With more than 6,000 acres of forested mountain landscape, Suncadia is a picturesque resort in Washington.

Suncadia is a mountain resort in Cle Elum, Washington that sits on a parcel of 6,400 acres with more than 70% of that land remaining undeveloped including meadows, rivers, and views of the Cascade Mountains. Visitors can enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities and adventures such as hiking and biking trails, 36 holes of mountain golf, and three different pool complexes including a year-round heated outdoor pool and an indoor pool.

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Glade Spring Spa at Suncadia is a 10,000-square-foot wellness sanctuary that is inspired by the surrounding natural elements. Its design honors the beauty of nature and its healing powers by merging the indoors with the outdoors. Its exterior spaces include amenities warm pools, flowing creeks, lush gardens, and mountain views.

The spa’s treatment menu also utilizes natural minerals found in the landscape of Suncadia to offer one-of-a-kind treatments including the 1,000 Steps Body Treatment, which includes a foot and hand scrub and massage to promote circulation and reduce swelling, a relaxing scalp massage, and a specialty skilled Marma point massage.

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We interviewed Kourtney Pugel, Director of Spa and Wellness at Glade Spring Spa at Suncadia, who shared more details about the spa’s amenities, treatments to try, insider tips, and more.

The resort is also home to Glade Spring Spa, which is inspired by the natural elements.

Why You’ll Love It: First and foremost, I think our guests really love the stunning natural setting of Glade Spring Spa. The spa takes inspiration from the surrounding Pacific Northwest landscape, with natural elements woven throughout the design and views of the Cascade Mountains from the treatment rooms. The unique, seamless indoor/outdoor experience, including the non-jetted salt soak pools that are open year-round, is always a big draw and the Love Sac bean bags in our Sanctuary are a guest favorite—it’s the most comfortable and relaxing place to sit you could imagine!

Glade Spring Spa honors the beauty of nature and its healing powers by paying homage to the mountains, waters, rich minerals, and forests.

Key Features: The Spa's mountain glades offer hot outdoor mineral baths of varying soothing temperatures, meandering creeks, rustic saunas, natural walking paths, and fireside areas for relaxing. The glades feature a private women's garden, complete with a hot outdoor mineral bath and dry cedar sauna. The locker rooms feature rain fall showers, a eucalyptus steam room, and all hair product amenities. Lastly, there is a co-ed relaxation sanctuary that has two sides.

The indoor relaxation lounge offers tranquil views of the outdoors.

Snacks Served: We have a few different options for guest to purchase food and drinks to accompany their spa experience. We offer a light food menu featuring healthy options such as fruit cups, a garden vegetable sandwich, and a vegetable and hummus snack pack. We have also partnered with a local vendor to offer a beautiful charcuterie board for large parties visiting the spa. Guests can enjoy prosecco from local winery, Treveri Cellars, a family-owned sparkling wine house.

Guests can also relax in the various outdoor spaces at the spa.

Bonus: Guests coming in to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or any special occasion receive a complimentary glass of prosecco upon arrival. We feel like this sets the tone for a magical day at the spa.

The spa merges flowing creeks with warm pools for the ultimate relaxing setting.

Insider’s Tip: We have an “Unwind Pass” that allows guests to use the spa amenities for two hours. During that time, you can enhance your visit with “Unwind Pass” upgrades like a pre-steam scrub exfoliation product that you can apply before entering the steam room. Then, jump in the rain fall shower to rinse and enjoy the rest of the amenities. I also recommend asking for the post-steam hydrate lotion to maximize relaxation and ensure you leave feeling rejuvenated and hydrated.

The Spa's mountain glades offer hot outdoor mineral baths of varying soothing temperatures that can be enjoyed year-round.

Unique Treatment: Our most unique treatment is our 80-minute Vichy Shower Experience. Water is known for its soothing properties, and both the sound and feel of water provide a calming effect. Guests will experience a rejuvenating water treatment while lying down, followed by a an incredible body scrub and wrap. The experience finishes with a hair treatment that gives an instant infusion of shine and moisture for head-to-toe hydration.

Guests can also enjoy a relaxing session in the dry cedar sauna.

Splurge Treatment: The Honey Rose Escape body treatment is the perfect luxurious and splurge-worthy treatment. This full-body sugar scrub is melted away with an application of warm honey applied to heal and soften the skin. Hydrating products for the scalp leave you in a total state of relaxation for the whole body. The treatment is followed by a session in the Vital Rain shower, equipped with three body-surrounding shower heads and a rainfall plunge. Following your shower, any remaining tension meltsaway with a Rose Neroli hydration treatment and a hot stone application. You’ll leave with skin feeling softened, nourished, and completely rejuvenated, while the entire experience calms the nerves and elevates your senses.

The peaceful backdrop of the Cascade Mountains allows for a relaxing getaway in Washington State.

Insider’s Favorite: My favorite treatment to receive at the spa is our “Living Well” massage. It’s one of our most requested treatments, designed to re-focus and re-energize the body by targeting the superficial muscles with gentle and relaxing pressure. Our therapists are highly skilled at customizing the massage to each guest for a very personalized experience. I always like to add on a few enhancements as well, like our hydrating apricot oil and RAD tools—the combination makes for the most effective and relaxing treatment experience.

The treatment menu offers a variety of massages, skin care and body treatments, manicures and pedicures.

Featured Brands: We carry and utilize a variety of premium body and skincare products including Tara Spa Therapy, Eminence Skin Care, Essence One, Hydropeptide, and Dazzle Dry nail polish.

For more information on Suncadia, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @suncadia. To book your next stay, click here.

[Photos courtesy of Suncadia]