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North Carolina’s Umstead Hotel Adds Autumn-Inspired Spa Treatments

Oct 19, 2015
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Guests seeking to relax and rejuvenate at North Carolina’s premier Umstead Hotel and Spa are treated to a new menu of treatments at The Umstead Spa focused on whole body benefits and seasonal inspiration.

The refreshed spa menu features a selection of five unique autumn-inspired services, including:

  • The Piedmont Experience, designed to increase blood and lymph circulation through acupressure and a rocking rhythm technique, featuring a warm herbal compression ball infused with herbs and spices that relieves the body of toxins and tension. Guests are offered to take the ball as a complement to an at-home bath soak.
  • Bergamot Aromatherapy Massage, featuring the relaxing aroma of Bergamot to ease the mind as well as light broad strokes of a Swedish massage to relax the muscles.
  • Monarch Ritual, including a warm cocooning wrap to banish stress and leave skin supple as well as a moisturizing body milk application to hydrate and soften skin.
  • De La Terre Autumn Skin Care, offering an organic skincare experience ideal for the autumn season.
  • The Bergamot and Grey Luxury Pedicure, including a luxurious soak, exfoliation and massage with bergamot aromas to ease tension and reduce inflammation. The service concludes with nail care and a Morgan Taylor color application as well as a cup of soothing Earl Grey tea.

In addition to the seasonal treatments, guests can select services from The Umstead Spa’s permanent menu, featuring time-tested favorites like the Walk in the Woods four-hour escape experience and the new Emerald Experience inspired by the detoxifying properties of North Carolina’s most precious gemstone.

Set in North Carolina’s picturesque Piedmont region, The Umstead Hotel and Spa boasts 150 guestrooms and suites overlooking naturally landscape grounds as well as extensive wellness facilities, including a seasonal outdoor pool with private cabanas, complimentary bicycles, locally sourced cuisine and a three-acre lake with recreational trails.

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