Elevation Spa

FILTHY throughout. The gym facility is great, but it’s so dirty you won’t want to touch anything because it obviously doesn’t get cleaned very often. Bring anti-​bacterial wipes and you’ll be good to go. And maybe wear a swimsuit because the is always cranking. The locker room is grubby and beat up — stains on the benches. Inside the lockers is disgusting — obviously never cleaned.

After hiking 7 + hrs on Maroon Bells, I was eager to get a massage at Elevation. My therapist, Bri, was fantastic. She knew the anatomy of the body inside and out– and truly focused on my problem areas, like I had requested. Unfortunately, the spa itself needs some major work. I had issues checking in because the girl at the front desk was swamped, the steam room wasn’t working, and the robes were disgusting– the inside was yellow from sweat and worn out. My service by Bri was great, however the experience was less than satisfactory.

This is two reviews in one: my «deep tissue» massage and the overall spa.
1) The amenities are fantastic. They have extremely comfortable robes, a large spa-​like locker room with steam room, and some great cranberry tea made. The table for the massage was heated and very comfortable (although it didn’t have a foot/​ankle support thing). The sevices are somewhat pricey.
2) The deep tissue massage was embarassing. I scheduled a deep tissue massage, which costs extra over the normal massage. I also asked about focusing on a particular knot in my back. The massage therapist came nowhere close to deep tissue pressure, the pressure being just a little more than a pure relaxation massage. And she didn’t spend any extra time on the knot. She actually spent more time massaging other parts of my body rather than the one part I specified.