There is a threshold somewhere around the ninety-minute mark where a spa visit stops being an appointment and becomes an afternoon. Cross it and something changes — you stop mentally tracking the time, you stop composing emails in your head, and the treatment starts working on the part of you that actually needed it.
The signature package is built to cross that line comfortably. It is two and a half hours combining a full body scrub, an aromatherapy massage and a facial: Package B at the Viaduct is $295, and Package C at St Heliers is $280 with a mini facial.
Why the scrub comes first
The scrub opens every Siri package, and that is not arbitrary. Each stage sets up the next.
- Body scrub first. Exfoliation lifts the dull surface layer so everything applied afterwards reaches fresh skin. It also warms you up, so you settle into the rest of the afternoon faster.
- Then the facial and the massage. With your skin freshly prepared, the facial works on a clean, warm canvas, and the aromatherapy massage puts its oils onto skin that is ready for them.
- Ask to finish on the massage if you can. Ending on slow, scented, full-body work means you leave in the deepest state of the whole session rather than snapping out of it. Mention it when you book and we will tell you how the afternoon runs on the day.
What happens in each stage
The scrub
Firm circular work over the whole body with our exfoliating blend, then serums and oils to hydrate and brighten. Covered throughout, with only the section being worked on exposed. If you want the detail, we have written a full guide to body scrubs.
The facial
Every Siri facial starts with a consultation — our facial therapist looks at your skin, asks what concerns you, and customises from there. (At St Heliers the package includes a mini facial, a shorter version.) Come without makeup if you can, and be honest about what you actually use at home rather than what you think you should be using. Our guide to getting a facial in Auckland goes through the steps in more detail.
The massage
An aromatherapy massage — 30 minutes in the Viaduct package — with a blend chosen for how your week has been. Ask for the relaxing end of the range unless you have to drive somewhere important afterwards.
"The scrub and the facial are for your skin. The massage is for the rest of you. People always expect it to be the other way round."
Siri therapist team
Planning the afternoon
- Arrive ten minutes early. Not five. Rushing in flustered costs you the first fifteen minutes of the treatment.
- Eat something light beforehand. Two and a half hours is a long time on an empty stomach, and a full one is no better.
- Do not book anything after it. This is the mistake people regret most. Leave the rest of the day open.
- Come makeup-free if the facial matters to you, and skip retinol or strong acids for two or three days beforehand.
- Bring a hair tie. Both the scrub and the facial go better with hair out of the way.
- Finish with a slow walk. At the Viaduct, the harbour waterfront is close by; at St Heliers, the beach and village are right there on Tamaki Drive. Twenty minutes of sea air keeps the calm going longer than the car does.
The other package combinations
If two and a half hours is more than you want, or the facial is not your priority, the shorter and simpler options are worth knowing:
- Viaduct Package A — body scrub + 30-minute aromatherapy massage, 2 hours, $245
- St Heliers Package A — body scrub + aromatherapy massage, 2 hours, $225
- St Heliers Package B — infrared sauna + scrub + aromatherapy massage, 2.5 hours, $280 (the sauna is at St Heliers only)
Is the package better value than booking separately?
At the Viaduct you can price it out yourself. A one-hour body scrub on its own is $125, a facial is $140, and a 30-minute aromatherapy massage is $65. Booked as three separate treatments, that adds up to more than the $295 package — and you would be juggling three bookings instead of one.
At St Heliers the comparison does not really exist. The body scrub is not sold on its own there, and the mini facial only comes as part of Package C, so $280 for the package is the way to have all three in one visit.
Value is not only arithmetic, though. The package suits a birthday, the week before a wedding or a long trip, or a gift for someone who never books anything for themselves. It suits less well if you are short on time — two and a half hours is a real commitment — or if what you really want is one specific problem sorted, which the honest note below covers.
And if the facial is the part you could happily skip, Package A gives you the scrub and massage for $245 at the Viaduct or $225 at St Heliers.
The honest note
A package is not the cheapest way to get a massage — it is the best way to get an afternoon. If your goal is specifically to sort out a painful shoulder, put the money into a 90-minute deep tissue or herbal compress instead and save the package for a birthday. And if you are pregnant, have a skin condition, or are being treated for anything that affects your skin, tell us when you book and check with your doctor first.
Buying it for someone else? Packages make good gift vouchers, and with December coming, our Christmas spa gift guide matches treatments to the people on your list, and covers when a set value makes more sense than a named treatment.
Common questions
Two and a half hours: a full body scrub first, then a facial (a mini facial at St Heliers) and an aromatherapy massage.
$295 at our Viaduct spa (Package B) and $280 at St Heliers (Package C, with a mini facial). A 15% surcharge applies on public holidays.
Better not to, if the facial matters to you. Come with a clean face, and avoid retinol or strong exfoliating acids for two or three days beforehand.
Ask when you book — availability depends on therapists and rooms on the day. For a guaranteed side-by-side experience, book a couple massage instead: the Viaduct has two couple rooms and St Heliers has one.
