Spa Profile: The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe

Treatment Room views at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe.

At The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, you'll find luxury in a breathtaking natural setting, nestled between the sparkling lake and majestic mountains. From ski-in/out privileges in the winter to watersports and activities at the Lake Club in the summer, The Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe offers a stunning setting for adventure and relaxation year-round. Families will appreciate the vibrant children’s program that offers interactive games, crafts and opportunities to connect with our mountain setting in meaningful ways.

The luxurious accommodations at this AAA Five Diamond, Forbes Four Star resort feature contemporary mountain décor with gas fireplaces and floor-to-ceiling windows with inspiring views. (Suites and residences are also available.) Guest can enjoy fine dining at Manzanita or ski-in/ski-out to grilled dishes at Backyard Bar & BBQ. For an après-ski cocktail, Highlands Bar provides the perfect space to unwind while admiring the Sierra Mountain views.

Treatments at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe are inspired by the natural surroundings of the water and the woods, with experiences including a foot ritual to decompress after a day of skiing and a massage using stones from Lake Tahoe. Natural healers, including CBD and wild honeysuckle, are also featured.

There’s also a heated outdoor lap pool that overlooks the slopes, providing a beautiful scene in both summer and winter. Guests find this sprawling sanctuary of relaxation to be a place of renewal and connection. Stevi Jimienez, Spa Supervisor, gives us a look at the stunning Lake Tahoe spa:

The heated outdoor swimming pool at the Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe.

Why You’ll Love It: Consistency. Beyond the blissfully natural ambiance, we promise to consistently give our guests the best personalized service available.

Wellness Offerings: In addition to our live yoga and fitness classes led weekly, we recently added Peloton bikes to our repertoire. All of this makes for a stand-out fitness and health environment.

Treatment suite at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe.

Key Features:

• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe is a 17,000-square-foot spa and fitness center

• Separate men’s and women’s relaxation lounges

• 17 treatment rooms

• Outdoor private lap swimming pool

• Private sauna, steam room, hot tub and lockers for men and women

• Two cardiovascular and aerobic studios featuring spin and Pilates classes with views of Northstar Mountain.

• Hair salon

• Full manicure, pedicure services

Guests can enjoy a relaxing soak in a copper tube at the Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe.

Bonus: We love to spoil our guests, whether they are staying with us at the resort or one of our neighbors. We’ll make sure they remember our spa for all the right reasons.

Spa Snacks: Right now we are coordinating with our chefs to curate a seasonal menu, which will be available beginning this summer. Until then, we always have a house-made mix of nuts, as well as fresh fruit water and herbal tea.

Unique Treatment: Our most unique treatment is the Couples Journey Through the Forest in the Copper Tub Room. During this treatment, guests receive a full-body exfoliation treatment followed by a 20-minute soak in our luxurious copper tub. The culmination of this journey is a world-class massage. We use an exclusive Tree of Life aroma in each element of the treatment. The room itself is outfitted with one-way mirrors in the heart of the woods. Guests are instantly immersed in nature yet still comfortably secluded.

Splurge Treatment: One of our newer treatments is the HydraFacial. It balances cutting-edge technology and proven methods of hydration and exfoliation. The results are always immediate and our estheticians are almost as excited as our guests to share this experience.