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| - This was the highlight of my Vegas trip. I bought the Groupon for 90min. We called to make an appt and the person who answered the phone greeted us with, "Hi how are you?" and didn't seem to care we were coming in at 4pm.
When we arrived, we were welcomed. The spa was quiet and dark. There were a few rooms. We were taken into a room with dark red curtains (seemed sketchy at first) and about 5 beach beds. We settled up the bill by showing our Groupon and they prepped around us in a flurry--buckets, snacks, quiet shushing, light dimming, plugging, clicking, tapping. We were pretty skeptical (but willing and openminded) at first.
I guess, officially, it started with a foot soak. The water was hot and there were bumpy things on the bottom of the bucket. I probably soaked for 30 min. They also wrap a heat belt around your waist (too hot after 20 min or so) and apply a finger monitor for some reason. We had to look over a waiver saying diabeetus was bad mmkay and we didn't have hypoglycemia either (probably why they give you a snack). We were reclined, next to each other and soothing music played in the dark. if I'd known what to expect, I probably could have relaxed more. In retrospect, it was very nice. I just had no idea where it was going.
The real treatment started with a face/neck/scalp massage (10-15min)--no warning, he just started touching my face (pro tip: don't wear makeup to this treatment!). It took a few minutes to get used to but it was very relaxing. The technician sat above my head and moved to my side. He used long strokes and applied precise pressure.
I was offered/upsold a full body massage for ten dollars more (no thank you) and we continued to my the lower region. He relocated to my feet. Both legs from the knee down were manipulated for 5-10 minutes with cream, then one foot at a time for maybe 20 min each. After completion, we were given water and had our snacks (orange slices, hard candy and some packaged cookies). At times, the massage was painful, for brief seconds, but then the relief of it not hurting anymore was so relaxing I couldn't even remember what the pain felt like. He did ask a few times if the pressure was ok (language barrier; harder sounded like hotter) and a few times I asked for more pressure. Hands were very capable. I was very impressed and tipped as such. I'd recommend this to anyone in Vegas. Find a way to get here.
I left feeling like I scored a bargain. Feeling unwound and happy to be off the beaten Strip path. Incidentally, Irene's across the street has great pizza!
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