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Relieve Stress the Vegas Spa Way
by Judy Colbert
You're tired from a day of convening or gambling. You need to refresh. What a choice of day spas you have. Some are open to the public; some are reserved for hotel guests.
Bellagio, the home of the $1 million Dale Chahuly lobby chandelier, has a low-key but appropriately elegant spa with pampering and exercising available. Forget your spa clothes? No prob. Robes, sandals, shorts and T-shirts are provided. 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 693-7472.
The Spa at Caesar's Palace offers not Roman, but holistic Indian Ayurvedic rituals that balance the body's three fundamental life energies. 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 731-7776.
Desert Inn's spa has 20 treatment rooms and two VIP all-inclusive rooms, for the variety of massages and body treatments it offers. In the exercise room, you'll find the usual as well as a rollerblading machine. 3145 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 733-4571.
Four Seasons spa offers a very private three-hour pampering program that includes facial, massage and more (also includes access to Mandalay Bay's 30,000-square-foot spa). 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 632-5302.
Luxor's Oasis Spa takes its inspiration from Nefertiti: "Healing hands, soothing waters and secret elixirs provide a rare haven of rest and rejuvenation." The fitness center is open 24 hours except Tuesday from 11:30 p.m. until Wednesday at 6 a.m. 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 730-5724.
MGM Grand hotel guests can reserve spa services up to a month in advance, and the services range from facials to an aromatherapy pedicure to a milk-and-honey moisturizing wrap. 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 891-3077.
Paris' Mandara Spa has spa grand suites (oversized whirlpool baths, double-headed showers, private lounge area and a personal attendant so you and your love can enjoy spa treatments together). Want to go solo? The 23 treatment rooms have handcrafted Balinese hardwood massage tables and imported embroidered silk coverings. 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, (702) 946-4366.
Regent Las Vegas Aquae Sulis, where the spa matches the superb decor and and personal service of the hotel, offers a variety of services and exercise options. They will check and refine your aura, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., (877) 869-8777.