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A major piece of the Surrey’s $60 million makeover in 2009 was the addition of this intimate spa on the hotel’s second floor. Like the lobby, bar, and guest rooms, the spa is outfitted in a neutral color palette of grays, blacks, and white done in luxe textured fabrics and finishes. Privacy and tranquility are the buzzwords here; there’s no communal relaxation lounge, instead, all guests stay in one of five private rooms for the duration of their visit. The service menu hews toward relaxing skin and body treatments with a ritualistic touch. At the beginning of the Mala Mayi, a 90-minute body wrap, you choose your own scented essential oil to be used in the treatment while you’re scrubbed, sloughed, and painted with Mapi body mud, which you then rinse off in an impeccably-appointed private bathroom. Facials use Darphin products, and promise rejuvenating, anti-aging effects. An added bonus: you can order lunch from Café Boulud downstairs. — Carolyn Murnick