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| - I recently traveled from the East Coast with my family. We stayed at the Squaw Peak Resort by Hilton where this spa is located. We stayed in two of the 'casitas' and the spa was a quick 2 minute walk for us (though there is parking available). When planning ahead, I decided I wanted to treat my mom to a spa day while the boys golfed. I contacted the spa manager, Lauren, ahead of time to book our massages. She was very friendly and accommodating; which I very much appreciated. She even provided me with her direct line to reach her with any questions I had.
When we arrived, we were promptly greeted with a smile by the spa receptionist. She was adorable and so sweet to us. She 'checked' us in, and asked if we had been to the spa before. We told her we had not. She led us to the women's locker room and showed us around. You enter the locker room and behind a partition there is a lounge with a small bistro table, a coffee table and four chairs. They also had (lightly) sweetened lemon tea as well as chilled cucumber water in there. Beyond that, there was the sink and counter-top area for getting ready (hair, makeup, etc.) To the right there are showers and (ahhh!) the steam room! Straight ahead there are 3 toilets that double as changing rooms, and to the left are the lockers. She showed us how to use the lockers and made sure we were comfortable with this - there's also a sign on the wall for those who forget. She put our robes and slippers in a locker and left us to undress to our "comfort level."
We changed and went to the waiting area, where we were met by our respective masseuses. My mom had a young blonde masseuse (sorry, I didn't get her name), and I had June. My mom doesn't get too many massages and said her masseuse was great - friendly, gentle and thorough. We both got the 50 minute Swedish massage - this was my mom's first 'whole body' massage and she loved it. My masseuse, June, was more tenured which I appreciated. I very regularly get massages - I go 2x a month to a neuromuscular massage therapist (i.e. deep tissue and healing massage). The guy I go to is very knowledgeable about the muscles, the joints, nerves, etc... This means he's very effective. This also means, I'm spoiled and can be hard to please as a customer.
Thankfully, I lucked out with June. She was very thorough and I could tell through her technique she knew what she was doing. She identified the 'knots' in my shoulders and did a great job navigating behind my scapula and around my c1/c2. She used good firm pressure, but checked in with me periodically. She respected my desire - or lack of - to chat during the massage. She was definitely 'tuned in.' I VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND JUNE!
After our massages, we went to the steam room. A steam room or sauna are my favorite aspects of any spa! We were the first ones to use it that day and learned we needed to turn the timer past 20 minutes a few times before it kicked on. When it did, it worked great. They had ice towels (wet rolled towels with ice on them to keep them cool) outside the steam room (a must have!). I showed my mom my favorite way to steam - on your back with a towel behind your neck rolled, and another over your face. She enjoyed it immensely. I could have stayed for hours!
In the spa, they also have a very large fitness center which you have access to as either a spa guest, or a resort guest. For locals, I understand you can also get a fitness club membership. There was a private small pool (outdoors) through the spa which was adult only. We took a peak but decided to make our way to the water park/main pool area (you must be a resort guest and get a bracelet to use those pools). We spend the rest of the day sunning and enjoying the lazy river. Overall, it was a fantastic spa experience - DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED!
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