Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites

Relax at The Spa

Give the gift of a pampering experience at The Spa at Beverly Wilshire for the entire week leading into Valentine’s Day. From Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 16, enjoy special couple’s treatments such as a Couple’s Massage with Champagne and chocolate strawberries, or a couples pedicure treatment as guests watch classic movies in The Nail Bar, or the Valentine’s Spa Romance package where guests can enjoy the warm California weather poolside in a private cabana complete with Champagne, bento box lunches and a couples massage.

Romance on Rodeo Room Package

Take a romantic getaway to Beverly Hills. With the Romance on Rodeo package, couples toast to the beginning of a wonderful weekend with a bottle of Champagne on arrival, then head out to explore Rodeo Drive, located mere steps from Beverly Wilshire, or simply relax in luxury and enjoy a Spa treatment with the package's USD 100.00 credit.

Relax at The Spa

Give the gift of a pampering experience at The Spa at Beverly Wilshire for the entire week leading into Valentine’s Day. From Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 16, enjoy special couple’s treatments such as a Couple’s Massage with Champagne and chocolate strawberries, or a couples pedicure treatment as guests watch classic movies in The Nail Bar, or the Valentine’s Spa Romance package where guests can enjoy the warm California weather poolside in a private cabana complete with Champagne, bento box lunches and a couples massage.

Escape the Winter Blues in Sunny Mexico

Prepare to be amazed by an unparalleled Spa that we are able to say is truly breathtaking. By bringing the concept of pleasure and wellness to a luxurious new level and constructing gorgeous facilities in the midst of the vibrant jungle, the Grand Velas Riviera Maya Spa was named "Best Spa in the World" by Virtuoso in 2010.

Our blissful Riviera Maya resort spa transports you to a world of wellbeing through a revolutionary hydrotherapy circuit including a clay room, ice room and experience pool, and features aromatic essences, flowers, candles and hot smooth stones in Riviera Maya. At the end of your Riviera Maya spa journey, tension and stress will have melted away and inner peace reached.

Set amid the lush jungle that hugs our Riviera Maya resort, the Spa at Grand Velas covers an area of 89,305 square feet containing 40 treatment suites appointed with beautiful native art work and separate hydrotherapy facilities for men and women. Our extensive Riviera Maya spa menu includes massage therapies for men, women and couples, body treatments and wraps, facials, and our incredible Riviera Maya Water Journey - a true escape to total bliss! To extend the benefit of your beauty treatments, visit our Spa Boutique in Riviera Maya where you can purchase exclusive, top-of the-line spa products.

Experience the luxury of the Grand Velas Riviera Maya Spa without leaving your suite. Grand Velas Riviera Maya has a number of luxurious Spa Suites with private treatment areas, some with hydro-massage tubs and one with a double Jacuzzi, so that you may indulge in the ultimate private spa experience in Riviera Maya.

After a relaxing day at the Spa, stop by our Beauty Salon to add the finishing touches to your health and beauty ritual. Our Salon offers complete hair, nail and body care and a private Bridal Suite for the bride-to-be.

Our Spa Concierge will gladly assist you in the selection and sequence of your treatments. Feel free to consult with us before making your final appointment. Spa@velasresorts.com.

We live in Los Angeles and one great little spa that fits into a small budget is the Wi Spa that offers great lounging and $25 gets you access to the 24-hour hot and cold tubs, saunas, steam rooms, and relaxations area for the entire day. Treatments are very good and start at $60. They offer special deals on their website.

If you are in Sedona, AZ and want a truly transformative experience, nothing’s better than the renewing energies of Sedona. The Amara Resort & Spa, a Kimpton property, offers a balancing grape seed scrub, detoxifying seaweed wrap, or clarifying papaya facial ($120 for 60 minutes or $180 for 90 minutes). The steam room or heated infinity pool are a sweet ending with a view of the Sedona red rocks.

I love this Navajo-inspired resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico that features eleven hot springs with options of four different types of thermal mineral water. You can detoxify in the new mud pool, and enjoy steam and sauna rooms. Unlimited access is complimentary with treatments over $100. The $109, 50 minute deep tissue massage or the $130, 75 minute combo with a blue corn and prickly pear scrub will probably take you to Southwestern nirvana.