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“What are your Friday plans?”
“Why?” My eyes narrowed. “You’re thinking of something…”
“Well… I think it would be a perfect day for Spa Castle.”
Spa Castle! I had almost forgot it was on my list of things to do on a Friday. Spa Castle, for the uninitiated, is a 5-story, 100,000 sq ft theme park of a spa located in College Point, a quiet residential Queens neighborhood.
After a looong 7 train + bus ride, we finally spotted a terracotta monolith rising above the squat houses. $35 gets you access to the full facility on weekdays ($45 on weekends). I found it surprisingly crowded for a Friday afternoon — a diverse mix of men and women of every shape, size and background.
You really need to experience Spa Castle first hand to fully appreciate it, but my highlights were Sauna Valley, a series of igloo-shaped themed saunas, and the all-season rooftop Bade Pools, with aquajets that soothe and massage and blast from out of nowhere.
After a couple of hours we were relaxed enough to brave the “No bathing suits” indoor bathhouse, with chilled plunge pools and even more aquajets to be doused by.
Highly recommended!
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