Luxury Day Spa in Palm Springs
Six treatment rooms in a 1952 house, each with its own door onto the courtyard. Rituals, massage, facials and whole spa days.
A 1952 House, Six Rooms and an Olive Tree
Sabine is a day spa in a mid-century house a mile north of downtown Palm Springs. The six treatment rooms were bedrooms once; each still has its own door onto the courtyard, where the olive tree is older than the house.
There are six therapists, one for each room, and never more than six guests in the house at a time. Lunch, when you've booked a spa day, is served under the tree.
- Nevermore than six guests at once
- Courtyarddoor from every room
- Teaon the bench after every treatment
Plaster, Linen, Stone and Light
Six Rituals and Treatments
By appointment · Robes, slippers and the courtyard with every treatment · Tea on the bench after
The Full Day, From Nine Until the Light Goes
Nine o'clock, the courtyard
Tea on the bench, a robe, and a therapist who'll have the whole day with you.
The Sabine Ritual
Two hours: polish, warm oil massage, facial, one room, one pair of hands.
Lunch under the olive tree
A seasonal lunch from a kitchen on the Drive, served at the courtyard table. Say what you'd rather not eat.
The afternoon
An hour of nothing in the courtyard, then a sixty-minute Desert Facial and tea until you're ready to leave.
What Comes With the House
One therapist per guest
Six rooms, six therapists. Yours stays with you for the whole visit, however long it is.
A door to the courtyard
Every room opens onto the garden, so you can take the air between treatments without seeing another guest.
Robes and slippers
Laid out in your room before you arrive. Showers are in every room.
Tea on the bench
A pot of mint or chamomile tea brought to the courtyard bench after every treatment.
Shade in summer
The courtyard is shaded by the olive tree and a canvas sail from ten until four.
Gift cards
Any treatment or spa day, emailed or presented in a linen envelope at the house.
Oils From the Desert, Stones From the River
The oils are pressed from olives and jojoba grown within fifty miles of the house, and the polish uses a coarse sea salt from the California coast. The warm stones are river basalt, heated in water before every massage.
We use what the desert gives us because it suits skin that lives in it: dry air, hard water and a lot of sun.
- Oliveand jojoba oils from the valley
- Californiasea salt for the polish
- Riverbasalt stones, heated fresh each time
Days That Ended at Five
We did the Full Day on the Sunday of a long weekend. Lunch under the olive tree, a warm stone massage, a facial, and nothing on the schedule until the car at five. It's the only spa in the desert I'd send my mother to.
The ritual is two hours and I didn't look at the time once. The room has a door onto the courtyard, and they bring tea out to the bench afterward and leave you alone with it.
I've been coming once a month for four years. Same therapist, same room if I ask, and the body polish before the summer is a standing appointment.
A Day Here, in an Envelope
Gift cards for any treatment or spa day. Emailed the same day, or collected from the house in a linen envelope.
Before Your Visit
How early should I reserve?
A week for a treatment, two to three for a spa day, and a month for weekends in season, which runs from November to April.
Can two people book the same time?
Yes. Two garden rooms sit side by side on the courtyard, so couples and friends can take the air together between treatments. Ask for them when you reserve.
What's for lunch on a spa day?
A seasonal lunch from a kitchen on North Palm Canyon Drive: salads, grilled vegetables, bread, fruit and a sweet. Mention allergies and dislikes when you reserve.
Is the spa open in summer?
Yes, all year. In July and August treatments stay indoors and the courtyard is for early mornings and tea at the end of the day.
Where's the parking?
Behind the house, off the alley, with eight spaces. There's street parking on the Drive as well.
When should I arrive?
Fifteen minutes before, for a robe and tea in the courtyard. Your therapist meets you at the bench.
Reserve a Treatment or a Day
Say what you'd like and a date. We answer today with what's open at the house.