session covers the back, shoulders, and legs — the primary areas of tension for most guests. The 90-minute session extends to the arms, neck, and face, with additional time for targeted hand work in areas the stones reveal. The 120-minute session is the complete ritual — unhurried, full-body, with extended stone placement and a closing scalp treatment. For first-time guests, the 90-minute session is our recommendation. The heat needs time to work, and the 90-minute duration allows the treatment to unfold without feeling compressed.