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| - My husband bought me $400 in gift certificates to Red Door Spa between my birthday and our 10 year wedding anniversary. I've been holding those gift certificates since the beginning of the year. I kept putting off making an appointment because the only location I was aware of was in the Biltmore and it's hard to find time to make it there.
Finally, being on vacation this week and knowing I was not going anywhere I decided to make an appointment. When I googled it to get the phone number I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was a Red Door Spa just down the road from me! (If I realized that I would have made my appointments months ago!)
When I called to make my appointments the girl on the phone was very helpful and informative, making sure to advise me of the amenities that I would be able to use while here for the day. I am thankful she did because I was able to come prepared with my kindle and bathing suit. I booked an 80 minute hot stone massage, a Signature Facial, an eyebrow wax, and a signature pedicure.
When I showed up for my appointments the girl at check in was very nice, although once I was checked in she said I could head back and started to assist another customer. When I asked her where "back was" she was quick to apologize and asked if this was my first time there. I said yes and she told me to take a seat and a very sweet woman came out to get me. She gave me a tour of the facilities and explained everything to me.
Once the tour was completed she took me to the tranquility area to wait for the masseuse. The masseuse, Sarina, was sweet and professional. She did a great job with the massage, although I wish more attention had been paid to my hands as I had indicated that my left hand was a problem area since I work on a computer all day. Overall though the massage was extremely relaxing and I almost fell asleep several times. I have had many massages over the years at many different spa's across the country. Sarina ranks right at the top. She used the appropriate amount of pressure, not too soft but not too hard. The aromatherapy enhancement was nice, although next time I would probably skip it and save the $20.
Next onto the facial/eyebrow waxing. The esthetician, Monika, was very knowledgeable and professional. The facial was so refreshing and the head/neck/arm/hand massage was amazing. Again I wanted to fall asleep! She also did an amazing job shaping my eyebrows during the wax. This was only my second facial in my life, so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but I really enjoyed it and will definitely be coming back for another one!
Once I was done with Monika she brought me to Cindy who took care of me during my pedicure. I get pedicures like clockwork every 5-6 weeks. Usually I go to those walk in shops, although I have had several at spa's as well. This was easily in the top 3 best pedicures I have ever had. She put great effort into my massage, again almost putting me to sleep. She was very aware throughout the pedicure and attentive. The neck pillow smelling of cinnamon and clove was a nice touch and again they almost put me to sleep!
Once all of my services were completed I went to the ladies dressing area and out to the private patio up back. I laid out reading my kindle for a while, then got into the hot tub where I relaxed doing some more reading. Once I was done in the hot tub I went to the sauna and relaxed for a bit more before using their showers to freshen up.
This was a very relaxing day. If you are looking to get pampered and spend a day on yourself this is the place to be. I went straight home and let my husband know that more gift certificates here would be a definite win!
An important note: Getting to their private parking area is a bit confusing. If you don't want to park on the street, pull into the Wigwam resort entrance and make an immediate left following the little windy road all the way to the spa. (You can't miss the spa once you come up on it.) This is the only way to get to the spa parking. I drove around for a while before finding the entrance to the spa road.
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