Happy Holidays: Great Deals at a Fantastic Spa

The Spa at the St. Julien in Boulder is one of the best places in all of Colorado–ok, the country–to treat yourself (or someone you love) to an afternoon of bliss. And if you’re feeling a bit harried this holiday season, the spa is the perfect place to unwind, especially because it’s running fabulous deals on special treatments all month long.

Enjoy the Yam and Pumpkin Freshener, a 25-minute facial freshener with a yam-and-pumpkin enzyme peel for $50. Or opt for the Happy Hour Beauty Bar. From 4-8 p.m. on Thursdays, the spa serves wine and cheese and allows ladies to choose two of three mini-services: quick make-up, an up-do for the evening, and a mini hand or toe polish change–all for $50. For the guys, Happy Hour happens from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, when the spa dishes up beer, cheese and sausage. Gentlemen choose a haircut or mustache and bread trim and get a chair massage and mini manicure for $50.

And if you’re still looking for the perfect holiday gift, consider a gift certificate for the spa’s new Mountain Mojito treatment. This delicious 75-minute treatment begins with a mint-and-sugar body scrub (the mint is fresh from the hotel’s garden), followed by an aromatherapy massage with essential oils. The final touch is a refreshing mojito cocktail in the spa’s quiet lounge. Trust me: Your loved one will be grateful for this gift for a long time to come. (In fact, I’m hoping that someone I love gets the hint.)

The St. Julien has all kinds of accolades to its name–the AAA Four-Diamond Award for 2010 and a place on Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Top 100 Hotels list, to name a few. So take advantage of this wonderful little spot in our own backyard.