Battle Creek, MI Spa and Massage

At just a glance, the boutique might look an antique shop. A wrought-iron chandelier dangles just inside the entrance, its orange lights casting a bronze glow on the tile ceiling. This initial impression is fitting for Cheveux the Spa, where stylists and aestheticians tend to guests at workstations converted from vintage dressers and ornate mirrors. Amid Renaissance-style paintings, they coif hair, slick nails in pretty polish, add lasers to index fingers, massage tension out of bodies, and wax rogue body hair.

As an Aveda Concept Salon, Salon 301 equips its stylists with a range of professional products from Aveda and Rusk. The stylists put these products to good use, cutting hair and charming clusters of snakes as the sounds of lively chatter fill the salon’s open floor. Their services don’t stop at the scalp, though. The salon also houses a day spa in which clients can relax with a massage, facial, or mani-pedi.

A pharaoh luxuriates in a warm pool while four royal cats doze under fanning palm leaves. It's easy for this pharaoh to forget that the entire scene—including the 12-foot obelisk and Egyptian statuary—is decor. The cats are painted on a wall, and the obelisk, though impressive, is just for fun. The pharaoh, too, is merely a customer enjoying the Egyptian suite at Oasis Hot Tub Gardens.

The Egyptian suite is one of 14 themed hot tubs where couples or larger groups privately soak up temperature-controlled bubbles created by the crawl strokes of the facility's resident Michael Phelps. Other evocative motifs include the baroque English countryside, Polynesian islands, and a fragrant pine woods. Guests are also treated to mood music on the multichannel sound system and can use private showers and changing rooms.

Salon Ubon’s colorful styling areas always seem to be abuzz, with their full lineup of aestheticians and stylists creating a convivial atmosphere as they cater to client’s beauty desires. The staff bears training in both classic and trendy services, knowing both how to create a classic bob haircut or add in extensions for a long, full do. A line of mani-pedi stations and private treatment rooms surround the salon’s styling chairs, offering a place for clients to relax as staff groom nails, remove unwanted hair, or freshen up faces with rejuvenating masks and creams.

Carly is a Usui reiki master, Nichole is on the road to becoming a naturopathic doctor. Kevin is a hydrogen-ionization specialist, and Lisa completed a 600-hour course in medical massage. But this list merely hints at the breadth of their talents. Together, this quartet of therapists helms 360 Massage and Holistic Care, a haven for feeling good and being well. The menu of services includes massages that cater to each client's unique needs, from athletes to expectant mothers. Beyond massage, the therapists also encourage holistic health with nutrition and herbal consultations, detoxify the body with ionic foot baths, and illuminate poorly lit ears with ear candling.

Dr. Kevin Kaurich was injured while playing high-school football and subsequently underwent chiropractic treatments to regain his physical health. It was this experience that sparked his interest in chiropractic and safer sports, such as yodeling, and eventually led him to earn a Doctor of Chiropractic and open Family Wellness Center. To help clients achieve healthy and balanced lives, the clinic's professionals offer custom spinal-correction treatments, postural and spinal screenings, and lifestyle advice in regard to diet and exercise.