Savannah's Top 10 Reasons Spas are Cool!

By Savannah Schlesman

This was 7-year-old Savannah’s first-ever spa experience. And, as the writer (her mom) indicates in the accompanying story, she is hooked forever. In her own words, here are Savannah's top 10 reasons for wanting to go back—and why you need to check it out, too!

1. You can get manicures and pedicures. If you go to the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, you get to put your hands and feet in bubbly pink water that feels so good. They do a really great job. My nails looked good even a week or so after my mani/pedi.
   
   

2. The lap of luxury. Photo by Savannah Schlesman.

   You feel very special. If you get to stay in the hotel, the rooms are so fancy! There was a phone by the toilet. And you can sit in a hot tub after your spa treatments. I was scared that my nail polish would come off. It didn’t.
   
   
3. You get special treatment. The treatment at the spa is phenomenal. They make sure it doesn’t hurt. And the people who work at the spa and hotel are great. My favorite person was Brandon at the Ritz. He is handsome and very nice. He had brown hair and blue eyes.
   
   
4. You get special food. The food is also phenomenal. The food is so, so healthy. But it tastes good anyway. I tried a bran muffin for the first time, it was so, SO good!
   
   
5. It feels good. I thought I was gonna get a massage, like my mom. But my mom told me I was gonna get a manicure instead. I thought it was gonna hurt, like when my mom combs my hair, but it doesn’t! The lady massages your arms, hands, feet and legs during the treatment. It feels like you’re in heaven. I got a massage after all!
   
   
6. You can bring your mom. Your mom gets to sit with you, so it’s not scary at all. And I had more fun with my mom there because we got to talk to each other like girlfriends. I felt closer to her.
   
   

7. Savannah poses with her new-found friend, Brandon. Photo by Missy Kavanaugh.

   You get to meet new people. Besides Brandon at the Ritz, I also met a new friend at the pool while we were at the Resort on Singer Island. His name is Michael. He lives in New York. We swam for four hours—went on the big slide and used his boogie board to float.
   
   
8. You can watch TV.  If you are lucky enough to stay at the Resort on Singer Island, you get TWO TVs in your room; one in the bedroom and one in the living room. And they’re not your regular hotel TVs. They are huge, wide and silver—and flat. I got to watch my High School Musical 2 video on one of those TVs. It was awesome.
   
   
9. It is relaxing. I just loved the massages. I really loved them. It was the finest ever. I never get massages at home, so it made me feel really special.
   
   
10. You have fun! Going around and getting massages and the royal treatment—feeling like you’re a rock star—it is amazing what you get at a spa. How would YOU like to feel like a rock star?
    

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