JUN
2013

Located in the Monterey Hotel

Telephone: (831) 333-0970
406-A  Alvarado Street
Monterey, California 93940
(Salon Entrance on Right Side of Monterey Hotel)
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So I loved my first treatment so much I went back for more the next
day.  Looking for a treatment to help with my tired muscles I opted for
the Muscle Therapy Seaweed wrap.  A 100 minute dream!

 

After
winning big in the casino the night before, I arrived over an hour
early and forked over the extra $30 to use the hydra-therapy center. 
Best decision ever!   The front desk staff took me in and found me a
locker, after a shower and change I started in.  First I headed over to
the steam room to detox and loosen up.  It had the usual peppermint and
eucalyptus scents, with long benches to relax.  After 20 minutes there I
headed back to the shower and then the plunge pool.  A large, jetted
bathtub with freezing water in it.  Perfect for my tired legs, but a bit
jolting.  It would turn out to be my new favorite addiction.  After the
plunge I headed back to the steam room for another 20 minutes and
another shower.  This time instead of the regular shower I used the
"tropical shower" a luke warm rain with lights and jungle sound... a
little weird but nice.  The sun was starting to set and I wanted a good
view of the sail out of Kooper, so I headed over to the dry sauna.

One whole wall was covered in windows that overlooked the perfect
view and sunset. After some time in the sauna I did another round of the
tropical shower another plunge and then sat in the whirlpool until my
therapist came to fetch me.

 

I was brought back to the
same room and given the usual instructions.  My therapist was a nice kid
from Spain named Sergio.  He started with the dry brush and application
of the seaweed.  Surprisingly not that bad smelling and it had a very
interesting icy hot quality.  After I was completely covered in it, I
was wrapped in tin foil and blankets to heat up.  And I did, I have
never been in such a furnace of a body wrap.  I almost tapped out but
thankfully I fell asleep instead.  As I cooked in my tin foil furnace,
Sergio gave a fabulous scalp massage and then moved to my feet.  I must
have been asleep for quite some time since I came awake at the sound of
bells.  Sergio had already started the shower and removed the heavy
covers.  He helped me sit up (not easy when you are wrapped like a
mummy) and maneuver to the shower.  Where he left me to peel off the tin
foil and wash off the seaweed.  This is where I discovered my favorite
new body wash.  The Elemis  Skin Nourishing Shower Cream.  A
soft, creamy and foaming body wash that completely removed the hard to
get seaweed and left my skin super soft.  It has a nice baby powder
scent and really feels amazing.  After my shower I toweled off and got
back on the bed.  Where I was treated to the most amazing massage ever
with the muscle ease body oil.  I awoke again to the sound of bells and a
glass of water.  

 

Overall an amazing treatment... so great that I booked it again for the next day, but with a little twist. 

 Plus... amazing views, great water rituals, and super relaxing... just what I was looking for,

Not so plus... falling asleep... super embarrassing.

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