Courtesy Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa
Ferndale, Washington
After a relaxing vanilla and orange sugar scrub, or perhaps a Swedish massage, groups can move on to stacking their chips at one of the Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa’s many roulette wheels.
“We offer more than 50,000 square feet of exhilarating gaming,” said Randi Axelsson, hotel sales manager. That includes 20 table games, 1,000 slots and off-track horse betting.
The full-service spa provides not only body treatments and massages but also body wraps, facials, waxing, manicures and pedicures. An indoor pool and fitness room are also available for those needing a break from rolling the dice.
From quick service to relaxed fine dining, seven culinary options are available, among them an award-winning steakhouse and expansive buffet. The Silver Reef boasts some of the best margaritas in the Northwest and wood stone pizzas made from scratch.
The entertainment destination also offers a 400-seat pavilion where concerts, martial arts competitions, championship boxing and a dinner theater complete a getaway weekend.
360-543-7142
www.silverreefcasino.com
Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
Lenox, Massachusetts
The only 11-time winner of the Condé Nast Traveler Best Destination Spa Award, the all-inclusive Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires spa is also a health resort specializing in health and wellness. More than 100 rooms and suites are located in and around the historic Bellefontaine Mansion, a restored 1897 showplace.
Although spa services from classic massages to Asian therapies to advanced restorative touch therapies are on the menu, Canyon Ranch also encourages guests to explore preventive health care, nutrition, weight loss and spiritual growth through a variety of programs. Experts including physicians, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, licensed therapists and bodywork specialists are on hand.
“In addition to comprehensive assessments and treatment plans, our professionals provide take-home tools to empower our guests to continue practicing their newly learned healthful habits even after they’ve returned home from their vacation,” said Meredith Ford, senior public relations representative.
Combined with individualized consultations, more than 40 fitness classes, outdoor activities, cooking demonstrations and wellness presentations make this a true health getaway. Guests choose from fitness walks, exercise for healthy aging, aquatic therapy, dance, Pilates and more to learn from and experience with the experts.
All meals, with as many courses and helpings as guests desire, are included. A wealth of healthful choices are enjoyed in the dining room, demonstration kitchen, Cafe Tasse and outdoor Cafe Jardin. Personal dietary preferences are top priority for the health-conscious chefs.
413-637-4400, ext. 5331
www.canyonranch.com/lenox
