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TheSpaatMandarin
Oriental,LasVegas
3752 Las Vegas Blvd. S.,
Las Vegas, NV 89158;
mandarinoriental.com
Tell anyone you’re
going to the Mandarin
and watch their eyes
light up for good reason.
This Forbes Five-Star
and AAA Five Diamond
Spa really delivers
on self-care.
The Shanghai
1930s aesthetic of the
hotel and facilities is a
sooth­ing escape. Plus,
its fitness center doesn’t
disappoint, with Techno­
gym equipment and
yoga studios.
Spa treatments
range from body-
shaping anti-cellulite
services and facials to
Thai yoga massage. And
if you don’t want to get
a treatment, buy a day
pass (from $50, hotel
guests; $100, non-hotel
guests). Floor-to-ceiling
windows make this such
an airy spa. Take time to
unwind in the saunas,
personal steam rooms,
and the Experience
shower with customiz­
able light and sound-
therapy controls.
The brightest corner
of the 27,000-square-
foot spa floor houses a
35-foot-long hot tub
with built-in lounge
chairs to gaze at the
Vegas Strip several
stories below.
HERS FAVORITE: The
Zen Relaxation Room,
with personal lounge
beds separated by
privacy screens,
overlooks not only
the Strip but also the
mountains in the
horizon. There is no
better way to unwind
from night-owl fun than
spending a few hours in
this quiet world away.
You can also rent a
cabana at the Miami-
style outdoor pool
($350 minimum), with a
sprawling lounge chair
area that offers fantastic
people watching.
HardRockHotel
ReliquarySpa&Salon
4455 Paradise Rd.,
Las Vegas, NV 89169;
hardrockhotel.com
The worldwide brand
is famous for its
col­lection of music
memorabilia, which
makes the casino level a
spectacle of rhinestone-
slathered outfits, but a
Hard Rock Hotel Spa day
brings that flair, too.
This 25,000-square-
foot oasis is adjacent
to an affordable
juice bar that serves
every kind of healthy
concoction you’d
like. Spa visitors have
access to the Reliquary’s
fully functional fitness
center, with treadmills,
circuit-training machines,
and free weights.
Inside you’ll find
spacious coed Roman
baths that double as a
wet lounge with resting
alcoves; an über-comfy
women’s-only library
room to put your feet up
by the fire; and dry/wet
sauna rooms.
The magic happens
in the 21 treatment
rooms where you can
get facials, salon and
mani/pedi services,
and massages. The
signature massage
treatments are
totally out of the box
and sport musical
names like Sweet
Melody, Drumsticks,
and Rock My World.
HERS FAVORITE: The
Sweet Melody (from
$140) is a fantastic
blend of a massage; a
warming, full-body
sugar scrub; and a
sensationally soothing
Vichy waterfall rinse.
This surprising 3-in-1
treatment—like their
Puddle of Mud treatment
with massage, mud bath,
and Vichy—is worth
every single penny.
GET LOOSE
IN SINCITY
Soothe and soak mind & body
at these top Las Vegas spas
BY CAT PERRY
IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE OLYMPIA
in Las Vegas in September to catch a glimpse of
top competitors, or you just need a fast fall
vacay, you’ll want the best gyms—and spas!—on
your schedule. Here’s where to go for some of
the most unique and insanely scenic fit-spas in
Vegas. Blackjack tables can wait!
THE SPA AT
MANDARIN
ORIENTAL
THE RELIQUARY SPA
& SALON AT
HARD ROCK HOTEL
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