Luxury Spa Finder - May/June 2008 - (Page 30) (PulsePoints HIGH DESIGN WHAT' S NEW AND NOTEWORTHY AT LUXURY SPAS The Resort at Paws Up Wilderness society: A flaps-open massage in Paws Up' s Spa Town (above); the well-appointed Tent City lodgings (left). N ª REFINED ROUGHING itº like a tent high enough to stand in and big enough to be furnished like a five-star hotel room. It' s an idea that goes back to African safaris of the Isak Dinesen era, and it bespeaks a determination not to adapt to the environment but to prevail over it. I will have a cognac after dinner in a comfy chair and turn in to a real bed, even if there' s nothing but savannah outside. Paws Up in Greenough, Montana (near Missoula), adopted this venerable tradition when it opened its Tent City in 2005Ð six 8-foot-high, 18-foot-long tents with beds inspired by barbed wire and lamps made from that Western design standby, antlers. Open May through September, the tents are more popular than the resort' s 20 guest homes. Paws Up reprised the idea in 2006 at Spa Town (also summer-only), which has five simiOTHING SAYS larly scaled treatment tents. They have hardwood floors, mahogany folding screens, and wrought-iron hat racks to hold clothing. But their best feature is their site on the threshold of Big Sky Country. I loved gazing out on a sage meadow and mountain peaks while having a hot stone massage, although being that close to nature can be a mixed blessing. Spa manager Laura Russell cites wind and the occasional wayward chipmunk as her main challenges. I' d add getting massages (the only type of treatment offered) up to luxury-resort-spa rigor: Mine were pleasant but never reached the therapeutic plateau. However, the novelty of living in a tentÐ even if it meant having a bathroom at least 15 yards awayÐ and taking an outdoor shower under Ponderosa pines in the spa changing facilities made it a fair trade-off. And Paws Up was certainly a super natural antidote to urban stress. Ð MELISSE GELULA THE DETAILS Tent City rates, US$595± $670, 866-894-7969, www.pawsup.com GETTING THERE Fly to Missoula. The drive from the airport takes about 40 minutes. Transfers are included in the nightly rate. 30 may· june 2008 visit spafinder.com ICON ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA GHARRITY http://www.pawsup.com http://spafinder.com
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