How to Plan a Girls' Spa Weekend

Massage helps to relieve stress.

Whether to celebrate a birthday, an upcoming wedding, a pregnancy, a promotion, or good tidings -- or for no reason at all -- a spa weekend just for the girls is a good way to relax in the company of your female friends or relatives and devote some time to bonding. You can pamper a group with massages, beauty treatments and nail care, as well as meals out and fun activities. A spa weekend can be a weekend to remember. There are spas located all over the United States where you can unwind with the girls.

Things You'll Need

• Female friends or relatives
• Email
• Phone
• Internet
• Credit card

Instructions

1. Consider why you are wanting to plan a girls spa weekend. Then draw up the most appropriate guest list for the event. Consult your calendar and pick two possible weekends. Send out an email inviting the women to the spa weekend. Ask them to confirm their availability and vote for one of the two date options. Receive responses and confirm the final date to all.

2. Ask your local tourist bureau or chamber of commerce for a list of hotels in the area or within driving distance that have on-site spas. Compare the spas and hotels by checking out their websites as well as reviews on local travel websites. Choose one and make an hotel booking. If budget considerations permit, request that breakfast in bed be delivered to all the women on the first morning.

3. Get a list of the spa's services and provide a copy to each woman attending. Ask them to tell you which treatments they would like to have. When you have all the information, call the spa and book the treatments for the same day. If there is a special occasion being celebrated, book an extra treatment as a surprise gift for the woman of the weekend. Preferably the spa can accommodate performing the treatments for all the women around the same time.

4. Arrange transport. This could include renting a car, booking train tickets or servicing your own car in preparation for a road trip.

5. Ask the hotel for a list of good nearby restaurants and local activities such as wine tasting, cooking classes and boutique shopping. Make dinner reservations for the evening you will arrive at the hotel and book an activity, if it needs to be booked in advance, for one of the days.

Tips & Warnings

• Bring extra games, music, wine and bottled water to keep the weekend running smoothly.

• Don't forget to bring your camera, its charger and an extra memory card.

References

• The Lodge at Sonoma Resort and Spa: Spa
• The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco: Spa Menu