cool looking cottages, great outdoor large mineral pool, mud bath was fun but not what i expected. They have fantastic vocanic ash but no privacy, genders separate, seemed like an assembly liine to me.
Overall, worth it to enjoy the day at the pool & very relaxing especially if you know what to expect. Next time, I would prefer an experience that can be shared privately with my boyfriend or friends.

I have visited Indian Springs twice in the last month. I stayed in the lodge the first visit, then in a cottage for the second. I loved having the living room and kitchen in the cottage, but the lodge is very nice also. When you stay overnight in any of their rooms in the winter months (except for holidays and weekends, check their schedule) you get two free mud baths to enjoy during the visit.

On my first visit, I stayed in the mud bath, mineral bath and steam room the maximum time, which was too long for me, but on my second visit I just shortened the time I stayed in each by a few minutes, and it was perfect. When I was young, the hotter the better. As I am older, I prefer a shorter time in the heat!

I love this spa experience at Indian Springs. During my first visit the bath attendants were always there right away with towels or blankets as I stepped out of the baths. The second time they weren't quite as attentive, but I knew the ropes so it didn't bother me.

I love the final "mud bath" segment of being wrapped up in a towel and resting with the cucumber on my eyes!


The mud baths are a communal (single sex) experience, as other women are going in and out of the baths while you are there, but everyone is enjoying their own experience, and I didn't feel self conscious.

I had a massage with Heidi my second visit, and it was amazing. She has a good firm style which was perfect for my knotty, tense muscles.

I was always given shoes and a robe. I can't imagine why one of the reviewers wasn't given sandals, as it seemed to happen automatically when you are given a spa robe for your treatment.
Walking from the room to the Spa in one of their lovely robes and sandals rather than having to change was cozy and comfortable.

In the winter there can be nothing better than floating in the outside olympic sized hot mineral pool, with the cool air on your face, and steam floating above and around you. This alone is great for rejuvenation and relaxation! I fell asleep early and was more relaxed than I had been in months.

The front desk people were very helpful and accommodating. They couldn't have been nicer.

I will return to Indian Springs again and again.

Cynthia

My sister and I have been going to Indian Springs for years--we remember when it was named Pacheteau's. I just read the only review on this site, and felt I had to write to share our recent experience. We had always loved Indian Springs for the HUGE warm swimming pool and the cute little deco cottages. It has been renovated in the past year and now is even better. Everything is a little more plush and comfortable. We loved the wonderful soft robes provided to both spa and overnite guests (and, yes, we were given slippers, too); the L'Occitane products in the rooms, the comfy outdoor furniture and fountains everywhere, the new fireplace with art and architecture books for idle browsing, the wonderfully well-stocked kitchens in the cottages. The other reviewer is correct that the mud baths are pretty public and one has to be willing to parade around naked in front of others of the same gender. We observed each bath being sanitized with very hot steam between bathers. It reminded me of going to an Arab hamman in Europe with ladies of all different ages, shapes and sizes enjoying a relaxing experience together!!! The massage therapist was excellent, and there is a very full range of services offered in the spa. Did I mention there's a bocce ball court and croquet? And at least 8-10 wonderful restaurants within walking distance? I think this is a case where the other review is either misleading, or dated, or both. Thanks for listening.

I am a veteran spa hopper, so I was excited about visiting Calistoga & it's many spas. I started with Indian Springs, as it was recommended by a local. I arrived an hour early so I could take advantage of the thermal pool. It was wonderful as I floated in an olympic size pool filled with hot, hot water. I was not given a robe, so I had to get dressed to make the trip across the parking lot to the spa entrance. I waited with another guest & was taken to the locker room by an attendant who gave us both a flannel blanket & told to undress & wrap ourselves in the blanket. We waited at least 10 minutes past our appt time for the attendant to return. She asked us to follow her, but when I asked for slippers, I was told "no need". The other guest & I joked about taking a mud bath together & we were both surprised when we were taken into a stark, cement room with several cement tubs side by side.

My attendant asked for my blanket wrap & helped me into the tub filled with hot, thick, black mud. (while I am not a prude, I was rendered naked at the door & had to walk to the tub in front of the other guest & 3 other attendants-unnerving). You don't sink into the mud-it's too thick, so the girl had to scoop mud from the tub & plop it all over my body until I started to sink. It feels amazing, but I couldn't help but wonder how many people have sat in the same mud. After 10 min or so, she helped me out & instructed me to take a shower (in the open) to remove most of the mud (it gets EVERYWHERE). I was then led (naked) to a bath for a soak & nail scrubbing. My new friend sat in the tub next to me. We were then given a small hand towel & told to sit in the sauna. I couldn't help but notice the mold around the floor & the door. My neighbor came in wrapped in a towel, but I was not offered one (yes, still naked). Finally, I emerged & was wrapped in my blanket & led to a small cubicle for a rest w/ cucumbers over my eyes. This was by far the best part but lasted only a few minutes.

My massage therapist arrived & asked me to follow him--out the door & down a dirt path (remember, I had no slippers). We came to a stark, simple building equipped with a massage table & not much else. There was no music, no bolster for my feet/knees, & it was bright. The massage was good, but half way through my massage, my table started to shake & then the whole building started to shake. I thought we were having an earthquake! However, my therapist informed me that the laundry room was on the other side of the wall & it was just the spin cycle on the washing machine! Unreal!!

He left me to find my way back to the mud room for another shower (I still had mud in my ears) & to the locker room to get dressed. It was a strange $200 experience. While I'd love to have another mud bath, I will never return to Indian Springs.