The most popular seems to be the Aroma Gold- a 90 minute scrub and massage for $120. Grab a uniform at the next desk and sign up for any spa services you want to partake in. Groupon and other discount sites sometimes have deals for around $17 as well. Tip: Grab a printable coupon here! Entrance is normally $35 per person ($40 to include base rock room, which I don’t), and you can get it for $22. Make sure to remove your shoes before you enter the locker room- there is a yellow line with a reminder on the floor. Then you split up according to gender: gentlemen to the left, gals to the right. Upon arrival, you pay the entrance fee and receive a numbered bracelet. Don’t worry, you’re here! And yes, there might be guys in black uniforms hanging outside. It is seriously stashed behind a Home Depot.

You drive through back roads thinking you must have the wrong location, until you turn the corner and see the sign. To get there, my navigation took me through an apartment complex alley bordered by a chain link fence. This Korean-inspired spa is unlike any place I have ever been, a little cultural vacation without leaving my area code! King Spa is based upon “ jjimjilbang,” which are gender-segregated public bathhouses in Korea. I decided to try out King Spa & Sauna in Niles, about 20 minutes from my home.

A girl can dream…but since this is real life, I need an alternative that is feasible in the four hour babysitter booking I can manage. My dream is to get a hotel room for a night all to myself, have an in-room massage, room service, and fall asleep watching chic flicks and romantic comedies. The physical toll that raising two very active preschoolers takes is astounding, and I just can’t keep up some days. The other week, I was just about at my wit’s end.

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