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Premier 57 by Spa Castle features tubs, pools, saunas and a swim-up bar

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  • Three hydrotherapy pools are located in both the men's and women's water lounges, located within the dressing rooms. One is a warm bath, one a very warm bath and the third is a cold plunge pool. It's called
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  • Soaking in heated water opens pores and improves blood circulation. Relaxing lighting adds ambiance.
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  • A steam room and sauna are also located inside both the men's and women's dressing rooms.
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  • Also located in each of the men's and women's water lounge is a traditional, cedar sauna.
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  • The indoor bade pool is the heart of Premier 57. It features a standing neck shower, hydro jets, floating jets and bubble seats at the Aqua Bar. Yes, there's a swim up, full-service bar located in the pool. Tinted windows with views of New York City line the pool, with lounge chairs all around.
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  • Water, water everywhere.
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  • Fancy a cocktail? A seltzer? A refreshing spritzer? Swim on up for the ultimate in luxury and fun.
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  • Those jets are powerful. Do you have shoulder pain? High tail in to Premier 57.
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  • The Hinoki bath is the centerpiece of the roof deck. A bade pool built with
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  • These personal size dunk tubs located on the outdoor roof deck are incredible. Located above the fray of Manhattan, take some quiet time out and find inner zen in a standing pool complete with jets and color therapy. Each bath is filled with minerals and herbs, too. Talk about an
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  • After dunking in an event tub, take a seat for awhile. And of course, there is water, even surrounding a bench on the roof. The water is deep enough to reach your calves!
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  • The Dream Bath on the roof is a lie down bath with aqua-therapy jets and hydraulic pressure jets aimed at your back, thighs and feet.
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  • That water is intoxicating, isn't it?
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  • Infused with scent, the meditation room boasts comfortable chairs arranged just so around a water basin that catches water falling from the ceiling. The dry-ice affect is trippy. You could stare at it for hours, right? Us too.
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  • The water basin in the meditation room. Ommmmmmmm.
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  • Need to relax after all that swimming and drinking? Take a break in the sleeping room. The floors are heated. Traditionally, Koreans sleep on heated floors to improve blood circulation.
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  • Infrared lights are like being in the sun, but without the potential for skin cancer. Far infrared converts light into heat and helps release joints.
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  • Book a private couple's massage, a Korean body scrub or a number of other sessions, for an extra fee.
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  • This place can sometimes feel like a psychedelic explosion, in a good way.
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  • Each color boasts a different healing property. Red helps blood to circulate and increases vitality; green alleviates anxiety; blue is anti-inflammatory; yellow eases depression; purple is the ultimate in relaxation and white is the color of purity, and supports detoxification.
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  • The salt promotes skin exfoliation and invigorates the metabolism.
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  • The Loess Soil Sauna is the hottest at Premier 57, upwards of 190 degrees. The walls are lined in clay and the ceiling in charcoal.
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  • The ice igloo helps to re-attune your body temperature. Very important after spending time in the saunas.
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  • The softest to the touch and most engaging sauna, we think, is the gold sauna. The color is pleasing and the heat just right. Gold is said to rejuvenate the brain, and also boasts anti-aging qualities.
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  • Healthy eating is the focus at Premier 57. Salads, smoothies, a yogurt bar and fresh-squeezed juices are available, as well as Starbucks coffee.
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Spa Castle Manhattan is a departure from the property in Queens. While still whimsical and enchanting, and with many of the same features, this is not the Spa Castle you’re used to.

Indeed, Spa Castle Manhattan is actually called Premier 57 Spa. They were both built and managed by the same company, but Premier is the “luxury brand extension” of the spa, according to a press release.

And boy is this place premiere and luxury! First off, it’s age 16 and over. And it’s a more manageable size with a smaller capacity (480 people). Take a look around the 39,000-square-foot spa with us, which is set to open Dec. 15. Would you pay $65 for a day pass?

115 E. 57th St., spacastleusa.com/57. Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to midnight.

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