| rev:text
| - Two and a half stars. I was really looking forward to an awesome spa day at the Bellagio. I love visiting the different spas in Vegas, and thought this would be the best of the best. Sadly, not so.
I booked a prenatal massage, and a Bellagio Signature facial with the spa several days before arriving for our stay. I was really excited, and expected to roam the spa hallways, relaxing in their tea room, etc. I planned on getting to the spa a couple of hours ahead of time just so I could relax before my massage and facial. Since I was pregnant, I wouldn't be able to enjoy any of the steams or sauna rooms, but I thought I would take a peek anyway to see what they were like. I also went in early thinking I would explore the 65,000 square feet of spa to see what they have to offer.
The staff service was just ok. When I got there, the lady was nice, but not very gracious. I felt like I was imposing myself on her at a very busy time. But, it was 2pm on a Tuesday afternoon. They were not busy at all. I was given a pair of spa shoes, and taken to the locker room. She offered to show me around, and I agreed. This is where the disappointment sets in. The actual "spa" part of the Bellagio spa is very small. Everything is situated in the same room. There were four small pools with varying degrees of heat. They looked like jacuzzi pools. Around the pools were lots of glass doors. All but two of them were body treatment rooms, only to be used if you have a body service booked. There was a sauna and steam room, but I was too disappointed to check them out. After I got changed into my robe, I looked around to see if the area extended beyond the pool area. It did not. So, I settled into their tea room with a glass of iced-tea and a magazine. They had a nice set-up of beverages, offering both hot and iced-teas, juices and some fruit (though the fruit was not cut-up, nor were there any knives/plates to eat them off of).
It got a little boring just sitting around and reading a magazine. I usually would visit the steam room or pools, but since I was pregnant, I could do neither. When it came time for my massage, I was taken to the massage/treatment waiting area. The trip to the waiting area was where I got to see how big the place really is. But, why would they make the massage rooms and its waiting area so large? It seems like a waste of space to not be able to utilize so much area for relaxation with additional pools or steam rooms, etc, like they have at other spas. The other thing I didn't like was that the waiting room for the massage/treatment area was co-ed. It might be nice for couples to wait for their treatments together, but the rest of us were walking around naked under our robes, and it felt really weird to be sitting around this way with a bunch of strange men.
The massage itself was nice. But, not great. I love massages, and I get a few a month at a minimum. The only thing that was great about the massage was that they had a foam belly cut-out for me, so I could lay on my belly during the massage. The lady who was performing the massage was very sweet, but didn't use enough pressure, even after I asked for it on my shoulders and legs. She kept reminding me that a prenatal massage is gentle and light. It doesn't have to be on the shoulders and legs, I thought, but whatever.
The facial was great. The estatician was very knowledgable and did a good job. But, like another reviewer said here, when she busted out a Clarisonic brush, I felt a little cheated since I use one of those everyday at home. I expected a lot more for a facial that cost me about $200 with tip.
The shower area was nice, but not very clean. This was surprising to me since this was the Bellagio spa, plus it was not very busy at all. There were a total of less than 10 spa-goers, so I'm not sure what the filth was all about. Most of the showers looked used, and were not refreshed by the staff. There were used razors and used towels in many of the stalls. The staff that I did see working around the shower/locker room area didn't seem to be happy to be there, and in general were not too friendly. Service is what Bellagio is all about, but unfortunately, service is what the Spa at Bellagio lacked that day.
Overall, I would not go back to the Spa at Bellagio, even if we were staying there. It wasn't that great, nor could I justify dropping $400 for a day at the spa, when the spa didn't have much to offer. For a fabulous time at a Vegas spa, be sure to visit Qua at Caesar's Palace. Qua is worth the money and time, and you don't have to be a guest at the hotel to visit it.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)