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If you want to get away from the crowd, the noise and the people trying to flick their little cards of adult content on the Strip, Imperial Spa is an awesome retreat. It's not glamorous or toney like most of your typical casino spas that have fluffy towels, fruit, flavored water and Enya playing in the background but, in so many other ways, you get so much more without having to break the bank.
Alright, so the location is kind of hidden and hard to spot if you're not paying attention. Okay, it's outright shady and the building kind of looks like they were trying to make it look like the Excalibur but I digress. Once you check in, pay for your services, get your key, your "spa pajamas" and enter your respective locker room area. When you get to your locker, strip down and take a freakin shower, regardless if you're going to use the wet area or not, think of it as a courtesy to the other spa patrons who don't want to smell your funk or lingering smell of tobacco from the casinos.
The wet area, which has a large hot whirlpool tub, a cold plunge, a sauna, steam room and open sitting/standing showers. It's freakin dude heaven because where else can you chill in a hot tub or take a shower while watching ESPN? Yup, there's a freakin flat screen tv in the shower area that faces the tub. Sure, you're watching the game and chillin in your birthday suit, no one gives an eff, it's a Korean spa and it's what they do.
If you want to check out the coed area, change into your spa pajamas so you can head upstairs to the coed area where they have various sauna-esque rooms, a sitting area with couches and a tv, a theatre, etc. Of all the rooms, I especially liked the red clay ball room, it was awesome. I literally could feel every little ball on my body! They also have a little snack bar near the sitting area. If you really can't live without technology, you can also bring your laptop if you want to jump on their wifi.
TIP 1: Before you head to the coed area, bring one of those small towels from the locker room so you have something to rest your head on when you use the rooms.
TIP 2: In the wet area, alternate between hot and cold, i.e. hot tub, cold plunge, sauna, shower, hot tub, steam room, etc.
TIP 3: Think of the wet area as the good ol' locker room at the gym. You need to leave your inhibitions at the door. If you're uncomfortable with nudity, this isn't the place for you.
Overall, it was a great experience. The facilities were clean, the staff was quite friendly and at least when I went on a Thursday afternoon, it wasn't too busy, which was kind of nice, it felt like I had the entire spot to myself! You can seriously spend hours and hours in this place just chilling, without going broke. Imperial Spa is definitely going to be my relaxation spot whenever I'm in Vegas!
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