This peaceful spa pays attention to details, from the organic snacks and teas offered in the quiet lounge to the select skin care lines used in treatments. The spa emphasizes a holistic approach to skin care from waxing to facials.

Elaia (Greek for olive) features 12 treatment rooms with exquisite lighting that creates a warm, honeyed glow. The spa's Market Fresh offerings are seasonally changing services that use fresh ingredients sourced from Washington state growers.

It's high-volume beauty at first glance in this 1,100-square-foot space, with pop music and a roomful of chatty, urbane clients getting their hair and nails done. But don't overlook the inner sanctuary and luxurious treatments of the spa.

A habitat with an attitude is a great way to describe this welcoming salon and spa. The 8,000-square-foot building near the Ballard Locks houses a spunky hair and nail business on the first floor, a soothing spa on the second.

Attached to the elegant Fairmont Olympic Hotel, this full service salon and spa with Asian inspired décor has top-notch stylists and spa treatments.

Nestled in a cozy turn-of-the-century home, you have your choice of facials, massage and other treatments in one of the upstairs bedrooms.

A short drive away, this Woodinville spa specializes in massage, therapeutic baths, skin-care treatments and more soothing, nurturing services.

This subterranean spa's extensive menu, which offers everything from simple soaking baths to full-body massages, aims to engage all five senses using all-natural elements, with each individual therapy focusing on energy, aromatherapy, ritual, touch and healing.

A 10,000-foot white marble palace with ceilings that rise as high as 40 feet, the Robert Leonard salon and spa is a downtown oasis of calm. The menu includes everything from hair to manicures to facials.

Spend the weekend at this romantic lodge and indulge in spa treatments for two or pamper yourself with a 100-minute Ancient Thai massage.

Pamper or rejuvenate your body, face, nails and skin with massages, manicures, pedicures, facials, body treatments, soaks or waxing. Most treatments liberally use essential oils, from tension-relieving Wintergreen to comforting Cypress.

Make a day or a weekend of your spa retreat at this swanky hotel on Lake Washington.

The elegant Spa Blix is located in Alley 24, a trendy mixed use building across from REI's flagship store in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The vibe is urban French: Think Paris atelier meets dark gray industrial ceilings.

Listen to the indoor waterfall during your pedicure at this spa on the lake in Madison Park. They offer hair services as well as a full menu of spa treatments.

You'll forget all about that pair of Prada shoes downstairs calling your name when you're on the massage table upstairs in this well-appointed Nordstrom spa.

Simple elegance is the best way to describe Spa Scotta. There aren't a bunch of chatty bridesmaids running all over the place; it's low-key with little to distract you. The spa recently moved to a bigger space and added a boutique filled with luxurious bath and body potions.

If you're in need of a brief but meaningful respite from shopping, stop by The Spaahh at Hotel 1000 downtown for a happy-hour spa treatment (express facial, manicure, pedicure, brow wax or aroma back relief) between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Step inside and you immediately feel sheltered from the world outside. Fresh orchids and smiling attendants greet you at the elegant front desk, and suddenly the frenzy melts away.

This exotic downtown spa feels like a trip to another continent. Treatments are known as "Journeys" and every journey starts with a scented, relaxing foot bath.

Located in the Pan Pacific Hotel in South Lake Union, this spa offers a dizzying menu of massages, body wraps and facials to restore your body and soul. A session in one of their cedar steam cabinets, followed by a dry flour brushing, will make the world seem right again.