Where to celebrate your birthday if . . .

. . . You want to get pampered
Try Exhale Boston

What better way to approach an ominous birthday number — gulp, 30? 40? — than by spending a few hours succumbing to massages, mani-pedis, facials, and private yoga classes? Reserve a room (or two) by calling a few weeks in advance, and the spa will throw in goodie bags along with special amenities like chocolate-covered strawberries.

28 Arlington St., Boston. 617-532-7000, exhalespa.com