05/09/2022
I landed super early on Friday morning at around 9am, and as soon as I entered the lavish and opulent hotel lobby, the staff were there to take my bags and walk me over to the check-in desk. I knew I was really early and there was a high chance my room wouldn’t be ready yet, but the staff were lovely and asked if I’d like to use the spa to relax while I waited for my room. I gratefully accepted; I’d only had two hours sleep and was extremely hungover from my work leaving drinks the night before, so after the gentleman showed me down to the spa I got changed and headed in for a nap.
The spa is fairly small due to Le Richemond’s clientele – they have a lot of Arabs stay there, and because the women don’t like to use spas as they don’t like to undress in front of others, the hotel made the decision to only have a small relaxation area, a steam room, a sauna, and showers. The changing rooms are very small (there is one toilet and a tiny communal change area), and there isn’t a swimming pool, which makes the hotel feel like more of a business hotel than a family-friendly hotel, but this suited me absolutely fine!
