13 October 2008

Thai Me Up

Sabai Leela Health Spa Opens

Your bank manager’s calling, the car keeps stalling, the rain’s still pouring, your roof is leaking, and you’ve just laddered your tights.

Feel like you’re going completely knots?

Unwind with a traditional Thai masssage at Sabai Leela. The spa — which opened quietly in Earl’s Court three months ago — is neither a grand destination nor a cheap downtown parlour. With a Zen-like interior, notably willing staff and fair prices, it’s somewhere in between.

Founder Orachit ‘Amie’ Sommung studied medical therapeutic massage at the famous Wat Po school in Bangkok and has trained her team (all Thai) well. With massages costing from £25 for 30 minutes, and facials, waxing and mani-pedis from £10, it’s a sanctuary you can visit on a regular basis.

Whether you need to or knot.

Sabai Leela, 282 Old Brompton Road, SW5 9HR (020 7373 7763 or sabaileela.com).