SoJo Spa Club is a unique spa resort that redefines relaxation. Escape the stress of daily life with luxurious treatments, tension-releasing soaking baths, rejuvenating saunas and spectacular pools overlooking the New York City skyline to help you unwind and refresh your mind, body and soul. Located in Edgewater, NJ, SoJo Spa Club features stunning views of the Hudson River and Manhattan.
First off don’t let the fact it is in New Jersey put you off. They run a FREE shuttle service that will pick you up in Mid Town and wiz you across the water in no time. Plus, everyone knows that you get the best views of that iconic NYC Skyline on the other side of the Hudson River.
SoJo Spa Club is a 140,000-square foot Korean spa playground spread over seven floors in Edgewater, New Jersey. It has eight saunas, pools that bubble like LaCroix, a waterfall, volcanic sand in which to get buried, nap rooms, bulgogi rice bowls, and intense scrub treatments that leave you buttery and renewed.
How Does It Work?
When you pay the entrance fee (don’t forget to bring ID with you) you will need to give them a credit card to add to your account. Then you will be given a wristband that you use to open your locker and charge any food, drinks or treatments you decide to get.
The cost: $60 on a weekday, $80 on the weekend. However, I’d argue you shouldn’t go without having a scrub for $115 plus tip, and you’re probably going to smash on $20–30 worth of food and drink since outside food isn’t allowed. It's more that $100 but you can stay ALL DAY LONG. The food is excellent and even if you are on a budget, $100 for a full day in a Spa with food and drink is a pretty good price to pay.
What to bring: ID. Sunscreen. Swimsuit (or you can opt for a SoJo-provided cotton spa-outfit; thong bottoms and other “overly exposing swimwear”are forbidden, as is sportswear.) A book. A change of clothes. Preferred toiletries, although they also have soaps in the shower stalls in the locker rooms, plus hair dryers. A deep moisturizer! Most important: An empty water bottle, airport-style. There are many water fountains, and you sweat so much you need to be chugging the stuff.
Once you get into the spa, you enter the female (or male) bathhouse. Here they will give you a robe and towel. You lock your clothes away and put on your bathing suit and dressing gown and then it’s time to explore.
The Floors
The 4th Floor
This is where the bathhouses and changing rooms are. Then outside there are several different pools including a HINOKI bath and a hydrotherapy pool. Or as I like to call is my budget-friendly massage therapist.
The 5th Floor
On this floor, you will find five different saunas, an ice room, a halotherapy room and plenty of places to lounge around or take a nap. The only thing you have to pay extra for, and book in advance, is the halotherapy room. For an additional $10 you can enter the salt room for 45 minutes and breath in the salt.
The 6th Floor
Here you will find two dining options. A more formal restaurant with a view of Manhattan or a more casual cafeteria. Both are very reasonable prices, and the portions are enormous. Being in Manhattan everything is overpriced. I found eating here a bargain in comparison.
Avocado Tomato Cheddar Sandwich served on Balthazar multigrain bread!
The 7th And 8th Floor
These two upper floors are outside, and this is where you can relax in the sun if the weather is on your side. You could also work out in the fitness center or enjoy the view from the infinity pool (now we’re talking).
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