The animal lovers at Kimpton Hotels love not only animals, but the whole natural world. So they are pretty proud to announce that they're the first chain to introduce sustainable products for their in-room spa treatments. Sure, it's not as cool as accommodating sloths, but for all of you who have no pet sloth, perhaps you can enjoy the new spa products instead.

So when you're looking at a Jersey Shore vacation instead of going all out on a Caribbean escape, the casino hotels will pull out all the stops to get you to make up the difference in frivolous extras.

Case in point: Caesars in Atlantic City has just unveiled their new 16,000 square foot Qua Spa, (a sister to the Vegas spa) kicking it off with exorbitant treatments perfect for the moment when you decide to say "the hell with it." ]]> JetSetCD 2008-06-19T11:09:24-05:00 39.357029 -74.435829 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/17/205634/433

Outrageous spa treatments are all the rage these days at luxury hotels.

We rounded up a few quirky spa treatments not too long ago and now the Glam.com has added to the list with their The Six Most Indulgent New Spa Treatments available at schwanky hotels nationwide -- and they range from the vegetable, the floral, and the mineral, to the quadruple-handed.

Yes. Quadruple-handed. Keep reading for more of these exotic treatments.]]> annie0007 2008-06-18T16:10:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/28/16225/5129 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gold_facial_mask.jpg" class="imgborder">If you thought bathing in a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/28/21535/8379/hotels/Miami_s_Hotel_Victor_Still_Offering_Guests_an_11_000_Soak_in_Evian_Water">tub of expensive Evian water</a> was crazy, that seems sane compared to these funky spa treatments we've heard about. Ok, so maybe spending $11,000 on a bath is not something someone of sane mind would do but would you put a 24-carat gold mask on your face? Didn't think so.<p>&#183; <b>Hinoki Bath</b>: The Conrad Tokyo lets spa guests soak in a tub made out of Hinoki cypress, "with a rich grain, smooth texture and the subtle scent of cypress." <p>&#183; <b>The 24-carat Gold Facial</b>: The Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe uses gold to slow down depletion and to stimulates cellular growth. Also, gold works on inflamed areas and juliana 2008-05-28T17:07:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/28/21535/8379 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/victorbathserena.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Had a long, sweaty day out prowling Collins Avenue while being buffeted by the salty air of South Beach? If you're headed back to your $6,000-a-night Penthouse Suite at Miami's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Victor/local/6"><b>Hotel Victor</b></a>, an Evian bath can be ordered up and waiting. <p> The experience, curated by the hotel's "Spa V" team and costing an extra $5,000 on top of the $6K suite, dumps 1,000 liters of Evian water into a 350 gallon infinity tub to "revitalize the skin and purify the senses." <p>The first to indulge in the "World's Most Expensive Bath" was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/2/28/121448/089/hotels/Serena_Williams_In_a_Tub_At_The_Vic">Serena Williams</a> but we highly doubt she was asked to cough up $11,000 for the final bill. Yet, if you do have $11,000 JetSetCD 2008-05-28T10:00:26-05:00 25.782546 -80.130474 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/