A day spa website where packages, vouchers and facilities are easy to choose
Day spa websites have two kinds of visitor: guests planning their own treat, and people buying a present for someone else. Gift vouchers are a large part of spa trade, especially before holidays, so the voucher route deserves the same care as booking. A day spa website should make packages easy to compare, vouchers quick to buy and the facilities clear before anyone arrives.
Packages people can compare at a glance
Guests usually decide on a package, not a single treatment. Lay packages out in a comparison table so the differences are visible without opening five pages:
| Package | Includes | Time at the spa |
|---|---|---|
| Twilight | Thermal suite and one 30-minute treatment | Early evening, about three hours |
| Half day | Thermal suite, one 55-minute treatment, a drink | About four hours |
| Full day | Thermal suite, two treatments, lunch | Most of the day |
| Couples | Treatments side by side in a twin room, then the thermal suite | About three hours |
Add prices in a column or beneath each row, plus what's included for every guest (robe, towels, slippers, locker), and what costs extra. Individual treatments (massages, facials, body wraps, nail treatments) each get a short entry with duration and price. A treatments collection in Anticode's CMS keeps this editable by the spa manager, with a page per treatment.
Gift vouchers, built for buyers in a hurry
Voucher buyers aren't spa experts and are often shopping on a deadline. Give them a vouchers page with three kinds of choice: a few named packages, a monetary value, and a single treatment. There's one payment link per account, from Stripe Payment Links, PayPal, Shopify or another provider, and every Buy button opens it, so point it at a page at your provider that lists the voucher options. Anticode sites don't take card payments on the page itself; the provider handles checkout.
- Delivery: say how and when the voucher arrives (email from you, or the provider's own receipt plus a voucher you send), and whether you post printed vouchers in a gift box.
- Validity: how long it lasts, and what happens if it expires. Check what consumer law where you trade says about voucher expiry.
- Redeeming: how the recipient books with a voucher, and whether they can upgrade by paying the difference.
- Last order dates before holidays for printed vouchers.
Anticode doesn't issue or track voucher codes, so keep a register (a spreadsheet works) and note each code against the provider's payment. The selling gift vouchers workflow sets out the steps.
Booking treatments
For a small spa, Anticode's booking calendar can take treatment bookings directly. Each service is booked one per day and time slot, so set services up per treatment room or per therapist if you run two at once ("Massage, room 1", "Massage, room 2"). The form asks for the service, day, time, name, phone and email, and dates in the past or more than 120 days ahead are refused. The times are fixed, six a day from 09:00 to 17:30 with Mondays skipped, and you confirm each booking yourself. A booking can't carry a deposit, can't apply a voucher code and doesn't sync with spa software.
Packages that combine a treatment with thermal suite time shared by many guests are harder: the calendar doesn't count places in a shared space. A spa with a busy thermal suite, or one already using spa management software, is better off linking the Book button to that software and using the Anticode site for everything a guest reads beforehand. Send bookings and enquiries to reception's Slack or a Google Sheet through a form connector either way.
Facilities, described honestly
Photographs of the relaxation room and pool make the sale, but the details stop disappointment: whether the pool is a hydrotherapy pool or for swimming, what's in the thermal suite (sauna, steam room, experience showers, cold plunge), whether facilities are shared with hotel guests or members, the minimum age, and step-free access to each area. If areas close for maintenance, post a notice the day it's decided.
Etiquette and arrival
A short "Before your visit" page answers what guests are too shy to ask: when to arrive (usually earlier than the treatment time, to complete a consultation form and change), what to wear under the robe, phones in the relaxation areas, quiet zones, and the late arrival policy (treatments end on time). Mention that guests should tell you about pregnancy, allergies or medical conditions when booking, then collect the details in your own consultation process rather than on the website, where booking fields are fixed and there are no file uploads.
Building it with Anticode
A prompt such as "a day spa in Harrogate with a thermal suite, couples packages and gift vouchers" is a start; the Architect asks up to three questions. Luxury (Jost) and Organic (Figtree) suit the mood, with a black, gold or teal action colour. Bookings collect personal details, so Anticode requires two-factor sign-in for the account owner and the person publishing before the site goes live. Related: saunas and bathhouses, massage therapists and hotels.
Limits
- No voucher codes, balances or redemption tracking.
- No card payments on the site; payment links from your provider only.
- No capacity counts for shared facilities; one booking per service per slot.
- No sync with spa management software and no deposits.
Questions people ask
Can a day spa website sell gift vouchers?
Yes, through the payment link from your own provider, opening a page that lists your vouchers. You send the voucher and keep track of codes and redemptions yourself.
Can guests book spa days online?
Single treatments, booked per room or therapist, work on the booking calendar. Packages using a busy shared thermal suite are better booked through spa software.
Can guests redeem a voucher in the booking form?
No. Ask them to note the voucher code when they book or contact you, and check it against your register.