Why abhyanga uses warm sesame oil
A short guide to the oil massage of Kerala and how to do it at home.
Your first spa visit: what to expect
From the arrival tea to the shower, so nothing surprises you.
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Notes from Sampige Day Spa
Guides, care tips and stories from behind the counter.
Choosing a massage: a simple guide
Abhyanga, deep tissue or hot stone? It depends on what you want to feel afterwards.
What a spa afternoon costs at Sampige
Single treatments, the half-day package and add-ons, with the totals worked out so there are no surprises.
Shy about a massage? The questions guests do not like to ask
Undressing, talking, ticklish feet and falling asleep: honest answers to the worries first-time guests carry quietly.
Visiting the spa during Mysuru Dasara
How to plan a treatment around the palace lights, the Jamboo Savari crowds and the busiest ten days of the year.
How our massage oils are blended
Sesame, coconut and herbs from a Chamarajapuram vaidya: what is in the bottles in your treatment room.
Looking after your feet between visits
A simple weekly routine with warm water, a pumice stone and oil, based on our 45-minute foot ritual.
Giving a spa visit as a gift
How our gift vouchers work, which treatments make the best present, and how to book for someone else.
The hours after your massage
Why we suggest water, a warm bath and a slow evening, and what the oil on your skin is doing.
Give an afternoon off.
Gift cards from ₹1,500, sent on WhatsApp or printed in a cloth envelope.