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| - Environment is key in any spa experience, and Encore has truly carved out its territory; As designed by Todd Avery Lenahan, the Spa at Encore is a gorgeous, elegant mid-Eastern meets Regency fantasy that would impress a Hollywood set designer. The arched, shimmering lobby begs you to linger, though the men's & women's lounges, locker rooms and pre-treatment relaxation rooms are also inviting, and even the corridor to the treatment rooms is a passage you'd love to be lost in (if it wasn't so well marked). Treatment rooms themselves are smartly designed, with full mirrors, heated tables, pretty showers. The bath area is a category-killer with multiple plunges and separate alcoves in the effervescent tub. Showers are so well done, they have features I'd never even thought about.
I enjoyed the Good Luck Ritual, encorporating elements of feng shui and aromatherapy with a scalp treatment, mini facial, exfoliating full body, hand and foot massages (using lemon verbena, peppermint, botanicals)--so complete the $250 fee seems a relative value. If this doesn't revive you, nothing will.
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