Two Spas in Mexico: Hotel Spa Ixtapan and Rio Caliente - A Guest Article by Barbara Bornstein
Dateline: 10/23/98
This week's guest is Barbara Bornstein, a Spa Site viewer, who lives in Chicagoland during the summer and Puerto Vallarta from November to June with her husband, Mel. Barbara escorts groups from Puerto Vallarta to Ixtapan and has been to the spa at Hotel Spa Ixtapan many times and has also visited the spa at Rio Caliente. Here she shares some information about them.
Julie Register
Spa Guide
Two
Spas in Mexico
Hotel Spa Ixtapan and Rio Caliente
Dear Julie:
I thought you might like to know a little about two very interesting spas that Mel and I
have been to in Mexico. They were both quite different but definitely worth visiting.
The one we have returned to several times is called Hotel Spa Ixtapan and
is located 65 miles outside of Mexico City. It can be reached by car from other parts of
Mexico {we drove there from Puerto Vallarta}, or by taking a plane into Mexico City and
having the hotel pick you up there in their private van . When you arrive at the Spa you
are amazed at the size and beauty of the Hotel and the 35 acres that surround it. There
are magnificent gardens, a golf course, tennis and horse back riding facilities, as well
as several beautiful fresh water and thermal pools, waterfalls, outdoor restaurant, etc.
Indoors, the Spa facility
equals any that you'll find in the States , but with the added warmth of the people who
take care of you, most of whom have been working there since the hotel opened....and are
expert in the many services they offer, such as massages, facials, thermal wraps,
cardiovascular and weight training instruction and also available are saunas, steam rooms,
whirlpools, Swiss showers solarium and thermal baths, plus many more treatments and
therapies. The Hotel has beautiful guest rooms or villas, each with wonderful views of the
surrounding area and the choice of dining in the regular dining room or in their special
menu restaurant for those on the Spa plan. It's really a wonderful get-away and you
feel truly pampered and healthy by the time you leave. We have returned their several
times and we are planning to go again this year with a group of people who will be
experiencing this wonderful Spa for the first time....How about joining us? Guarantee
you'll add it to your list of favorites.
The other Spa we visited was Rio Caliente which is near Guadalajara. It's much more
primitive than Ixtapan, located way up in a very isolated area, surrounded by forests,
mountains and hot natural springs. It is not fancy at all and most people walk around in
robes most of the day. They offer all the health services and especially hot mudbaths,
yoga and strictly vegetarian meals. No entertainment at night, so you retreat to your room
early, light the fire in your fireplace and go to bed early, so you can start the next day
with a brisk walk or a horseback ride in the mountains at the crack of dawn.
If you would like any more information on either of these spas contact me
at :
Bornstein@webtv.net
{until Oct.28th} Fax & Ph: 847 298 9006
{after Oct. 29th} Fax & Ph: 011 52 322 80444
Happy Spa.....ing!
Barbara Bornstein
Hotel Spa Ixtapan
Tonala 177, Col Roma
Ixtapa, 06700, Mexico
Phone: 011/52-5-564-5860, Fax: 011/52-5-264-2529
Guadalajara, Mexico
USA Tel (800) 200-2927
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