Le Scandinave Spa

Down a path of cedar chips lined by white pillars of birch trees lies a remarkable getaway that is completely transcendant to its location at the base of Blue Mountain in Collingwood.

Le Scandinave Spa at Blue Mountain in Collingwood Ontario is a pretty incredible spot if you like quiet and relaxation, sitting in a solarium that smells like cedar with a view to a grove of birch trees, wet and dry saunas (finnish versus norwegian), and thermal and frigid outdoor baths which you are supposed to rotate amongst but I only went into the cold waterfall bath once - at 54 degrees F on a wintry spring day could you fault me?! The scene is very mellow. More women than men (the women come in gaggles for girl-time it appeared) but more men than I thought. The grounds are typical Ontario - cedar and birch with a view to the slowly rising slopes of Blue Mountain - and the facilities are warm, sophisticated, rustic: a large red barn type structure that houses the main reception area, fire place, eating lounge and cafeteria. There's lots of stone and wood and windows. People hang out in their bathrobes eating lunch, sitting outside by the fire, reading in the solarium. The downstairs in the main building has the change rooms (clean with lockers, shampoo, hair dryers, private showers) and the massage rooms.

Spend an afternoon if you can. A massage is a nice touch (literally!) but the baths are worth the visit. All you need is directions, a bathing suit, flip flops, a bathrobe, and the desire to chill out. There's a code of quiet around the grounds and in the baths and the saunas so there isn't much laughter or chatter, there were no kids when I was there. It was so mellow and so relaxing that amidst the sound of water falling and in conjunction with bursts of eucalyptus from the Finnish sauna (it's in a silo!) I could hear the buds bursting on the limbs of the trees encircling Le Scandinave.

Comments

[spanish course]

Such as beautiful place. Baths are just a relaxing thing to do and it is worth it!

[detox foot bath]

"A massage is a nice touch (literally!) but the baths are worth the visit."

This information makes a reader eager to come, see, and experience the pleasures that the palce promises. This is such an enticing offer. Really captivating.

[Dan & Matilde]

I went to this Spa with my wife, we came to enjoy a relaxing massage which was scheduled for 1:15pm. We were not familiar with the area and ended up being 20 minutes late. They ROBBED US of $241 without offering any alternative services for that day claiming that the masseuse was there specifically for us. We begged to differ advising that we still had 40 minutes of massage time left. No, we spoke to a manager without any help either. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!! They are REAL con artists and upmost unprofessional!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!