The Umstead Spa allows you to experience art, nature and wellness while incorporating tranquil elements of nature that reflect its surrounding landscape within a wooded 10-acre resort in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina.
The 16,000-square-foot space at The Umstead Hotel and Spa is made for luxe pampering with plush furnishings, calming neutral-toned décor with natural accents and a long list of top-notch spa services from which to choose. Treatment rooms are light-filled and come with balconies so you can really soak in the bucolic scene.
The 16,000-square-foot space at The Umstead Hotel and Spa is made for luxe pampering with plush furnishings, calming neutral-toned décor with natural accents and a long list of top-notch spa services from which to choose. Treatment rooms are light-filled and come with balconies so you can really soak in the bucolic scene.
Our Inspector's Highlights
• Calming botanical fragrances, soft music, plush robes and soothing teas enhance your experience.
• Large floor-to-ceiling windows lookout over the soaring pine trees and here you can feel both luxuriously pampered and inspired by the simple beauty of nature.
• Opt for the health and wellness-inspired Restore Menu in Umstead’s signature restaurant, Herons.
• Throughout the year, the Five-Star spa develops new seasonal treatments designed to restore, revive and replenish.
• The Cary spa’s fitness studio offers 50-minute personal training sessions and complimentary yoga is taught on weekends for hotel guests (sometimes outdoors).
• Large floor-to-ceiling windows lookout over the soaring pine trees and here you can feel both luxuriously pampered and inspired by the simple beauty of nature.
• Opt for the health and wellness-inspired Restore Menu in Umstead’s signature restaurant, Herons.
• Throughout the year, the Five-Star spa develops new seasonal treatments designed to restore, revive and replenish.
• The Cary spa’s fitness studio offers 50-minute personal training sessions and complimentary yoga is taught on weekends for hotel guests (sometimes outdoors).
Things to Know
• Parking is available both at The Umstead Spa entrance as well as complimentary valet parking at the hotel's front entrance.
• Couples should book The Retreat service. This is a lovely romantic escape that includes a soak in the tub, dual customized massages and a complimentary glass of champagne.
• As a hotel guest, you can take advantage of the impressive spa amenities even if you don’t book a treatment.
• Couples should book The Retreat service. This is a lovely romantic escape that includes a soak in the tub, dual customized massages and a complimentary glass of champagne.
• As a hotel guest, you can take advantage of the impressive spa amenities even if you don’t book a treatment.
The Treatments
• The Valmont Facial is one of the spa’s most popular treatments offered year-round. This Swiss-developed collagen mask is like a “biological facelift” that aims to recover the skin’s natural resilience, suppleness and radiance.
• The Cherry Blossom Ritual is another favorite and involves a warm, gentle exfoliation followed by a generous foot rub and a full-body massage with cherry blossom shea butter.
• Walk in the Woods is the luxury spa’s four-hour signature experience and if you have the time, it should not be missed. Designed to give your mind a breath of fresh air, it includes a pedicure, manicure, facial, body scrub or Swedish massage, and a glass of champagne.
• Gentlemen may enjoy the Dogwood experience, which includes a therapeutic massage and a men’s facial, which soothes away tension by using hot towels and incorporating a scalp massage.
• The Cherry Blossom Ritual is another favorite and involves a warm, gentle exfoliation followed by a generous foot rub and a full-body massage with cherry blossom shea butter.
• Walk in the Woods is the luxury spa’s four-hour signature experience and if you have the time, it should not be missed. Designed to give your mind a breath of fresh air, it includes a pedicure, manicure, facial, body scrub or Swedish massage, and a glass of champagne.
• Gentlemen may enjoy the Dogwood experience, which includes a therapeutic massage and a men’s facial, which soothes away tension by using hot towels and incorporating a scalp massage.
The Facilities
• You have all-day access to the spa’s luxurious amenities, including relaxation lounges, locker rooms, an outdoor meditation courtyard, steam room, a eucalyptus sauna and therapeutic current pool.
• The spa boutique carries some of the best and well-known beauty products in the world, all of which are featured on the treatment menu.
• Couples can book a double treatment room, which come with a large soaking tub that overlooks the wooded landscape.
• Those staying at the hotel can use the fitness center 24/7 — it includes an expansive cardio section and strength training equipment, as well as floor space for stretching and yoga.
• The spa boutique carries some of the best and well-known beauty products in the world, all of which are featured on the treatment menu.
• Couples can book a double treatment room, which come with a large soaking tub that overlooks the wooded landscape.
• Those staying at the hotel can use the fitness center 24/7 — it includes an expansive cardio section and strength training equipment, as well as floor space for stretching and yoga.
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