Glam It Up in Mexico

Edited by Jennifer L. Price

Need to rehab your glam quotient?  Feel like pampered Hollywood royalty amid AAA Five-Diamond splendor with a full dose of Diamond Spa treatments at Grand Velas All suites Spa & Resort.

Gauzy silk robes and marabou slippers? Check.

Your own private 3,285 square foot, ocean-view spa suite with personal butler? Check.
Complete beauty rehab? Check.

You don't have to be a movie star to experience "celebrity treatment" in a private luxury lair. Just gather up some close friends and "Glam It Up."

Groups of up to six travelers can "Glam It Up" with hours of spa treatments while enjoying three nights in the Imperial Spa Suite of the AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort.  The package includes accommodations for up to six, 250 minutes of spa experience per person, one tee-time per person at a top 18-hole golf course, all meals and drinks at five restaurants ---three are gourmet---and access to a fitness center with personal trainers and all taxes and gratuities. The package costs $18,909 USD from May 13th through Dec.21st for three nights for up to six people.

The "Glam It Up" package swaths travelers in the luxury of the 3,285 square-foot Imperial Spa Suite with a spectacular oceanfront terrace with chromotherapy Jacuzzi for up to 12 people, master king bedroom with bath, steam room, two additional bedrooms (one with two queens and one with king) with their own bathrooms, in-suite massage area, impressive dining area, spacious living area with sofa, bar, personal butler, maid and bartender service.

Guests begin their beauty rehab at the 16,500 square foot Grand Velas Spa with the "Grand Velas Ritual," a 45-minute hydrotherapy shower with warm and cold lagoons, then an herbal steam session, followed by sauna time with essential eucalyptus oils and Jacuzzi moments to ease fatigued muscles while sipping herbal tea or a refreshing chlorophyll beverage.

Enjoy 250 minutes of spa experiences including:

• "Diamond Spa Treatment" (120 min), featuring a body exfoliation with crystallized honey, a bath to rejuvenate and moisturize, a relaxing reflexology massage and a facial to restore youthfulness and vitality.

• "Diamond Facial" (80 min), featuring a fusion of innovative anti-aging ingredients to penetrate deep dermal layers, four anti-aging ingredients to attack and prevent wrinkles, hydration and aging, and a lifting effect to restore facial glow, as well as hand and foot massage with rich hydrating gel.

• "Diamond Massage" (50 min), featuring a sedative, neuro-soothing effect to relieve  mental fatigue and emotional stress, an oriental technique with nectars and essential oils to help improve circulation, joint mobility and muscular tension, as well as to relax and rebalance the mind, body and soul.

In Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.  Located just 15 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta on Banderas Bay, Grand Velas features 267 ocean-view suites, ultra spacious Spa Suites in the resort's new tower and new three-bedroom and two-bedroom Imperial Suites.  Grand Velas Spa is the crown jewel of the resort and a member of Leading Spas of the World. The spa features 20 treatment rooms, 80 spa treatments, a high-performance gym and exercise room, spa boutique and a beauty salon. Five restaurants, three of which are gourmet, feature stylish decor and a la carte choices for French, Italian or Mexican cuisine. The resort also offers tiered three-temperature infinity pools with iPod minis, tennis court, 12,702 sq feet of meeting space and special entertainment for adults and kids.  For more information please call 1-877-398-2784 or visit www.grandvelas.com.