New York - December 19, 2003

The Simple Life

Simply Spa Opens

We’ve never been good at suffering fools gladly. Which is why booking spa appointments has always been such a — sniff — burden.

Maybe Princess thought she wanted a hot-stone massage when she scheduled the darned thing, but Her Highness was subsequently read the riot act for daring to suggest she’d prefer a facial.

Keep right on believing that fickleness is an adorable trait and hit Simply Spa, where pampering is reserved not by the service provided but by the block of time. Sign up for an hour — or two — and decide what you want when you get there.

Couldn’t hold out till your Simply Spa appointment and slipped into the dump on the corner for an emergency mani? No problem. Indulge in a pedi and waxing instead.

The modest but beautifully designed space is as soothing as the geniuses who run it.

Not even Miss Fickle can argue with that.

Simply Spa, 104 West 14th Street, at Sixth Avenue, suite 2C (212-647-8919); or online at simplyspanyc.com.