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| - Holy cow, the Spa at Bellagio is amazing! After a night of heavy drinking and a horrible morning after, the girls and I headed to the mediocre buffet at Bellagio. I couldn't eat and was feeling worse and worse by the second so decided to call the Spa just a few steps away to see if they had appointments on demand. They did (usually for hotel guests only but since it was a slow Sunday, we got in) so my friend and I headed over there half an hour before our appointments.
Let's dissect this spa bit by bit. First, the space itself is gorgeous. They sure paid attention to detail. From the moment you step into the elevator, you know you're going to have a relaxing experience. The mood lighting, from the fabulous "tropical rain" style showers to my private massage room, constantly changed from a relaxing green to orange to pink. It really created a lovely ambiance fit for a nice spa. The several walks you take to finally arrive in your massage room is gorgeous. You walk past the conservatory, pools, and dimly lit corridors.
Next, the amenities. Spa Bellagio has an excellent sauna (with obvious minerals sprayed into the mist), steam room, jacuzzi, and showers. The shared space was heavily stocked with juice, waters, towels, products. For beautification, they had an abundance of high end products - nice lotions, nail polish remover, everything you could think of, they had. Even our robes and spa shoes were nifty. Unfortunately, we arrived unprepared and did not have swimsuits to change into. Usually I wouldn't mind stripping down bare (as it was "swimsuit optional") but every other patron wore swimsuits. :( We couldn't take full advantage of the amenities but I can appreciate it when I see it.
So, on to reviewing my massage. I've never spent a better $130! I will admit that it's a little pricey (I don't like spending over $115 (before tip) on a massage if I can help it) but well worth every penny. Definitely beats other "fancy" spas I've been to for the same amount of moola. I received a Swedish from Kevin. Kevin was so so good at what he does. He's polite, talkative when appropriate, and amazing with his hands. Even kinda cute :) For 50 minutes, I thought I was in heaven.
Emerging out of heaven, I was hang-over free and felt like a million bucks. It was just what I needed. Now I know. Don't schedule your spa treatments the day you arrive... schedule it before you leave to get rid of the "Vegas" sore. I've never stayed at the hotel but it's higher on my list now that I've had this experience with the spa.
As always... I will find something wrong with every thing I review. The one thing I feel Spa Bellagio could improve on is the reservation system over the phone. When I called to book my appointment, the girl I spoke to was kind of a ding dong. Yikes. Not nearly enough to take any stars away, though.
5 stars for Spa Bellagio.
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