Editor Pick
Day 1 - Mana Massage
- August 7, 2004
- Rated 5 of 5 by
ext212 from New York, New York
Mana Massage
inside the Kauai Athletic Club
Kukui Grove Executive Center
Lihue, HI
808/822-4746
http://www.manamassage.com
A relaxing massage was, of course, on the top of my list of things to do in Hawaii, but the insanely expensive prices were making me lose hope when I started my Kauai research. Hawaii is known as a honeymoon spot, so naturally, prices are for couples who are so in love they don't mind the splurge.
I avoided the spa services available at the resorts because their prices were way over my budget. I diligently searched on the Web and luckily, Leslie, or Manima in Hawaiian, responded to my e-mail and assured me that her massage services would be as relaxing as any of what the exclusive resorts offer.
Manima has been studying yoga since the 1970s and she started concentrating on massage therapy soon after. She has a few therapists working for her, and once you make an appointment, she will arrange
the perfect person for your needs. You have two options for a suitable location when you choose to get a massage from Manima: one is at the Kauai Athletic Club, where they set up a tent by the pool for your session; the other is on a hill overlooking the Wailua River in Wailua. The latter is an obvious choice, but we actually selected the Athletic Club because of the amenities included. We were at the club an hour before our 5:30pm appointment and we were able to sign in to use their sauna and
Jacuzzi. I sat in the sauna room in the women's locker room for half an hour to relax and jumped in the Jacuzzi by the pool to cool off.
We chose the simple yet delicious Hawaiian Lomilomi massage combined with Hot Stone therapy for $105
per person. It was our first day in Kauai and we wanted to start our week-long stay right. The massage put us at such ease, we continued on to dinner like zombies.
From journal Kauai: without the proposal, the wedding or the honeymoon!