Do I have to take my own robe?

Travel light - most spas provide robes and slippers.

The majority of day spas, hotel spas, spa retreats and treatment rooms supply a robe. Beauty salons may not, but this is due to a lack of wet facilities or relaxation space outside of the treatment room.

If your robe gets very damp, you can usually change it for a dry one at any time. On rare occasions you have to hire the robe but the cost is usually quite low. It is good practice for a spa to provide an adequate amount of clean robes. Spa-ing is about me-time, and that is cut short if you have to get dressed and step outside straight after a treatment.

If you want to show off your family motto hand-embroidered on your own towelling robe, you can of course take it with you. But robes take up a fair amount of space in a suitcase and may well be a bit damp when you pack to go home.

 


 

See also:

* I know people wander around in a robe at a spa, but what do you wear underneath?

* What should I pack to take to a spa?

* What should I wear on my feet at a spa?

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