Alchemy Wellness Spa

The exterior large, cream-white Spanish Revival structure that houses Alchemy Wellness Center already looks inviting, but it's only a glimpse of the cozy amenities that await you inside. An urban retreat with baths, spas, tonic bars, and healing practitioners, Alchemy doesn't subscribe to any one practice as much as it offers each visitor a chance to curate their own wellness experience, be it through spiritual, therapeutic, or nutritional means. Read on for a glimpse at some of the offerings:

• The Spa: Shiatsu, hot stone, and couples massages take place in ornate rooms with arched windows and private baths. Skincare experts harness everything from quartz crystals to micro-current technology—the crystal healing facial, for example, uses rose quartz and hot poultices to brighten the skin. Elsewhere, isolated pods let you float in an epsom salt bath and allow your brain to enter a super-relaxed, dreamy state.

• The Yoga Studio: Instructors lead classes in the style of Siddhi yoga, which is a fluid and integrative practice that draws influence from ancient and contemporary modes, combining elements such as movement, meditation, and chanting as depicted in early humans' stone DVDs.

• The Wellness Center: Healing practitioners operate out of a dedicated treatment room furnished with long white drapes and patterned upholstery. The wellness treatments span ideologies and centuries, ranging from traditional Chinese acupuncture to Reiki.

• The Cafe: The menu at Alchemy's cafe offers organic vegetarian cuisine that changes with the seasons. Expect something akin to buckwheat crepes for breakfast and kale salads and quinoa burgers for lunch. Meanwhile, the tonic bar serves housemade shots made from herbs and cold-pressed juice.