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Spas Get the Vegas Treatment

Relaxation is another of Sin City's pricey pastimes

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(Newser) – Las Vegas' go-big-or-go-home attitude runs from its slots to its spas, which now rival the Dead Sea as the world's favored soaking grounds, W reports. But what separates Sin City from Baden-Baden is the de-emphasis on escaping it all: At these luxury bathhouses, seeing and being seen is equally important as the relaxing bit.

The capital of excess entered the luxury-spa market in 1999 with the opening of the Venetian's 73-treatment-room facility; today, the Strip's hotels wage a silk-pillow fight for the most opulent—and social—spa amenities. Mandalay Bay's Bathhouse boasts a 20-foot Jacuzzi and oversize hot tubs. The Palms and Caesar's Palace boast coed Turkish baths and saunas, respectively.

The Bellagio built one of the Strip's first spas, in 1999.
The Bellagio built one of the Strip's first spas, in 1999.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Bathhouse at the Hotel at Mandalay Bay.
Bathhouse at the Hotel at Mandalay Bay.   (Mandalay Bay Hotel)
The new Canyon Ranch SpaClub at the Venetian Hotel will include showers that mimic thunderstorms.
The new Canyon Ranch SpaClub at the Venetian Hotel will include showers that mimic thunderstorms.   (The Venetian Hotel Las Vegas)
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