Best Massage or Facial

My best massages have been in a varied parts of the North America -  Three of the best are/were in my hometown(s) – Hershey, PA  and  Atlanta, GA.  The spas are in no particular order because each offers something special.

Homer, AL -  Alaskan Waterfront Homer Inn and Spa   Kachemak Bay — The location is the BEST POSSIBLE – check out the scienic view and outstanding sunsets photos on their web site .  Homer is a fun quirky little town full of hippies (old and new), a good brewery and fun eateries .  But back to the massage in a beautiful little cabin.see their photos.  I had the Swedish deep tissue with the hot stone therapy (the stones are collected from the beach right below the spa.  The stones are warmed to just the right temperature and places on just the right spots.  Perfection.   They have many special treatments – but being a beach bum – I wanted the local hot stone treatment.

Atlanta, GA  -  The Spa on Paces, 3209 Paces Ferry Place, Buckhead  (Buckhead is Atlanta at its best).  Lovely soothing tones of green walls, overstuffed designer furniture with a Mediterranean feel to the entire spa.  I was lucky enough to have the anti-aging Four Layer Facial which includes a basic cleansing (here nothing is basic – it is all extraordinary), a little exfoliation and extraction, seaweed serum and seaweed mask and all of this topped off with a mineral mud mask.  But they don’t just make your face feel and look great – you also receive a gentle neck, shoulder, hands and feet massage with wonderful hydrating oils.  I can fall asleep easily, but this so calming that I couldn’t keep from nodding off even though I wanted to feel every wonderful moment of the treatment.  The Spa on Paces also has the most comfortable massage environment I have ever been in.   Angela Morgan was my aesthetician and she made the facial much more than I expected.  When I got home and opened my e-mail the first thing I saw was a message from Daily Candy.  The message featured Spa on Paces and their Four Layer Facial as the treat of the day.  Knowing that Daily Candy was recommending what I had just enjoyed made me feel even better. 

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Hershey, PA  -  Emerald Springs Body Spa 1126W Cocoa Ave - Hershey

Emerald Springs was my hometown spa for years and from everything I hear it is still great.  Good feel, thick terry robes, lemon water and large comfy sofas to start relaxing even before the massage started, I always tried to be 20 or 30 minutes early just to sit and veg.   The calm feeling you get from this particular spa is pretty amazing since it is located in a strip mall with a pizza joint right next door.  My physician suggested I should try it or I never would have even known it was in the mall.  The more I visit spas across the country the more I realize how lucky I was to have Emerald Spring in my hometown.  They now have BODY POLISH Coffee Treatments, and you can be sure I will be having one of those on my next trip to PA.  Coffee treatments are very new and only done in what would be considered 5 Star establishments (Four Seasons, etc.)  the Hershey Hotel is just located a few miles away - they offer chocolate baths, wraps and massages.  I have never taken advantage of this, but never say never because you never know!

Cancun (Mayan Riviera), Mexico -   Moon Palacea 5 star all inclusive that is our favorite place to take the entire family (all 8 of us from 2 yr old to 58)  and everyone can do what they like to do when they like to do it.  Good food, good drink, outstanding beach and even better pools. Back to the massage, which was  my first and even though it was more commercial (less personal attention)  Even though the cute young man as my massusse did not hurt.   My husband had the cute young lady – so we were even.  The entire area is done in shiny real marble with fabulous flower arrangements.   Next time we go to Cancun it will be to the Palace Resort’s XPU-HA - we did some great snorkeling there for a day on our last visit.   

Atlanta, GA -