ASPEN
CHICAGO
DALLAS
HOUSTON
LAS VEGAS
LOS ANGELES
WHAT:
NEW WAYS TO RELAX BECAUSE THE NIGHTS ARE LONG
MIAMI
NEW YORK
ORANGE COUNTY
PA L M B E A C H
SAN FRANCISCO
The Mandarin Oriental Hammam
WHY:
A Stay Well Room at the MGM Grand
STAY WELL ROOMS AT MGM GRAND
“Research has shown that color has profound effects on an individual’s mood,” says Qua spa manager Shannon Stringert. With that in mind, Qua’s new Aura-Soma Color Quest treatment may be just the ticket to brighten your day. (from $210; caesars palace.com) —A.B.
WHAT:
HAMMAMS FOR A LUXE DETOX WHY:
A couples treatment room at Qua Baths & Spa at Caesars Palace
THE WYNN’S NEW SPA
“Las Vegas” and “wellness” aren’t an oxymoronic coupling. For each visitor determined to do damage, there seems to be a new spa treatment to undo it. After months of refurbishments, the Spa at Wynn has reopened with 45 updated rooms and a new roster of treatments that evoke far-off lands, such as the 80-minute Tropical Journey. Look for new Polynesian-inspired treatments at its sister spa, the Spa at Encore. (wynnlasvegas.com) —A.B.
The Las Vegas landscape lends itself to Moorish and Moroccan influences in architecture. Now the city’s spas are turning to the East, to a centuries-old steaming and cleansing ritual called hammam— the Turkish bath. Drift Spa and Hammam in the Palms (palms.com) opened the first: a Tunisian-, Turkish- and Moroccan-inflected steam oasis for men and women, with a mosaic-heavy décor and more than 20 treatment rooms. The newest crop takes the trend to another level. Sahra Spa & Hammam in the Cosmopolitan (cosmopolitanlasvegas.com) offers its traditional space to individuals or small groups, eschewing Morocco’s customary exfoliating black soaps for Red Flower’s sensual Hammam line. But the most authentic and opulent of them all is the hammam and women’s rhassoul at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental (mandarinoriental.com/las vegas). A hammam chamber lit with blue stars contains a heated slab of marble—the motherstone—where you can enjoy a Turkish scrub. In the Rhassoul treatment, spa-goers are covered in mud and exposed to dry and wet heat, which not only releases toxins but also nourishes the skin. —A.B.
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: COURTESY OF MGM GRAND LAS VEGAS; COURTESY OF THE COSMOPOLITAN LAS VEGAS; COURTESY OF MANDARIN ORIENTAL LAS VEGAS; COURTESY OF CAESARS PALACE LAS VEGAS
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QUA BATHS & SPA AT CAESARS PALACE
The lobby of the Sahra Spa & Hammam at the Cosmopolitan
The extensive renovation at MGM Grand showcases 42 specialty rooms that were designed by Delos Living and are devoted to both purifying the air and eliminating sleep-disruptive electromagnetic fields. There’s even a Vitamin C–infused shower. ($30 supplement to room rate; mgmgrand.com) —A.B.