Spa Metsä Otaka — Attraction in Nagareyama

Went here 3 months after it opened, just to see if my husband would still have the same opinion of it after he first went in May. His opinion is unchanged.

I’m not a sauna junkie myself so my expectations were not set too high (I think).

If you don’t look at the website you’ll find that the female side has three saunas 1. dry with auto loyly, aka their Dragon sauna (can seat around 20 people with social distancing); 2. Self loyly (can seat 4 people at a time); and 3. Aroma and salt sauna (10 seats available at a time). The last sauna also had a facial scrub available. The self loyly area had a big neon light sign on the building, with the word SAUNA on it. There are also 2 cold water baths, the outside one having a depth of 120cm. Husband claims that the male side has 3 cold water baths with varying temperatures.

The shower area had amenities from Kosei and a facial wash for each bather. The children’s bath indoor had their own TV, the only one in the entire bathing area. The larger baths were lit up by tiny lights that looked fireflies. There were lots of chairs around as well as about 10 deck chairs to lie down in outside. There were 5 personal baths outside all filled with carbonated water. All other normal spa features were available too.

In the changing area, there was a diaper changing board available. The powder rooms had good cosmetics and a high-end blow dryer which I think made a difference in the price between the regular Ryusenji and this branch.

If you drive and plan to go shopping at the mall before doing the spa, I recommend parking at the mall and moving your car to the spa after. You’ll end up with a huge bill to pay if you park for long at Spa Metsa’s facility as they seem to give only 60 plus minutes of free parking.

Overall, I though this spa was a cross hybrid of Spa Herbs (Saitama City) and...

This place was amazing! I seriously didn’t want to leave! Great wifi. Staff doesn’t speak too much English, but they were patient and very helpful to me, an American. I was late to my original appointment so it got canceled, but they were able to fit me in to a later appointment. I didn’t have to wait very long. They give you a locker for your shoes before you enter and the locket key is is used as your form of payment throughout your time at the spa. It has a fab on it. My head spa experience was absolutely wonderful! Ko has magic hands. She not only did head spa, but massaged my hands, arms, neck, shoulders, and chest. It felt so good! The products they used also smelled wonderful. There were a ton of different hot baths, saunas, and even a cold bath. I wasn’t wearing my glasses and took a huge spill on a step of steps. Other patrons were very kind and made sure I was okay (I was). Outside the women’s and men’s spas they have 2 restaurants, tables, and a big tatami floor to rest on. And a TV (although it was in Japanese). I was so comfy I could’ve fallen asleep. I recommend you bring your own towels and blankets. I had to buy my own towel set, but it was only 300 JPY. They have other areas of the spa for different types of services. They even have some souvenirs near the front desk. I bought a keychain. Then you self check out with your key fab. I paid roughly $62 USD for entrance into the spa, 40 minute head spa (30 mins + 10 min extension), food, drinks, towel set, and a keychain. Well worth the price as I could barely get a massage for that price in California. And that’s would be at a no frills kind of place. Spa Mesta Otaka was worth EVERY penny! I will for sure be back next time...

総合的に素晴らしい施設だと思う。 Open日とOpen日の翌日の2日間行ったがその中で感じたGood Badを記載する。 (※ 上記2日間以外にも来館した。変更点などは各項目に追加している。) 少しでも参考になれば幸いである。(男性風呂でのレビュー。来店時間は夜21時〜25時あたり。サウナ関連多め)

◯Good ○全般 ・たくさんの種類の温泉、サウナ、水風呂があり何度でも楽しめそう。

・支払い方法が豊富。PayPay決済できるのはとても良かった。

○サウナ ・ドラゴンサウナはオートロウリュの間隔が10分おきと、他にはない体験ができる。毎時00分のドラゴンロウリュは身体が焼けるかと思うくらいの迫力(慣れてない方は最上段注意)。南柏のすみれのオートロウリュとはまた違った感覚を味わえる。 Open直後だが、若干の待ち時間あり、ただ40名ほど入れるので回転率は良い。

・セルフロウリュのサウナはドラゴンサウナより落ち着いてととのうことができる。定員が8名程ということもありOpen直後は行列ができ30分ほど待つ。 外で30分ほど待つので身体も冷えるからかサウナ滞在時間も長くなる(そのため回転率も悪くなる) ここのサウナはもう少し人が落ち着いてから入るのが良いと思う。 ※5/8追記 流石に朝は割と落ち着いていた。混雑を避けるなら朝イチが良いと思われる。

・水風呂3種類が魅力的。それぞれ形態、水温が異なるので色々試すことができる。

・ととのいスペースの充実さが素晴らしい。ベッドは18台、椅子も20脚ほどある。Open直後でベッドは埋まってることも多いが、椅子であれば空きはある。

○温泉 ・正直まだあまり入っていない。温泉はサウナ以上の混み具合。特に不感温度風呂は入られるスペースがない ※5/20追記 おおよそ温泉にも入ってみたが、種類が多いので楽しめる。不感温度湯があるのはとても良いと思った。後は泡壺風呂は1人でゆったり入れるのでリラックスできる。

○岩盤浴スペース ・ここがとても素晴らしい。別料金にはなるが、それでよかったと思う。別料金のため混雑はなく、そこまでガヤガヤしてないのでゆったりくつろぐことができる。半個室席もあるのでパソコンなどでの作業もできる。 平日は...