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Cal-a-Vie Spa
Location: North San Diego County
Web: cal-a-vie.com
Reflecting the charm and ambiance of a serene French village, Cal-a-Vie – home to a 200-acre private estate in North San Diego County – is known the world over for an inspired wellness program that is individually nurtured, offering a true ‘hidden haven’ for luxury and rejuvenation. As a leading destination health spa, Cal-a-Vie affords fitness and spa treatments that are customized per guest, as well as a dining and nutrition program that attests to a holistic approach to mind, body and spirit.
Upcoming programs include:
Beauty Week with Sam Bracato [November 6 - 12]
Learn the newest trends from celebrity hairstylist, Sam Brocato – co-owner of Sam Brocato Salon in New York. While your hair is your best accessory, beauty is more than skin deep at Cal-a-Vie. Join us for nutrition and beauty tips including tools for healthy and balanced eating plus treatments from the Bath and Beauty departments.
Yoga Tune Up with Jill Miller [November 27 - December 4]
Jill Miller, fitness expert and creator of Yoga Tune Up, is best known for her proven ability to help transform lives; her innovative techniques have catapulted her to become a sought after leader in the field of mind-body fitness and pain relief wellness. She teaches her students to Live Better in Their Body by empowering them with accessible, therapeutic fitness tools that retrofit their body from the inside out.
Spa at The Del
Location: Coronado
Web: hoteldel.com
Celebrating a Pacific perch along Coronado’s beachfront, the Spa at The Del – named one of the “top 20 spas in the world” by Travel + Leisure – explores a more natural approach to spa therapies and treatments, garnering inspiration from the sea to heal and restore, relax and invigorate. With 21 treatment rooms, sanctuary areas, hydrotherapy tubs and steam rooms, the Spa is a true escape in every sense.
Complimenting Hotel Del’s ever-famed holiday traditions (which date back to the late 1800s), the Spa at The Del extends its signature celebration of the season – Spa La La La La. Ranging from water therapy and massages, to facials, body restoratives and specialty services, guests can choose six 50-minute body treatments, facials or massages at the spa for $650 (a $130 - $430 savings).
Seasonal offerings include:
Pumpkin Enzyme Wrap & Facial Mask
Get into the fall spirit! Pumpkin is good for all skin types and is rich in vitamins, amino acids and enzymes naturally high in anti-oxidant and exfoliating properties. A seasonal pumpkin wrap is offered at $125; or, add a pumpkin enzyme peel to your facial for only $25.
The Spa at The Grand Del Mar
Location: San Diego
Web: thegranddelmar.com
One of only 20 Five-Star spas in the country, The Spa at The Grand Del Mar offers guests a comprehensive menu of natural therapies, including cleansing facials, invigorating hydrotherapy body treatments and an organic product line that is custom-made for the Mediterranean-style resort. Neighboring the expanse of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, The Spa embraces the creative and rejuvenating spirit of the Renaissance – a philosophy that delivers a sublime experience of relaxed, renewed and restorative wellness.
The seasonal menu currently offers:
Seasons Serenity Day Spa Package [Now through December 31]
Includes: 60-minute Warm Stone Massage; 60-minute Luminous Facial; alfresco lunch for one at the Relaxation Pool; use of The Spa’s luxurious lounge facilities and fitness center; complimentary day-of fitness classes, such as yoga and Pilates; complimentary valet parking. From $395, inclusive of tax and gratuities.
Holiday Bonus at The Spa [Monday - Thursday in December]
Unwrap a special holiday bonus – compliments of one of Forbes’ Top 20 spas in the country! Book a 60-minute Tradition or Athletic Encounter massage and receive a complimentary upgrade to 90 minutes, plus two hours of Explorer’s Club fun for one child (age 5 – 12) during your appointment. From $185, exclusive of tax and gratuities.
Estancia La Jolla Spa
Location: La Jolla
Web: estancialajolla.com
A seaside sojourn, The Spa at Estancia – surrounded by a lush garden of eucalyptus, lavender, and citrus – is organically based in its approach, promoting a heightened sense of well being and balance for each guest.
The Torrey Pines sanctuary is known for its signature Botanical Body Treatments – featuring healing neem and hydrating oils, along with an herbal steam and private alfresco massage for a true retreat. Bridal and pre-natal packages, as well as deep tissue and hot stone massages are menu highlights.
Offerings include:
Abhyanga Massage
Based on Ayurvedic traditions, this massage uses warm triphala oil to detoxify and improve circulation while recharging and calming the body and mind.
Sports Massage
Designed to release lactic acid build-up in the muscles caused by frequent exercise, while relaxing and gently stretching muscles. Effective for pre- and post- sports events.
Estancia Spa Experience
Package includes: Organic Sugar Scrub (25 minutes); Enzyme Peel Facial (50 minutes); Massage (50 minutes); Organic Deluxe Manicure (50 minutes); Organic Deluxe Pedicure (50 minutes). Offered at $436, includes gratuity.
Bergamot Spa & Boutique
Location: Encinitas
Web: bergamotspa.com
Set in a Balinese-inspired garden along Coast Highway, Bergamot Spa comes highly recommended by the locals – boasting excellent service and a relaxing atmosphere, with the best massages. A well rounded menu of pedicures, manicures, massages and facials certainly indulges simple pleasures, but the outdoor ambiance of the spa is unlike any other; secluded bungalow-style bales overlook koi ponds, a grassy knoll and stone-laden paths. The Zen studio offers yoga, movement and meditation for guests as well.
Offerings include:
Shine Your Light Skin Bright Facial
Facial will brighten the skin by decreasing the visibility of hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone by utilizing the natural lightening ingredient Arbutin. Vitamin C works to reduce wrinkles and boost collagen production. This treatment is great for anybody looking for extra rejuvenation and improved skin texture (60 minutes, $140).
Thai Massage
This is an ancient, interactive style of massage. Traditional floor Thai massage/yoga movements will open your joints and release muscular tension. Enjoy this deeply calming treatment wearing comfortable, breathable clothing (75 minutes, $120; 90 minutes, $140).
The Golden Door Spa
Location: Escondido
Web: goldendoor.com
Amid hiking trails, avocado groves and koi ponds, The Golden Door Spa – first established in 1958 – is consistently ranked among the top destination spas in the world.
Honing a unique philosophy of personal health and fitness, inspired by the ancient Honjin inns of Japan, the week long wellness program embraces ancient Asian influence, environmental inspirations and classic European spa techniques for a soulful and restorative retreat. Additional locations have since opened, including Arizona, Florida, Utah and Puerto Rico.
Seasonal offerings include:
Co-ed Couples Week [November 20-27 and December 11-18]
Several times a year, the Golden Door welcomes both men and women. Singles, couples, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, brothers and sisters—each coed week is a unique mix of individuals who, by visit’s end, all become part of our Golden Door family.
New Year’s 10-day Package for Women [December 30 - January 8]
Created by a woman for women, Women’s Week extends a sanctuary to those in search of a healthier lifestyle and true inner peace; rediscover the joy of easy laughter and the feeling of total ease among friends, both old and new. Available at $7,250.
The Spa at Paradise Point
Location: Mission Bay
Web: paradisepoint.com
With exceptional service and island flair, The Spa at Paradise Point perfectly blends its tropical setting along the bay with an intimate spa-sanctuary experience.
Well appointed, the spa boasts lofted ceilings with bamboo beams, warm mahogany accents, Japanese soaking Ofuro tubs, a Vichy shower and a steam room – the combination of which lends an escape from the ordinary. True to its very nature, the spa specializes in signature treatments and therapies indigenous of Hawaii, Bali, Fiji and Thailand.
Offerings include:
Organic Coco Cream Wrap
Therapeutic dry brushing prepares the skin for a luxurious blend of warm organic coco cream and coconut oil infused with vanilla and bergamot. Relax in a warm wrap of natural cloth for an uplifting face and scalp massage with Sacred Tamanu Anointing Oil. After a jasmine foot massage, the blend is further smoothed in to reveal highly nourished and protected skin (50 minutes, $130).
Global Rituals
Journey straight from our San Diego spa to the heart of Fiji, Bali, Hawaii, or Thailand and immerse yourself in the island from head to toe. Indulge in an opulent ritual featuring a series of luxury spa treatments indigenous to each destination and inspired by ancient ceremonies and rites once reserved for island royalty (110 minutes, $260).
Rancho Valencia Spa
Location: Rancho Santa Fe
Web: ranchovalencia.com
Renowned for its natural charm and classic California character, Rancho Valencia Spa is consistently rated among top boutique spas from around the world. Drawing from many traditional styles of bodywork, guests enjoy an array of therapies, water wellness protocols, skin care aesthetics, gentlemen’s treatments, couples therapies, outdoor fitness and personal training, along with hand and foot renewals.
Through November, guests can also take advantage of the property’s orange harvest; more than a dozen citrus-based treatments grace the menu at the Rancho Santa Fe resort.
A few notables include:
Fall Special
Enjoy a relaxing massage infused with signature Valencia oils followed by a rejuvenating hair and scalp treatment. A citrus sea salt foot exfoliation, specialty cocktail and complimentary gift to take home will leave you feeling refreshed and at ease (90 minutes, $210).
Tangerine Tango
An invigorating exfoliation blends sugar with essential oil of tangerine. Conclude with an application of moisturizing sweet orange blossom lotion. (60 minutes, $160; 30-minute add-on, $90).
Eucalyptus Euphoria Infusion Massage
Steamed towels are saturated in the therapeutic essence of eucalyptus oils and then compressed onto your body. A full-body massage completes this session. This treatment is exceptional for respiratory conditions (90 minutes, $210; 120 minutes, $275).
Spa Velia
Location: Downtown San Diego
Web: spavelia.com
Lauded for its environmentally responsible approach, Spa Velia is very much in the business of pampering its guests; from oversized robes and complimentary mango mimosas, to an aromatherapy steam room and a sublime rainfall shower, the experience is both tranquil and rejuvenating.
With a full menu of massage and body therapies (conceived from organic, wild and natural botanicals), as well as an expert staff, it is no wonder the spa continues to receive rave reviews.
A few notables include:
Organic Coffee Confection
This deluxe vegan delight is as delicious as it is nutritious for your body. The experience begins as you are drenched with softening and replenishing Non-GMO Organic Soy Milk. You’ll be scrubbed and coated with an exfoliating bamboo coffee and rich, aromatic blackstrap-molasses confection. A molasses facial mask and soothing scalp massage heighten this sensory perfect experience. The treatment closes with a full body application of organic oils of coconut and ginger (80 minutes, $130).
Rejuvenation
Special includes: 50-Minute Brown Sugar; Botanical Buff; 50-Minute Velía Vitality Massage; and 50-Minute Enzyme Elixir Facial ($290).
Velia Vitality
The ultimate spa-massage based on Swedish and circulatory therapies that will relax the body and invigorate your circulation, includes complimentary aromatherapy (50 minutes, $90; 80 minutes, $130).
