The Spa at El Encanto

Most down-​to-​earth staff I’ve ever encountered for a place like this (super duper upscale, withstood majority rich old white folk) — so that’s a big deal!
The place smells INCREDIBLE! The second you turn down the hallway to the lounges and locker room, it’s a wave of relaxing and not at all overwhelming scents. The lounge is separate from the locker room, and the locker room has a few showers with all the fixins, a bomb wet sauna for one or two people if you’re lying down, several if you’re sitting up.
Soon as I got ready, Celeste (I’m pretty sure that was her name, she told me twice but I might have forgotten) picked me up in the lounge (where they have a variety of beverages available) and took me to my room. It was HEAVENLY! Smelled amazing still, the bed was HEATED, and the head rest was the most comfortable I’ve ever experienced, perfectly adjusted so that my neck wouldn’t sink down and pinch when she got started. She put a heated bag of rice (I think) I my back to get started, and it was he best start to a massage I’ve ever had. Oh, but before that I got to choose one of six essential oil mixtures for my massage, and under the head rest they had a bowl of sage and some gorgeous exotic flowers that wafted up nicely during the treatment!
I could go on, but I mainly wanted to shout out Celeste for a fantastic experience, she was incredibly intuitive and adjusted pressure as needed. (I opted for a Swedish and not deep tissue this time bc I just wanted to relax.) And she was just overall welcoming and easy to deal with — super accommodating yet mild and easy going. Thank you Celeste for my spectacular treatment!

Had the best massage of my life there! My favorite resort and spa in SB. Plus they are dog friendly which we loved when traveling with our pooch.