Nestled within Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, the intimate exhale Santa Monica is a unique blend of fitness and spa that makes for the perfect Pacific Coast getaway for hotel guests and Los Angeles residents alike. The spa offers a full menu of poolside experiences and treatments, including massages, facials, waxing and nail therapies. Guests enjoy relaxing in the zen lounge, shopping in the exhale boutique, and access to an array of amenities in the changing rooms.

For those looking to get their fitness on, exhale also features a boutique exercise studio that offers a wide variety of classes including Barre, Yoga, HIIT, and more. Whether you want an hour of calm or to challenge yourself in a sweat session, exhale has everything you need to feel re-centered, rejuvenated and reconnected. Under the guidance of their expert team of teachers and therapists, guests will experience an elevated sense of well-being.

We chatted with Rachel Gallo, Director of Spa Operations, who provided special spa insider tips, recommended treatments to try, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: exhale at Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows is a unique blend of fitness and spa, resulting in a total well-being experience where our guests can escape to center the body and mind.

Key Features: At exhale, our guests can enjoy our steam room and saunas before or after their therapies, and relax in our zen lounge.

Bonus: exhale guests enjoy relaxation before and after their therapy with our complimentary Exhale scented neck pillows and specially blended tea offerings.

Snacks Served: exhale serves an array of mixed nuts and exhale blended teas such as Restore Tea, an earth blend with ginger root; Revive Tea, a green tea blend; and Detox Tea, a wood blend containing licorice root.

Insider’s Tip: To maximize your day with exhale, don’t just book a spa therapy. Add a fitness or yoga class followed by an appointment at Glam+Go, which is just a few steps from exhale at Fairmont Miramar. Glam+Go is a blowout salon offering express blowouts tailored to take just 15 minutes on dry hair, as well as 30-minute signature blowouts. For men, longtime barber Lloyd Encarnacion offers traditional straight razor shaves and cuts using local products at Lloyd’s Barbershop, which is also at Fairmont Miramar.

Unique Treatment: The Dr. Gross Detox Facial is our most unique treatment. We introduced this therapy a few months ago and it has fast become a guest favorite. To combat city skin damage, the clinical-strength peel blends Alpha Beta® acid technology with medically proven exfoliating enzymes to eliminate surface dullness while dramatically improving texture, tone and radiance. Perfect for uneven, acne-prone or oily/combination skin types, this powerful detox will leave your skin glowing and nourished without any recovery time.

Splurge Treatment: My splurge therapy recommendation would be our Magic Facial, an all-in-one facial treatment where our expert estheticians will focus on eye, lip, neck and décolleté concerns. High-energy sound waves ease skin congestion while delicately pushing super-antioxidants deep into the skin. This therapy superbly achieves visible age-defying results—it’s magic you can see!

Insider’s Favorite: My favorite Exhale offering is our Glow Body Scrub + Massage. This best-of-both-worlds therapy will leave your body and mind glowing. The detoxification and exfoliation of our signature Glow Body Scrub is combined with the healing and de-stressing powers of massage for glow-it and show-it results.

Featured Products: We offer exhale exclusive oil blends for our massage therapies along with Dr. Gross, EmerginC, iS Clinical Skincare, and 302 Professional Skincare for our facial offerings.

For more information, visit the website and follow them on Instagram: @exhalespa

[Images courtesy of Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows]

exhale Santa Monica

101 Wilshire Blvd

Santa Monica, CA 90401

310-319-3193