Indulge: Kin Spa Holiday Treatments

Locals who live, work, and play in downtown San Diego barely have room to breathe between meandering from high-rises to nightclubs. But with one glance towards the San Diego Bay, a respite can be found.   

Although the big blue Pacific makes for a revitalizing therapy, it’s the Kin Spa on the third floor of the Manchester Grand Hyatt that adds luxury spa services as a remedy, hovering peacefully over the ocean’s greatness.

Kin Spa invites hotel guests, as well as locals, to escape from the quickness of modern life. Boasting high-quality and natural ingredients used in a range of services, those looking for rest can be spoiled with everything from manicures and pedicures to full-body massages and rejuvenation treatments. Through the highly skilled staff at Kin Spa, spa-goers are invited to experience ultimate luxury in a healing world unto its own. The spa believes strongly in the curative properties of hydration, using the waters as inspiration for the treatment therapies.

Although the warmer summer months are prized at Kin Spa for optimum poolside relaxation among cabanas and comfy chairs, winter brings a decadent spirit to the interiors of the facilities. The new Holiday Menu offers rich and sweet treatments for guests to indulge in. The Merry Mint Massage, available for 60 or 90 minutes, oozes with the fresh and awakening scents of peppermint during this full body massage. For holiday richness, the Cinnamon Spice Complement feattures a 60 or 90 minute facial with a cinnamon spice enzyme added for ultra-glow. And to tame that mane of yours for the holidays, the Let it Shine Beauty Treatment nourishes hair as a complement to any shampoo, blow dry, or haircut for $25. Don’t forget about the hands and feet that deserve equal attention this season, with a Candy Cane Manicure and Candy Cane Pedicure embracing those peppermint infusions for a polished and reawakened finish.

Aside from the seasonal holiday services, Kin Spa boasts a full menu of all-encompassing treatments, popular with many locals looking for a means of relaxation in downtown San Diego. Massage Therapies include Swedish, Therapeutic, Hot Stone, Foot Ritual, Energy Balancing, and Mother-to-Be. Especially for him, Kin Spa offers treatments made for men including a Fairway Warrior Massage, Chairman of the Board Facial, and the Alpha Male Facial which uses Alpha Lipoic Omega serum with a hand applied Microdermabrasion, aimed to take years off an appearance.

It’s the body treatments that truly bring guests into a novel, botanical world. The Gold Coast Wrap uses a distinctively soothing treatment called Propolis, indigenous to the Brazilian rainforest and naturally high in antioxidants. After the healing and moisturizing Propolis is applied, a warm coconut milk is massaged into the body. In the same vein, the 90-minute Lava Flow Treatment soothes and heals skin with a spicy, aromatic Geranium body scrub. This is followed by an application of a detoxifying mask containing volcanic ash and China clay blended with a botanical elixir of lavender, mandarin, rosemary, sage, licorice, helichrysyum and noni. The treatment finishes with a relaxing vanilla bean hydrating application to detoxify and revitalize the skin.  

The facials at Kin Spa are similarly created to cleanse, restore, and beautify skin for a refreshed and relaxed glow. Opt for an Artisan Facial, a customized treatment made especially for those looking for a specialized remedy. After a consultation, facial artisans will craft a facial by using their entire palette of skin care products including Alpha Lipoic, Pro Collagen 111 Amplifier and Metabolic Enzyme. The Tranquility Facial, made for the tired and work-weary, recharges skin with a collection of seaweed and algae, rich in enzymes, essential minerals and vitamins followed by a warm, energizing green tea and ginger mud mask blended perfectly to balance the body.

Kin Spa also features a full hair and nail studio, serving beauty needs including formal styling, makeup application, and waxing. San Diego locals are encouraged to use the facilities, particularly the Kin Oasis, an adults-only pool accessible to hotel and spa guests. Rent a spacious cabana, or lounge in plush couches and chairs. If all the spa-going works up an appetite, the Kin Spa Super Foods menu serves guests with a lavish choice of Roasted Nuts and Crudites Platter, a Blackened Ahi Salad, Seven Grain Pear and Brie Sandwich, Heirloom Tomato and Arugula Salad, Crispy Skin Salmon, and Sugar Free Chocolate Cake.

Locals can easily access Kin Spa in the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego parking structure, which will validate for up to 3 hours. For more information, visit Kin Spa at kinspa.hyattpure.com or by calling 619.232.1234.

Stay tuned as Kin Spa will be undergoing major renovations to their facilities within the next year. Check back on our San Diego beauty blog for the latest in spa news, and check out more new must-try holiday spa treatments.