Globally Local Spa | The Spectacular Spa at the Global Ambassador

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Fox took the same award-winning and curated approach to dining in the world-class wellness center, The Spa, complete with internationally inspired services and cutting-edge wellness innovations we’re all talking about.

Spanning 16,000 square feet, the spa’s ten rooms offer facials, skin enhancements, massages, body treatments, sculpting, acupuncture, light therapy, IV drips and whole-body cryotherapy. Guests begin their experience in the locker rooms equipped with a hot plunge, cold plunge, eucalyptus steam room, Finnish dry sauna, an expansive hosted beauty bar with Augustinus Bader and U Beauty products and complimentary gourmet refreshments replenished throughout the day.

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Alongside the brands presented by the spa, some highlights of The Spa’s treatments include The Method Facial by Augustinus Bader, Oxylight Sapphire Lift & Sculpt Facial, Biologique Recherche Luminosity Facial, Environ Skin Ritual, U Beauty Siren Glow Facial, MOVA (movement) Lymphatic Massage High Definition by Camilla Perez, Biologique Recherche Silhouette Shaper and Reiki & Craniosacral Therapy.

A veteran in the spa industry, Shazz Narduzzi serves as the director of spa and well-being and has been instrumental in crafting the meticulously curated services and product menu.

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By the way, Shazz also leads The Spa’s Sound Journey, a private guided meditation accompanied by a live soundscape of crystal alchemy bowls and various meditative instruments worldwide. Combining breath work, meditation, restorative poses, raw vibrational sound and aromatherapy, the Sound Journey evokes a state of deep relaxation.

Deep relaxation was what I was after for my spa day at The Spa. The tour of the locker room made me feel like Fox had put together a list of everything he has liked from every spa and then brought it here. The locker room had juices, teas and rosé on tap to go with gourmet popcorn, chocolates, fruit and nuts. I imagined my next girls’ spa day starting an hour early here.

I was escorted upstairs to the relaxation lounge, where I was served another assortment of refreshments, including house-made kombucha and nut-butter protein balls. The attendant also brought me a heated neck wrap to unwind before my treatment.

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I started with the Biologique Recherche Bespoke facial designed to detox, nourish and brighten my skin—the customized experience provided exfoliation, hydration, tightening using massage techniques and draining of the face. I felt defined and lifted when it was complete. My aesthetician was super knowledgeable and recommended some new products for me, given that my skincare routine from my twenties was no longer relevant…that indeed created a chuckle.

The treatment rooms have doors and windows to the outside, resembling balconies. Floor-length drapery made each room luxurious and elegant. From the eye covers to the hydrated eye patches to the linens on the massage beds, every part of this facial oozed luxury. Following my treatment, I was presented with a house-made ginger-turmeric shot…love. I make these at home, and I so appreciate this amenity. Fox thinks of everything.

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My second treatment was new to me, and if I tell all of you too much about it, it will be so booked solid. I won’t be able to schedule myself into another treatment. Simply put, the MOVA by Camila Perez is the kind of treatment celebrities do before walking the red carpet. Known for serious slimming and debloating, you can see the results at the end of the treatment. My therapist shared that the ladies of PV are catching on and that she’s seeing more weekly regulars.

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Camila Perez is the creator of this Massage high-definition treatment and has personally trained the staff in her signature Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage treatment. This technique increases lymph and blood flow and, with specific movements, releases superficial connective tissue, opening space and breaking adhesions to improve the circulatory flow.

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This body sculpting treatment uses a vacuum device on the lower body and very specific hand work. My therapist burned as many calories performing the treatment as I had the appearance of losing. The results last just a few days, but this treatment is worth it for those important days.

For the rest of the day, I used all the amenities in the locker room and remarked that full-size Augustinus Bader products were throughout, which was pretty decadent. Of course, I later bought some.

While I didn’t work out, I should have. The Spa also features a 9,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness facility featuring Technogym and Eleiko equipment, along with a movement studio, spin studio and Pilates room, all designed around the picturesque views of Camelback Mountain.

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The hotel is also home to Arizona’s first and only Forma studio, a luxury boutique-style Pilates studio founded by Liana Levi that offers exclusive invite-only workouts in Los Angeles and New York City.

With my now chiseled face and sculpted body, I had but one choice to wrap up this lovely day by dining at Le Amé, where the best Hamachi I’ve ever had awaited me. Yes, Fox knows food, but now I know he gets what spa-ing means at the highest level.