Welcome!

Overnight guests are just a few steps away from the spa in their private rooms. (Very convenient when you reach that “wet noodle” stage of relaxation!). The spa is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. throughout your overnight stay.

Spa Services

Spa Reception

Meet your therapist in the reception area or just sit back and relax as you wait for the rest of your group. You can also plan further treatments, ask questions or pick up literature at the reception desk. (Purchase Spa Punch Cards or pay for Spa Packages in the Main Lobby downstairs.)

Elevator

If stairs are a problem, don’t worry. Our elevator is always available to take you to the second floor and back down again.

Tranquility Room

Spa Minnekahta is so comfortable you won’t be in a hurry to leave. The Tranquility Tea Room provides a restful space to sit back in a unique Pleaching Willow chair by Curtis Guetti, sip a cup of loose leaf tea and enjoy a good book or magazine. Stay as long as you like.

Treatment Room

Schedule a massage, reflexology or reiki treatment and you’ll reap its pleasurable effects in our distinctive spa treatment room. Brightly colored and dimly lit, this room is your passport to a private, relaxing session with our attentive therapists.

Whirlpool/Hot Tub

Physical pains and mental cares of a stress-filled world can instantly melt away as you step into our Nordic Crown circular hot tub. Select the temperature you prefer (101-104° F), and enjoy our hydro-massage options:

„ Sit in your own personal typhoon as Twin Turbo Jets pump 180 gallons of water across your body every minute, for a full body massage.

„ Choose the strategically placed Hydro-Therapy jets that say, “Tell me where it hurts.”

„ Relax as the Whirly Massage jets gently caress the body.

„ Select the Noridissage Seat TM with numerous jets positioned specifically to work the stress out of your shoulders, back and arms.

To read about the health benefits of whirlpool/hot tub soaking click here.

Hallways

Gently heated floor tiles warm your bare feet between spa rooms. The hot water radiant heat system continues in the floor of the sand and granite heat rooms, designed and installed by local plumber Trent Johnson.

Granite Heat Room

Soak up healthful Far Infrared Rays (FIR) as you sit, lie or lounge on our South Dakota Granite heated to approximately 105-110° F. As you feel yourself deeply relax, enjoy the rainbow of brilliant colors cast by lead crystal chandeliers on the earth-toned walls and deep blue ceiling. Since FIR energy wavelengths are so close to the heat wavelengths of the human body, they’re easily absorbed into the body. This promotes a state of deep comfort and relaxation with benefits for muscles, bones, joints, internal organs and glands.

Sand Heat Room

Experience our in-spa “beach” as you lounge on warm sand without the worry of a sunburn. Sink your hips and bones into a 4-inch deep layer of Cheyenne River sand covered with cloth and heated to approximately 115-120° F. The Far Infrared Rays (FIR) emitted by the heated sand are easily transmitted and readily absorbed into the body. This promotes a state of deep comfort and relaxation with benefits for muscles, bones, joints, internal organs and glands.

Dry Sauna

For over 2000 years the Finns have enjoyed benefits of sauna bathing as a way to relax, feel good and improve health. Our traditional sauna (heated with lava rocks from Finland) is lined with light-grained Nordic White Spruce and fitted with benches and back rests of Abachi white wood (comfortable even at high temperatures and splinter-free). The white spruce combined with the all-glass door create a clean, light environment for de-toxing.

Shower

Enjoy the spacious shower located conveniently near the sauna and hot tub. Take a cleansing shower before entering the hot tub and create your own hydrotherapy by alternating a 30-second cool rinse with 10-20 minutes sessions in the sauna. Dual showerheads make it an ideal shower for couples.

Spa Entrance

The “stored sunshine” in the French-door entrance is only a hint of the warmth waiting inside. Step in, inhale the moist fragrant air and enter the “out-of-this-world” place that is Spa Minnekahta. Warm earth-tone walls accented with flower hues perfectly compliment the high gloss of the wood floor, carefully restored by George Uhl, a local craftsman.

Women's Room

Raspberry-colored walls and floral accents clearly mark this territory feminine. This restroom and changing area includes two sinks, large mirrors, plush towels, complimentary bath items and a large, private walk-in shower.

Men's Room

A light and airy restroom and changing area that even has manly sailboat pictures. The perfect place to spruce up after a spa session or treatment. Includes sink, mirror, plush towels, complimentary bath items and a large, private walk-in shower.

Window Seat

Had enough heat? Snuggle into cozy cushions and relax by the window. Bring a book or some tea, put up your feet and daydream.