Photo Tour of the Spa Entrance, Reception, Retail Area, Women's Changing Rooms, Lounge, Sauna, Steam Room, Plunge Pool and Showers at The Spa at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, North Carolina - a spa review by Julie Register at DiscoverSpas.com

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, North Carolina
Julie Register visited this subterranean resort spa in North Carolina in July 2002

Outdoor Steps Lead to Subterranean Spa The Spa at The Grove Park Inn is subterranean and can be accessed outside by following the stairs down to the entrance.	Waterfall in Front of Spa As you get closer to the spa, you start to see the waterfall near the entrance.	Patio in Front of Outdoor Spa Entrance The entrance patio of the spa has a waerfall and tables from the Spa Café.
Outdoor Spa Entrance	Indoor Spa Entrance The Spa at The Grove Park Inn can also be accessed from each wing of the hotel through underground passages that have fountains and geodes imbedded in the walls.	Interior Door to the Spa To the left is the Spa Retail Area. Straight ahead is the Spa Reception Desk. To the right is the Spa Café. Further to the right is the Spa Workout Room.
Spa Retail Area	Spa Café - Part of Menu (no spa cuisine here!)	Spa Workout Room
Spa Reception Desk	Waiting Area behind Spa Reception Desk This is where you fill out a health form and wait for an attendant to escort you to the Changing Room. The portrait is of The Grove Park Inn's owner, Elaine Sammons.	Women's Changing Area
Vanity in the Women's Changing Area	Showers in the Women's Changing Area	From a small window in the Women's Lounge, you can see the top of the waterfall in the indoor swimming area on the floor beneath.
Women's Lounge Pepperidge Farm cookies and fruit are available for snacks as well as juice and water. From the lounge, you can go outside to a private lounging area that leads to the outdoors whirlpool or you can go downstairs to the Women's Sauna, Steam Room, and Plunge Pool.	Private Women's Outdoor Lounging Area Leads to the outdoors whirlpool	Women's Thermal Area Down the stairs from the Women's Lounge. To the right is an Inhalation Room and Sauna. Straight ahead is a hot/cold Plunge Pool. Around to the right is a Steam Room. Swimsuits are required in all areas of the Spa.
Entrance to Women's Inhalation Room and Sauna	Women's Inhalation Room Women's Sauna is to the right.	Women's Sauna viewed from its entrance in the Women's Inhalation Room
View of Women's Steam Room and Hot/Cold Plunge Pool from the Women's Inhalation Room	Women's Hot/Cold Plunge Pool	Women's Showers near Pools. Everyone is asked to shower before entering the pools.

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Contact
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
• Address: 290 Macon Avenue,
Asheville, NC 28804
• Phone: 828-252-2711
• Toll Free: 800-438-5800
• Fax: 828-253-7053
• Email: info@groveparkinn.com
• Web Site: www.groveparkinn.com

FYI
• As spa services are always very popular with guests, it is strongly recommended that you make your spa appointments when you make your room reservation. Appointments for services are subject to availability. Friday through Sunday treatments are for Resort guests only. Please inform your reservations representative if you are pregnant or under a physician's care
• The Spa is appropriate for guests 18 years of age and older. Please inquire with the Sports Complex for extensive children's programming, or with the Concierge Desk for child-care services.
• Try a Spa day pass, which lets you enjoy The Spa's many amenities (such as the pools, saunas and outdoor jacuzzi) without a treatment. A Spa pass is included with the purchase of a treatment. A daily fee of $50 for resort guests. $75 for non - resort guests. Limited availability. Please phone ahead for availability. Day passes are not sold in advance.
• For your convenience, a 20% service charge will be automatically applied to your bill and distributed to the staff. Gratuities are appreciated but not expected.
• Please arrive a minimum of one hour prior to your first treatment to allow time to enjoy the facility and to prevent delays for other guests. Arriving late may result in a shortened service.
• Bring swimsuits and sunglasses for the pool areas and loose clothing if you are receiving a Shiatsu or Reflexology treatment. (Robes and slippers are provided for use by all guests).
• The Spa is a non-smoking facility.
Cell phones, laptop computers are not permitted in the spa.
Tours of the facility are available by reservation only.

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