Spa Desert Springs

The spa occupies 38,000 square feet with 47 treatment rooms. It describes itself as a luxury destination for relaxation and says its look was recently refreshed, with a clean, spacious environment. Hours are 10:00am to 4:00pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:00am to 6:00pm on Friday and Saturday. Appointments are required, adults must be 18 or older, and guests are advised to arrive about 30 minutes early to shower and get ready. Reservations need a credit card to guarantee them, and cancellations made less than 24 hours ahead are charged for the service. All services include a 20% staff charge that goes to therapists and other service staff.

Couples Revive is a two-hour experience for two. Partners receive side-by-side massages in a couple's suite, then share a mineral bubble bath, followed by cooling facial masks, a lavender body spray and moisturizer, and Champagne with fresh fruit.

The Spa Zone menu draws on the habits of long-lived communities. The Olive Oil Massage uses warm extra-virgin olive oil and takes its inspiration from Sardinia, Italy. It finishes with a cup of herbal tea sweetened with honey and time in a Mind-Sync chair.

Each pass includes a personal locker, a bathrobe and shower slippers. Relaxation lounges are split by gender, and a co-ed Wellness Lounge offers Mind Sync chairs, Zero Gravity Wave Loungers and Ceragem massaging chairs. The main pools are not included and require a separate Day Pass. The 4,000 square foot fitness center, with Technogym equipment, Peloton bikes and an 800 square foot movement studio, is free for guests receiving spa services and requires a guestroom key and closed-toe shoes. Private training and scheduled classes are available. The Spa Bistro serves light food and drinks, and complimentary self-parking is on site.

The Spa Shop sells skincare, apparel, lifestyle items and gifts both in person and online, and the online shop also carries haircare, body care, supplements and at-home devices. Gift certificates can be bought in the spa or online. Questions and appointment requests can go to desertspringsspa@marriott.com or 760-341-1855.

The spa describes its treatments as unique and revitalizing, and its Spa Zone menu is built around Blue Zone lifestyles and the habits of long-lived cultures.

A recently refreshed interior with a clean, spacious feel, with lounges and poolside seating.