Taos On The Cheap

Hot tub packages at the Japanese-style Ten Thousand Waves day spa on Monday to Thursday in August and September 2010 save dollars and provide a good excuse to head to the City Different for a day trip. The 20% off deals are good value and I always walk (wobble) away from Ten Thousand Waves feeling like overcooked spaghetti. (In other words: very relaxed. And it takes  a lot to relax Mrs Cheap. Just ask Mr Cheap.)

To get these special offers for each month, you need the coupons at the links.

Ten Thousand Waves August package: 20% discount on the Buddha Treat on Monday to Thursday at $183.50, discounted from a total value of $259. That gets you: a 55 minute private bath, a 55 minute massage, a deluxe herbal wrap, and a salt glow body treatment.

Ten Thousand Waves September package: 20% discount on Waves of Bliss on Monday to Thursday at $295.20, discounted from a total value of $407. The four and a half hour package includes a private bath, 80 minute Masters Massage, Yasuragi head and neck treatment, 55 minute custom facial and a salt glow treatment.

The coupons are on their Facebook page, but you don’t need to be a Facebook member to print them.

If you can’t splash out on these packages, regular admission to soak in the hot tubs with sun decks and delicious landscaping is very affordable:

• $18.76 admission to the mixed or women-only communal hot tubs, stay as long as you like, and they provide a kimono, sandals, and towels, and well-equipped changing rooms with toiletries and lockers.
• $99 punch card covers you for 8 visits from Monday to Thursday (saving over $50) and you can bring a guest – two people can visit at a time using the punch card.
• The Waribiki Rewards Club card for New Mexico Residents gives you a 20% discount on private baths, massage, and spa treatments on Monday to Thursday. You can’t use the card on the day you receive it, but if you’re at Ten Thousand Waves anyway, you might as well pick one up for future visits. Take your New Mexico ID.
• Half price for children 4 feet tall or under.

Ten Thousand Waves is located at 3451 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe