Tel: 7-495-229-5797

In the leafy Pokrovka neighborhood, amid cafés and pre-revolutionary mansions, this two-level spa has 14 treatment rooms dramatically decorated in stark whites and golds with mosaic tile accents, bold black-and-white semi-nude portraits in the locker areas, and a massive aboveŭground indoor swimming pool. As befits an Algotherm spa, the focus is on the healing properties of water: In addition to the pool there is a Turkish-style hammam, a wet-dry saunarium that mimics the humidity of the tropics, and water-based services like thalassotherapy baths and traditional Moroccan rhassouls. The signature 90-minute Bora Bora massage incorporates heated pouches filled with seaweed to help relax muscles. The vast menu also includes everything from facials and wraps to anti-cellulite ultrasound treatments and post-pregnancy "shape recovery" programs. The only truly Russian element is the nimble-fingered therapists—most of whom speak only limited English.