Maman Poulet in the Merrion Tethra Spa: accessible and heavenly

We’ve got a great guest post today from Suzy at Maman Poulet. Taking a well deserved break from revealing the truths about politicans and lawers that they would have preferred to keep to themselves, she decided to hit one of the capital’s plushest spas:

“This is my first Beaut.ie confession – I’ve never been inside a beauty salon/spa etc. before and the rooster (my partner Karen) thought that I might like same for my birthday. Some consultations with the Beaut.ie team later and it was decided to try out the Tethra Spa at the Merrion Hotel.

One of the things that keeps me out of the beauty business are the steps and general able bodiedness of the beauty industry. Invariably these places are all up stairs or down stairs. Given I fell up the stairs at the cinema the night before my appointment it was not a bad idea that I decided to find somewhere with lifts and no/few steps. There is a side entrance to the Merrion is that is accessible and the hotel itself is accessible throughout.

And like many other women I have tended to believe that the lack of a size 10 figure means that these places are not for us either but that’s a subject for a whole different post!

Deciding what I wanted done – that was a easy! Due to my health massages are not advised, I bite my nails and don’t need a lot of waxing so it was to be a facial

I booked my appointment during the week and revealed my salon virginity to the receptionist who was unfazed by my ignorance at the type of treatment I wanted and we agreed when I said I’d leave that bit till I met the therapist. I ended up getting a 10am appointment for a Saturday which was a bit of a sacrifice. (No Saturday Kitchen for me!) The day before the appointment there was a call from the salon to confirm and it was all Ms. Byrne and Madam which is very 5 star but not very Maman Poulet!

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