So, you’re planning your next Vegas trip. Your head is full of the sights and sounds of The Strip. You’ve got comfy daytime clothes and hot, sexy nighttime clothes already packed. You hear the musical clinking of innumerable slot machines ringing in your head. You’ve got the dining venues all mapped out; the best filet in town one night followed by the finest Italian the next night. Your show tickets are stowed safely in your bag.
Then you remember an overheard conversation. What’s that your colleague said about Las Vegas spas? You get online to check it out, and there it is. An entire world of luxury yet untapped by you awaits. You tell your significant other that the itinerary is suddenly subject to change as you navigate websites to find the locations and treatments that suit you best!
Yes, Las Vegas has changed. The city used to be synonymous simply with gambling. Well, it still is. But the second-city-that-never-sleeps has broadened its horizons quite a bit. It now boasts some of the finest spa facilities in the country, if not the world. From the crème de la crème of eclectic treatments and therapies—for men and women alike—to your basic massage or manicure, you can find it all here and add a whole new dimension to your Vegas experience.
Spa Bellagio
This spa recently received a makeover of its own. Doubling its size, it now boasts a whopping 55,000 square feet and 54 treatment rooms. If you can’t find what you want here, you won’t find it, period! This spa has an extensive menu of treatments to choose from including all of the standards mixed in with an exciting blend of treatments from around the world. www.bellagio.com
In addition, the facility also offers a full service coed gym, complete with weight machines, free weights, cardio equipment. You’ll find fitness instructors and spa attendants aplenty to grant you any assistance. You can also opt for personalized training sessions.
Again, this spa offers over a dozen types of massages, one of their signatures is especially worth mentioning. Watsu comes from a blend of water and Shiatsu Zen stretches, which are very gentle. For this massage, both therapist and client don bathing suits. The entire session takes place in a special private swimming pool heated exactly to your body temperature. With floats on your ankles for added buoyancy, you are taken through a series of flowing stretches while the therapist cradles your body. Because your body is buoyant, your spinal column is free to move in ways that gravity usually restricts. Some say it also works on an emotional level, building trust as you relax and place yourself completely in the hands of the water and the practitioner.
Canyon Ranch SpaClub at the Venetian
The Venetian is one of Vegas’ premiere hotel/casinos and they have the spa facilities to match! Canyon Ranch refers to itself as “the world’s most renowned wellness lifestyle company,” and is famed for its destination spas in Arizona, Massachusetts, and Florida. With this latest addition, it stays true to its mission of health and wellness with amazing facilities and a plethora of options. www.canyonranch.com/
This gorgeous, serene, two-level facility occupies 69,000 square feet, offering pristine locker rooms, whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms, lounges, exercise classrooms, gyms, a beauty salon and a café with a largely organic menu. Guests can also enjoy the rock-climbing wall, a fitness assessment or an educational lecture on everything from nutrition to team-building.
The menu of spa options itself takes time to peruse! With over 120 activities and services to choose, the friendly staff can answer any of the questions you’ll surely have. Depending on your style, they can point you toward treatments more traditional or more exotic and daring.
Some friends of mine recently got married in Vegas. They stayed at the Venetian and decided that a couple’s massage was the perfect way to celebrate and relax the day after their wedding. They got to choose the gender of their therapists and enjoyed the relaxing, sensual experience together. The SpaClub offers other couple’s services, too.
Four Seasons Hotel
The Four Seasons Spa thrives on the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay building. With 16 treatments rooms and a large steam room facility, it’s a nice oasis welcoming both hotel guests and outside visitors. www.fourseasons.com/lasvegas/
Unlike the larger spas, this spa offers a focused theme for all services and treatments.
Here you’ll enjoy Jamu Asian spa rituals, “which blend exotic Hindu, Chinese and European techniques, ingredients and ancient traditions for internal and external health and beauty.” In this vein, they offer a full menu of massages, body treatments, facial treatments, salon services, and packages. Whatever you choose, you will get to select from a delicious array of oils and scents like Island Fruits, Island Spice, or Island Flowers.
These three spas are just the appetizer for what’s available at the smorgasbord of spa delights in Las Vegas. Do your research and add some sensual spa treatments at the spa of your choice to your Vegas itinerary.
