New Orleans runs hot and humid, and the city answers with hotel spas on Canal Street, day spas on Magazine, and Black-owned studios in Mid-City and the Quarter. Eighteen places worth giving a whole afternoon.
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An intimate botanical day spa on a Mid-City corner, founded by Donica Johns. Custom facials, sugaring, deep-tissue massage and brow work, with collagen water or champagne while you wait. Over a thousand five-star reviews, and the room stays judgment-free.
Pip’s Tip Champagne pour, custom facial, Mid-City quiet
A French Quarter spa tucked on quiet Wilkinson Street, founded by Raven Davis. Licensed therapists run massage, HydraFacials, head spa and waxing, with packages and memberships for regulars. Book the girls in back to back, then walk to lunch on Decatur.
Pip’s Tip Quarter massage, open late on weekends
Plant-based and vegan from the massage oil to the pedicure scrub. The rooms smell right, the pace is slow, and the packages are built for a full day. Appointment only, so call ahead and ask for the day package for two.
Pip’s Tip All-organic menu, appointment only
Adrianne "Ajax" Jackson built Louisiana's first Black-owned yoga studio a block off the Quarter. Every class is an hour, heated and beginner-friendly, and every instructor is BIPOC. Showers on site, so you can sweat it out, rinse, and go straight to brunch.
Pip’s Tip Louisiana's first Black-owned yoga studio
Facials, peels, threading and beard waxing, done by the same hands since 2008. The shop moved from Uptown to a Clearview Parkway suite, and the regulars followed. Ask about the vitamin C peel before a big weekend.
Pip’s Tip Facials and waxing since 2008
Dr. Carlnetta Rabb runs this Westbank med spa across the river. Lymphatic massage, microneedling, dermaplaning and chemical peels sit alongside the injectables. Book the massage and a peel together and make a half day of it.
Pip’s Tip Westbank med spa, lymphatic massage menu
The biggest spa in the city at 25,000 square feet, with twenty treatment rooms, steam, sauna and a whirlpool. The Ultimate Voodoo Ritual is the one to book. Non-guests welcome with an appointment, and there is a cafe for the long afternoon.
Pip’s Tip Book the Voodoo Ritual, stay for steam
Fourth floor of the Windsor Court, with Italian robes, steam, sauna and quiet lounges. Facials run on Augustinus Bader and 111Skin. Locals get in with a reservation, and afternoon tea at Le Salon is the natural next move.
Pip’s Tip Italian robes, sauna, then afternoon tea
Eight treatment rooms on the fifth floor of the old World Trade Center, with a relaxation deck over the Mississippi. Spa de Deux puts two of you side by side with champagne. Louisiana ID gets 20 percent off treatments.
Pip’s Tip Couples bath with a river view
Inside The Roosevelt, with a contrast lounge of infrared saunas and a cold plunge, plus anti-gravity loungers under red light. Treatments include valet and the rooftop pool for the day. Locals take 20 percent off Sunday through Thursday.
Pip’s Tip Infrared sauna, cold plunge, then the rooftop
A small candlelit spa inside the Monteleone on Royal Street. Pevonia and Cinq Mondes on the table, couples massage on the menu. Finish with a round at the Carousel Bar downstairs.
Pip’s Tip Candlelit Royal Street spa, couples room
A Mid-City day spa on the Canal streetcar line with robes, relaxation rooms and dedicated couples suites. Hot stone, HydraFacials and pedicures all under one roof. They host group spa parties, so the girls' day can be one booking.
Pip’s Tip Couples suites and spa parties on Canal
A local spa and shop on upper Magazine with massage, facials and body work in the back and skincare on the shelves. Free skin consultations up front. Walk Magazine Street after and you have the whole afternoon planned.
Pip’s Tip Local favorite, open Sundays on Magazine
The city's private contrast-therapy studio, on Harrison Avenue in Lakeview. Book a suite, sit in the infrared sauna, hit the cold plunge, repeat. Red light and vitamin C showers finish it. Private rooms, so bring your partner or your best friend.
Pip’s Tip Private sauna suites, cold plunge after
A gentleman's shop and barber on Magazine Street, open more than three decades. The straight-razor shave is the reason to come, hot towels and all. Browse the shaving gear up front while you wait.
Pip’s Tip Hot-towel straight-razor shave, gentleman's shop
A downtown barbershop with an hour-long straight-razor shave by appointment. Cuts, beard trims and braids too, with Uptown and Place St. Charles shops if Common Street is booked. Good stop for the fellas while the ladies are at the spa.
Pip’s Tip Hour-long straight-razor shave, book ahead
A triple-licensed Westbank day spa about fifteen minutes from downtown. Massage, facials, lashes, brows and body sculpting, with service bundles for making a day of it. The owner is a massage therapist of nearly two decades.
Pip’s Tip Westbank day spa, bundle the services
A skincare studio on Magazine Street built around high-tech facials and clean ingredients. Extractions, peels and the kind of glow you want before a wedding weekend. Pair it with lunch and a shop crawl up the street.
Pip’s Tip High-tech facials, clean products, Magazine Street
Donica Johns built a botanical day spa in Mid-City with more than a thousand five-star reviews and champagne while you wait. Book the custom facial and a massage and let the afternoon go.
Members book the house first for a Black-owned spa morning, then brunch together.
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