A visit to the Glacial Waters Spa is a trip to the richest heritage of spas themselves. Spas were born when people traveled Europe to seek out the healing waters of mineral and hot springs. Glacial Waters Spa at Grand View Lodge draws upon that tradition, building their services around the mineral waters found in deep glacial lakes and Minnesota’s rich history of water.

They have a rich menu of services with a variety of targeted treatments to meet a variety of needs. While most of the services are for adults, they do offer a children’s manicure and pedicure for children ages 5 to 12 that includes nail art.

We caught up with Lisa Miles, Spa Director, who shared with us what makes Glacial Waters Spa at Grand View Lodge so special and unique.

Why You’ll Love It: Glacial Waters Spa is a full-service spa and well-being destination at Grand View Lodge. Guests can spend days taking advantage of all the distinct skin care, body care, nail care and overall relaxation services throughout their stay. Whether that means scheduling a full day of services or simply relaxing in the steam room, sauna or outdoor hot tub, you can spend as much time rejuvenating as you'd like during a visit. 

Key Features: 

• Two-story womens' locker room outfitted with luxury showers, steam room and sauna

• Two large relaxation areas

• A Vichy Shower room

• Couples’ treatment room

• Two hydrotherapy soak treatment rooms with fireplaces

• An outdoor hot tub with fireplace

• Co-ed steam room and sauna

• Himalayan Salt room

• Men's locker room

• A large retail area to purchase spa and clothing items

Insider’s Tip: Take advantage of the Spa Relaxation package, which includes deluxe lodging at Grand View Lodge with daily breakfast and a $100 spa credit. It also includes use of the co-ed sauna, steam room, and outdoor hot tub.

Snacks Served: Light refreshments are available in the relaxation rooms.

Splurge Treatment: Glacial Rain Hydrotherapy. This therapeutic treatment begins with a sea salt exfoliation and a full-body hydrotherapy massage with a pressurized Scots hose designed to relieve the deepest tensions. Relax under a seven-headed Vichy shower designed to open up the Chakra energy centers and cleanse stagnate energy from the body. An application of a personalized blend of hydrating lotion is applied, and we complete this experience with a Shirodhara treatment—a warm steady stream of a plant-based oil mixture flowing onto your third eye for ultimate relaxation. A scalp massage, shampoo and conditioning for your hair finishes up the session to leave you cleansed, energized and restored.

Unique Treatment: Halotherapy in our state-of-the-art Himalayan Salt room. During a salt therapy session, the guest breathes in tiny salt particles circulated throughout the air to help alleviate common lung and respiratory ailments. The dry salt naturally starts absorbing allergens, toxins and foreign substances into the lungs and throughout the respiratory tract. Dry salt may help to reduce inflammation and open airway passages. The micro-sized particles break loose and clear out all of the “bad stuff.” This is the basis for how dry salt therapy can impact people suffering from respiratory conditions like allergies, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, COPD and others.

Wellness Offerings:

• Halo (salt) therapy

• Hydrotherapy

• Cupping

• Ashiatsu massage

• Aroma Touch Therapy

• Shirodhara treatment

• Reflexology

• Neuromuscular therapy

• Additional massage + skincare services

Featured Products:

• Eminence Organic Skin Care (features the finest natural, organic and Biodynamic® ingredients)

• Aveda (plant-based hair and body care products)

• SpaRitual (all nail lacquers are certified organic, vegan, formulated without toluene, toluene resin and formaldehyde)

• Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup

• 1Canoe2 (popular line of gifts and stationery that stems from a deep appreciation of life's natural beauty and the pursuit of curiosity.

• Teleties (strong grip, no rip hair ties)

• Do-Terra Essential Oils      

• lululemon    

• Local Minnesota Brands:

• Clean Nest Living (non-toxic, pure cleaning practices)

• BeeSpa

• Lakehouse Candle Company

For more information on Grand View Lodge, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @grand_viewlodge

[Photos courtesy of Grand View Lodge]

Grand View Lodge

23521 Nokomis Avenue

Nisswa, MN 56468

1-866-801-2951