Our home for this night was the Ouray Hotel. Right in the center of town. Another hotel found in the book Colorado’s Historic Hotels. Terrie and I had the corner suite.
The next time Terrie and I are in Ouray, we’ll be staying at the Wiesbaden Hotsprings Spa & Lodging.
http://www.wiesbadenhotsprings.com/ While we were staying at the Ouray Hotel on this trip, we had the hotel manager make arrangements for Terrie to get a massage. We wanted someplace within a couple blocks walking distance. When we came back from dinner he had it lined up….a block and a half up the street towards the mountain behind the hotel. Hot springs, underground vapor caves, spa, etc.
I’ve been to more than a few spas and had my share of massages and been in a number of hot springs. So I thought “well, I’ll bring my swimming trunks and hang out in the hotsprings pool while Terrie’s getting her massage”.
We get to the Wiesbaden and it was very tranquil looking. Being a tourist town I thought $$$$ for the services. Since Terrie was going to be getting an hour and a half massage, just $15 for me to hang out in the hotsprings pool. Great! The masseuse came and asked if we’d been to the vapor caves yet? What the hell is that…..must be some gimmick. We told her that we didn’t have any idea what she was talking about and she said “well let me show you”.
She took us downstairs in the building that we were in and immediately I felt the warm humidity. We continued down a hall, past the changing rooms and showers, through a couple more doors and into a natural underground cave that was something like right out of a movie. She said the water is a constant 108F degrees (you don’t just jump in to water that hot……you ease in to it, very slowly). Later I tried to run back in with my camera to snap a couple picks of the pools in the caves but the lens just fogged over to quickly however, I did get a pick of the entrance to the second door in the caves….
And the massage room where Terrie spent the next hour and a half. I went back and forth from the outdoor hotsprings pool to the vapor caves.
While I can usally take or leave this kind of thing, I have to say that this is the best hot springs I’ve ever been to, without a doubt. Terrie came out of her massage and for the next half hour told me how it was the best massage she’s ever had anywhere.
The window screens obscured these pics….
Ouray was a great time and we look forward to our next visit there.
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