Tea Garden Springs is 5,000 square feet of pure repose, with a passel of treatment rooms that include the two-story Rainforest Room, the Tao room for massage, the Three Treasures room for meditation and special events, and the Zen Garden and Heaven's Door rooms, which boast whirlpool baths and incomparable views of Mount Tamalpais.

The spa has a healthy smattering of both western and eastern therapies -- the latter include the Ubvartan Body Treatment, an Indian massage that releases toxic energy through steam therapy, and Tui Na, a Chinese massage that increases flexibility and assuages pain with a gentle combination of stretching and rocking. I also have friends who swear by the spa's Elixir Facial, an aromatherapy skin treatment that whips up yummy organic fruit masks and cereal peels for some serious deep pore cleansing. If you prefer decadence, try Wrapped in Stars, a head-to-toe champagne treatment that includes a revitalizing body mask and bubbly footbath. -- Nirmala Nataraj