A request to increase prices at Polynesian Spa has been put off - with Rotorua Lakes Council asking for more information before it makes a final decision.
The spa's management had asked for a price increase to help re-coup a recent $2 million investment.
Any increase in charges must be approved by the council, as it owns the lease over the land the spa is on.
In a somewhat disjointed meeting of the council's Strategy, Policy and Finance committee yesterday councillors held the discussion behind closed doors to allow the spa's accountant to reveal commercially sensitive information.
After the meeting, councillor Charles Sturt told the Rotorua Daily Post the council had decided not to grant the spa owner's request to increase charges for both locals and visitors, instead asking them for more information.