Spa Experience at Bota Bota

Bota Bota is a floating spa located in the Old Port of Montreal and has beautiful views of Old Montreal.

We started our trip to Montreal coming here and it truly set the tone. You can get a massage, facial treatment, mani/pedi, or even relax in the sauna. We took advantage of their outdoor whirlpool baths, called water circuits.

Cost + what’s included:

Cost for the water circuit: $60 CAD | ~$53.50 USD

The process is simple, after purchasing your ticket you receive a fob wristband with your locker number, robe, and towel.

With the water circuit ticket, we relaxed and enjoyed ourselves for three hours. Going over three hours means paying extra, which goes towards your total at the end.

The water circuit process

First, Change in the bathroom and follow these steps for the water circuit:

• 10-15 minute session in the dry sauna or steam bath
• Dip into a cold bath/shower
• Relax in one of the many relaxation areas

The dry sauna or steam bath raises your body temperature and flushes out toxins. A dip in a cold bath/shower gets the heart pumping and closes the pores. Relaxing after both steps helps the heart rate return to normal.

Additional amenities at Bota Bota

• Relaxation areas: There are many relaxation areas, from swings, bean bag chairs, padded window seats, and more.
• La Traversée Restaurant: There’s a restaurant inside that opens at 11 am and Whatever you order is added to your total.
• Locker room: The women’s locker room includes: hair dryers, brushes, flat irons, shampoo, shower gel, and more.

Suggestions

• Go early as it gets crowded as the day goes on, and I’d suggest going on a weekday to avoid the weekend crowd.
• Bring your flip-flops. They don’t provide any and you’ll have to walk barefoot if you don’t have any. Or, you could buy pricey flip-flops in their gift shop 🤷🏾.
• Bota Bota recommends not storing anything in the pockets of your robe, as everyone has the same robe color/style. If you’re with someone, you can share a rack to hang your robes/towels like we did.
• Bring a water bottle if you want. You can refill it with one of the many water fountains around.

Have you done a spa day in another country? What spa was it and how was the experience?