Rock Resort Spa, Remede Spa and Stein Eriksen Lodge
Rock Resorts Spa at the Arrabelle, Vail, Colorado: Style: Hand-blown Italian glass chandeliers, custom furnishings in soft colors, a sculptural water feature lined with ash wood abstract skis and hand-colored prints on the walls make this ski resort spa a standout. No expense was spared, you realize, as the Vichy shower washes over you while lying on a table of antique Travertine marble, or reclining on a leather settee by a quiet pool.
Popular treatments: Vin Chaud (Hot Wine) Indulgence, with its wine essence and Dead Sea salts scrub, followed by a full-body vino-therapy massage and a mini-facial. The Mountain Wildflower and the Oatmeal Spice Treatment. Telephone:970.754.7754
Remède Spa at the St. Regis, Aspen, in Aspen, Colorado: Style: Soak in the co-ed ‘Confluence’ then sip sparkling wine in the lounge, while waiting for your treatment. After, visit the Oxygen Room for a whiff of pure O2. Remède was named a ‘top luxury spa’ in SpaFinder’s 2008 Spa Readers’ Choice Awards. Two therapists, Millie Schmalz and Anna Vigil are among the ‘top favorite therapists’.
Popular treatments: Remède Customized Facial. Sweep Body Softening Scrub, which sloughs off skin dried from a stay at 8,200 feet above seat level. Telephone: 970.920.6783
Stein Eriksen Lodge, Deer Valley, Utah: Style: This intimate, European style sanctuary is tucked in the Mobil Five Star Stein Eriksen Ski Resort Lodge. The spa has nine treatment rooms and a relaxation area with a Norwegian-style decor, where guests laze on day beds before a fireplace drinking signature herbal teas and herbal elixirs.Popular treatments: During the Four-Layer Stone Facial heated river rocks relax facial muscles, then seaweed and mineral-rich thermal masks are applied. The Mountain Spice Reflexology, designed to revitalize tired feet and calves. Telephone: 435.645.6475
