FAIRMONT CLAREMONT HOTEL & SPA
58 South Bay Accent
BATHE IN BLISS
SAUNAS, STEAM ROOMS & SOAKS
Open your pores and bake your bod at the
Immersion Spa in Palo Alto. Men can detox
in the 100-degree jade room while women
destress in the 120-degree Himalayan salt
room, where negative ions are released to
relieve tension. A $30 day pass gives access
to the eucalyptus steam room, hot soaking
pool, and herbal dry sauna. If you want to add
a treatment, book an intense Korean body
scrub, facial, massage, or all of the above.
(immersionspa.com)
And at Burke-Williams Day Spa at Santana
Row in San Jose, you can stoke your internal
fire with a variety of herbal baths or dip into
the separate hot tubs for men and women to
slough off tension. (burke-williams.com)
Inside Palo Alto’s Watercourse Way, private
rooms with a hot tub, cold plunge and steam
room or sauna are not just utilitarian, they are
works of art. Decorated with specialty tiles,
sculptures and small paintings, each room is
tastefully adorned with Asian and Mediterranean
flair. (watercourseway.com)
At the elegant Fairmont Claremont Hotel
& Spa, you can warm up luxuriously in a
eucalyptus steam room, where the humid,
aromatic heat is especially welcomed by
those troubled with seasonal ailments such as
asthma or bronchitis. Additionally, the warm
water of a saline whirlpool is a great way to
reduce stress and promote peace of mind as
you enjoy a view of the San Francisco Bay and
skyline. (Fairmont.com/Claremont-Berkeley).
PREVIOUS SPREAD, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: IN MEXICO WITH PRINCESS CRUISES, SOUP-MAKING CLASS AT WILLIAMS SONOMA, WARM STONE MASSAGE AT THE SPA—LOS
GATOS, DANCING AT THE STARLITE BALLROOM, FIRE PIT AT HOTEL VALENCIA AT SANTANA ROW, LIFT BIKE CLASS AT LIFT EXERCISE STUDIO (Photos courtesy of the companies)