Cal-a-Vie Health Spa

"Pure perfection from the moment we arrived until regrettably needing to check out . Best spa I have ever been to! Just got home and already miss it! Truly magical in every way"

"My husband bought this trip for us in December 2019, three months before the Pandemic shutdown. Unfortunately, we could not get it booked until June, 2022. California was the last to take off masks and mandates, so this was the best time we could make it work. We were told by management, the pricing was going up soon so we would have to pay the difference if we did not get it booked ASAP. We booked it, and felt maybe we would have been better off paying the difference due to our service. Upon arrival we did not feel like we received the same attention as the other guests. Our room (room #1) was old and we were told by staff on about three occasions that rarely do they put people in that room. We know why....the shower was broken (asked to fix but barely trickled out) the room was small and everything seemed run down. The other guests raved about their rooms and were definitely far nicer than ours. We did not get a tour of the property as the others did, so we showed ourselves around. Unfortunately did not find out about the Cryo therapy until the last day, nor did we know the ins and out of anything so would ask others for guidance. The lady who checked us in for activities seemed a bit short and not very friendly. I told her I was allergic to crab and my husband would not eat one thing with onions and low and behold, one of my first meals was full of crab that I had to return and my husband had onions in any dish served with onions included. My name was spelled wrong on tags and the table place holders so I felt like the attention to detail was lacking. We arrived 10 minutes after appetizers at 6:40 which started at 6:30 and the food was gone and were told that was it. Strange to pay this for a wellness place and not be treated as I believe we should have been. On a positive note, the food was tasty, good morning workouts, and the spa treatments were great! The view from the top was beautiful, but strangely did not see it until the 2nd or 3rd night and the resort should have people up there immediately since it is such a beautiful view near the vineyard. Overall we are glad we got to see what it was all about, and got to visit beautiful California!!"

"James is the best employee there. He is attentive, charming and professional. He strides to make all the guests comfortable and is very helpful. He is definitely top notch and can tell he loves his job. Please consider letting him know that."

"It was a disaster. The grounds were run down and the common rooms were filthy. After 2 hours my friend, who flew in from Chile, from our spa adventure and I just really wanted to leave. We talked to the manager who assured us a full refund and admitted that they were understaffed. Now they are refusing to refund the original $4000 deposit I paid for the two of us. The whole experience was so negative that I’m willing to give up the $4000 rather than ever going there again."

"The finest health spa in the United States. Go only if you are interested in fitness, wellness, and nutrition. The grounds are a delight of Southern Californian and French style. You will exercise and meditate daily with the nicest fitness staff there is. You will eat magnificently within your self-selected calorie budget. You will be pampered each afternoon. You will be renewed and restored in a way no other vacation could provide. Stay either 4 or 7 nights. 3 nights is too short. 7 might be too much for some."