and a tea service that complemented the scents
used in the massage and body scrubs. This serves
as a wonderful way to allow guests to continue the
spa experience after the therapist has left.”
Wanting to give guests a mini and afford-
able taste of the spa in their guest room, Loews
Coronado Bay Resort (CA) recently introduced
the Sea Spa Surrender ($35) program, which
features a savory cocktail, dessert, a self-applied
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rejuvenating scrub, and a soothing soak. The
experience is packaged seasonally so guests enjoy
the scents of lavender and orange in spring, mint
and berries in summer, sage and pumpkin in fall,
and ginger, apples, and cinnamon in winter. “The
Sea Spa Surrender experience allows for ultimate
relaxation and a sensory experience from head
to toe,” says spa director Krystal Mason. The
in-room experience also includes a Surrender
Kit, which is available as a take-home memento.
“It allows for awareness and excitement about the
spa for guests who might not have spent any time
there,” says Mason.
Although the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale
at Troon North (AZ) doesn’t offer an extensive
in-room treatment menu, guests can indulge in
the Moonlight Massage ($220, 50 minutes; $290,
80 minutes; $370, 1 hour 50 minutes), which can
be customized to an Aromatherapy, Therapeutic,
or Swedish massage. According to spa director Lia
Rowland, massage is essentially the only treatment
requested in-room. The idea for the Moonlight
Massage was inspired by the resort’s location. “It
is situated in such a beautiful desert setting, with
very little light pollution,” says Rowland. “With
this in mind, we felt it would be special to experi-
ence the starry night sky in this unusual way.”
Some spas offer in-room treatments out of
necessity. When the JW Marriott Grand Rapids
(MI) first opened, it had limited spa space. It
wasn’t long before the requests for spa services
exceeded what the hotel could provide. It was
then that Vic and Vickie Bennett of Vasaio Life
Spa invented the Suite Spa Cart, which features
a built-in facial steamer; a hot towel cabbie; a
pedicure bowl; a massage table; backbar products;
a hot drawer with hot stones, herbal body wraps,
and paraffin; lights; music; and a laptop to check
out guests. Thanks to the cart, therapists can
perform any and all treatments in room. “The
most requested in-room treatments are hot stone
therapy and couples massages,” says Vickie.
“Because of the level of relaxation caused by these
services, guests can roll off their massage tables
and into their own beds and go to sleep.”
While in-room treatments can be an ideal way
to introduce guests to what the on-site spa has to
offer, they can also pose some challenges. It’s not
