| It's understood that the reason for vacations is to | | | | polished marble floor and wood décor and |
| sever yourself from the monotonies of the day-in | | | | accent. 'Desert Spa' is affixed in gold script amidst |
| and day-out routine. No one knows this better | | | | a mural of cacti and desert fauna. What truly |
| than the resorts in Cabo; which is why it's trend, | | | | made the spa for us were the open spaces and |
| as you'll come to notice, that the spas with a | | | | simple arrangements, which emanated an air of |
| grocery-list of services and amenities tend to sit a | | | | professionalism and cleanliness. |
| tier above the rest. | | | | Besides offering all the usual suspects-facials, body |
| While most resonate a similar theme in terms of | | | | wraps, hot-stone massages, and a litter of |
| the great lengths they'll go to pamper their | | | | restorative body products-there is also a |
| guests, some steal the spotlight from others and, | | | | full-service beauty salon on the premises as well |
| in turn, become worthy of recognition. | | | | as a number of couples' packages. |
| Three resorts, in particular, fit this bill. They are | | | | Casa del Mar's Spa was another favorite of ours, |
| accurately designed for not only relaxation of the | | | | namely because of their cornucopia of massage |
| body, but of every one of your senses; from | | | | therapies; a massage for any and every ailment. |
| their striking aesthetics, to the latest treatments | | | | Your golfer's swing a source of discomfort, even |
| and therapies-all conditioned to purify and | | | | stabbing pain? They have a massage designed to |
| rejuvenate. | | | | fix that. Two hands just not enough surface area |
| The atmosphere of the YHI Spa at ME Cabo | | | | to satisfy your back? Well, option for their |
| mimics what we imagine an ancient Mayan spiritual | | | | four-hands massage, a peculiar but pleasant |
| to be like; dimly lit by soft yellow candlelight that | | | | sensation that results from the precise |
| franticly flickers the room on and off; and a | | | | synchronization of four hands kneading away the |
| sweet, relaxing perfume that rents the air and | | | | tension from your back. |
| warms the nostrils. By the room's aura alone, one | | | | Resort spas are something of a delicacy; the icing |
| could quite possibly realize complete relaxation. | | | | on a cake, the nightcap to a stressful day; and all |
| The Spa follows a ritual of sorts-the Anuiti | | | | metaphors aside, they play an increasing factor to |
| Ritual-that retunes your mind and body to a state | | | | where vacationers choose to stay. On our quest |
| of unconcern and purity-Pericu (exfoliations), | | | | to unearthing the eminent spas of Cabo, we |
| Tamaral (renewal), Altepetl (transformation), | | | | came to the conclusion that what truly culls these |
| Tlatani (restoration), and Revitalization. | | | | three from the herd are that instead of |
| It was the YHI Spa at ME Cabo that offered one | | | | haphazardly dumping a facility into a sprawling |
| of the more surreal environments, relaxing us to | | | | resort, the YHI Spa of ME Cabo, the Desert Spa |
| states of near-comatose. | | | | of Villa del Palmar, and the Spa of Casa del Mar |
| At the Desert Spa at Villa del Palmar, we were | | | | have built their services around the hotel and the |
| greeted by a very contemporary setting of | | | | guests, and not the other way around. |