Privé-Swiss MedSpa | Essex Village

Privé-Swiss MedSpa in Essex operates in one of the best-preserved villages on the Connecticut River.

Essex has been called the best small town in America by more than one guidebook, and the claim is defensible: a main street of eighteenth and nineteenth century houses running down to a working boatyard on the river, the Griswold Inn operating continuously since 1776, and the Connecticut River Museum at the foot of it. The village was burned by the British in 1814 in a raid that destroyed most of the American privateer fleet.

The Swiss framing in the name points at a particular tradition of clinical aesthetics — Switzerland has a long association with longevity clinics and cellular therapies, some of it well founded and some of it marketing.

Med spas offer medically supervised treatments in a spa setting, with sauna as a complementary service. If combining, ask about timing, since several aesthetic procedures restrict heat exposure afterwards.

Essex sits off Route 9 near the river mouth, roughly forty minutes from both New Haven and Hartford. Appointments book ahead.