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| - If this will be your first time here, check out my previous reviews and photos of Qua!
Yesterday, my friend and I spent nearly 6.5 hours at Qua. We were able to get same-day appointments at 11am. They have a special running through the end of November where on certain days of the week, they had specific treatments for $99. I got a 50-minute Classic Massage and my friend wanted the Vino Veritas 50-minute facial. They do require a credit card to secure the reservations and same-day cancellations are not allowed, so if you are doing a last-minute booking, be certain you can come to the spa.
We walked to Caesars from the Wynn, which took about 35 minutes. Checking in was a bit hurried because we had arrived pretty close to the appointment time. Usually if this is your first time and you've arrived a minimum 30 minutes before the appointment time, they give you a tour of the facilities and you can change and enjoy the water facilities before your treatment. We went to the tea lounge after we changed into our bathrobes. Since I had no preference for therapist, they had booked me with Cardell (I think--at least there is a "car" in the name). Since the male therapists cannot enter the women's area, the spa attendant escorted me to the laconium, which is a co-ed space that featured warmed curved stone benches with twinkling lights above. It reminded me of the steam room we have at the spa I work at back home.
Cardell picked me up in a few minutes, and after a brief discussion on areas to focus, I got on the table lying face down and we started our session. Now, not having a massage in 6 months, what I really needed was a deep tissue massage, but the $99 price was much more enticing than paying $160. I was not expecting much deep tissue work because there is no reason for the therapist to exert that much effort for a discounted treatment that also gives them a lower commission, especially if it's a hotel spa, where there might not be a high retention of repeat clientele. Not here. Cardell pretty much gave me an excellent and firm full body massage. Elbows, forearms, fingers--very therapeutic work. I was surprised he was able to fit all this in a 50-minute session. It was more vigorous than what I'm accustomed to (I like flowing, long strokes in massage and had the Lomi Lomi treatment last year) but it felt awesome! Some parts were painful but it was a good hurt. I left the treatment room feeling very relaxed and wishing I had the money to extend to 75 minutes.
Cardell has been with Qua for nearly 3 years and has a friendly and professional demeanor. At the end of your session your therapist will place a mini folio by the treatment table where you can write how much gratuity you can leave (you pay for the treatment upfront at check-in). Since he pretty much gave me deep tissue work, I tipped based off the full value of the 50 minute deep tissue massage. If you feel your therapist did excellent work and you're getting a discount for your treatment, please do the same. Also, I inquired Cardell if Carole (my therapist from last year) was still there and he confirmed that she is still working at Qua.
After that, my friend and I enjoyed the heat and water facilities. The reason why we spent so long there was her esthetician gave her strict orders not to go in water facilities or steam for 2 hours after her facial and we were too lazy to go out for lunch and come back. The stone loungers by the roman baths are so comfortable for reading and sleeping.
The spa that day was more crowded than our last visit and there were a lot more nakedness this time around. The spa provides disposable panties if you don't want to reveal your bush to the world but I think if you're gonna be topless, you might as well be on the bottom, too. We saw a lady whose disposable was so ill-fitting, the only thing that was keeping it from falling off was a string.
Anyway, 5 stars all-around! Please do visit if you're in Vegas, and I hope you have a good time!
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