
I’m convinced that friends who spa together stay together, and I’m the designated spa-booker of my group. So when the kind folks at Caesars Palace Las Vegas invited me to experience a day at its Qua Baths & Spa, I convinced my friends to schedule it into our girls’ weekend getaway.

Although the 50,000-square-foot spa offers loads of treatment rooms and service offerings, we opted for a few hours together to enjoy the extensive range of amenities. Thanks to the common area’s open, oasis-like layout, we were able to huddle together and chat quietly without disrupting anyone else’s experience. First, we alternated between the spa’s three mineral-enriched pools in varying temperatures and with plenty of benefits: natural skin restoration in the Tepidarium pool; a release of muscle tension in the hot Caldarium pool; and invigoration and detoxification in the chilly Frigidarium waters. After these Roman-inspired baths, we headed to the heated spa loungers surrounding the pools and nearly fell asleep.

Somehow, the hours passed quickly as we, four busy moms, miraculously found time for a day to ourselves. In such a bright and busy city, I can’t think of a better escape. On the road trip home, the vote was unanimous: Our time at Qua Baths & Spa was an absolute standout.
—Alisha Racker