Your journey to wellness and ultimate relaxation begins here
Relax, reflect and renew your mind, body and spirit by indulging in the ultimate spa experience
Discover a sanctuary of tranquility at The Spa at The Sanderling. Set against the breathtaking scenery of the Currituck Sound, our inviting spa welcomes you for a transformative journey of physical and mental well-being. Step into our world of serenity, where ten peaceful and charmingly designed treatment rooms await, providing the perfect setting for pampering yourself with an array of coastal and seasonally inspired massage, body, and facial therapies.
Winter Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Spa Treatments
The Spa at The Sanderling offers a luxurious variety of spa treatments designed to relax and rejuvenate you during your time in the Outer Banks. Our spa treatments not only feature the beauty of the Outer Banks as a serene backdrop, but also as part of our services. The Spa at The Sanderling’s Signature Treatments incorporate ingredients from the Outer Banks to create a truly unique and special experience.
Please note: Some treatments may not be available at this time.
Relaxation Massage
A calming, full-body massage designed to ease tension and restore balance. Guests may choose from a selection of aromatherapy blends to enhance relaxation and support the nervous system. Gentle, flowing massage techniques help improve circulation, encourage lymphatic movement and promote overall comfort and well-being. Ideal for stress relief, relaxation and restoring a sense of ease throughout the body.
Couple’s Massage
A calming, full-body massage designed to ease tension and restore balance. Guests may choose from a selection of aromatherapy blends to enhance relaxation and support the nervous system. Gentle, flowing massage techniques help improve circulation, encourage lymphatic movement and promote overall comfort and well-being. Ideal for stress relief, relaxation and restoring a sense of ease throughout the body.
Deep Tissue
A therapeutic massage focused on relieving chronic tension and releasing deep-seated knots. Using slower, more focused pressure, this treatment works into the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to help elongate tight muscles, improve mobility and ease areas of persistent discomfort. Ideal for guests seeking targeted relief, muscle recovery and long-lasting tension release.
CBD Infused Massage
A therapeutic massage enhanced with CAUSE+MEDIC THC-free CBD Relief Cream, designed to ease muscle and joint discomfort while supporting the body’s natural recovery process. Targeted massage techniques combined with CBD help calm inflammation, reduce soreness and relieve tension in overworked or sensitive areas. Ideal for chronic muscle pain, joint stiffness, recovery from physical activity, or ongoing tension patterns, this massage promotes comfort, mobility and deep relief throughout the body.
Heirloom Healing Remedy
A warming, herb-infused body treatment inspired by traditional healing practices and elevated with modern wellness care. Warm botanical compresses and intentional touch are applied along the body’s lymphatic pathways to encourage circulation, ease muscle and joint tension, and support the body’s natural detoxification process. Designed to feel deeply nurturing and restorative, this treatment promotes physical comfort, lightness, and a grounded sense of ease.
Mother-to-be Massage
A nurturing massage designed to support the changing body during pregnancy. Gentle, specialized techniques help relieve tension in the hips, lower back, and joints while promoting circulation and overall comfort. Guests are supported with a professional pregnancy pillow system to ensure proper positioning and relaxation throughout the treatment. All prenatal massages are performed by therapists trained in prenatal care and contraindications, providing a safe, calming experience for both parent and baby.
Warm Bamboo Massage
A deeply therapeutic massage using smooth, heated bamboo sticks to soften tight muscles and release long-held tension. The soothing warmth allows pressure to sink more comfortably into the tissue, helping muscles relax more quickly and deeply. Ideal for guests who prefer focused, deep work with the added comfort of heat, this massage leaves the body feeling loose, balanced, and restored.
Soothing Sea Stone
A warm, enveloping massage designed to calm the nervous system and restore balance from the inside out. Smooth, heated basalt stones are incorporated into flowing massage techniques to gently release muscle and joint tension while encouraging circulation and deep physical relaxation.
This grounding experience is enhanced with BABOR’s Agathist aromatherapy blend, selected for its calming, mood-balancing properties. The soothing scent helps quiet mental chatter, reduce stress, and support emotional resilience, creating a sense of steadiness and inner calm. Thoughtfully paced and deeply nurturing, this massage leaves the body relaxed, the mind clear, and the spirit grounded.
Signature Massage & Body Polish
Renew and revitalize dull and dehydrated skin with this natural exfoliation sugar or salt scrub. A blend of cold-pressed virgin coconut oil and exotic nut extracts combine to nourish and seal in moisture to reveal softer, smoother, glowingly healthy skin with an added customized 50-minute massage.
Lifesaving Touch
A restorative, foot-focused massage designed to relax the entire body through targeted reflex points in the feet and lower legs. Rhythmic pressure helps release tension, improve circulation and encourage deep relaxation making this an ideal treatment for travel recovery, tired feet and overall stress relief without a full-body massage.
Island Oasis
Dive into a deep oasis with our two-in-one treatment. Unwind as you enjoy our Sea of Life signature facial as well as our Lifesaving Touch foot massage simultaneously, leaving you rejuvenated from head to toe.
[ 50 Min ] : $300 | Call to Book
The Sea Splendor
A sensory experience that leaves you feeling brand new. A salt and botanical body scrub increases circulation, softens and exfoliates dull skin to prepare it for envelopment in a decadent marine body mask. This age-defying blend is infused with algae, white tea, copper and zink peptides to plump, firm, tone and deeply moisturize your skin.
Outer Banks Detox
A full-body detox with supercharged exfoliation using a blend of algae, pumice and kiwi AHA-infused rice that polishes skin and purifies pores, followed by a scalp massage and a sea clay body mask loaded with vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids supporting your skin’s natural regenerative process
Vacation Rescue
A blend of cool aloe and healing herbs gently soothes the skin while a cooling wrap reduces redness and inflammation for the face and body. It ends with our delicately-applied finishing oil which is infused with antioxidants to revive sun-parched skin.
Babymoon Bliss
An intuitive and relaxing body treatment that soothes and hydrates the skin that stretches to accommodate a growing baby. A body wrap of mineral-rich sea algae, warm aloe vera gel and antioxidant-rich green tea extracts soothe the skin while you indulge in a deep scalp massage.
Sea Escape
Take the body and senses on a soothing journey of relaxation. Escape with a grounding dry brush ritual and exfoliating salt scrub before luxuriating in a full-body wrap—leaving your muscles relaxed and your skin velvety smooth.
Shore Soother
Enjoy the health-stimulating benefits of dry brushing while experiencing the deep relaxation of a light-touch lymphatic massage for the feet, hands, shoulders and scalp. This service is designed for those with mobility restrictions
Sea of Life Signature Facial
Indulge your skin with a customized one-of-a-kind facial utilizing the seaweed-rich organic skincare of OSEA. A unique Gigartina seaweed gel is infused into the skin through the facial promoting deep hydration, firmness and youthful volume while protecting the skin from external aggressors. Gorgeous aromatherapies calm your senses while a collagen-stimulating massage sends you into a state of total relaxation.
[ 50 Min ] : $170
[ 80 Min ] : $220
The Sanderling Intensive Anti-Aging Facial
Turn back the clock with this cosmeceutical BABOR treatment that provides immediate visible results. Targeted active ingredients not only smooth visible wrinkles, but prevent new wrinkles from forming and slow the aging process. The potent formulations and specialized massage techniques improve skin firmness, tone and elasticity, and redefine facial contours. The skin is plumped from within revealing a firmer, smoother and more youthful appearance.
A Gentleman’s Facial
A true gentleman’s experience, this facial is designed to meet the unique needs for his skin, and is tailored to address concerns such as razor burn, ingrown hairs and oiliness. It also provides immediate relaxation and rejuvenation.
Lift & Firm Facial
Experience unparalleled results in just a single treatment. Plump and densify your skin with this BABOR collagen-boosting therapy. Ultra-potent hyaluronic acid and collagen plump the skin from the inside out while smoothing fine lines and wrinkles. The effect of this treatment is amplified with a collagen-infused mask to lift and reshape the facial contour.
Seabiotic Facial
Designed to balance and calm blemished and stress-reactive skin, boost your natural radiance with this OSEA facial with pH-balanced cleansing, mineral-rich hydration and extractions to eliminate clogged pores, improving your skin’s appearance and giving you a radiant complexion you can see and feel.
Back Balm
A back “facial” treatment is exactly what it sounds like – a deep cleansing facial specifically designed to nourish and repair the skin on your back. It’s a relaxing way to cleanse, exfoliate and deeply moisturize this hard-to-reach area.
Give yourself over to ultimate relaxation at The Sanderling, where our signature treatmentsare inspired by the natural surroundings.
Love how it feels to unwind by the ocean
At The Spa at The Sanderling, we are dedicated to the finest hair and nail care services and products available. We’ll help you look your best for a special occasion or a night on the town.
Please note: Some services may not be available at this time.
*Hair service pricing subject to change based on client’s hair
*All nail services include nail shaping and polish
*A Friendly Reminder for Our Guests: Sanderling’s Spa does not remove dip or acrylic nails. For gel polish removal, please be sure to add a gel soak-off service to your appointment.
A Friendly Reminder for Our Guests: Sanderling’s Spa does not remove dip or acrylic nails. For gel polish removal, please be sure to add a gel soak-off service to your appointment.
Swept Away Spa Manicure
A soothing, skin-nourishing manicure designed to restore softness and ease to the hands. A warm salt and oil exfoliation smooths dry skin, followed by a relaxing hand massage and comforting cocoon wrap infused with calming aromatherapy. Includes nail shaping and cuticle care, finished with Dazzle Dry vegan polish, leaving hands beautifully conditioned, relaxed, and naturally refined.
Well-Kept Gel Manicure
Everything included in our Swept Away Manicure, elevated with long-lasting CND Shellac gel polish. This luxury manicure features nail shaping and cuticle care, an aromatic sugar exfoliation, deeply moisturizing mask, soothing hand and arm massage, and a warm paraffin and hot towel wrap, finished with a flawless, high-shine gel polish.
The Reset Manicure
A therapeutic manicure using THC-free, hemp-derived CBD to help soothe joint discomfort, ease everyday hand tension, and deeply condition the skin. This treatment features gentle exfoliation, a calming hand and arm massage, and targeted CBD hydration designed to support circulation and promote lasting comfort. Finished with nail shaping, cuticle care and Dazzle Dry vegan polish, with CND Gel available as an add-on, leaving hands feeling relaxed, nourished and refreshed.
Gel Soak Off
A gentle soak-off service to safely remove existing gel polish in preparation for a new gel manicure or pedicure. Designed to protect the natural nail while ensuring a smooth, clean base for your next service. Please note: This service is for gel polish removal only. We do not remove dip powder, acrylics, or other artificial nail enhancements.
A Friendly Reminder for Our Guests: Sanderling’s Spa does not remove dip or acrylic nails. For gel polish removal, please be sure to add a gel soak-off service to your appointment.
Barefoot On The Banks
Our signature pedicure and guest favorite, designed to deeply relax and restore tired feet. This unique experience begins with a warm jelly soak using gentle heat therapy to ease soreness and soften the skin. An aromatic sugar exfoliation smooths rough areas, followed by a hydrating mask and a soothing lower leg and foot massage. Finished with warm towels, nail shaping, cuticle care, and Dazzle Dry vegan polish, this pedicure leaves feet feeling relaxed, nourished, and refreshed.
The jelly soak is free of harmful chemicals or preservatives and fully biodegradable, offering comfort that feels as good as it is indulgent.
Well- Kept Gel Pedicure
Everything included in our Barefoot on the Banks Pedicure, elevated with long-lasting CND Shellac gel polish. This restorative pedicure includes nail shaping and cuticle care, a comforting soak, aromatic exfoliation, hydrating mask, relaxing lower leg and foot massage, warm paraffin and hot towel wrap, and a polished, high-shine gel finish.
The Reset Pedicure
A therapeutic pedicure featuring THC-free, hemp-derived CBD designed to soothe tired feet, ease joint and muscle discomfort, and deeply condition the skin. This restorative experience includes a calming lavender CBD soak, Dead Sea salt exfoliation to smooth rough areas, and a hydrating mask followed by a relaxing lower leg and foot massage. CAUSE+MEDIC’s CBD-infused botanicals help support circulation, calm inflammation, and promote lasting comfort—making this pedicure ideal for foot fatigue, leg tension, or guests seeking targeted relief. Finished with attentive nail care, leaving feet nourished, relaxed, and refreshed.
Sea Stone Pedicure
An elevated self-care ritual designed to restore balance, comfort, and deep relaxation. This wellness-focused pedicure begins with a warm foot soak, followed by a revitalizing salt exfoliation and a highly mineralized seaweed mask to nourish the skin and replenish essential minerals. Wrapped in warm towels, the feet and lower legs are gently prepared for a slow, grounding hot sea stone massage that encourages circulation, eases muscle & joint tension and promotes a sense of calm throughout the body.
Gel Soak Off
A gentle soak-off service to safely remove existing gel polish in preparation for a new gel manicure or pedicure. Designed to protect the natural nail while ensuring a smooth, clean base for your next service. Please note: This service is for gel polish removal only. We do not remove dip powder, acrylics, or other artificial nail enhancements.
Cuts
Women’s Cut and Blow Dry – $100
Men’s Cut – $50
Child’s Cut – $50
Hair Treatment – $85
Styling
Blowout – $60
Additional Styling Time – $30 [ 15 Min ]
Color
Full Color – $100
3D Color – $250
Color Retouch – $75
Full Highlight – $220
Partial Highlight – $100
Men’s Color – $65
Bridal Spa
Allow our professional therapists, stylists and cosmetologists to enhance your wedding memories with a wide array of services to help you relax, rejoice and rejuvenate before the big day. Our full-service spa offers everything from hair and makeup, manicures and pedicures to body wraps, massages and hydrotherapy. You can also reserve the salon for a bridal luncheon or a bachelorette party.
Spa Policies & Etiquette
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your service to enjoy the amenities.
Slippers and a comfortable robe will be provided during your time with us.
Enjoy all the spa has to offer before or after your perfectly prepared spa appointments. During this relaxation time unwind with light refreshments in our co-ed whisper zones or solarium. Relax your muscles in the tranquility of our gender-specific eucalyptus steam rooms.
A Friendly Reminder for Our Guests: Sanderling’s Spa does not remove dip or acrylic nails. For gel polish removal, please be sure to add a gel soak-off service to your appointment.
FAQ
We invite spa guests to enjoy our steam rooms as they are open.
Unfortunately, catering services are suspended at this time.
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