Before battle, samurai warriors gently exfoliated and deeply cleansed their pores so they could slay foes with one sexy glance. Become an aesthetic warrior with today's Groupon: for $50, you get $105 worth of services at Spa Botanica, located inside the Renaissance Glendale in Glendale.

Tucked inside the luxurious confines of a four-diamond hotel, Spa Botanica provides a lengthy list of services. Smash pockets of muscle pressure into smithereens with a 50-minute Swedish massage, which utilizes long, soothing strokes of light to medium pressure to wring out storm water from weathered bodies ($105). Maintain appearances with a 25-minute refresh treatment that cleanses, exfoliates, hydrates, and de-spackles skin ($55), or slough off lifeless layers of skin cells and accumulated parking tickets with a 50-minute aromatherapy exfoliation, which includes a restorative salt scrub ($105). Or, prepare finger shingles for grueling 12-round thumb wrestling bouts with an essential manicure ($40). Bask in the glow of friendly, humanity-affirming service inside an exceptionally indulgent facility that transports bodies to a dimension of unrivaled relaxation.

Reviews

TripAdvisors give Spa Botanica and the Renaissance Glendale an average of four owl eyes. Arizona Spa Girls featured the spa itself, which boasts nearly 200 Facebook fans.

• Spa Botanica prides itself on a friendly, top-notch team of professionals who strive to understand their clients needs on a personal level. The reception space is adorned in light wood with pops of desert-hued accents and warm, faux-finished walls. Downstairs, dimly lit treatment rooms give way to spacious relaxation areas aglow with subdued lighting and plush furnishings. – Arizona Spa Girls