3 Luxury Spa-ing in Tucson

With the beautiful backdrop of the Sonoran Desert, Tucson is a great place for relaxation and rejuvenation. Here are three luxury Tucson spas that will enhance your stress-free staycation. 

Miraval

Miraval is a wellness luxury spa resort in Tucson that prides itself in relaxing and rejuvenating its guests. With innovative spa services intended to balance your mind, body and heart, the Miraval experience is much more than a spa. Along with relaxing services like body renewal rituals, hair care, manicures, massages and reflexology, the experience features activities like art and photography, yoga, meditation, nutrition and golf. A stay at Miraval will not only open you up to a world of healthy, relaxing living, but will also lead you down a path of balance in life. miravalresorts.com. 

Canyon Ranch

Canyon Ranch provides more than a relaxing spa day or weekend; it provides an array of “healthy pleasures” that help create a healthier, happier you. As one of the top health resorts in the country, Canyon Ranch understands the importance of nutrition, fitness, stress relief and balance of mind. The spa is home to a variety of unique and traditional spa services that will have guests completely stress-free in no time. Try the Detoxifying Body Ritual, which cleanses the body with Moroccan mint tea, a coffee scrub, a clay application to draw out impurities, and more. Afterwards, enjoy a calming massage that will complete your detox journey. canyonranch.com/tucson. 

The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain

Nestled in the heart of the Sonoran Desert in Marana (just outside of Tucson), the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain embodies the essence of “luxury spa-ing.” The spa uses ancient therapeutic rituals to relax the mind and body. Try a Hohokam Stone Massage complete with warm, mineral-rich basalt stones that give your body energy through the earth. For healing purposes, experience the Desert Gemstone Ritual, which begins by allowing your spirit to choose which gemstone suits it, then treats your ailments with a foot soak, herbal tea, exfoliation and a soothing full-body massage. “A day at our spa offers a full array of wellness and beauty opportunities, from enjoying spa and salon treatments to healthful spa dining to enjoying the serenity pool complex and cabanas,” says Marysell Diaz-Garcia, spa director.  ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain.

—Ashley Pearlstein

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