Skip Palm Springs—This is the Ultimate Hot Springs Experience! 🌿💦

📍 Glen Ivy Hot Springs 25000 Glen Ivy Rd, Temescal Valley, CA 92883 Let me start by saying—I’ve been to Palm Springs. I stayed at Azure, spent over $300 for one night. The environment and hotel decor were a solid 9/10, but no microwave in the room? 😅 The hot springs had public pools and a few private outdoor tubs (about 5-6, but you had to rush—all taken by evening). I had to wake up early to snag one. Water temperature? Lukewarm at best… not what I expected. Overall, great for photos 📸, but not for a real thermal experience. The sauna wasn’t hot enough, and there were only two public pools. But Glen Ivy? The greenery here is absolutely stunning 🌳🌺! The hot spring water is MUCH hotter than Palm Springs—properly warm! The sauna gets you sweating in under 5 minutes—so effective! 💨 There are 5-6 large, temperature-controlled public pools 🏊♀️, plus foam loungers and pool noodles available. Each pool and hot spring has fire pits 🔥, lounge chairs, unlimited free towels, and complimentary lemon water 🍋. Staff are stationed nearby to assist. The resort has 3-4 restaurants/bars 🍹, reasonably priced, with super friendly service! Plus, there’s a yoga garden, secret garden, nail salon 💅, massage rooms, and even upscale tents with sofas and loungers for private relaxing, reading, or chatting. 🏕️📖 And Glen Ivy offers something unique: Mud Baths! Here’s how it works: Apply red mud all over your body, then step into a dry stone cave sauna. Once the mud dries, rinse off in the mud wash pool, and finally shower with clean water. 🧖♀️ (You can look up the benefits of mud therapy separately!) ✅ Price: $75/day pass per person (9am–5pm) Today was Christmas Eve 🎄—they had a special: 2 people for $100! I asked the front desk—they’re not sure when the next promo will be, but you can check for extra options when booking online. ✅ Parking: FREE 🅿️ ✅ Towels: Complimentary (but bring your own robe!) ✅ Lockers: FREE—just pick one and take the key 🔑 ✅ Staff are by every pool—they can even watch your valuables ✅ Starbucks on site! ☕ Liked this review? Don’t forget to ❤️⭐ follow me! Questions? Drop them in the comments below! 👇 #LosAngeles #LAHotSprings #LAMudBath #HotSpringsNearLA #LAWeekendIdeas #LAWeekend #HotSprings #LATravel #WellnessRetreat #Relaxation #SoCalEscapes #DayTripLA