RECHARGE

There is nothing like The Trellis Spa in Texas. Literally. It’s the largest at 26,000 square feet which includes 6,500 sf of outdoor space with two swimming pool-sized hot soaking tubs, a cold shower, private cabanas, a meditation space, fire pits, and lounge areas.  The Soaking Pools & Garden are inspired by bathing cultures around the world that utilize cold/hot circuits to improve circulation and boost immunity, among other scientifically proven benefits. Food and beverage service and complimentary water and The Houstonian’s famous shortbread cookies are served in this area.

The inside float pool reminds me of an aquamarine solitaire in a beautifully detailed statement ring. It’s the centerpiece of the downstairs relaxation area, adjacent to the women’s locker room and along the main corridor of the spa. Ok, I’ll say it: it’s very Instagrammable.

The spa’s 22 treatment rooms are the settings for traditional and modern treatments that include touchless treatments. Trellis Spa retained its expert staff during the pandemic, shifting them to Trellis’ sister spa in River Oaks, Solaya. The staff are spa professionals and each one of the four that performed a spa service on me was an authority on the type of treatment, product and equipment used.

The Trellis Spa uses premium skin-care lines for their skin treatment protocols: Hydrafacial, Natura Bisse and Orveda, a vegan line based on Ayeurvedic philosophy. The Trellis Spa is one of only two U.S spas to use and sell Orveda, others being the ultra-luxury Las Ventanas, A Rosewood Resort in Cabo San Lucas, and spas in London, Paris, Monaco, and Geneva.

Modern treatment options include the CBD Massage, worth booking as it promised and delivered a relaxing massage that relieved stress and left me ready for a nap in a pool-side cabana afterwards.  

Another Trellis Spa exclusive is the Gharieni MLXi³ Dome and Celliss machines that deliver touchless treatment using innovative technologies including Infrared, Plasma and Light therapies. I booked the MLX Dome treatment which is a touchless head-to-toe treatment that had me laying in a heated cocoon, sweating out toxins and impurities while a light shield over my face pumped infrared light onto my face to help reduce inflammation.  Think of it as a high-tech reclining sauna. The Houstonian is the only spa in the U.S. to have Gharieni equipment which is considered the Rolls Royce of spa tables. After this treatment, a cool shower, and a few classes of fruit-infused water, I felt clean and detoxified.  This treatment is a must-try, if for no other reason than for the novelty of it.