Dragon Hill Spa

My stomach was in knots the moment I decided to go. I grabbed my neighbor J & we headed out the EMart gate over to IPark mall where we were meeting my friend G & her family for my first Korean style spa experience.  The Dragon Hill Spa is right next door to IPark, I have seen it several times not knowing what it was.  The entrance is very nice, & calming, it is lined with skinny, bamboo style trees and a water fountain right before you go in the doors. I don't remember what the fountain was, as I was concentrating on not tossing my cookies. 

Upon entering I paid 10,000 won & they give me a key on a wrist band a couple of towels not even big enough to cover my 3 year old & a set of pajama style clothes.  Next I took my shoes off & put them in my shoe locker.  At this point we said goodbye to G's husband, planned a time to meet up with him in the common area and then we head to the women’s elevator.  Upon exiting the elevator I saw a little gift shop, turned right and HELLO, NAKED PEOPLE, things started to blur and I just followed G to the lockers.  My locker was in one hall, and G's locker was in another hall.  I didn't know what to do at this point, G was gone & I was lost, so I had to look to S, G’s 9 year old daughter for guidance now.  I looked over at S & ask what to do next...S told me to take off my clothes. "REALLY, right here, in front of God and everyone?!?!"  This is what I wanted to shout, but instead I just followed her lead, thinking, "OMG, I am naked, yeap, naked, and so is my friends little girl & my friend J, now I am walking out.....oh, and there is my friend G and she is naked too, and now we are just going for a walk."  My friend G, the experienced one, just threw the tiny towel over her shoulder and walked like she owned the place.  After J (this was J's first experience here as well) and I had a small case of the giggles, we pretended to know what we were doing.   G took us to the "showering" area, where you sit side by side, (naked) and clean yourself, - taking a full fledge sit down shower.  I'm pretty sure this is in the dreams of most men.   By this point I have seen at least 100 naked women & am feeling a little more at peace with my nakedness.  After we are all clean G shows us the many different spas, all with different temperatures, from very hot to freezing cold!  There were fresh water spas, sea salt spa, aroma spas and more.  There is even an outdoor spa area.  Again, I was a little freaked out at first, but then once I got outside it was not what I imagined.  The cement walls were very tall, no one could see in. 

After relaxing in all the different spas, we decided to have a treatment done.  G took us to the treatment area.  I chose to have a scrub.  I handed the lady my locker key, where she scanned it to charge me for the scrub.  Then another lady with a bra on, holding her panties in her hand guided me to a table, all the way across the spa - this place is huge!  She motioned for me to lie on the table, and then she put her panties on.  (Yes, I am laughing with you.)  After lying on the long black, cold and *wet* massage style table my lady threw a bucket of warm water on me, she then put *pot scrubbers* on both of her hands and started scrubbing me down!  It was a little painful at times and she would occasionally show me all the dead skin she was scrubbing off my naked body, and then throw another bucket of water on me.  When she finished scrubbing my *ENTIRE* body raw, she lathered me up with some medical smelling soap, threw another bucket of water on me & told me to go shower.  My scrub was done, and boy did I feel good!  My skin has never been so soft; I swear my skin feels like a baby.

Once I was all done showering it was time to get dressed in our *PJ's* and go meet G's husband in the common area.  The common area is so relaxing, you walk in & it is very quiet, even though there are several children here.  The floor is heated, so your toes are nice and toasty.  People are having picnics on the floor, children are playing, couples are snuggled together, a few people are sleeping and others are reading and just hanging out.  There is a restaurant, a 'western' style massage area, you know, were you are not laying side by side in nakedness out in the open.  They have a play area for kids, and a coed swimming pool, where you have to wear a bathing suite, thank God!  There are many saunas, and even an ice room.  After ordering a little snack, I sat down on the heated floors.  G started knitting, her daughter broke out toys to play with & her husband was reading a book.  After a little while, a magician started to set up.  G said she and her family have spent 8 hours here just hanging out.  I am starting to see why!  I love this place!  I hated that I was on a time limit and had to leave, but don't worry, there is always next weekend.  I can't wait to get naked again, run through the spa & get a massage!  Next weekend my whole family is going, everyone that is except Boy 1, he is not sold on the whole idea, but just give him time, give him time....