Mary Smith

Review of Ten Thousand Waves

I thought this place was a hotel/resort & once we ...

I thought this place was a hotel/resort & once we got there I quickly realized that was not the case. This place definitely caters to a certain clientele. If you're a yoga-practicing, rice milk-drinking vegetarian type that's into communal living this will be right up your alley. On the other hand, if you're modest, introverted, & expecting luxury, you may surprised. This is a tried & true spa "retreat" w/cabins, communal baths, & yoga-massage-like activities. To start off, short of the snack-type foods you can purchase at the spa gift shop, they don't have a restaurant, so make meal arrangements. Secondly, my husband assumed b/c I was a bath-taker I'd be into the hot springs bath. I'm a bath-taker due to practicality & health reasons & not into bathing outside in the 30 F weather & submerging myself in a near boiling tub. This doesn't sit well w/someone that is a fainter. Nor am I into "communal bathing" or hanging about in the open w/ naked flesh. They do have private baths, great if your a hot tub type person, which btw, are chlorinated. Which reminds me, the bathrooms in the cabins (at least our's) didn't come w/a bathtub b/c of this fact I'm assuming...disappointing. While the cabins are a lovely Japanese style, this place is really pricey I felt for what you get or that matter do not. Even more unfortunate, my husband paid up front months in advance for two nights & we had to leave early b/c our toddler got sick. Of course they only lowered the rate, but we still were stuck paying the extra night. I did though, enjoy the massage & salt-rub treatment. I also appreciated that they welcome families, children, & pets! However, overall, they charge luxury prices for sub-par to nonexistent amenities. I'd recommend skipping the "lodging" & just booking spa/massage treatments.