From Times Online, January 30

"A good value spa with river views, cheekily named treatments and first-rate, friendly staff"

Amanda Ursell from The Times, reviews the Captain's Club Hotels Spa

USP
The Captain’s Club Hotel to which the bijoux spa is attached is a strikingly contemporary, chic "pad" bang on the banks of the River Stour in Christchurch with superb river views from every room.

AMBIENCE
Men are not only "allowed" in this spa, they are positively welcomed which is ideal for couples taking a short spa break together. You can loll around and pamper yourself with treatments or thrash against the powerful jets in the hydro pool to get a full and exhausting workout.

There are three treatment rooms, a chill-out section scattered with big bean bags where you can go to flop after your treatment to prolong the spa effect, and a hydrotherapy pool facing the river.

QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE
 The spa staff, as with those throughout the hotel, were incredibly friendly but more importantly, compared to some hotel based spa employees, really, truly knew their stuff and their products inside out.
read full review at times online website