Bonus: Maybe you’ll see an NBA player taking a schvitz. Book a spa treatment for $100 and afterward relax in the indoor and outdoor pools and lounge in the heart of Salt Lake City, while wearing a robe, of course. The Grand has always made it a point to cater to locals and the Grand Spa is no exception, offering deals and staycation packages for those of us yearning to go somewhere but need to stay here. And while traveling film scouts and NBA teams call it home when passing through, we like to think of it as our hotel. The giant, granite-gray building can be seen from all over the valley. The Grand America is literally a Salt Lake City landmark. (Photo courtesy Grand America) URBAN SERENITY, NOW Instead, I’m a be-robed pile of blissed-out skin and bones settling into the remaining pleasures of sauna, steam, hot pools and cold plunges that await to revive me for my return to the mundane everyday world. One hour later, I will feel like I’ve undergone an Egyptian Pharaoh’s preparation rites for the afterlife, without mummification or actually dying. The therapist collects me from the ultra-mellow waiting area and in soft, hushed tones directs me to the treatment room. Am I part of some new-age robe cult? But this is what we do at the spa, specifically the Alpine Serenity spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge, where I’m about to experience a healing massage with CBD oil, the latest addition to the rubdown routine. I always find it strange to strip down and cruise around in a fluffy robe and mingle with other people, also in robes. The subdued lighting, plinky global music, trickling Buddhish water features, a hint of eucalyptus in the air and, of course, the robes.
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