The Grupo Mayan resort spas offer our guests lavish spas where they can relax and be pampered.  If you have scheduled a Grupo Mayan vacation and are planning your first spa visit the Grupo Mayan spa team have some tips for you.

A first time spa guest will usually feel a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.  You probably can not wait to be pampered but may be a little nervous about disrobing in front of strangers.  You can be assured that the Grupo Mayan spa professionals respect our guests´ modesty and make every effort to make you comfortable with complimentary drapes and wraps.  Several services can even be performed by our spa professionals while you are wearing your clothes.
Here are few tips from the Grupo Mayan pros for first time spa clients.

• When making your Grupo Mayan reservations ask the Grupo Mayan representative to send you a spa brochure so you can preview the services we offer in our spas.
• After looking through the spa brochure you may have questions about specific spa services.  You may call our spas directly and speak with any of the Grupo Mayan professional spa staff.  They will be able to answer your questions and make suggestions for you.
• Once you arrive at your Grupo Mayan resort you will book your spa appointments.  You can book short spa visits scheduled out over several days or reserve a whole day for pampering.  You can also call head before you arrive and schedule spa visits.
• On the day of your first spa visit you should check in a few minutes early so you will have time to orient yourself.  You can ask for a tour of the spa before your treatments begin. Let the receptionist know this is your first spa visit and she will be happy to provide you with any information you need.
• A spa professional will take you to the spa´s comfortable locker room.  You will be given a locker with a lock for your clothes and personal items.  The Grupo Mayan spa staff will provide you with a plush robe and spa sandals.
• You will change in your own private stall and lock your belongings in your locker.
• After you change you can go to the private sitting area and relax until your therapist arrives to whisk you off for your first service.
• Once in the room reserved for your spa service the therapist will help you onto the table and remove herself from the room so you may remove your robe and cover yourself with the provided spa drape.

The therapist will return after you have disrobed and begin your first spa service which is usually a calming massage.  After the treatment is completed you will be escorted back to the sitting room to wait for your next service.

We know you will enjoy your first spa visit with Grupo Mayan. Our professional staff will see to your every need.

The Grupo Mayan spas offer clients a full range of spa services.  All of our clients have their favorites and two of our most popular treatments are the Vichy shower and the body scrub.  Both of these services are great for your skin, say the Grupo Mayan spa teams.
Unless you have been to a spa before you may not have heard of a Vichy shower.  This French treatment is a shower taken while lying on a table.  The Vichy shower equipment is quite unique.  The water streams from seven shower heads while you lay on a wet table.

Many times, say the Grupo Mayan spa pros, the Vichy shower is used after body scrubs and mud baths so you do not have to get up and go to another area to rinse your body.  For modesty, the Grupo Mayan specialists will drape towels across your lower waist and breast area during the shower.  Many guests leave our spas wishing they could install one of these wonderful showers at home.

Another favorite service of many Grupo Mayan guests is the body scrub offered at our spas.  Most scrubs are made using salt or sea salt mixed with oils, lotions, and aromatics.  Some scrubs mix ingredients for body detoxification with the salt.

The body scrub will exfoliate and hydrate your skin.  This treatment is performed in a room with a Vichy shower.  You will lie on a table with a thin sheet beneath you.  The Grupo Mayan staff will provide you with disposable underwear if you prefer.  As you lie on the table, your Grupo Mayan spa specialist will rub the salt scrub onto your skin with a light massage technique.  When one side of your body is finished you will be asked to turn over so the specialist can work on the other side.

After your scrub is completed the Grupo Mayan spa specialist will set up the Vichy shower.  This will allow you to rinse off without having to move to another area.  As mentioned earlier, the Vichy shower is a treat itself.  After your body has been rinsed, the specialist will apply lotion or cream to your body for extra hydration.  After this treatment your skin will feel wonderful.

If you plan to have other spa treatments while on your Grupo Mayan holiday the spa teams recommend having a body wrap, (seaweed), after your body scrub.  The seaweed will help eliminate toxins from your body and works especially well on skin that has just been stimulated with a body scrub.

Massages are a great spa treatment and pair especially well with body scrubs.  Not only will your skin feel rejuvenated, the Grupo Mayan staff says you will feel better all over because the massage will relieve stress and increase the circulation of your blood.

The Grupo Mayan spa teams look forward to your spa visit.  We will work with you to design the perfect spa package depending on your needs.  Be prepared to be pampered at Grupo Mayan!

The Grupo Mayan Mexican resorts offer our guests luxurious spa treatments.  If you find that you enjoy your Grupo Mayan spa experience you might consider continuing receiving spa treatments at home.  There is a new trend is spa care that combines both health and beauty benefits.  The Grupo Mayan spa professionals have some advice on the new medical spas.

Spas have become popular, say the Grupo Mayan professionals, in the past few years as a place for people to relax and take a time out from their crazy schedules.  When you add to this the new fad among many women of non-invasive plastic surgery treatments, there was bound to be a meeting of the two.  And there has, the new medical spas not only pamper their clients, they offer doctor supervised procedures such as Botox.

The medical spa offers all the traditional spa services such as massages, facials, skin treatments, body scrubs, body waxes, manicures, pedicures, and hair and makeup consultations.  The medical spa goes one step further and offers clients skin treatments that require a doctor´s consultation and service.  Botox, Microdermabrasion, Restylane, and other facial filler injections are now available as part of the medical spa experience.  Some medical spas even offer tattoo removal and varicose vein treatments, say the Grupo Mayan pros.

The medical procedures you will receive at a medical spa are considered non-invasive which means there is no surgery involved in the actual treatments.  The Grupo Mayan spa professionals tell us that clients can schedule the services they wish and sometimes be in and out in an hour.

There is typically little to no recovery time for the procedures performed at medical spas.  If a medical spa is close to your place of work you can pop in during your lunch hour for quick “touch up” and return to work.

Medical spa services can be expensive, warn the Grupo Mayan staff.  The traditional spa treatments offered at medical spas are usually in the same price range as other spas, but the medical treatments are more expensive and in line with the prices you would find at a dermatologist´s office.

Medical spas are a new trend in spa services and are not to be found everywhere.  The Grupo Mayan spa team urges you to check on the internet for a medical spa near you if you are considering any of the above procedures.  The spa environment offers clients a relaxing and pampering atmosphere not found in your dermatologist´s office.

The Grupo Mayan spas are not medical spas at this time.  We offer traditional spa services to pamper our guests.  We do, however, want to keep our guests up to date on what is happening in the spa world. We hope that you enjoy your spa experience while at your Grupo Mayan resort and decide to continue rewarding yourself in this way when you return home.  You are worth it!

The Grupo Mayan Mexican resorts offer guests a complete spa package at each Grupo Mayan resort.  Our luxurious spas offer guests a tranquil setting in which they can relax and rejuvenate.

The Grupo Mayan spas are located onsite at each of our resorts.  You can schedule an hour massage or a full day of pampering.  The Grupo Mayan spas are the perfect place to indulge and reward yourself while on vacation.  Many resorts who advertise spas as a one of their amenities are referring to a hot tub.  But not the Grupo Mayan resorts. We offer our guests a true spa experience with a multitude of treatments and a professional staff.

When booking your Grupo Mayan holiday you may request a brochure that discusses the services offered at our spas.  Each spa treatment can be booked separately or you can book a package of several treatments.  Many of our guests plan an entire day devoted to the spa while others stretch their spa visits over their entire holiday.

The Grupo Mayan hotels are all located on the Mexican coasts.  The tropical setting of the Grupo Mayan resorts is reflected in the spa dÈcor, giving you a peaceful environment to refresh your mind and body. Each spa offers personalized services so be sure to check your brochure to find out what services are offered at your Grupo Mayan holiday resort.

The Grupo Mayan spas include access to our onsite fitness centers.  Our fitness centers are outfitted with state of the art work out equipment and trainers to work with you while you are a Grupo Mayan guest.  Juice bars are a part of some of our fitness centers, giving guests the opportunity for a refreshing drink and healthy meal or snack.

If you are spending your holiday at a Grupo Mayan resort with your family, each resort has a kid´s camp for your children to enjoy.  While you enjoy our spa, your children will stay active participating in Grupo Mayan´s many activities.  The kid´s camps are a great place for kids to meet new friends and enjoy activities designed just for them while mom and dad enjoy some of Grupo Mayan´s other amenities.  The Grupo Mayan spa staff does urge mothers and daughters to book spa appoints together and enjoy some special mom and daughter time.

The Grupo Mayan resort spas are a great alternative to spa retreats and local spas.  Your entire family will be able to have fun at a Grupo Mayan resort while you are enjoying your spa treatments. Is your husband an avid golfer?  We offer world class golfing at each Grupo Mayan resort to keep him pleasantly occupied.  For families with a multitude of interests, the Grupo Mayan resorts are the perfect choice.
At our resorts our spa guests are able to eat and drink what and when you want.  This is not the case at a spa retreat where all meals are specifically prepared for weight loss.  If you are at a Grupo Mayan spa, with a goal of better health and weight loss, the award winning Grupo Mayan chefs will prepare healthy and low calorie meals for you.
Whether you are a business traveler in need of a pick me up or a mom in need of pampering, the Grupo Mayan spas have just what you need.

The Grupo Mayan spa team is composed of trained professionals who keep up to date on the latest spa movements in order to offer guests the best possible service.  As you prepare for your Grupo Mayan spa visit, the spa pros would like to share some of the emerging fashions in spa services.

The world is definitely becoming more eco friendly and this trend can be seen in a slew of new spa services.  Spa goers will find that their spa experience may now be holistic and focus on the wellness of the entire mind and body.

Another emerging realm of treatment includes sleep.  Spa specialists are now educated in sleep disorders and can suggest spa treatments to help you relax and have a better night´s sleep.  There are also new spa services, say the Grupo Mayan pros, which help with sleep apnea.

Many spa guests are discovering that they can rid their bodies of toxins at a spa.  The Grupo Mayan spa team says that toxins build up in your body from your diet and lifestyle choices. A detox treatment at a spa can improve your health, your skin, and give you more energy.
One trend is becoming very popular at the Grupo Mayan resort spas.  Friends, mothers and daughters, women who work together - all of these women are booking a week at Grupo Mayan for a spa retreat holiday.  They enjoy quality times with their friends and family and are able to de-stress at the same time.

Medical spas offer spa guests the services of a doctor onsite.  The doctor and his staff will perform non-invasive procedures such as Botox while you are at the spa.  The medical procedures can be grouped together with other spa services and will have you  feeling like a new person.

Another new spa service to be on the watch for offers guests advice on their diets, say the Grupo Mayan pros. Spas that offer diet consultation services will help you change your eating habits and learn about foods that are anti-toxic and anti-aging.  They will also be able to share “recipes” you can use to create spa treatments in your own kitchen.

Not all of these new spa services are available at the Grupo Mayan spas.  We incorporate new treatments only after we are sure that they will benefit our guests.  We have not added medical staff to our spa teams because our clients come to the Grupo Mayan spas for relaxation and pampering.  Some medical services may be best performed by your personal physician.

The Grupo Mayan looks forward to your spa visit.  You can be assured of the best spa treatments available in Mexico from our wonderful spa team.  Relax with massages designed to eliminate stress, detox your body with massage and spa treatments that eliminate toxins from your body, and feel great because all of your spa services are eco friendly. The Grupo Mayan spa teams will be at your service during your entire Grupo Mayan holiday.

The Grupo Mayan spas cater to our human guests only.  There is however, an emerging trend of pampered pooches spending a day at a spa.  A spa for dogs?  Yes, say the Grupo Mayan pros, there are now spas for your dog where he will be treated like the king is by a trained staff of pooch pamperers!

Your pooch can enjoy many of the same services you do at his own dog spa, say the Grupo Mayan spa team members.  Dog spas became popular in Europe several years ago and are now appearing in the United States and Central America.

You will drop your dog off for his spa ìdateî and find other dogs also being dropped off for the spa. Your dog will enjoy some time getting to know the other dogs who will be sharing his spa experience.  After you check your loveable and excited pooch in he will be led to an air conditioned pooch playroom which is full of treats and toys. As your dog will be dining throughout the day you may bring his own food if he is on a special diet.  Dog spa specialists, according to the Grupo Mayan pros, will play with your dog and encourage him to release all of his extra energy.

After your pooch is played out, say the Grupo Mayan pros, the spa experience commences.  It will start with a good old fashioned bath to get your dog clean.  The dog washers will clean your dog´s ears and wash between fingers and toes.

After his relaxing bath your pooch will move to a room where his nails will be trimmed.  Your dog´s nails can also be painted at this time if you have requested this service. Your dog will then be led to a carpeted room where he can run around and explore. Many dogs choose to take a nap at this time.

At the end of your pooch´s spa day, the Grupo Mayan pros tell us, you will return to pick up a relaxed and refreshed dog.  Most dog spas will tie a little seasonal bow or bandana around your dog´s neck.   What more could pooch and pooch owner ask for?  A totally rejuvenated dog is a happy dog according to dog spa literature.

The Grupo Mayan staff says they have yet to allow dogs at the Grupo Mayan spas and have no future plans to do so.  Many of our guests love their animals but we focus only on pampering humans.  You might find the above information on dog spas a little ridiculous, warn the Grupo Mayan spa teams, but dog spas really do exist.  They really are popular throughout Europe and their popularity is spreading.

The Grupo Mayan spa team encourages you to treat your dog like a king at home. You can give him relaxing baths and massages in an environment he is familiar with.  Your dog loves you and will love the extra attention he receives from you.

The Grupo Mayan spas offer the best spa services in Mexico.  A true favorite of all of our guests are our fabulous pedicures.  The Grupo Mayan spa teams have some tips on how you can give yourself a pedicure at home.

After a long day at work or a hard day with the kids nothing sounds better than a relaxing pedicure.  You can give yourself a great pedicure in your own home whenever you choose.  Here are some ideas to get you started.

1. Fill a large pot or bowl with warm water.  You do not want the water to be extremely hot.
2. Add aromatic oils and herbs to the water. Vanilla and lavender work well to relieve stress. Peppermint oil, say the Grupo Mayan pros, will help tired and achy feet. The oils will also help soften blisters and cracked skin.
3. Use a skin file, loofah, or pumice stone to remove dead skin from the bottoms of your feet.
4. Massage a body or foot scrub on your feet and up your legs to your ankles.  This will help your circulation and remove dirt and dead skin.
   It is now time to move on to your toenails, say the Grupo Mayan pros.
5. Wipe your feet completely dry with a clean, fresh towel.  You are now done with the water bowl and can remove it from the area.
6. Remove old polish.
7. Trim your toenails.  The Grupo Mayan staff urges you to not overlook this step.  Well trimmed toenails are less likely to become ingrown. Your nail should be a tad shorter than the length of your toe.
8. File your toenails to shape and smooth them.  The Grupo Mayan spa teams say to use basic emery boards and not metal files.
9. Use a good cream to remove cuticles.  After the cream has been absorbed you can push the cuticles back or trim them.
10. Paint a clear base coat on each toe.
11. Next, suggest the Grupo Mayan pros, apply two coats of polish, allowing the first coat a short drying time before applying the second coat.
12. Use a clear top coat to prevent chipping.
13. Apply nail oil to each toenail. This oil will help dry your polish and moisturize your cuticles.
14. Rub a soothing foot lotion all over your feet after your polish has dried.

The Grupo Mayan spa team hopes you have a great time recreating your spa pedicure in your own home.  Pedicures are a great way to treat yourself or someone else.  Moms and daughters can give each other home pedicures and enjoy some time together.  Pedicures, whether at home or in a spa, will leave your feet refreshed and rejuvenated.

The Grupo Mayan spa professionals hope to see you again soon at one of our Grupo Mayan resort spas.  We will help you design a spa package to fit your specific needs, with a relaxing pedicure, of course!

The Grupo Mayan resorts spas are well known the world over for our lavish spa treatments and our professional spa staff. Our spas offer our guests traditional spa services combined with cutting edge technology to give the best possible treatments in Mexico. A new trend in spa service has many of our guests very excited.  Some spas, the Grupo Mayan spas included, offer body detoxification treatments.

The services offered for body detox are quite unique, say the Grupo Mayan pros.  The body detox treatments will help eliminate toxins from your body allowing you to feel healthier.  There are some detox spas that reserve a week for clients to complete a full body detox program of treatments and special diets.  The Grupo Mayan spas know that our guests are on holiday and we include body detoxification in our spa packages, allowing guests the freedom to choose which services they would like and how much time they want to devote to body detoxification.

There are special spa services offered at the Grupo Mayan resorts that will help your body get rid of toxins.  Toxins build up in your body from the food you eat, alcohol, caffeine, smoking, and pollution, among other things according to the Grupo Mayan spa staff.  The buildup of these toxins will cause you to have dry skin and other skin problems and may also cause health problems.  Toxins in your body will definitely make you feel sluggish.

The Grupo Mayan spas help our guests cleanse themselves of toxins with mud baths, seaweed wraps, toxin releasing massages, deep cleaning facials, and other purifying services.  You may also choose to change your diet while you are undergoing a cleansing service.  Raw foods and foods high in fiber will actually help your body eliminate toxins.  You will not want to consume any foods with preservatives as these types of foods will only contribute to the toxins in your body.

The body detox treatments at the Grupo Mayan resorts are great ways to jump start your body detoxification program. You can indulge in several detox treatments while on holiday with Grupo Mayan and continue the program at home.  Our trained professionals will give you advice about detoxing at home and you will find several body detox bestselling books at your local bookstore.

The Grupo Mayan spa team will urge you to eat a restricted diet upon returning home.  The macrobiotic or raw food diets seem to be the best choices for eliminating toxins.  You can purchase dextoxifying scrubs and masks to use at home.  Some clients have discovered that they can mix their own body detox “recipes” at home with fantastic results.  The Grupo Mayan staff suggests searching the internet for recipes if you would like to create your own detoxifying treatments.

The Grupo Mayan spa team will be happy to explain the body detoxing procedure to you.  You may book detox treatments once you arrive at your Grupo Mayan resort or you can call ahead to reserve our services.  Whichever spa treatments you receive, you will see why the Grupo Mayan spas are Mexico´s finest.

Spas at Grupo Mayan hotels and resort are designed to cater to every need of their customers. At our spas, our customers will experience total relaxation. Even a person with the experience of travelling wide will be sure to get spoiled at the Grupo Mayan Spa.

Our customers usually return from a strenuous work out or sport to be pampered at Grupo Mayan spas. Grupo Mayan Spa offers the best massage for them. This can prevent our customers from further shoulder and back injuries and help in improving their performances in many other activities. Different kinds of massage treatments are provided at Grupo Mayan Spa. It ranges from the Italian mud massages, old Japanese treatments and yoga. To stimulate the bodies´ energy center, yoga is the best therapy. Yoga therapy at Grupo Mayan Spa helps to fight fatigue and helps you to relax. To relieve depression, Grupo Mayan Spa has special light therapy.

At Grupo Mayan Spa we have comprehensive special healing programs that use the method of touch and gentle stretching methods to restore the body´s natural flow of energy. The spa therapists at Grupo Mayan Spa use special tools for individual assessments. Our therapists prepare special plans for people to improve the way they walk, sit and stand.
Grupo Mayan Spa also has free weight routines to help improve bone density and flexibility of joints. Grupo Mayan spa therapists evaluate your daily results and prepare a plan for daily improvement. This will help you have a self assessment of your improving health.

Since Grupo Mayan resorts are located near the water bodies, we use a lot of water-based therapies. We use natural medicinal weeds for our treatment. At Grupo Mayan Spas, we have special karate, martial arts and other forms of training in the water. This increases the effectiveness and stamina more than the usual methods of training. This also provides a full body workout that increases the cardiovascular endurance and helps to overcome respiratory problems. At Grupo Mayan Spa, we have a special treatment in which the person is made to lie down in a normal chamber filled with water at room temperature. This provides the ultimate relaxation and weightlesness. Grupo Mayan Spa has a warm bed cocoon that provides ultimate relaxation.

Grupo Mayan Spa therapists help in curing different ailments of our customers. People with back pain or joint pains find a lot of relief after coming to our spa. People suffering from frequent headaches, digestive problems and even respiratory problems are provided with Grupo Mayan Spa personnel for personalised sessions. Our therapists are professionals who are extensively trained to handle their specific areas of expertise.

Grupo Mayan Spa therapists cater to people of all ages be it the young clients or the senior clients. These are only some of the treatments available at Grupo Mayan spa. The feedback received from our customers proves the quality of our spa. Grupo Mayan Spas are the best way to relax and relieve yourself from the day´s hectic schedule. The main aim of Grupo Mayan Spa is to provide compete customer satisfaction.

The word spa means a kind of treatment connected with water.  There are plenty of resorts and towns giving water treatments and these are known as spa resorts or spa towns.  The word spa comes from the Belgian village of Spa where people were believed to be cured from illnesses by drinking the spring water of the town.  This word later became a generic description for resorts and places that have the spa facility.  Grupo Mayan is a group of resorts specializing in spa treatment.
Grupo Mayan is a totally Mexico based private company.  Grupo Mayan is a five star rated company specializing in resorts, luxury hotels, spas, restaurants and real estate.  It has more than 12,000 employees.  The most popular resorts of the Grupo Mayan are Sea Garden, Mayan Palace, The Grand Mayan and Mayan Island.  Most of the Grupo Mayan resorts have been given Four Diamond awards, crystal certification and Green Globe awards.

The first of the Grupo Mayan resorts started in 1974 in a resort named Mazatlan.  The success of this resort led to the opening of many more resorts in various places.  Grupo Mayan got international recognition when it started its first five star resort in Acapulco, Mexico, named Mayan Palace.  Grupo Mayan´s successful venture in to resort business made them diversify in to real estate business also.  The real estate division of Grupo Mayan has sold over 2000 villas and condos in Mexico.
Most of the resorts of Grupo Mayan have spa facilities in them.  A massage in any of the Grupo Mayan resorts is a unique experience.  This is the best way to relax and rejuvenate one´s body and mind.  Grupo Mayan resorts have spas not only for women, but for men too.  Their spa centers have therapy beds for one to put their legs on while using the spas.  They also have a variety of beds to suit the requirements of the customers.  Grupo Mayan spas have oil based therapeutic treatments and aromatherapy.

The spa treatment in the Grupo Mayan resorts gives one a great peace of mind.  The special spa treatment given for men is the most sought after treatment, because it helps them to de-stress.   People get exclusive spa treatment in Grupo Mayan resorts which makes them realize that spa experience can be very relaxing and unique.

The spas in these resorts offer facials that are very relaxing.  They cleanse the skin and soothe the skin.  Towel wraps and pore cleansing are some exclusive treatments given for men in their spas.  They use tiny crystals to exfoliate the skin and remove acnes.  The Grupo Mayan spa treatment for men has eyebrow treatment which includes waxing, tweezing and cleaning of eyebrows.  They also have manicure treatment in the spas, which cleans the nails and hands.

The Grupo Mayan spa resorts have sports massage also for men.  The muscles that are tired after severe exercise are given a relaxing treatment here.  The spa treatment here helps the sports injuries and wounds to heal fast.  They also help prevent further injuries.