Services will be offered at seven treatment rooms, two hair and four nail stations. The spa garden, adjacent to the private pool, has two cabanas for outdoor treatments. 'It's so restorative for the skin,' she said, 'we wanted it everywhere.' And the new HydraFacial machine, 'is something you'd only find in a plastic surgeon's office,' McGuire said. Willows Spa: Spa director Gwen McGuire noted several unique features to the 8,650-square-foot spa, salon and fitness center, such as a full kitchen where spa menu items will be created and the ubiquity of salt - in the private spa pool, Jacuzzi, an even a salt wall in the sauna. Other notable features distinguishing Willows: Barona Resort & Casino, which will soon complete a significant casino floor enlargement, also has declined to put a price tag on its project.Īs a 21-and-over resort, Willows differs from the rest of Viejas with the exception of the casino, the original hotel, pool and restaurants are now referred to as family-friendly. Various ongoing expansion projects at San Diego-area casinos total an estimated $1 billion, including $285 million at Pechanga Resort & Casino, $226 million at Sycuan Casino, $170 million at Pala Casino Spa & Resort and $50 million at Valley View Casino & Hotel. Multiple times, the U-T was told that no expense was spared in the design and décor, but what that expense is hasn't been revealed by Viejas.
