My Float Tank Experience in Dubai Felt Like Heaven
I love a long, nice bubble bath in my bathtub, especially when the heat of Dubai kicks in. But when someone told me that a perfect bath tub exists, I was eager to find out what it is.
In fact, it’s so perfect that celebrities like Russell Brand, Jim Carrey and Tom Brady swear by its benefits, although it isn’t anything like your typical bathtub because it’s a float tank in Dubai.
Of course, I had to experience it for myself and I rounded up the best places to visit if you want to try it too.
Simple Float
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Website: https://simplefloat.org/
Address: Shop 4 – The Village Mall – Jumeirah Street – Jumeirah 1
Contact details:+971 56 579 2221
Operating hours:
- 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily
Price: $$$
Simple Float is definitely the most popular float tank in Dubai that has a lot of patrons hooked not only for the experience but also for its benefits.
What Simple Float uses is a 230-centimetre long tank that holds at least 30 centimetres of water saturated with 420 kilograms of Epsom salt.
The water is also kept at 35.3 degrees Celsius to ensure your comfort throughout the entire session. The solution makes Simple Float’s tank buoyant enough that you can float like you’re in the Dead Sea.
Once you’re inside the tank, you won’t hear, see or touch anything. It’s just you and the water inside the tank allowing you to relax and relieve those aching muscles.
And believe me when I say that this is the most relaxing experience even if it can get scary at first, especially if you’re claustrophobic. But once you get over the jitters, you’ll surely have the time of your life.
In fact, those who tried flotation therapy have always wanted to come back for more because of its benefits.
Pro tip:
If you want to make the most of your float tank experience, visit Simple Float’s website and subscribe to their newsletter to enjoy two float sessions for only AED 290.
Waldorf Astoria DIFC
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Website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/dxbwawa-waldorf-astoria-dubai-international-financial-centre/
Address: Burj Daman – Al Mustaqbal Street – Za’abeel – DIFC
Contact details: +971 4 515 9999
Operating hours:
- 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily
Price: $$$
If you’re staying near Waldorf Astoria DIFC, make sure that you stop by the hotel’s spa to try its floatation therapy in one of the best float tanks in Dubai.
Just imagine floating in salty water inside an egg-shaped tank fully naked and leaving all your worries behind.
And that’s exactly the whole premise of going into what is technically called as Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST).
By restricting your body from the outside world for a time and immersing you in a heavily salty waer will help you reach a deep level of relaxation that you won’t get with regular spa treatments, experts say.
Now if you’re claustrophobic or just afraid of the dark, your brain might tell you to go into panic mode the moment the tank’s lid closes and you’re surrounded by darkness.
In fact, that’s exactly how I felt at the start of the session. I wanted to get out of the tank and just end the therapy right away. But I gave myself a few minutes to get used to the environment and voila, I had the best experience!
And once you get out of the tank, you’ll surely feel like a brand new person with all your aches and pains leaving your body.
Pro tip:
Astoria charges AED470 for a one-hour floatation therapy session. But if you book early, you could take advantage of discounts and deals.