CENTRAL

Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall
The Rolls-Royce of gents spas admits women on Tuesdays

Nickel Spa, Covent Garden
Love handle wrap treatment at French-inspired men-only salon

The Aveda Institute, Holborn
A brand new facial good enough to take back to work

Bloww Spa, Soho
A sexy 21st-century Soho salon experience with attitude

Sanook Spa, Soho
Chocolate facials and a perfect pedicure in the heart of media land

The Sanctuary, Soho
Highly fashionable and centrally-located day spa

The Rosebery Rooms, Clerkenwell
Good value and popular with locals for no-nonsense treatments

Spa at Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, Bloomsbury
An oriental vibe and acres of fluffy white towels - pure indulgence

The Porchester Spa Turkish Baths, Queensway
Elegant Art Deco baths and affordable massages

Earth-Spa, Belgravia
Where the well-heeled get muddy in SW1

The Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge
An urban retreat that's at your holistic service

Glow Urban Spa, Knightsbridge
Compact spa with London's first Raw Face Lift

The Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge
This exclusive spa is the epitome of restrained style

Micheline Arcier Aromatherapie, Knightsbridge
A calm and bijou aromatherapy clinic with face and body treatments

The Spa Studio, The Lanesborough Hotel, Knightsbridge
Food and service are second-to-none, plus great Hyde Park views

Wholeman Spa, Mayfair
"Real men use spas" is the mantra at this affordable holistic spa

InterContinental, London Park Lane, Mayfair
A Park Lane hotel where a therapist provides room service

The Spa at Brown’s Hotel, Mayfair
A seasonal apple and pumpkin pedicure at a neat urban spa

May Fair Hotel
Beautifully refurbished Asian-inspired spa

Elemis Day Spa, Mayfair
Popular with Mayfair ladies and for lunchbreak "quickies"

Gentlemen's Tonic, Mayfair
Lifestyle and grooming services for the man about town

COMO Shambhala Urban Escape, Mayfair
A neat spa in the Metropolitan with a range of classic treatments

Calmia Day Spa and Holistic Lifestyle Store, Marylebone
Relaxation for the harrassed city-goer

Landmark London, Marylebone
Discreet, sophisticated and central

WEST

Le Kalon Spa, South Kensington
A private ambience with gilded hamam and fruity facials

The Soma Centre, Kensington
A spa that promises to make you feel younger - but at a price

Baglioni Hotel, Kensington
High life Italian style with some great deals for female guests

Shymala Ayurveda, Kensington
A taste of Indian summer at an ayurvedic townhouse spa

Savana Spa, Westbourne Grove
A day spa that offers chocolate massage and a creche

Pacifica Spa, Notting Hill
A yoga pedicure that will have your feet buffed for the beach

Scin Spa, Notting Hill
Bespoke treatments and boutique charm

Hydrohealing, Notting Hill
Healthy water treatments are the order of the day at this spa

K Spa, Shepherd's Bush
Thai treatments in a hotel popular with BBC celebs

Me and My Baby Therapy Rooms, Chelsea
Tips and pampering for mums-to-be

Bliss Spa, Chelsea
Oxygen facials and brownies at a cool London day spa

EAST

Spa London, Bethnal Green
Facelifted old Turkish baths provide good-deal for East Enders

East River Spa, Docklands
VIDEO: A Thameside urban retreat with express treatments

Four Seasons spa at Canary Wharf
An "age-defying weekend" spa with an Ayurvedic Harley Street surgeon

NORTH

Murdock, Old Street
Good old-fashioned gent's barber for the discerning dandy

Ki Mantra Urban Life Spa, Islington
The house speciality is yogic massage at this light day spa

Angel Therapy Rooms, Islington
Gorgeous without being girlie in a hip part of town

Ironmonger Row, Islington
Old-fashioned steam, scrub and massage at affordable prices

Natura Day Spa, Hampstead
Earthy wonders of the Heath and saves on the schelp into Town

SOUTH

Therapy, East Dulwich
Good quality and value at treatment rooms off a local high street

AIRPORTS

Cowshed Spa, Terminal 3, Heathrow
Top stress-busting from trendy Babington House outpost

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