Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona

By Erin

Need another way to beat the heat and relax this summer? Glen Ivy Hot Springs is a destination like no other. Come for a day with friends, a wellness escape, top therapeutic treatments, healthy food or float around in the beautiful pools and enjoy the lush landscape, Glen Ivy guarantees to make your day special, relaxing and unforgettable. With 19 different pools, including the mineral spring pools, there is a lot to experience here! A special thanks to Glen Ivy for inviting us to spend the day! We were treated to a day’s worth of relaxation at the spa, along with lunch, mimosas and a couple of the fluffy robes. We did not want to leave at the end of the day (I have been coming here since I was a girl scout in middle school and this place never gets old)!

To get the most out of your day, be sure to arrive 30-45 minutes before opening so you can find parking near the entrance, check in quickly and find a comfortable lounge chair in a prime place near one of the pools, in the shade of the palm trees or where the sun will hit the longest. If you’d like to have the same lounge chair for the entire day, reserve a lounger in their VIP seating area (Loungers are limited and are $30/day.)or consider booking a Cabana for the day. Cabanas are available for groups of 2 to 12 and are a lovely compliment to your special day. You’ll also enjoy hosted service from the Cabana menu.

If you are not reserving a lounger or cabana, be sure to take a quick tour of the property when you arrive so you can  see all of your options and choose which pool you’d like to enjoy first. There are plenty of lounge chairs around to find a spot to relax in. I like finding a spot near the pool here, then just lounge around in the pool with drink in hand. You can also register your payment options in the bath house changing area and whenever you purchase something throughout the day, they will put it on your tab. That way there is no need to carry around your wallet or debit card and you can enjoy all your food and drinks hassle free.

You will want to enjoy a meal or two at the Ivy Kitchen. Serving up sustainable, healthy and organic food, they even make fresh squeezed orange juice everyday from oranges on the property. There is something for everyone on the menu. We started the morning with bagels and lox on an arugula salad, and for lunch, we each opted for the poke salad. It was the perfect addition to our day to be able to enjoy such delicious food on our spa day.

Did I mention there were cocktails to be enjoyed? Glen Ivy recently expanded and there is now a new covered lounge area called Lounge 1860 and is serving up an assortment of wine, beer and craft cocktails.

Another one of my favorite things about Glen Ivy is Club Mud! Immerse yourself in a spring water mud pool where you can slather yourself with fistfuls of California red clay. It’s blended into a silky soft paste with mineral water. Then bake in the sun or in the warm ‘Wafa’ cave. Wash off the dried mud when it becomes loose and flakey on your skin. Boom! You’re left with super baby-soft skin. Clay is a great skin exfoliator, known throughout history to draw out impurities from the body. Club Mud is open all day. It is HIGHLY suggested you bring a second, darker swimsuit for this treatment as the red clay may stain fabric. I just wear a black colored bathing suit and wear it all day. I have never had any staining issues with that. 🙂

The spa also offers massages, facials, pedis and more. You also don’t want to miss getting a grotto treatment. Make sure to make your reservations for any of these services well in advance as they do fill up quickly! We enjoyed going to The Grotto, where our skin was given a special treat! This is your skin softening, sensuous and subterranean journey, where you enter into a secret cave and are painted  from neck-to-toe with a warm aloe vera, coconut oil, eucalyptus and lavender masque. Then your body is warmed in the gently heated cavern where this silky formula can soak further into your skin. After that it is time to enter into another room to rinse off under cascading water before moving into the final, cooler grotto to relax with tea, water and fruit.

Later on in the day you might want to get a snack or drink at the GoCo cafe, where they also serve Starbucks beverages! I got a refreshing Peach Tea Lemonade there. Yum!

Our day was so full of relaxation, delicious food, and good conversation that it was sad to see it come to an end. I was already thinking of our next trip to Glen Ivy before we left!

Glen Ivy Hot Springs  is the perfect place to go whenever you need a break, want to celebrate a birthday or other special occasion, to escape the heat, or just because! If you visit on your birthday you can celebrate in style and enjoy complimentary admission on your birthday with the purchase of a 50-minute or longer service on the same day. For the summer months they also are having ‘Twilight Evenings’ where as the sun goes down, the vibe heats up at Glen Ivy. You can celebrate these warm summer nights with a hip and varied program of poolside entertainment under the stars. Sounds perfect to me! When are we going? I’m ready to go again!  😉