With over 30 years of presence in the community, the Kiva Retreat House has been a destination for unwinding and relaxing. Kiva offers hot and cold tubs (including private tubs), a lounge with a fireplace, sauna, aromatherapy steam showers and massages by certified massage therapists. And tucked away behind the serene zen-like foliage, members can also enjoy lying out in the sun within Kiva's garden setting. Clothing is also an optional factor at Kiva.
Sip gourmet tea in the 50-year-old bamboo garden, an oasis of tranquility downtown. The stress will fall away as you walk through the canopied entrance to a world apart. Four private rooms with windows open to the garden, where you can relax in the sunlight. Professional staff provide massages, and skin care products from local Bonny Doone Lavender Farms are available.
This hot tub spot offers private rooms with hourly rates ($19.50/hour per person; singles $25/hour; an extra half-hour is added free to visits before 5 pm). You can get your hot tub water scented with jasmine, coconut and the like for $2 more. A nominal charge applies for cold drinks or extra towels. There's ample parking in the lot behind the building.
Sunshine Spa, located near Safeway, Nations and Starbucks is a local place to get a massage or soak in the hot tub. This is a straightforward in-and-out location offering hourly massage and soaking for reasonable prices. The door is always open during business hours and you can speak with a receptionist right away to get situated.
When the winter weather has you feeling like the cold has seeped into your bones, Hot Tubs of Berkeley may be able to help. This business rents private rooms featuring your own chlorinated hot tub, dry redwood sauna, resting area, shower and radio. The facility provides towels, cleans the rooms meticulously and offers coupons both online and in The East Bay Express, The San Francisco Bay Guardian and Open Exchange.
Piedmont Springs is a full-service salon that offers outdoor private hot tubs, sauna or steam, spa massage and skin care treatments. The hot tubs consists of four private tubs with temperatures of 102 and 106 degrees. Customers can choose from acupressure, shiatsu, Swedish and prenatal massages. It also offers skin care treatments, including waxing, facials, body treatments, tinting, feet and hand care and sunless tanning.
Shibui Gardens and Spa is a relaxing and quiet Nordic-style spa, with a simple yet rustic ambience. Indoor and outdoor spas and massage tables are available for clients. Massages and treatments are offered at 1/2 hour and hourly rates, with specials for seniors. A wide variety of massage therapies are on offer Check the website for more details.