Hollywood, CA, has long enjoyed a reputation for being an epicenter of innovative design and creative vision. With the debut of Spa Luce, a 6,400-square-foot luxury boutique beauty destination, you can chalk up another winner for the city.
 Spa Luce's waiting area offers plenty of peace and serenity |
Situated in the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, a stone's throw away from the Kodak Theatre—home to the Academy Awards—Spa Luce's interiors boast an evocative palette of textures, surfaces and tonal subtleties, including hand-chiseled Jerusalem stone, smooth petrified wood, sleek teak wood surfaces and gently undulating sweeps of stucco walls, reminiscent of Santorini, Greece or Capri, Italy. The result is a mood-enhancing ambiance for soothing 21st century souls.
 A pierced dome ceiling and a reception desk crafted from a felled 300-year-old walnut tree dress up Spa Luce's foyer. |
Luxurious and relaxing treatments that are ideal for both the spa beginner and seasoned veteran further set Spa Luce apart. Signature treatments include the Japan Ritual, a five-part massage treatment layering the therapeutic properties of flower oils and fruit essences with rich minerals from the earth and sea; and the Hammam Ritual, where spa-goers undergo a five-step process that includes an intense cleansing with Moroccan mint tea and silt and then a vigorous scrub with coffee, olive stones and fresh lemons.
To be sure, the treatments and the space work in tandem, instantly transporting guests beyond the everyday fast-paced excitement of one of the world's most famous cities and revitalizing their minds, bodies and spirits. —KELLEY DONAHUE