There are two kinds of escapes—those involving parachute leaps from exploding enemy zeppelins and the other kind. Today’s Groupon falls into the latter category: for $25, you get $50 worth of spa services at Gold Canyon Golf Resort. The resort is located about 10–15 minutes southeast of Apache Junction off US 60 (about 45 minutes from downtown Phoenix), and 17 hours from Laramie, Wyoming.
Gold Canyon's spa features a full range of bliss-basting services to put clients at ease. Try a sports-specific massage technique such as the Eagle (60 minutes, $70) or the deep, muscle-melting techniques of the Superstition hot-stone therapy (60 minutes, $90). Slip into a volcanic-clay body wrap to revitalize the outer covering of your bonesuit (90 minutes, $135), or moisturize your emotion maker with a hydrating mineral-mask facial (60 minutes, $85). Prep and pamper nails with a Gold Canyon spa manicure ($30) and pedicure ($50), and roam the wilderness with meticulously groomed keratin. For a manly man-sperience at the manspa, indulge in a gentlemen's facial, which addresses issues specific to beard-prone skin and finishes with a warm, soothing towel (60 minutes, $85).
Gold Canyon Golf Resort offers numerous other amenities (not included with this Groupon), including an attractive golf course, a fitness center, and several restaurants. Even if you feel like doing absolutely nothing, the breathtaking vistas of the cactus-dotted American Southwest will keep you staring at canyon walls rather than stucco walls.
Good for spa services only.
Reviews
Golf.com listed Gold Canyon Golf Resort in its America's Most Underrated Courses feature. TripAdvisors give Gold Canyon Golf Resort 3.5 owl-eyes on average.
- Leave behind the trophy course hunters gathered in north Scottsdale and strike out an hour to the southeast past Mesa and you'll be rewarded with this scenic Ken Kavanaugh design that darts around the Superstition Mountains. – Golf.com
- The golf course was beautiful, the spa was gorgeous and everyone was so friendly – W_REVIEWER, TripAdvisor
Groupon Says
Debunking Superstitions
The Gold Canyon Golf Resort is located at the base of the Superstition Mountains, a range that was named by a group of stranded pilots who suffered severe hallucinations that led to them inventing all of the known superstitions. Here are a few common legends they came up with and the truth behind each one:
It's bad luck to kill a ladybug.
Truth: It's only bad luck to kill a ladybug if you're unprepared to defend yourself against the hordes of bloodthirsty ladybugs seeking revenge.
Step on a crack and break your mother's back.
Truth: Stepping on a crack does nothing to your mother but will render your father sterile and no longer able to swallow 20-pound turkeys whole.
Pulling out one gray hair makes 10 more gray hairs grow in its place.
Truth: Getting rid of one gray hair makes you more handsome, which frequently results in serving as the spokesperson for a mediocre brand of digestion-regulating cheese crackers.
An acorn in the window will keep the lightning out.
Truth: Households that leave acorns on the window increase their odds of being struck by lighting by 157% and their odds of luring in rabid animals that won't leave unless they're fed newspapers covered in marinara sauce by 2,456%.
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