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NOV 2013

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SPA HOPPING Spa On a Mission Kelly's Spa's reception area draws guests in with its eye-catching retail displays. Kelly's Spa at The Mission Inn in Riverside, California, is a sparkling jewel with a lot to live up to. By Linda Kossoff When one considers exploring the vast offerings of spas and resorts that dot the Southwest U.S., the city of Riverside generally isn't one of the first locales that come to mind. Yet, this quiet California town founded in 1870 and situated 60 miles inland from Los Angeles boasts a rich history, retirement-friendly climate, tempting selection of sprawling antique stores, University of California campus and a plentiful supply of homegrown citrus. It also houses one of the most beloved resort hotels operating today in the U.S. today: The Mission Inn, founded in 1903. Like many Angelenos, I'd ogled the stunning images of this unpretentious Spanish-style property on the internet a number of times. I'd even heard a few locals mention visiting The Mission Inn during the winter holidays to experience its well-publicized festival of lights. But somehow it took a direct invitation from the property's famously hands-on owners, Duane and 24 DAYSPA | NOVEMBER 2013 Kelly Roberts, for me to pack up the car and head out to Riverside for the weekend. As DAYSPA editor, my mission was to check out Kelly's Spa, which was built into the Inn in 2004. Specifically, I had to find out how spa proprietor Kelly Roberts managed to meld her 7,000-square-feet add-on into this century-plus-old American landmark. LIVING HISTORY The Mission Inn grew from what began as a 12-room personal residence for the Miller family of 1875. It was ultimately purchased by elder son Frank Miller and expanded into the 75-room Glenwood Hotel in 1886. But it wasn't until its 1902 expansion to 200 rooms—and a redubbing as the Glenwood Mission Inn—that the hotel became a popular stopover for luminaries from every walk of life. In the early years, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft; industrialists Andrew

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