I've done a few spa days in my time but never done an 'overnighter' before. Let me tell you, they are the best thing ever!
Rowhill Grange ( @Rowhill_Grange) is a fabulous hotel, it was only a short drive in the car from my friend's house in Brockley, and driving up the long driveway surrounded by fields and general green stuff, it was very easy to think you were much farther away from London.
We fully expected to get lost on the way so set out so early that we arrived an hour before our checkout time. We parked up (after driving the wrong way round the car park and squeezing the car down what we later found out was a footpath!oops!) and dragged our stuff up to the reception and were welcomed into a lovely building by friendly staff who found out that our room was already ready for us so allowed us to check in right away.
The room was lovely, with the squishiest marshmallow bed and a shower that frankly, I wanted to rip out of the wall and take home with me.
We unpacked, sat around a bit (cos we were ridiculously hungover from the night before's unacceptably excessive drinking sesh) and then made our way over to check out the spa. And this ladies and gents is the best way to get over a hangover. Phones aren't allowed in the actual spa, so I couldn't get any of my own photos, but for once I'd found a spa that actually lives up to the gallery of photos on it's website. Upstairs is a pool where there were two guys who were clearly trying to outswim eachother, so we left them to it and stayed down by the therapy pool. This is indeed therapy. There's various little splishy splashy gizmos in the pool for relaxing/massaging/soaking your cares and troubles away, a jacuzzi, a steam room and a sauna. Plus, plenty of chairs for lazing around and reading your book etc...
We had dinner in the RG restaurant that night, they cook an amazing steak! And breakfast the next morning was continental, plus a choice from the hot breakfast menu. We each had a 25 min back massage, which was bliss, and then the rest of the day to spend in the spa. We could've used the gym and exercise classes whilst we were there, but we didn't.
All in all it was a bloody relaxing break in a lovely place and I would definitely go again (hopefully soon). The deal we had was called 'the overnight revivers' which is £139 per person, and the deal is still available on their website. Go!
