Noisy spa

[goudacheese]

I went with DH to Center Parcs Aqua Sana, not having been to a spa since before COVID. I was shocked at the noise level as before COVID, I was a regular spa goer and part of the experience was enjoying the peace and rain forest music.

We went into various rooms with beds and loungers and each time there was incessant low talking or the most irritating whispering. In the end DH coughed and said shut up at the same time and that worked.

The spa was lovely apart from this and now I'm wondering if being 60 has made me an old grouch.

No he's not!!!!

It's centerparcs. Expectations need to be managed.

Maybe book a spa outwith the complex for yourself and your husband next time.

He really is. Either speak up and say 'please can you be quiet I'm trying to relax' or don't. To cough and shout shut up is passive aggressive and a bit weird.

This is a totally fair point on this example. My comment was more general (let's be honest I am talking specifically about the two people in the Turkish Baths on a date in December when I had to keep moving rooms and going to the other end of the relaxing area. To make that much noise when there were only five people there was a feat in itself!)

It’s a CP spa!! Whispering is totally acceptable! Are you telling me you didn’t say one word to your husband the whole time you were there? Or did you communicate through mime and a series of eye rolls?
Dreadful behaviour from your husband.

The spa is quite separate & children aren't allowed.

Lots of people go to aqua sana just for the spa. It's got a separate entrance, hotel & restaurant & lots of people go just for the spa & completely avoid center parcs.

Maybe they communicate by coughs? One cough yes 2 coughs for no.

The rooms with beds and loungers at aqua sana are meant to be quiet spaces though for everyone saying talking is fine. There are loads of spaces where talking is more expected including the garden bits.

The wood fired saunas that have sprung up over the last few years include several I am aware of that either have a silent session, or designate one of their saunas as a 'silent sauna'. My experience of the latter is that it is observed.

I’d rather have whispering than passive aggressive coughs. I would have been petty and coughed ‘wanker’ back.

I’m with you OP. We used to go to Center parcs every year, and my once a year treat was a 3 hour Aqua Sana session to recharge and reset if that makes sense. It used to be so quiet and peaceful - you might have some low level conversations sometimes but nothing noisy.

We went back to CP last summer for the first time in years. I was so looking forward to the spa. However I couldn’t get over how different it was - a lot more people there for one thing, which naturally makes it noisier, but generally just noisy everywhere, even in relaxation rooms. People talking to each other, at a normal volume level, like they were the only ones there.

it was really disappointing. I didn’t say anything as I figured so many were doing it, what was the point - but it’s like people no longer know how to behave in a spa! And it’s 3 hour session FFS. If you’re there with your friend, you’ve got loads of other time to talk to them.

don’t get me started on how many of the old steam rooms have been removed and replaced with just a quiet room to sit in though, that was also disappointing!

Went to CP spa last week, like others used to be a real treat for me. To be fair the spa itself is still lovely but the amount of antisocial behavior we encountered was awful. This included couples groping each other in the pool, a women taking a selfie outside a sauna when phones are not supposed to be in the spa. Not a young woman either, late 50s at least, and she had the cheek to tut at me when I reached behind her to get my robe. My favorite though was 3 women who came steaming into the forest relaxation area, threw themselves on to one of the bigger beds all together and 2 of them talked loudly about why the fuck they had paid £100 to come and lie around all day. The third one did make a half hearted attempt to shut them up, but we didn't hang around long enough to see if it had any effect.

It’s centre parcs not some 5* luxury spa lol

I didn't take offence at this... but while at CP aqua Sana I had to request 2 of the guests were asked to remove themselves from one of the rooms for her practically wanking him off in full view watched in an open room by several others. I think she must have been horny and just kept touching him and rubbing him. Just in swim wear with around 6-8 other people in the room. We left, reported it and they were asked to tone it down. They then went into the main area and grabbed a blanket and snuggled on a chair...

Now that's gross

Was just about to say the same! How delightful.