The Itch

Two weeks ago my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. I had booked a night at a place called Village Nature, it is a hotel lost in nature that has a spa.



We got to the place in the afternoon, we really liked the fact that the bungalows were sitting in a small forest and were linked to one another by a wooden footbridge. The inside of the bungalow was all wood, it really gave a cosy nest vibe. There was a Jacuzzi on the balcony of the bungalow and as the trees were everywhere around you would be sure to have full privacy when you would get in the tub.



The spa was located on the other side of the hotel next to the restaurant, it gave an easier access for the clients not staying at the hotel. A heavy wooden door was marking the entrance of the spa and it was locked, you had to slam the gong twice to warn the people inside of your arrival. Those may be details but I think that the spa entrance door being closed and having to use the gong to be announced adds something special to the place. Someone came to open the door and led us to a waiting room where we could have something to drink before starting. We then were brought to the room were we would change and get a shower. The room for the women was of course better looking than the one for the men as women are more demanding. To be completely ready you had to wear nothing but a disposable thong and a robe. It was my first time wearing a thong it probably will be my last.



We left the changing room when we were ready to start and waited for the masseur to come. I had booked a package including a massage with essential oils, a relaxation session and wrapping in plastic film. We were brought to the massage room and headed to our massaging table, the masseur would massage my wife and the masseuse would massage me. I quickly felt that nothing was left to chance, the music was there to set the mood, they were making no sudden moves at all nor noise, the hands knew what they were doing on my body, they would whisper to our ears if they had something to say... Everything was done to make you feel the best way possible. The massage didn’t do so much for me that is because I am a very relaxed person but I really enjoyed the moment. Once the massage ended we were given all the time we needed to wake up and come back to our senses.



Once wide awake we headed to the changing room to wash the oil off and then went to the relaxation area. Jacuzzis, sauna, hammam and cold swimming pool were waiting for us in a cosy relaxing space. There was no noise except for the birds and the insects, we felt like we were alone in the world and it felt great. We were really enjoying the calmness of the place, the time then came to get wrapped in plastic. Its funny, I only had one thing in my head while cream was rubbed on me and I was then wrapped: "it would be hell if I would get an itch while I was wrapped". The idea made me laugh but I was laughing far less when the tip of my nose started to itch. Here I was in my cocoon trying to find a way to scratch my nose, I tried to blow some air where the itch was located with no result. I moved my head left and right to rub my nose on the plastic but again no success. It really didn’t look good for me until the wind blew up a part of the plastic and allowed me to properly scratch my nose on it, what a delight! A mosquito that took the opportunity to sting me after but that wasn’t even that bad. We had a great day at the spa and now my wife wants us to do the same thing each year. If you come to La Reunion you have to stay a week-end in the Village Nature.