story and photos by Kayte Deioma

With a couple extra hours to kill in Reno, I always end up on the south bank of the Truckee River at the Spa at Siena, located in the 185-room Tuscan-themed Siena Hotel, Spa and Casino. You don’t have to be a guest of the hotel to enjoy this full-service spa; just leave your cares in the locker, soak your feet in a warm flower petal bath in the serenity room, and let yourself be whisked away to enjoy one of the many stellar treatments.

Signature massages combine whatever techniques you prefer from hot stone to deep tissue. I usually go straight for the Total Bliss massage, which includes a little of everything. Body wraps include aromatherapy, the Café Verde anti-cellulite wrap and the many-flavored Siena Signature wraps. Coffee lovers can be exfoliated with fair-trade coffee and sugar with the Balinese Body Polish.

Hydrotherapy options include thermal mineral or thalasso seaweed baths, manuka honey, chocolate silk, or fruit and crčme Bella Lucce Baths or the champagne and rose Keyano Bath, to name a few. Vinotherapy uses vine and grape seed extracts for a whole array of body, face, hand and feet treatments.

Various package combinations are available, some including a spa lunch, which you can have in the serenity room or at a table overlooking the Truckee River. The Gentlemen’s Choice includes a 60 minute deep tissue massage, 30 minute men’s pedicure, 75 minute Apollo Facial, 30 minute hydrotherapy tub and spa lunch. Chocolate Lovers can combine a Peruvian Chocolate fondue body Wrap, Chocolate Layered Facial, Chocolate Silk hydrotherapy bath and a Peruvian Chocolate manicure and pedicure.

The spa offers infrared sauna and sunless tanning as well as a facials, waxing, manicures and pedicures. Spa guests also have access to the fitness center, pool and Jacuzzi.

The Spa at Siena
Siena Hotel, Spa and Casino
One S. Lake Street
Reno NV 89505
www.sienareno.com
(775) 321-5868