Check out this remarkable way to spend the day like a true spa travel gal – spend the day at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead Spa Level and hang around and take a dip in the pool.

Atlanta residents have a posh option for mid-week summer relaxation with new Spa Day-cations at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead. Guests booking a mid-week spa treatment will also enjoy a complimentary hydrating paraffin hand dip; after the spa experience, guests may continue their carefree day with access to the hotel’s spacious indoor pool and fitness center.

The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Buckhead is an intimate retreat offering the latest touch, skin and body therapies designed to help guests look and feel their best. The restful relaxation lounge is a favorite among guests, featuring complimentary Champagne and Mimosas as well as a delectable selection of healthy snacks and the Spa’s popular house made infused waters in unique flavors such as pineapple-mint and peach-strawberry-orange. Signature services include a detoxifying red clay body wrap using Georgia’s high mineral-content red clay; a refreshing sweet tea body buff with sugar crystal exfoliation; and a Magnolia pedicure best enjoyed in a zero-gravity chair. Seasonal treatments incorporating tropical pineapple, coconut and vanilla are available all summer. A description of spa experiences may be found at .

The pool atrium is a refreshing escape with skylights, walls of windows, a junior Olympic-sized saline pool, whirlpool and sundeck. The Fitness Center features top-of-the-line cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, free-weights, and men’s and women’s locker rooms with saunas.

Please call the Spa Concierge at 404-240-7041 for Spa Day-cation appointments. For information on overnight stays in restfully-appointed guestrooms and suites on Spa Level, please visit www.ritzcarlton.com/buckhead.

*Offer valid with Spa treatment of 50 minutes or longer; available Monday through Thursday until August 29, 2013; access to pool and Fitness Center is for the guest receiving the spa treatment; guest may not bring other guests or children. Valet parking is complimentary.