★★★★★
"The best massage I've ever had. Ken gave me a head spa and the most professional foot massage. I highly recommend them."
Japanese Head Spa · Salt Lake City
Gift cards from twenty-five to five hundred dollars, delivered instantly, never expiring. Why this treatment gives unusually well.
★ 4.8 from 249 Google reviews$85 for 60 minutesDaily 10am to 10pm
This is one of the better gifts available for under a hundred dollars, for a reason that has nothing to do with the spa and everything to do with novelty. Almost nobody has had one. A gift that the recipient has never experienced and would probably not have booked for themselves is rare once people are past about thirty.
The mechanics are simple. You pick the value, anywhere between twenty-five dollars and five hundred. Delivery is instant, so this still works as a gift on the day you remembered you needed one, and there is no expiry date, so nothing is lost if the person you gave it to waits eight months to use it.
On amounts. Eighty-five dollars covers exactly one session with nothing left over. That is clean, and it is what most people choose when the head spa is specifically what they have in mind. A hundred leaves enough room for hot stones or cupping without the recipient feeling they are spending your money awkwardly. One hundred and seventy covers two services back to back if you want to give a whole afternoon rather than an hour.
Worth knowing before you buy: the card is for Elite Spa Utah rather than for this treatment alone. If the person you are giving it to would genuinely rather have a deep tissue massage or foot reflexology, they can spend it that way, and no part of the value is wasted. That flexibility is usually a feature. It also means you do not have to be certain you have read their preferences correctly.
Who it suits. Somebody who works at a laptop all day. Somebody who says they hold everything in their shoulders. Somebody who is impossible to buy for because they already own what they want. New parents, if you are also willing to solve the childcare half of the problem. Anyone who would enjoy the gift more for being an hour of nothing than for being a thing.
Who it does not suit. Somebody who dislikes being touched, which is not a small consideration and is not something a gift should override. If you are unsure, this is the wrong surprise.
A note on presentation, since an instantly delivered card is not much to hand over. Writing down what it actually is helps more than the card does. Most people have no idea what a head spa involves, and a line explaining that it is an hour of scalp, neck and shoulder work, on a table, with nothing washed or cut, turns a voucher into something they can picture.
If you want an unusual amount, or you would rather arrange it over the phone than online, call and say what you are trying to do. The doors are open daily from 10am to 10pm.
Google reviews
★★★★★
"The best massage I've ever had. Ken gave me a head spa and the most professional foot massage. I highly recommend them."
★★★★★
"A beautiful new spa with lots of modalities to choose from. My therapist knew exactly which muscles to massage and stretch, very professional. Pick this place, you will not be disappointed."
★★★★★
"Spotless, and all the staff were very nice. We set an appointment for a couples massage and they had a nice two-bed room ready when we arrived. Highly recommend."
Elite Spa Utah · 1136 S State Street · Daily 10am to 10pm