As any spa aficionado will share, one is always pursuing the ultimate and flawless treatment – essentially seeking bliss, even if for a mere 90 minutes! The afterglow lingers for hours.

CordeValle’s spectacular Northern California setting is reflected in spa treatments that draw upon the natural healing properties of the region’s herbs, plants, minerals and fruits. With vineyards flourishing on the sunny hillsides, it’s only natural that grape seeds are a part of several signature and specialty spa treatments. Each treatment room has a private garden designed to bring in the wonder of the outdoors.

Managing a 24 hour escape to CordeValle in San Martin, on a rare rainy June day, Sense Spa summoned and satisfied!

Perusing a spa menu inspires and tantalizes: Raindrop Ritual, Bungalow Love, Cherry Bark Scrub, Rain Room Rejuvenation…depending on your mood, which prescription will deliver the ultimate delight?

Snuggle into a brown and white stripe seersucker robe and pad down the hall to the tearoom. Trickling water fountain and fine art, comfy wing back chairs welcome as you begin the path to oblivion. Attention to detail, including the robes!

Ocean Immersion: Immerse yourself in the healing powers of the ocean and experience a body treatment like no other. Begin with a rhythmic full body exfoliation with their Salt of the Earth scrub – a combination of five salts sourced from around the world. Next flow with the application of warm Undaria Algae Oil combined with White Algae mask to re-mineralize and rehydrate your skin. Float off to a state of complete relaxation as you rest in your nourishing cocoon while your massage therapist provides a nurturing Cranial Wave treatment in combination with a scalp massage. After your emerge from your cocoon, the healing products will be rinsed by the powerful Vichy shower, in preparation for an application of Marine Body Gel leaving your skin as soft as an ocean breeze.

They don’t describe or sell the rhythmic ocean music, which permeates the tiled room. I am certain I hovered above the water pillow table several times, buoyant in a cocoon of otherworldly music, as if curled up in a conch shell on the sandy beach, gently rolling with each soft wave.

Ask for Cynthia.

Pity they discourage bathrobes in the dining room, I would have been completely satisfied to pad in for a glass of Bordeaux and seared duck breast.

Fond memory of the Amanbagh Spa in Rajasthan where the general manager welcomed us to the dining room fireplace still in our robes and mussed hair.

Sense Spa, Sensational!