Introduction
California attracts a number of tourists because of its amazing weather and scenic beauty. Major attractions for tourists are its spas. California is renowned the world over for its spa destinations. Most of the California spas are popular for providing a romantic and soothing environment. California’s luxurious hotels have spas, and you can even find unique spa resorts. These spa resorts would be located on mountainous terrain or near the ocean. The best spas can be found in the bustling cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Palm Springs. Spas offer a number of treatments and services including massages. Massages have many benefits. They cause healing and relaxation of muscles and connective tissues. During a professional massage in most of the California spas, the client is unclothed and is lying or sitting on a massage table, cloth or mat.
History
The concept of the spa is said to have originated by the Romans. Emperor Agrippa is said to have designed a “thermae” in 25 BC. This was a huge spa. All the finest Emperors followed this example and in turn came up with more opulent “thermae”. The Roman “thermea” were a model for the modern spa. Initially America’s top names, from Edgar Allan Poe to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, visited these spas. However, this trend slowly spread among the masses and today we find that almost everyone has paid a visit to the spa at least once, and for most Americans it has a become a necessity.
Features
Numerous Travel magazines rate International Spas based on the quality of services they provide. Golden Door is a California spa that has been included in most of these ratings and is ranked among the top ten spa destinations of the world. Within the sate of California it has also been recognized by many magazines and websites as the leading California spa. The Golden Door’s most recent awards include the SpaFinder 2011 Reader’s Choice Award and Travel + Leisure 2011 World’s Best Award. The original Golden door spa is located in Escondido. This California spa offers world class massage therapies. It has 400 comfortable guest rooms. A unique feature that distinguishes it from other California Spas is that it offers in- room massages. You can get any specialty massage at the Golden Door. This California spa has a four-to-one staff-to-guest ratio. At this California Spa you can be sure to get personal attention since the Golden Door offers weeks that are dedicated solely for men and women. Therefore you can choose from Women’s week, Men’s week or even the Coed Week.
Tips and comments
Reservations and selection of programs and treatments offered can be most easily made online through the spa’s website. The website is user-friendly and provides you with all the necessary contact details. You can even request a brochure containing all the details online. It should also be noted that any changes you want to make to your program or week of choice at the spa can be made any time before your arrival. All you have to do is contact the Fitness Office or your Fitness Guide.
