Slip into something comfortable and let the next hour disappear. This Melbourne spa session opens with a 50-minute full-body relaxation massage, worked through with warming essential oils until everything tight begins to soften. Next comes a 10-minute Shangri-La hot stone treatment, with smooth heated stones placed along the back to release the deeper tension that massage alone can’t reach. The setting is calm and considered – soft lighting, gentle pressure, the kind of expert touch that knows exactly where to linger. By the time the stones do their work, the city outside has gone very, very quiet.