Ippocampo Heaven

Save the best for last. The final hidden gem we unearthed in our little Sardinian jaunt was the spa beneath our hotel, the "Wellness Center." It wasn't as easy as you may think. Upon checking in at Hotel Flamingo, we were not informed of the spa's existence (nor that dinner time had a 9:00 cut-off, which we, ahem, missed by five minutes our first night) and there wasn't a lick of publicity for it anyplace obvious in Flamingo's inner quarters. So imagine our delight when we ventured down a rather conspicuous path into the domain of the Ippocampo, or sea horse. An entirely whollistic spa with all natural products (mother jumps for joy at this point and marvels at the place's fabulous energy) with welcoming staff, beautiful facilities and a mile long list of interesting services. Besides the treatments, on offer was a therapeutic bath and "paths," similar to the little hot/cold donut pool I'd encountered in Ischia. They directed us towards the welcome package--a massage, use of the sauna, steam room, etc and a bath/path--€75. Two, please. Thank god for spa-revering mothers.

Ippocampo
www.eticatecnica.com
+33 45044509

Wellness Party

Yes, that's right, Wellness Party! On our last night, to introduce the spa to the mostly clueless hotel guests residing above, the friendly wellness team threw a little soiree-cum-demonstration on the premises. Complete with tasty canapes (all organic) and cocktails (non-acoholic and also organic, of course), the nibbles put to shame the ristorante upstairs. Guests were then taken into the pool area and watched an array of live demonstrations, i.e. the best pr tactic ever. After staring at this man having the traditional foot treatment, mother and I immediately booked appointments for ourselves. Wellness party on!

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