Every year my sister and I have a girls’ getaway. This year, we decided to focus on relaxation, and our search for the perfect wellness retreat ended up including options on the beaches of Bali and in the mountains of Canada, but we didn’t have to stray far from my home in Las Vegas to find what I am convinced is the absolute best place to get away from it all.
Red Mountain Resort is tucked about ten miles off the highway near St. George among the stunning red rocks of southern Utah. It’s a relatively small property with 82 standard guest rooms and 24 full-size villas, and while the rooms are top of the line, it’s not the accommodations that attract people to the resort. Red Mountain Resort’s slogan is “Find Yourself Between a Rock and a Soft Place,” which is an excellent way to describe a destination that encourages fitness, adventure and movement while also making it unbelievably easy to relax and chill out.
My sister and I are active people, so we were looking for a wellness retreat that offered ample fitness classes and delicious but healthy food. Not only did we find both of these things but we were also impressed to discover hardcore adventure activities, daily hikes, a spa and general health classes as well. Any way that a person might arrive at wellness and better health — from massages, pottery making classes, thyroid workshops and spiritual meditation to rappelling, healthy eating, zumba, shamanic healing and just relaxing by the pool — seems to be available here. The definition of wellness encompasses so much, and the staff and scheduling at Red Mountain Resort are versatile and flexible enough to provide guidance and support for any health-related goals that visitors might set.
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