CHLA Lodging News Nov/Dec 2019

www.calodging.com November/December 2019 9 REDWOOD RIVERWALK HOTEL is settled in among giant trees on the iconic Redwood Highway (Hwy 101), near rugged California coast and national parks. The hotel lobby features wainscot repurposed from an old redwood water tank purchased from a local wood mill. Behind the front desk is a great piece of art created from hundreds of old motel keys made into a mural, a nod to Redwood’s “motel roadside” roots. The desk was crafted with a stack of local alder wood. Hanging over you, as you enter, is a wooden vintage kayak, that connects you to the Eel River, one of the famous six rivers in the area, which is only a two-minute walk from the hotel. PURPLE ORCHID has established a training studio focusing on barefoot massage techniques. DeepFeet Bar Therapy teaches a barefoot Swedish massage while the therapist uses an overhead bar system for balance and support. The Purple Orchid currently has six staff members who have gone through the training with DeepFeet and have gotten certified by DeepFeet to practice this style of massage. The benefit to the client is more sustained and broad pressure throughout the entire massage. A deep state of relaxation is achieved as the client is more able to relax while receiving the deeper massage strokes that are applied with the feet vs the hands/forearms/elbows. Currently, Purple Orchid hosts a DeepFeet Basics course each quarter and the advanced DeepFeet courses twice a year. Purple Orchid owners have embraced the idea of educating massage therapists past their initial training from school. The owners have adopted this course to help staff members stay in the industry longer than the five-year mark and to help them learn new and different approaches to massage therapy, pain management and overall wellness for the customers. THE MONKEY TREE HOTEL offers guests a hydrotherapy experience like no other in Palm Springs. Spend the day cycling through the newly built dry sauna and hot and cold plunge pools. By alternating between hot and cold in the centuries-old Nordic tradition, the body will first retain the heat then release it during the cold portion of the cycle, leaving you in a state of complete relaxation. The skin’s pores will be forced open then closed, helping flush the body of toxins. Whether you spend the day hiking in the mountains, shopping downtown, or training for your next triathlon, The Monkey Tree Hotel’s Scandinavian cycle is a perfect way to end the day!