At the Forbes rated, luxurious ESPA Spa located inside the Acqualina Resort in Sunny Isles, the relaxation begins from the moment you check in! I was greeted with a sample of the daily tea and a hot towel. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and stay late, if desired, to take advantage of the facilities for a full spa experience. I arrived at least an hour early to use the sauna and steam room. The steam room was ethereal and kind of celestial with changing circular lights hanging down from the top of the room and crystals in the center of the room that changed colors.

All images appearing in this post are courtesy of Acqualina Resort.

After the misty steam room, I drank some water in-between and then decided to “dry off” in the sauna. The sauna utilizes dry heat at high temperatures – make sure not to stay in…