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| - My friend got groupons for $100 services at this spa just prior to our trip to Las Vegas. I looked at the prices for the various services available and, sure enough, most everything was overinflated and too expensive for what was being offered. But this is Vegas, where everyone is a sucker and that's just par for the course.
I settled on the deep-cleaning facial ($120 list price), which lasted about an hour. The process itself was really nice and relaxing. It included an arm/hand, neck/shoulder, and foot massage on top of the various applications of whoknowshwhat on my skin while I was laid upon a heated massage table. Ahhhhh. The esthetician was friendly and informative, though she didn't really explain any of what/why she was putting on my skin during the facial. Maybe that's not standard practice, but I like to know what is going on. Afterward, she did give me a face chart that listed some of the products that I may want to purchase (...at those prices, fat chance). She did a few extractions and concentrate on some of the more problem areas, which I appreciated.
The spa itself is a bit outdated. It seemed clean enough, but the whirlpool was small and the tiles around it were cracked and worn, the steam room was a boring, white, ugly room, and the bathroom looked like high school. The staff was super friendly and I appreciated the hot coffee/tea/juices available.
All in all, while the facial was a nice pampering, I was very glad I did not pay full price. It was really not worth it. My skin didn't look magically any better or feel any better than when I use higher end skin care products from Sephora.
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