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Pampering at a Price: 13 Of LA's Most Costly Spas

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Stressed out because there's a wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket? There are plenty of places in this city that will gladly take care of that problem. LA's over-the-top treatments include dusting patrons with diamonds, rubbing them with caviar and two-on-one massages. After the jump, we've updated our list of Los Angeles' most spendy spas with six more costly places to relax. As always, if we've missed your favorite tell us about it in the comments.


For even more luxury relaxation, consult our high-end spa guides to New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.
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Beverly Hills Hotel

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Caviar isn't just something rich people eat, it's also something they smear on their faces. This hotel spa's white caviar illuminating facial (also offered at the Hotel Bel-Air) includes a peel, eye lift treatment and something called the "white caviar trifecta" for—here comes the gut-check—$1,000.

Shutters On The Beach

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The hour-and-a-half Red Flower detoxifying treatment at Shutters' One Spa starts with a steam, followed by a "vigorous" skin exfoliation with a citrus-coffee scrub, then a clay wrap, then a heated deep-tissue massage and a shellacking of shea butter. Price tag: $240.

Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills - A Four Seasons Hotel

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Have three hours and $800 to spare? The "10 Carat" full body and face treatment at this tony spa leaves patrons "dressed with diamond dust."

Thibiant

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For the relatively bargain price of $150, Thibiant's beauty experts will rub a warm aromatherapy oil-sugar combo all over your body to buff away dead skin.

The Peninsula Beverly Hills

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A gentlemen's facial at the Peninsula runs $225 while a "precious emerald" massage costs $385.

Exhale Mind Body Spa at the Fairmont

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The Power Body Detox at Exhale costs $190 and supposedly takes "inches" off your body through "detoxifying, thermogenic slimming clay" and a muscle stimulation gadget. The more you do it, the better according to their guidelines.

Ole Henriksen

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Loved by celebs like Renee Zellweger and Charlize Theron, they are known for their elaborate face and body treatments—including a full-body dermabrasion resurfacing experience that runs $395.

Kinara Skin Care Clinic and Spa

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If you're feeling sick or otherwise run down, Kinara's got you covered with a three-hour, $555 "Welcome Back" treatment. It covers a half-hour scrub, a 50-minute detox wrap, a nearly hour-long facial and a 50-minute customized massage.

Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

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Why have one spa staffer massage you when you could have two? For $340, two Four Seasons' therapists will massage you "rhythmically and in harmony" for a full hour.

The Ritz-Carlton

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The "Red Carpet Ready" spa experience at the Ritz is a three and a half hour, $450 treatment that involves a champagne massage, a mani/pedi and hair and makeup done by an in-house stylist.

Spa Montage @MontageBH

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For two hours and $340, Spa Montage offers a truly-relaxing-sounding experience. It begins with a float in a hydrotherapy bath, continues with a water-pressure massage, then a warm oil massage, then an exfoliation and a stint in their Vichy rain shower.

Beverly Hills Hotel

Caviar isn't just something rich people eat, it's also something they smear on their faces. This hotel spa's white caviar illuminating facial (also offered at the Hotel Bel-Air) includes a peel, eye lift treatment and something called the "white caviar trifecta" for—here comes the gut-check—$1,000.

Shutters On The Beach

The hour-and-a-half Red Flower detoxifying treatment at Shutters' One Spa starts with a steam, followed by a "vigorous" skin exfoliation with a citrus-coffee scrub, then a clay wrap, then a heated deep-tissue massage and a shellacking of shea butter. Price tag: $240.

Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills - A Four Seasons Hotel

Have three hours and $800 to spare? The "10 Carat" full body and face treatment at this tony spa leaves patrons "dressed with diamond dust."

Thibiant

For the relatively bargain price of $150, Thibiant's beauty experts will rub a warm aromatherapy oil-sugar combo all over your body to buff away dead skin.

The Peninsula Beverly Hills

A gentlemen's facial at the Peninsula runs $225 while a "precious emerald" massage costs $385.

Exhale Mind Body Spa at the Fairmont

The Power Body Detox at Exhale costs $190 and supposedly takes "inches" off your body through "detoxifying, thermogenic slimming clay" and a muscle stimulation gadget. The more you do it, the better according to their guidelines.

Ole Henriksen

Loved by celebs like Renee Zellweger and Charlize Theron, they are known for their elaborate face and body treatments—including a full-body dermabrasion resurfacing experience that runs $395.

Kinara Skin Care Clinic and Spa

If you're feeling sick or otherwise run down, Kinara's got you covered with a three-hour, $555 "Welcome Back" treatment. It covers a half-hour scrub, a 50-minute detox wrap, a nearly hour-long facial and a 50-minute customized massage.

Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

Why have one spa staffer massage you when you could have two? For $340, two Four Seasons' therapists will massage you "rhythmically and in harmony" for a full hour.

The Ritz-Carlton

The "Red Carpet Ready" spa experience at the Ritz is a three and a half hour, $450 treatment that involves a champagne massage, a mani/pedi and hair and makeup done by an in-house stylist.

Spa Montage @MontageBH

For two hours and $340, Spa Montage offers a truly-relaxing-sounding experience. It begins with a float in a hydrotherapy bath, continues with a water-pressure massage, then a warm oil massage, then an exfoliation and a stint in their Vichy rain shower.