Moss Spa Christchurch is an award-winning day spa on the ground floor of 49 Salisbury Street in the central city, ranked #1 of 50 Spas & Wellness in Christchurch in Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards. The team aspires to provide the highest quality spa treatments using the very best and latest professional products, so guests leave revitalised, refreshed and — most importantly — pampered.
The treatment menu spans facials with instant, long-lasting effects on wrinkles and skin texture, massage, body treatments, packages, and a Nails, Brows & Wax menu, alongside options for kids, bridal parties and spa gatherings. The signature CoreStone Massage blends the soothing warmth of heated soapstone with deep pressure and long, smooth strokes from skilled therapists, while the High Tea Pamper Package pairs a 60-minute Marine Collagen Pedicure with a delicious High Tea (bookings required 48 hours in advance). A spa cuisine menu of bite-sized delights turns a quick appointment into a proper afternoon out.
Bookings require a 50% deposit on confirmation, with 24 hours' notice needed to amend or cancel single appointments and 48 hours for groups of two to three. The spa is open Tuesday to Saturday and closed Mondays and Sundays, though by-appointment visits can be arranged. Moss Spa is part of the Hind Management portfolio and offers the 'Moss Moment' conference service for events at Sudima Christchurch City.
Tucked into the ground floor of 49 Salisbury Street in Christchurch's central city, Moss Spa has quietly built a reputation as one of the city's favourite places to slow down. Ranked #1 of 50 Spas & Wellness in Christchurch in Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards, the spa pairs professional-grade treatments with a warm, unhurried approach — the kind of place where you arrive frazzled and leave genuinely revitalised.
The spa sums up its own philosophy simply: to provide the highest quality spa treatments using the very best and latest professional products, so your face and body leave totally revitalised, refreshed and — most importantly — pampered.
The treatment menu covers the full spectrum of day-spa care. Facials promise instant, long-lasting effects on wrinkles and skin texture. Massage is framed as the perfect way to indulge both mind and body, while body treatments focus on helping you relax and rejuvenate. A Nails, Brows & Wax menu completes the picture for anyone finishing off their look, and combined packages bundle the best of the menu into one visit. There is also a dedicated Kids menu, plus bridal and spa-party options for celebrations big and small.
The treatment that draws the most curiosity is the CoreStone Massage, Moss's signature take on heated-stone work. It blends the soothing warmth of heated soapstone with deep pressure and long, smooth strokes from the spa's skilled therapists — the sort of massage designed to melt tension rather than just knead at it. It's little wonder the spa's own favourite quote, from novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, reads: a massage is just like a movie, really relaxing and a total escape, except in a massage you're the star.
For those after an occasion rather than a single treatment, the High Tea Pamper Package is hard to beat: a 60-minute Marine Collagen Pedicure followed by a delicious High Tea. Because the spread takes preparation, bookings are required 48 hours in advance — worth planning ahead for a birthday, a catch-up with friends, or a deliberately slow afternoon.
Moss also runs a Spa Cuisine menu filled with bite-sized delights, so a visit can stretch into a proper outing rather than a quick appointment. Gift vouchers are available for anyone who would rather let a loved one choose their own pampering, and the spa's Instagram account, @moss.spa, shares skincare tips, giveaways and updates.
Business visitors aren't forgotten either: if you're holding a conference at Sudima Christchurch City, you can enquire about the 'Moss Moment' service, which brings a touch of the spa to your team's conference experience. Moss Spa itself is part of the Hind Management portfolio of businesses.
Moss Christchurch is open Tuesday to Friday from 10am — until 6pm on Tuesdays and Fridays and until 7pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays — plus 10am to 6pm on Saturdays. The spa is closed on Mondays and Sundays, though by-appointment visits can be arranged outside standard hours.
A few practical notes before you book. All bookings require a 50% deposit on confirmation, and bookings made within 24 hours are charged in full. Cancellations need at least 24 hours' notice for a single appointment and 48 hours for groups of two to three; late cancellations and no-shows are charged the full service fee. Groups of four or more and event bookings have their own policy, which is communicated at the time of booking.
You can reach the team on 03 930 7002 or at [email protected], or book a treatment directly through the website.
Whether you're a Christchurch local after a regular facial, a visitor seeking the city's best-rated massage, or a group planning a bridal morning, Moss Spa delivers a polished, genuinely pampering escape in the heart of the central city.