Maryland’s only Relais & Châteaux property, The Ivy Hotel is a stunning and luxurious historic mansion hotel in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. It features 17 guest rooms and suites, charming public spaces, an acclaimed culinary concept, and is within close proximity to local attractions and entertainment.

The hotel’s rate includes daily afternoon tea, made-to-order breakfast, a bar with top-shelf spirits, and black car service within three miles of the property. Its on-site restaurant—Magdalena, a Maryland Bistro—serves fresh dishes that highlight local ingredients and the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay region.

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The Spa at The Ivy is an urban wellness sanctuary located on the hotel’s second floor that includes a relaxation lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows and city views. Those seeking additional relaxation in the comfort of their own room may request in-room massages in their private quarters.

The spa’s guiding principles are natural health and vitality, and guests enjoy a wide range of treatments including massage therapy and body rituals provided by a team of experts. A Biologique Recherche facial treatment menu is also available, and the spa retails a portfolio of the renowned French skincare brand’s products for purchase as well.

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We chatted with The Spa at The Ivy Hotel Manager, Brandy Bolling-Barnes, to learn more about treatments to try, insider tips, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: Guests who visit The Spa at The Ivy love the privacy that we offer. When you first arrive at The Ivy Hotel, you’re greeted by a spa employee who brings you straight up to the relaxation area with a courtyard view. The flow that we provide from arrival to the end of your services, you’re able to relax and ensure that you’re taken care of. The experience that we provide allows true tranquility, one where you’re not overwhelmed by too many options. When you come to the spa, you’re not here for just one service—you’re here for the boutique spa experience we provide. 

Key Features: Beyond the spa treatments, The Spa at The Ivy offers a cashless experience. Our prices are built with gratuity included, meaning that our guests are able to come and enjoy themselves without worrying about small details like tipping our staff. We tell guests when booking their services not to bring their wallets.

Spa guests can also enjoy food and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, from Magdalena, a Maryland Bistro. We provide the same in-suite dining menu that can be found for guests staying at The Ivy Hotel.

We also provide complimentary valet parking, luxurious robe and slippers, and a private restroom. We make sure that there’s never more than two guests at a time in a spa area, providing the privacy to relax in peace.

Snacks Served: Our in-suite menu offers a variety of selections to choose from including:

• A Soup of the Moment

• Farm Green Salad

• Crudité Board

• Cheese Board

• Wagyu Burger

• Vegetable Sandwich

• Roasted Chicken B.L.T.

• Ice Cream or Sorbet

• Chef’s Selection of Cookies and Brownies

Bonus: Guests who want to truly immerse themselves in all The Ivy has to offer can also book our private terrace. With this addition available only to those who indulge in our spa services, guests can enjoy a chef-crafted crudité plate or cheese board with champagne while relaxing after their spa treatments and overlooking the courtyard. 

Insider’s Tip: The Spa at The Ivy truly invests in quality when it comes to the services we offer our guests, but also the products that we use. Biologique Recherche is a  luxurious, highly customizable, and impressive skincare line that addresses your skin's needs with efficacy and excellence. For those who want to feel pampered at home like you would at our spa, purchasing any of the products used during your service is a great way to do that! Our guests may not be able to visit us as often as we’d like to care for them, but taking a piece of The Spa at the Ivy home with you is a great way to continue your treatment from home. 

Splurge Treatment: There are a few of our services that I would consider perfect for a “splurge” treatment, one of which is the Cashmere Quench Body Ritual. It’s a full-body exfoliation and deeply moisturizing body wrap while you enjoy a relaxing scalp massage followed with an application of probiotic-enhanced lotion.

Another splurge would be our Uncle Nearest Hot Toddy Foot Ritual. Our hydrating, organic sugar scrub is created fresh for every treatment and enhanced with your scotch of choice. The Hot Toddy Foot Ritual begins with a relaxing foot soak in birch-infused bath flakes. Enjoy a delicious dram of Uncle Nearest Whiskey while you soak, fully immersing yourself into the experience. The treatment continues with a fragrant and skin softening exfoliation, lower leg and foot trigger point therapy and finishes with a hot stone massage over the lower legs and feet.

Services can also be enhanced with Basalt hot stones, Himalayan salt hot stones, Antara CBD oil, and LED light therapy for additional indulgence.

Unique treatment: Spa guests often talk about how unique our Biologique Recherche Facial is. Biologique Recherche is a world-renowned skincare product that produces a heat effect in the skin. This protects the biome and reaches deeper to the cellular layers. Peptides are formulated to carry the product into the dermas, which allows the skin to feel refreshed and relaxed. But what is truly unique about this service is that while it’s using a heat effect, to our guests it feels cool. The products provide a cooling sensation that circulates blood to provide an immediate lifting and tightening effect. To counteract the cooling, we use heated tables and offer the addition of the hand and foot quench at the same time, that further helps circulate the blood flow to reduce the cooling effect and provides additional warmth. 

Insider’s Favorite: My absolute favorite is the Ultimate Zen Body Ritual. It’s a luxurious body ritual that includes an ultra-hydrating full-body exfoliation, body wrap, and hot-oil scalp treatment followed by a relaxing and hydrating shea butter massage tailored with your favorite aroma. Your skin will retain its radiance for days. This entire process leaves you feeling like you’re floating when it’s over and you leave feeling refreshed and brand new. 

Featured Products: Biologique Recherche—a biological line from France, Biologique Recherche utilizes raw, plant-based, biomarine and biotechnological extracts at very high concentrations, creating a highly effective aesthetic and facial experience that has produced a dedicated cult following worldwide.

Zents—body care with organic and clean ingredients. Globally and locally sourced. Always vegan, gluten- and cruelty-free.

For more information on The Ivy Hotel, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @theivyhotel. To book your next stay, click here.

[Photos courtesy of The Ivy Hotel]

The Ivy Hotel

205 East Biddle Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

410-514-6500