Escape Spa (CLOSED)

Enter the streamlined second-floor digs of Escape Spa, the venture of Haven Spa alums Krystyna Modlinska and Alicja Chomczyk, and you'll feel transported from the gritty humanity of Herald Square outside. In short, the spa lives up to its name. Massages ($100 for 60 minutes), body treatments and the sublime, tailored facials ($60-$120)—which employ Yonka products to increase circulation and lend a general posttreatment glow—are also available in half-hour versions for the time-pressed. And those prepping for an actual getaway can try custom mani-pedis and (decisions, decisions) one of three bikini waxes ($18-$50).