Luxury Spa in Paris - After the rain

2.30 PM: I have an appointment at the St James and Albany Hotel, just in front of the Jardins des Tuileries in the French capital. I do not know what to expect, it is a surprise you organized for me. Before I met you, I was an adventurer, always in search of the most exotic places in our world, in search of a peace of heart I could only find in nature, in search of fresh sensations, these sensations that make you shiver. I changed that life for a new one, I met you and I discovered another type of happiness. But I know that I cannot fool you, now you know me better than anyone, you know that I have been missing these sensations.

I enter the lobby, give my name and the receptionist leads me downstairs in an isolated corridor. She opens a door and, as I cross its threshold, I am pervaded by smells that seem almost surreal. My mind and memory awaken as these fragrances impregnate my whole being. In a jar, fruits are dancing at the water surface. A lady gives me a glass of this water and leads me toward the changing room while telling me the story of this place. A magical place hidden in the basement of a Parisian stone castle: a spa simply called “after the rain”; a spa created by Isabelle Nordmann, a woman who, just like me, appreciates with delight the moment and place almost indescribable when nature becomes entranced by the dew delicately placed in her bosom. A smile floating on my lips, I enter the relaxation room. In a daze, I pour a glass of fresh fruit juice and let myself taste one of the delicacies displayed here. I sit down in one of the armchairs and close my eyes.

Then, a young woman arrives... Marie, the therapist who will be my guide through the rainfall of comfort I am about to live: the signature massage “after the Rain”. She guides me into a room: massage table with white linen sheets, stone wall giving this magical place its power and freshness, subdued lights...
She makes me choose the ideal music for the ambiance; the serum that will be mixed with the massage oil and that will bathe my body with its perfume. I choose sounds of nature and a serum called “voyage” in order to re discover this feeling I have been missing so much.

Lying under the sheet, I can feel the smells reaching my nose, the music flowing in my ears... Marie adapts her skills to my wishes, to my needs. Her hands run on my skin in an infinite and magical moment. Her fingers and the way they press on my muscles erase all the tension I had accumulated. The magic is coming to an end and I have lost the track of time. I am floating on a cloud of pleasure and relaxation. A few seconds later, I enter the Turkish baths and I uncover another world. The lights are shining with different colours on the ceiling, as little stars illuminating a dark sky. Blue, green, orange, pink, yellow... They change just like the colour of the sun reflecting on the ocean. A couple enters. They appear as a picture of tranquillity, happy to share this special instant with each other. I wish you were here to share mine, my love.
I leave them to their intimacy and go toward the grandiose swimming-pool. The warm water envelops me with softness...

In the changing room, whereas I thought the moment of pure relaxation over, I discover, with delight, beauty creams and lotions, especially displayed here for my benefit. I turn around and I find the Italian shower: water escaping from the shower knob and, above it, a single star sparkling, making its way through the droplets of water running on my face, as a waterfall.

Finally ready to meet you, I leave this dream, this place where simplicity and luxury live together in harmony, in a heavenly nature. I feel at peace, happy, light... Before leaving, I made an appointment, for us both this time. I am going to make you explore these extraordinary sensations and we will enjoy a massage followed by a bath in rose petals especially conceived for love: it will be for us, for the love that bonds us and this love will then unite us to this nature I cherish so much...