The Dragon Tree is the real deal - it walks like a spa and quacks like a spa because it really IS a spa! I've been coming here for about a year and I have had consistently wonderful experiences with massage and foot baths (although I'm really sad that my favorite massage therapist left). The staff is very friendly, professional and accommodating and not even remotely snooty (unlike some other local 'spas' - some of which aren't even really spas). They have a wide range of services available and I love that you could just come in for a foot massage/foot bath and take a little downtime or you could spend practically the entire day there. The space is also gorgeous and very calming/comfortable - it's easy to relax in this environment. The low lights and warm colors definitely take the edge off. I can finally stop trying a new spa every time I want spa services - the search is over and I found the winner.
I'd had several spa visits in Los Angeles and Las Vegas before moving to Portland and trying a 'spa' here. One problem in Portland is that it seems like some places just randomly call themselves 'spas' and I'm not sure what qualifies them to label themselves as such (i.e. in LA, when you go to a spa, you can expect that there will be changing facilities with lockers and sauna/jacuzzi/cold plunge/steam room [or all of them] and that the staff will offer beverages and that the hospitality is warm and gracious; a place where you are sent to a room to change, have your service and re-dress all in the same room is not a spa, Portlanders!).
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