Mission + Vision
At cityWell brooklyn, our mission has always been to provide a warm and welcoming place that supports feeling well and living well in the city. By creating a nature-filled refuge inspired by the elements, we offer a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself and other like-minded wellness seekers. Our services have always strived to provide exceptional, personalized, and accessible care for both body and mind.
A BOUTIQUE SPA IN BROOKLYN
For more than 10 years, cityWell has been a beloved boutique bathhouse, a place rooted in creating community, where like-minded wellness seekers gather to reset, reconnect, and care for themselves through the ancient ritual of communal bathing. This created a way to offer affordable and accessible preventive health care to a wide range of urban wellness seekers, while making wellness and self-care part of everyday life, not just a luxury. That has always been my mission and vision.
Today, we find ourselves in a place of transition. While honoring the foundation cityWell was built on, we are gently reshaping into something new: a more flexible, intimate wellness space that meets the needs of our evolving community.
The essence remains: thoughtful design, a connection to nature, and a sense of calm the moment you walk through the door, but the experience is evolving: less about a single tradition, and more about creating a space for feeling well.
The Experience
Tucked away in Gowanus, Brooklyn, cityWell remains a quiet refuge for wellness seekers in the city, a beautiful space to take a break from the pace of urban life. Nature-filled and thoughtfully designed, cityWell creates a unique and personalized spa experience unlike any other in the city.
Whether you come for a massage or body treatment, or simply to spend time in the outdoor oasis- we invite you to make this space your own. Bring a book, sway in the hammock, or take time to bathe in the sun.
We believe well-being is not a luxury or a one-time experience. We are curating new offerings to bring the community together while striving to make wellness accessible and able to fit into our busy urban lives.
What We Offer
- A beautiful backyard oasis with a hammock, comfortable seating areas, and a fire pit
- Luxurious indoor rain showers, as well as an outdoor shower
- Our signature line of aromatherapy and body care products is used during all massage sessions
- Robes and slides for your comfort
- The Cabin: our outdoor cedar sauna, now transformed into a beautiful space for massages and body treatments
- The Loft: our second-floor treatment space offering massages for one or two at a more accessible rate
- The Pergola: an outdoor space for massages for one or two, body treatments, and scrubs
- Private event space for celebrations, including birthdays, graduations, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and special gatherings
- A variety of wellness classes, workshops, and community events
cityWell was designed by the talented Deborah Mariotti of Mariotti Studio.