Spa Betty Series: Bali

By: Travel Betty (View Profile)


The next day however, it’s back to business. I catch a cab to Cozy, an out of the way day spa frequented by Aussie expats. It doesn’t look like much from the outside and it’s housed in the Indonesian version of a strip mall, but inside it’s all beauty business. The ground floor is airy and open and even features a juice bar.

Upstairs, however, I feel like I’m entering the Pleurisy Ward of Relaxation. Instead of individual rooms, it is just a series of floor to ceiling medicinal white curtains dividing up the beds. That’s fine though. I keep my eyes closed during treatments anyway.

Like the day before yesterday, I am instructed to change into the one-size-fits-most disposable underwear I will henceforth refer to as Tourist Panties. And luckily, unlike the first day, this trio of massages is executed with skill.

Today I’ve signed up for a 2-hour full body massage / head massage / foot massage. I can’t think of anything better than that.

“Excuse me, ma’am. Would you like breath massage?”

At first I think, “Wow, there’s more? Why not? I’m not sure what it is, but it sounds intriguing.”

Oh wait, no! No! Thank you, but NO, I will pass on the BREAST massage.

I gotta say, this whole breast thing is making me wonder. Would they consider it perverted if I said yes? Like a female happy finish? Or am I just a total prude? And by the way, this isn’t a rhetorical question. Feel free to clue me in here, Betties.

Travel Betty Basics
Cozy
Jl. Sunset Blk A # 3, Kuta
Tel: 7472762, 7472763.
Ambiance: 3 out of 5 Passion Fruits
Treatments: 4 out of 5 Passion Fruits
Cost: 154,000 rupiah (including tax)
What that means in U.S. Dollars: $16.79

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