Governors Island’s QC NY Spa with its lavish outdoor infinity pools open year-round is a serene oasis that lets you escape the craziness of the city without actually having to leave New York–and we’ll soon be graced with a QC NY Spa Expansion!
The Italian spa recently announced that they’ll soon unveil a 15,000-square-foot multimillion-dollar addition that will bring sensory saunas, waterfalls, a salt room, a lavender room, an ice room, and a relaxation room with waterbeds to its grounds. Though it was originally supposed to open this past July, they’re now hoping it’ll be open mid-September.
Even more–the expansion includes Casa QC, a 5,000-square-foot, 142-seat bistro offering soft and alcoholic beverages–their the Aperol Spritz is apparently a can’t miss–and an array of Italianesque fare, with everything from artisanal gelato to aperitivo trays with bites like aged pecorino and taralli crackers.
The new eatery complements the spa’s already existing charming Flora Café.
At this point we don’t even need a trip to Italy!
The spa is already home to vichy showers, saunas, infrared beds, and more than a dozen relaxation rooms, though it’s most famous for its year-round outdoor pools with iconic views of downtown Manhattan–the only pools of their kind in NYC!
QC NY Spa first opened back in 2022 and immediately became a hit with New Yorkers and tourists alike. Dedicated to the Italian art of “dolce far niente,” or the sweetness of doing nothing, the spa’s current grounds consist of three Georgian Revival buildings that once served as army barracks.
September’s QC NY Spa Expansion expansion, along with a third building scheduled to open in 2025, will bring the spa’s total square footage to a massive 100,000 square feet.
Andrea Quadrio Curzio, CEO and co-founder of QC Spa of Wonders, stated:
The expansion is a key piece of the puzzle in our vision of becoming part of the City’s DNA, and that means appealing to born-and-bred New Yorkers, those diehards who call the City home. We want QC New York to be cool and the place to be…We aren’t interested in being a flash in the pan, so that means focusing on what the City needs: a luxuriously manicured backyard worth coming back to time and again – a place to relax where you get to make memories and rediscover joy.
Open year-round, QC NY Spa’s mission is to inspire guests to embrace the Italian way of doing “spa” by turning it into an entire day or evening experience rather than just an hour-long treatment–and it’s easy to do so here.
Escape Entrance for a 5-hour stay starts at $124, and Sunset Entrance from 5 pm to 10 pm starts at $98.
Passes include access to pools, relaxation areas, saunas, steam rooms, bathrobes, sandals, towels, complimentary showers, and body and skincare products. Guests can book their stay here.