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Or if your path is a more holistic onetheres something for you here, as well.

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Why go here?

Spa-goers can indulge in Ayurvedic-influenced treatments, saunas, steam rooms, and hot and cold soaking pools.

Whats the vibe?

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The views really make this spa very special.

You feel really connected to nature, Laura Coburn, the spa director, told me.

After one spa treatment, thisVoguereviewer counted more than 20 deer grazing in the distance.

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Moody rain clouds hung on the horizon, lightning zigzagged, and a storm rolled in over the lake.

The history?

Rowland attended college in Aurora in the 1960s and fell in love with the town then.

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First, of course, in the obvious ways that college changes everyone.

What should you try?

TheRed Flower Hammam Ritual is pure sensory indulgence.

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You lie on a heated massage bed; a fireplace also warms the room in cooler months.

At first, youre rubbed with an invigorating lemon-coffee scrub.

Next, a jasmine rhassoul clay that heats upon touch is applied to your skin.

The products are from theRed Flowerline, and they smell delectable enough to eat.

The spa also offers facials, nail and hair care, reiki, and a variety of relaxing massages.

How environmentally friendly is it?

What else do we need to know?

The food, overall, is light and delicious; think warm coconut miso or creamy tomato soup.

Dinner at the Aurora Inn restaurant, called1833,features the now cliche farm-to-table cuisine.

The Syracuse airport is tiny and convenient and the drive to Aurora is quite pretty.

Who can go?

The spa is for adults.

People ages 16 and older may schedule spa services with an accompanying guardian.

The Orchard Cottage, one of the Inns of Auroras six properties, can accommodate children under age 12.