09/11/09

Try to Relax
The Best Massages in Miami

This summer was a tough one. All those days spent barbecuing, beach-lounging and swimsuit-contest-judging have left you in dire need of some R&R. (And don't even get us started on the four-day workweek you just had.) So we've culled together a list of the best spa deals in town, from full-body tune-ups to the greatest pedicure known to man. You deserve this.

Champagne and Shiatsu at David Barton

Mondays and Tuesdays are half off for Miami locals at this cavernous Moroccan body temple, and there's complimentary champagne. Meaning you can go for the one-hour Barton Detox, a combo of Swedish, shiatsu and stretching for $75, and have your run of the spa's private pool and steam bath (plus the gym), all while getting slightly soused.

411:: $75, Mon-Tues through Sept 30, 2323 Collins Ave, reserve at 305-967-6789, menu here

A Full Week of $50 Rubdowns

Monday also kicks off a week of rubdown mania, with many of the city's finest spas offering treatments for a substantially discounted $50. Standouts include 45 minutes of aromatherapy at the Four Seasons, 45 minutes of body-scrubbing at the Standard and a 100-minute Caribbean hand/foot treatment at the Palms Aveda (no one knows how to rub a hand like the Caribbeans…no one).

411:: $50, Oct 12-18, various spas throughout the city, more info here

A Lot of Bliss for Not a Lot

If you're around Fort Lauderdale in the next month, you'll want to stop by the W's Bliss spa—and not just for the free brownies. You'll get 20 percent off any treatment an hour or longer, which means their blissage 75 (a 75-minute rubdown, capped by a warm wax foot-softening wrap) is $120, and their 60-minute hot foot pedicure is just $56.

411:: Mon-Thurs through Oct 15, Bliss, 401 N. Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd, 877-862-5477

Getting Special Treatment at the Ritz

From now until the end of the month, mention UrbanDaddy when booking at the Ritz spa, and you'll be treated to a special rate of $100 for either the 50-minute Key Biscayne Signature Massage or the Key Biscayne Signature Facial (both regularly $145). Leaving you with the signature two twenties and a five in your wallet.

411:: Mon-Thurs through Sept 30, Ritz-Carlton at KB, 455 Grand Bay Dr, 305-365-4500

A Full Day of Spa-ing for a Twenty

For those days when all you need are steam baths, sauna sessions and quality time in a robe, there's the Mondrian spa's Passport to Pampering pass, where for the price of a cocktail at some South Beach bars (or a really expensive latte) you get access to the hotel gym and the swanky white-on-white spa for the entire day.