“It’s a one-stop shop. We’re everything under
one roof [and] we have a lot of flexibility
because of our scale.”
— deirdre strunk, vice President of spa, fitness and Beauty,
canyon ranch spa + fitness at venetian resort las vegas
rooms, an herbal laconium, experiential showers, a salt
grotto, a conservatory, sauna, steam room, relaxation
lounges and 100 treatment rooms, plus a cadre of
teachers, instructors and trainers.
Staffing this space are more than 400 team members,
go Big or go home
Canyon Ranch is one of the most well-known names in
our industry and a prominent worldwide leader in spa,
and their spa within The Venetian Las Vegas—Canyon
Ranch spa + fitness—has size and amenities in accor-
dance with the name.
“We have two gyms, a thirty-foot rock wall, two
restaurants in the spa and one in the Grand Canal
Shoppes, nutritionists on staff,” says Deirdre Strunk, vice
president of spa, fitness and beauty. And she wasn’t
finished, either. Inside this 134,000-square-foot spa—
that’s greater than the area of two American football
fields—spa-goers can also expect to find four locker
of whom approximately 225 are service providers.
Strunk sums it up nicely: “It’s a one-stop shop. We’re
everything under one roof.” The scale of Canyon Ranch
spa + fitness, obviously, serves as a major selling point of
the spa. “We have a lot of flexibility because of our
scale,” says Strunk. “We do a group every year that
organizes 1,000 treatments in a day… we’ve done a 500-
person boot camp, a 500-person yoga session. We have
the ability to build customized full-wellness programs,
not just massages or facials.”
Canyon Ranch spa + fitness serves both The Palazzo
and The Venetian Resort, which combined are the second-
largest hotel in the world. The majority of the spa’s guests
come from the hotel, and business is particularly busy
during Las Vegas’s ‘convention season’ from January to
May. When business slows down, especially between
Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Strunk will drive
bookings by engaging with the spa’s local clientele. Local
clients receive a year-round discount, but Strunk will
increase the discount during certain periods and push out
the news via an email database of local spa-goers.
Given Canyon Ranch spa + fitness’s ties to Canyon
Ranch’s Tucson and Lenox locations, it’s no surprise that
cuisine is important to the spa experience. The spa’s
recently renamed café, Truth and Tonic, will offer healthy
café food and on-tap kombucha. Meanwhile, the flagship
Canyon Ranch Grill features a seasonal menu. “People
come from all over, even other hotels, because they want
to get a healthy meal,” Strunk says, adding that they offer
many vegan options and use only organic ingredients.
From traditional massages to advanced hydrotherapy
and fresh spa cuisine, Canyon Ranch spa + fitness aims to
provide its guests with a top-to-bottom approach to
wellness.
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