Up and Coming's 2008 Best of Fayetteville Awards
Best Day Spa, Tanning Salon, Nail Salon, Hair Salon, Leg and Bikini Waxing, Best Health Club
The Renaissance Day Spa
860 Elm St. or 1534 Purdue Dr., Fayetteville
910.484.9922 or 484.2111
www.therenaissancedayspa.com
If pampering is your game, then the name to call on is Renaissance European Day Spa.
The wellness, health and beauty Mecca of Cumberland County won an impressive six first place awards in Up & Coming’s 2008 Best of Fayetteville competition, including: best health club/gym, best hair salon, best leg and bikini waxing, best nail salon, best tanning salon, and best day spa.
“We are committed to providing an overall wellness program for our clients,” said Kathy Henson, the facility manager for the Eutaw Village location — Renaissance Spa also has a location on Purdue Drive.
The parent company of the Renaissance European Day Spa, the Spa Fitness and Wellness Center, opened its doors in Fayetteville back in 1975. The company has grown exponentially over the years, opening the Purdue Drive location in 2006 and increasing it’s original staff of 18 to more than 200.
The Renaissance European Day Spa offers the most complete list of health and wellness services in Cumberland County: a fully outfitted gym, swimming pool, nail and hair salon, body waxing, juice bar, aerobics and aqua aerobics, massage, kick boxing, tai chi, tanning, yoga, line dancing and non-surgical facial rejuvenation. A salsa dancing program will be offered in October. During that same month, the spa will initiate a program aimed at teaching teenage girls how to apply makeup and fix their hair, as well as teach them about the changes occurring to their bodies.
“We are a one-stop shop for health and wellness,” said Henson.
And while a membership is required for many of these services, the general public can take full advantage of the spa, which includes various packages, including the popular European Sampler: a deep cleansing facial, a Swedish massage, a spa lunch in the garden lounge followed with a spa manicure and pedicure.
If you want the full monty, the spa offers the Ultimate Renaissance Retreat — a day-long retreat that combines aromatherapy massage and an aromatherapy salt glow; a water healing body treatment; a spa lunch; a Renaissance deep-cleansing facial; a make-up application, haircut and style.
The gym is equipped with the latest Cybex equipment and a Johnny G spin program; more than 90 fitness classes are offered.
“We have coed workout areas as well as a ladies only gym,” said Natalie Spencer, the spa’s general manager. “And we have a day-care for clients who use our services. You can’t get that kind of service anywhere else in Fayetteville.”
Apparently, our readers agree.