The Best Spots for a Relaxing Massage in Adelaide

Perhaps you need a moment to relax for your wellness, knead out some stubborn knots after a good workout or just want to pamper yourself. Whatever the reason, there’s nothing quite like a good massage to reset your body and take a moment of peacefulness.

Adelaide offers a host of options to sort you out, from excellent quick sessions, to luxurious favourites you'll want to return to week after week.

Here are our picks for the best massages in Adelaide that will help to soothe your mind, body and soul.

Davaar House 

Davaar House of Wellness is a haven for tranquility and relaxation in the heart of Adelaide. From signature massages to hot stone and specialised mama-to-be massages, every need is met with expert care.

Addressing stress, flexibility, pain, and more, each session is an effortless journey to self-care. Relax, unwind, and let Davaar's skilled therapists nurture your mind, body, and soul. This is one of our favourite spots for a rejuvenating and relaxing and restorative massage in Adelaide. 

318 South Terrace, Adelaide 

Eos Spa + Wellness

Located right in the middle of Adelaide’s CBD, Eos Spa + Wellness is a quiet and elegant break away from the busy city streets below. Find your perfect treatment from their ‘Indulgent’ and ‘Distinctive’ rituals menu, with personalised options and a host of massage treatments including deep release, reviving and pregnant pause for expectant mothers.

Eos embodies the stillness and soft warmth of the rising sun, so you are almost certain to leave feeling relaxed and invigorated.

Level 1/1 Festival Drive, Adelaide

Siam Retreat

Unlock the secrets of relaxation at Siam Retreat from traditional Thai style massages and aromatherapy, right up to packages like the Oriental Package, where you’re truly spoilt over 60, 90 and even 120 minute massages. Packed full of a combination of classic Thai massage and herbal hot compresses and scrubs, the experience ends in a bath using the healing properties of Thai herbs milk to revitalise your mind and body. 

Locations: 252a Rundle Street, Adelaide

Shop 3/168 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide

Endota Spa

There’s a reason Adelaide is home to no less than five Endota Spa locations – the team here knows their way around a magical massage, and this is one of the most successful spa businesses in the country. Step into Endota and feel the stress melt away as you unwind in the calm and peaceful spa. Choose from signature services like relaxation or pregnancy massages and high-performance facials, or treat yourself to a day of bliss with a spa package.

Multiple locations across Adelaide, see website for details

Gatekeeper’s Day Spa

A destination escape, high up in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, Gatekeeper’s Day Spa is a luxurious wellness retreat hidden within the iconic Mount Lofty House.

Leave the weight of daily life behind you with their holistic menu ranging from blissful sensory spa escapes to full body and scalp massages, facial treatments that leave you relaxed and rejuvenated in under two hours, and express massage therapy. Their massage rituals are sure to hit all the right spots, from deep release through to anti-stress. Enjoy special deals when you book in online and prepare to be treated like the queen you are.

1 Mawson Drive, Crafers

Hahndorf Creek Day Spa

If you head into the Hills and just 2km out of the historic town of Hahndorf you’ll come across eight acres of stunning land overlooking the Onkaparinga River valley... and there lies the escape that is Hahndorf Creek Day Spa.

They go more than just ‘skin-deep’ with their range of therapies and treatments, to ensure you completely unwind and rediscover yourself as you are pampered within its tranquil surroundings.

Select your perfect massage experience from aroma, cloud relaxation, deep therapeutic and more, with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minute options for each to really personalise your experience and fit your needs.

8 Storch Lane, Hahndorf

IONE Spa & Wellness

At IONE Spa and Wellness in Adelaide, the art of massage is elevated to a sublime experience, leaving patrons rejuvenated and refreshed.

What sets their massages apart is the meticulous attention to detail. With a deep understanding of anatomy and a commitment to holistic wellness, IONE Spa's therapists tailor each massage to the individual needs of their clients, ensuring a truly personalised experience.

Expert hands weave their magic restoring the skin and soul to luminosity. From tension-relieving deep tissue massages to blissful Shirobyang (traditional Indian head massage) sessions, every treatment is crafted to melt away stress and restore balance to both body and mind. 

The softest bathrobes, ambient music, considered details and the most beautiful waterfront location only add to the dreamy vibes - and to the reasons why this is where you should go for your next massage in Adelaide. 

Sitchu Tip: On your feet all day? Treat yourself to their silky and delicious hydrating foot cocoon and restorative foot massage, bringing complete recovery and inner and outer radiance.

Shop 74/155 Brebner Drive, West Lakes

Still Waters Massage

David Waters' story is quite remarkable. Suffering from memory loss, brain damage and a spinal injury after a major car accident in outback Western Australia, David's road to recovery was long and tedious. After fully healing, he started Still Waters Massage, a place to relax your body and mind, while David performs remedial and reflexology massages to help rejuvenate your muscles. Based out of Good Life gym, this is the perfect place to go after a workout.

67 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide

Melbourne Street Massage

Ideal for a quick lunch-break massage or something a little longer, Melbourne Street Massage offer therapeutic relaxation massage treatments, remedial, trigger point and sports (deep tissue) massage to get a firm grip on all your muscular pains and strains. Their team of experts will take good care of you, personalising your massage to suit your pressure needs, with the option for aromatic oils and creams helping to take each knead to the next level.

78 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide

Clarity Massage and Wellness

Always stuck at work and forever busy on weekends? Fear not as Clarity Massage and Wellness will look after you thanks to their evening opening hours, and know their way around body aches and pains. Don’t miss their offerings your body and mind will love including acupuncture, facials, Naturopathy and even yoga classes - including classes for mums and bubs!

50-60 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide

Thai Metha Massage

Aiming to create a blissful connection between body, mind and soul, Thai Metha Massage have so many experiences on offer, that it's hard to know where to begin. Everything from 30-minute no-oil massages (hello lunch break treat) and foot reflexology, right up to their ultimate head to toe treatment packages, where there are six luxurious options on offer to help soothe yourself from the inside out. There’s no denying this is one of the best spots for a massage in Adelaide.

46 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide

Swiss Wellness

Sneak off for an hour or so and replenish yourself at Swiss Wellness in Hyde Park. Their massage menu offers something for everyone, with relaxation massage for a soothing experience, the 75-minute Swiss signature massage for those after a remedial/relaxation fusion, hot stone treatment for something a little deeper and foot reflexology. There are beauty treatments, pregnancy massages and treatments for men – they really do have it all at Swiss.

125 King William Road, Hyde Park

Temple Day Spa

Your body is a temple so why not take it to one for some nourishing at one of Adelaide’s most premium massage spas? Take advantage of Temple Day Spa’s range of massages and treatments in a luxurious and calming space that include a one-hour relaxation massage right up to a Full Day Delight package. You can get your facial treatments covered while you’re there, plus there are services catering for couples, pregnancy and bridal parties – need we say more?

78 Unley Road, Unley

Blys

For something a little different, why not let the massage pros come to you? Blys is delivering the best massage therapists to your home, hotel and even work (just in case you want to treat the team to a pamper day). With a services list that spreads across massage, beauty and wellness, you are bound to discover a way to find your bliss, and best of all – you'll be supporting freelance professionals while you’re at it. Book anything from aromatherapy and remedial massage to acupuncture, yoga and reflexology and get ready for some mind and body goodness. 

Remote service, professionals will come to you, find a booking form here

Loving our pick of the best massage spots in Adelaide and wanting to turn your day of relaxation into a whole weekend? You should check out stylish stays in the Adelaide Hills or try a city staycation with these Adelaide city escapes.