Who really has time for a day of foot rubbing, back scrubbing, skin cleansing and nail painting anyway? A must-have address for the time-strapped urban spa lover, Cucumba in Soho’s Poland Street, is a no-frills destination where friendly, lightening fast therapists work to deliver results from a menu of 10, 20, 30 and 45 minute spa treatments. Designed to appeal to busy London-dwellers on their lunch break or heading from the office to the cocktail bar, it’s a refreshing and affordable way to get a spa hit without it eating into either your time or bank balance.

A word of warning though, this is no fluffy robe, steam and mosaic tiled spa. It’s a friendly, relaxed venue where massages are conducted downstairs behind heavy curtains and where threading is briskly carried out whilst toes are drying at the very public pedicure station. Nevertheless, the results are impressive and each treatment works on the basis of customizing what you really need within that time slot on the day.

So, for 20 minutes, you decide exactly what you want and the therapist will swiftly hop to it. No fuss, completely bespoke and on your terms, with no wasted time on parts of the body or face that you’d rather have overlooked. There’s also a 10-minute ‘Top Up’ option for hands, feet, face or massage purposes, which can include anything from a stress busting head massage to an eyebrow shape.

Fast, efficient and fabulous prices—this is fast track pampering that everyone can benefit from.