It’s been weeks since Hubby and I went to Bacolod for an exciting trip to Mambukal Resort and to attend to the Christening of my grandson, Baby Joemarc. But until now, I can’t get over our unique experience at the 24-hour spa – The Blade Spa.
I needed a manicure and a pedicure. Hubby needed a massage. So I browsed through Bacolod directory and looked for spa though I already have this feeling that all of them will be closed by 10pm as what I thought considering the business hours of most spas in Iloilo City. I’ve searched for the Blade spa. It’s the only spa I know in Bacolod after knowing it from Mambukal Resort. I was soooooooooooo happy upon knowing that the spa is open 24hours. Amazing isn’t it!!!
We came to the spa minutes from the Bacolod Pension. After telling the front desk our requested services, we were escorted upstairs to wait for our manicuristas. It was dark in the second floor. Hubby and I had to sit on a comfy sofa and managed to read mags in the dark…samo-samok sa YES! Mag hehehehe…
After a very satisfying foot scrub with pedicure, Hubby excused himself to get another service. Aba nalingaw! He requested for this Ventusa kind of massage. The massage uses vacuum glasses which are believed to get unwanted air from the body. I’ve decided on a Body Scrub with Massage for myself.
I almost fell asleep as I was having a very relaxing body scrub. It was soooooo good that it got me addicted to it. It must have been the masseuse…no perhaps the place…or the ambiance…it was because of everything in the spa. I was falling in love with the spa.
When Hubby and I went back to Bacolod Pension he showed me the effects of the Ventusa. I saw several brownish-like cricles on his chest and at his back.
The number of circles was less than the actual number of glasses used during the massage. That means that some parts of his body have significant amount of unwanted air and the vacuum glasses took those air out of his system. Cool isn’t it?
Every now and then Hubby keeps mentioning about going back to Bacolod for another day at the spa. It amuses me because he was never into stuff like salon, spa, shopping etc. But the Blade Spa captured his heart.
Try the Blade Spa for yourself, too. You’ll love it! I’m not paid to advertise them but this post is a sincere recommendation due to a very satisfying experience.
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January 16, 2010 at 10:56 am
spa girl
i am frequent spa goer and i have been to many spas around bacolod city, manila, cebu and davao. and i make sure that i connect with my therapists through chitchat. then we would get to the issue of their compensation, etc. not a single one of them is a salaried employee. all of them are paid like those in the parlor–by commission. so i believe there is no problem there.
i have been to the blade spa in their downtown branch, at mambukal, and also in the airport branches and their staff seem happy with what they are doing. with the kind of job that one has as a therapist in the spa, if they are not treated well and are not earning well, it will be obvious in their demeanor and the way they would treat their clients, right? but i did not see that in their therapists, so i believe they are happy with their jobs.
i just would like to touch on the issue of working long hours. i have a few friends who have worked as therapists in a spa before. they said that they work longer hours just so they can have more clients and hence more money. but they were not forced by the management. so i believe that it is the same thing with the blade.
i don’t think that with the issues raised above, the blade should be ashamed or held responsible. sorry, but they do not warrant any complaint for me.
January 16, 2010 at 4:30 pm
jacqui26
hi spa girl,
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post.
The allegations from the previous posts are too heavy and requires hard evidence prior to any legal actions. That’s why I had to remove the said posts. After all, this blog is all about positivity and balanced information not pure outburst of emotions.
I agree with you that the employees in The Blade spa didn’t look unhappy, dissatisfied, problematic whatsoever. I just went there few times and I’ve had several of their services. But in all of these, I didn’t notice anything fishy…
February 8, 2010 at 12:59 pm
pp
i like the Blade and their services. their staff are very friendly, too.
February 12, 2010 at 6:04 pm
jacqui26
same here pp