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s p a p r o fi l e NEED TO KNOW [ 36 ] • # dayspamagazine • december 2017 spa profi le by Katie O'Reilly The hardworking honeybees of Carmel Valley Ranch sweeten the offerings at Spa Aiyana. Spa Aiyana OWNER John Pritzker OPENED 2010 THE SPACE 10,500 square feet, including 11 treatment rooms; men's and women's locker rooms with steam showers; indoor/outdoor relaxation lounges; infi nity pool and hot tub STAFF 50, including 25 massage therapists, 3 estheticians, 3 nail technicians, 8 spa hosts, 8 retail hosts and 3 supervisors MOST POPULAR SERVICES Lavender Garden Swedish Massage (80 min./$205; 110 min./$275), HydraFacial (25-80 min./$105-$295), Lavender Honey Mani (60 min./$60) PRODUCTS USED/ RETAILED Arcona, Body Bliss, HydraFacial, HydroPeptide, NuFACE WEBSITE carmelvalleyranch.com/spa TOP COURTESY CARMEL VALLEY RANCH Ready to Bumble visit to Spa Aiyana at Carmel Valley Ranch on California's Central Coast requires a drive through lushly perfumed, purple fi elds boasting over 7,500 tranquilizing lavender plants. Nestled into a verdant valley within the cypress-dotted Santa Lucia Mountains, the laidback yet luxurious Carmel Valley Ranch attracts beach-goers, hikers, epicureans and organic-living fanatics who come to help harvest lavender, ride resident horses, and sip Pinot Noir straight from the property's vineyard. On-site goats, hens and gardens provide cheese, milk, eggs and produce for the casual-elegant Valley Kitchen Restaurant. The resort's most popular off ering, however, is its A to Bee Experience (90 min./$75 for adults; $50 for children), an apiary tour that has some 3,000 guests each year donning bee suits alongside real beekeepers to not only witness the mesmerizing and intricate work of the Ranch's 60,000 honeybees, but also help harvest the honey that has become a hallmark of the Spa Aiyana experience. A