Cakes and beauty have always seemed to us (and to most beauty PRs!) to go together like – well, like a facial cleansing balm and a muslin cloth. How savvy of the Dorchester Spa to combine them in the ‘Spatisserie’, a corner of their outstanding new spa where you can enjoy cakes, pastries, mouthwatering savouries (or, for the disciplined, a lemon tea) in surroundings so Hollywood-esque you half expect Marilyn Monroe to come sashaying down the staircase, ooh-ing and aah-ing over the vast pearl chandelier. Trust us: the spa is beyond divine, a perfect destination for a Very Special Treat. (With VST prices, we’ll concede.) 
Jo enjoyed an über-relaxing Lavender Crush body treatment from Scandinavian skincare brand Kierstin Florian: an hour and 25 minutes will set you back £130, but what she liked especially was that the lack-of-faff factor (not too many products or too much fussing, just a good, effective super-lavender-y scrub, followed by a deep, soothing massage with some hot stones). We also look forward at some point to a manicure in what has to be the sexiest-looking nail bar on the planet, with its glass wall of Essie bottles. In beauty terms, definitely a destination where you can have your cake – and eat it too, in the most elegant setting imaginable…The Dorchester Spa, The Dorchester, Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 1QA/020-7319 7109
www.thedorchester.com/dorchester-spa
