Kiva Retreat House

SO DISAPPOINTED! We were on vacation and decided to get massages during our stay. The website is so NOT what you experience. We drove up to an industrial/residential areaproceeded down a long BACK driveway with broken down cars and campers. As we parked a girl was in her car next to us and was lighting up a glass pipe which we surmised was a ""crack pipe"" due the omission of any smells coming from the car. We wanted to leave our valubles locked in the car but under these circumstances even leaving the car didn't seem safe! We called the front desk and a woman came out and proceeded to tell us that she would charge us full price if we didn't come inwe called our bank, the police and leftshe called us and informed us that the girl in her parking lot was smoking ""pot"" and had a license to do soIn public and/or driving is not legalregardlessnot the atmosphere we were expecting.Note even after all this she charged our card $260.00! THEIVES!!!...

Now if you are squeamish about being naked around others or seeing naked people thi might not be your type of place. But you can be in a bathing suit and use their private tubs. I love that this is a house they have turned into a retreat. Very relaxng. Hot/cold tubs, private tubs, sitting room, changing areas, saunas the full nine here. You can sit and relax cheaply while drinking tea self service style. Outside is gorgeous, zen like gardens decorate the back yard. Very friendly staff and quite possibly one of the best in town overall.

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I went in for a massage, and had a great session and experience, I would highly recomend the Kiva retreat, friendly, accomodating, professional staff. A very relaxing, invorgorating deep tissue massage by a very talented therapist.

You cannot find a more relaxing place to spend your free time. The staff is marvelous and the grounds are like a Garden of Eden. My wife and I are regularly visitors who always looking forward to visiting Kva and always hate leaving.

What Kiva lacks in the way of Japanese gardens and combo saunas they more than make up for with their outdoor, redwood enclosed hottubs. Perfect for early evening R&R. And with Santa Cruz's gentle weather patterns, it's almost a year-round treat. Sip Odwalla and chill.