The Artic room as a dry cold plunge is a great perk in my opinion.
Matter of fact I don't even think the Laconium room is available unless you have a treatment (a shame, as that room is nice). I definitely agree with your critiques of Qua. Nice article Mike, I know we've discussed the merits of Wynn/Encore vs Qua before. We'll know by December if Aria's 80,000 square feet and infinity plunge pools can compete. Encore's fee has varied in the past, but was $30 last I tried or $70 for a three day pass. Qua's exotic selection of teas is far better than Encore's, but a serving requires assistance from spa personnel. Rather than have a single jet aimed directly at your lower spine where there are no muscles, Encore's tubs have little crevices to lean into with a jet on each side providing ample pressure to the back areas that tend to spaz on us the most.Īs for snack and drink selections, both spas are about equal keeping all the good juices behind the counter. The whirlpools are worth the price of admission alone. Ample sized steam and saunas, two temperatures of whirlpool tubs, and two temperatures of cold plunges are present. On the other hand, Encore's spa pulls off the expected amenities extremely well.
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The Experience showers, which offer programmable lighting, varying temperatures, water pressures, and even music, are an incredible concept more frustrating to operate than a Windows Vista machine with a corrupt registry.
The deluges are simply high-pressured waterfalls, but don't focus on only an area of a few square inches like the ones at Wynn. There are two types of showers lining the wall of the wet areas, "Experience" and deluge. Despite the stupidity of this novelty, the low temperatures of the room immediately aided in boosting my energy after letting my stresses melt away from the high heat options.Įncore has a few novelties of its own which are equally worthless. By "snow," they mean condensed bubble bath gently blown on you by an overhead fan. The Arctic Ice room is said to actually snow. Kudos to them, however, for putting a sink with razors and shaving cream in there for those of us who need extra stream to soften the facial fur. I sat for nearly half an hour in the Inhalation room pondering how this was any different than regular eucalyptus steam as annoying droplets of water splashed across my face. In fact, it's so cool, it's curious what the hell these things even do. Qua is the leading champion in cool shit you've never heard of. Expected amenities such as sauna and steam at Qua are wonderful though I would have liked the jets in the hot tub turned up several notches and overall larger rooms on more than one occasion, I seeked through the mist of the steam room only to find it completely occupied. In this case, Qua and Encore take different approaches. Nevertheless, lounging and changing space in their main lounge, Tranquility room, and locker areas are more than ample.īut perhaps most important are the actual facilities each spa offers. Amenities are within comfortable - and effective - distances from one another.
While Encore's spa is over 60,000 square feet, it certainly doesn't feel like it. This effect is lost somewhat because of the trek required between Qua's rooms. What genius decided on putting the hottest room in the facility a good 100 feet from the steam and sauna? Maximum detox and exfoliation occurs when exposing the body to the hottest temperatures and gradually decreasing from one heated room to the next. The Roman baths and hell-on-earth hot Lanconium room are separated from the rest of the facilities by what looked like treatment areas. Remember ladies, dudes don't get comfy with one another at the spa - having a fully nekkid, 250 pound guy within arms reach of me = not cool. Their Tea room, a small, rather cramped lounge, was not a comfortable place to catch a catnap after melting away in the sauna. Design is extremely important to the enjoyment of a spa and it is here that Qua falls far short to Encore.
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