Every December the same thing happens. The spa voucher gets bought on the 23rd, for whatever amount felt about right, at whichever spa came up first. It still gets used, mostly. But a gift chosen in October, with the actual person in mind, is a different present altogether.
This guide is for the choosing. The short version for Christmas spa gifts in Auckland: match the treatment to the person first and the budget second, buy from the branch they will actually get to, and do it before December. Vouchers for both our spas — the Viaduct in the CBD and St Heliers on Tamaki Drive — are bought online, and you can give either a specific treatment or a dollar value.
Christmas spa gifts, matched to the person
Our guide to choosing a spa voucher covers the treatment-or-value question. This is the step before it: who, exactly, are you buying for?
The parent who has not had an hour to themselves all year
Give time, not intensity. A 90-minute aromatherapy massage — $165 at the Viaduct, $145 at St Heliers — is long enough to stop thinking about the school run, and gentle enough that they do not need to know what they want before they arrive.
The desk worker whose shoulders live up by their ears
A 45-minute back and shoulder massage, $95 at the Viaduct or $85 at St Heliers, aimed squarely at the neck, shoulders and upper back. It is a good size for a colleague or a sibling, and it fits into a lunch break in the CBD.
The couple
Parents who never get an evening out, newly-weds, a sister and her partner with a new baby. A couples massage is $220 for two people for 60 minutes at the Viaduct, or $200 at St Heliers. Write a note in the card telling them to book early in the new year: the Viaduct has two couple rooms, St Heliers has one, and weekends fill first.
The runner, the gym regular, the tradie
Deep tissue, 60 minutes, $115 at the Viaduct or $105 at St Heliers. Firmer pressure into the deeper muscle layers, for people who use their bodies hard and would be politely disappointed by anything gentle.
The person who has everything
Give them something they would never book for themselves. A 90-minute hot stone massage ($175 at the Viaduct, $160 at St Heliers) is the reliably impressive one. Candle therapy massage — warm melted massage candle wax worked in with Swedish technique, $140 for 60 minutes — is the unusual one, and it is only available at the Viaduct, so that voucher has to come from the Viaduct. For someone in the eastern bays, the infrared sauna for two at St Heliers, $90, is the gift nobody else on their list will think of.
The friend who is on their feet all through December
Hospitality, retail, nursing: the people working hardest while everyone else is on holiday. Reflexology foot massage, 45 minutes, $95 at the Viaduct or $85 at St Heliers, works the legs and feet that carried them through the season.
The milestone
A big birthday, a hard year finished, a retirement. Give a package. At the Viaduct, Package B is a body scrub, facial and aromatherapy massage over two and a half hours for $295. At St Heliers, Package B pairs the infrared sauna with a scrub and aromatherapy massage for $280, and Package C swaps in a mini facial, also $280 — and those two are only available at St Heliers.
Which branch to buy from
This matters more than people expect. A voucher for a spa on the wrong side of town is a voucher that waits.
- The Viaduct — 1B/124 Customs Street West, in the CBD. For people who work in the city, live in the central suburbs, or like to make an evening of it by the harbour. Open until 8.00pm for after-work bookings.
- St Heliers — 417A Tamaki Drive. For the eastern bays — Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Glendowie — and anyone who would rather spend a summer Saturday by the sea than in town.
- Let the exclusives decide — candle therapy is at the Viaduct only; the infrared sauna and Package C are at St Heliers only.
If you are not sure whether a voucher from one spa can be used at the other, ask when you buy. Voucher terms are confirmed at the time of purchase, and we would rather you knew than guessed.
Why October beats December
- You choose better. In October you think about the person. On 23 December you think about the amount.
- December is busy for everyone. The weeks before Christmas are when the rest of Auckland remembers to book something for itself too. If part of the gift is a treatment before Christmas, the right slot is easier to find early.
- The gift gets used in summer. Plenty of people save a Christmas voucher for January or February, when work is quieter and the evenings are long. Both spas are open seven days until 8.00pm, which suits a late summer booking.
"The vouchers that get booked quickly are the ones with a reason written in the card. 'For your shoulders' is plenty."
Siri therapist team
Holiday closures and the public-holiday surcharge
If the gift is meant for the holidays themselves, a few dates matter. Both spas are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, so a Boxing Day massage is not on the cards.
A 15% surcharge applies to all treatments on public holidays. Over summer that includes 2 January, which is also a public holiday in New Zealand, and Auckland Anniversary Day, which falls on Monday 1 February in 2027. When a holiday falls on a weekend, the observed day can move to the Monday — Employment New Zealand lists the official dates, and if a booking lands on or near one, phone the branch to check.
Making a voucher feel like a present
A voucher on its own can look like an afterthought. A few small touches fix that.
- Name the treatment and the reason. “Ninety minutes of hot stone, because you carried everyone this year” lands far better than a number.
- Put the practical details in the card — the branch, the phone number and the hours — so booking is one step, not three. Viaduct 027-722-6564, St Heliers 027 654 6642.
- Offer the hour around it. For parents, the hardest part of using a spa voucher is often the childcare. Promise to mind the kids on the day.
- Add something small — a good hand cream, or a note promising to drive them there and back.
When a spa voucher is the wrong gift
Not everyone on your list should get a specific treatment. If someone is pregnant, recovering from an injury or surgery, or managing a heart condition or high blood pressure, talk to them before you buy. Hot stone and the infrared sauna are heat treatments, and they will need to check with their GP or midwife first and tell us when they book. Siri does not have a dedicated pregnancy massage on the menu, so a value voucher they can talk through with us is the kinder choice.
Buying for a whole team rather than one person? Our corporate gifting guide covers numbers, budgets and the end-of-year timing.
- A smaller gift — 30-minute massage ($65 Viaduct / $60 St Heliers) · 45-minute back and shoulder or reflexology ($95 / $85) · infrared sauna for two, St Heliers only ($90)
- The main present — 60-minute massage ($115 / $105) · facial ($140 / $130) · candle therapy, Viaduct only ($140) · 90-minute massage ($165 / $145) · 90-minute hot stone ($175 / $160)
- The big occasion — couples massage for two ($220 / $200) · spa packages ($225 to $295)
- Not sure? A value voucher lets them choose the treatment, length and day
Vouchers are on the Viaduct gift voucher page and the St Heliers gift voucher page, where you can choose a treatment or a value and buy online.
Common questions
Early. October or November gives you time to choose the right treatment and branch and avoids the December rush. Vouchers for both Siri spas are bought online through the Viaduct and St Heliers gift voucher pages.
Both spas are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. A 15% surcharge applies to all treatments on public holidays. Otherwise both are open seven days, 10.00am to 8.00pm.
Enough to cover a whole treatment. A 60-minute massage is $115 at the Viaduct and $105 at St Heliers; 90 minutes is $165 or $145. A 30-minute treatment, $65 or $60, suits a smaller gift.
Voucher terms, including how long a voucher is valid, are confirmed when you buy. Check the details on the gift voucher page at the time of purchase, or phone the branch.
