Marisol Vega
Lead massage therapist (LMT)
NCBTMB board-certified, with fourteen years in myofascial release, warm basalt stone work and chronic neck and jaw tension. Takes the signature massage and the deep-tissue stone release.
Massage, skin health and quiet · Asheville
Massage, facials and a cedar sauna in Asheville
A sixty-minute massage here is sixty minutes on a heated table. Intake and changing happen off the clock, the price is the one on the menu, and nothing is sold at the desk on the way out.
Massage, facials and the retreat
Each treatment is shaped by how the body and the skin feel on the day, and each carries one published price for a stated length of time. Nothing is added at the desk afterwards.
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Half-Day Sanctuary Retreat
Three unhurried hours: a sixty-minute signature massage, a sixty-minute barrier facial, a warm paraffin hand and foot wrap, and tea with a fruit plate in the quiet room.
$340
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Signature Therapeutic Custom Massage
Sixty or ninety minutes of Swedish strokes, myofascial release and targeted knot work with warm botanical oil and steamed towels. Pressure changes the moment a guest asks.
$135 / $190
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Deep-Tissue & Warm Basalt Stone Release
Seventy-five minutes of slow, structural deep-muscle work, with heated basalt stones softening the neck, the shoulder blades and the lower back first.
$165
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Custom Clinical & Botanical Barrier Facial
Sixty minutes. Magnified skin analysis, an enzymatic double cleanse, gentle extractions, a custom mask, lymphatic facial massage and LED light.
$145
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Dead Sea Mineral Polish & Warm French Clay Wrap
Seventy-five minutes. A mineral salt and neroli oil polish, a warm rose-kaolin clay cocoon with scalp massage, a rinse in the room's own shower and shea butter to finish.
$185
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Dermaplane & Pressurised Oxygen Glow Facial
Seventy-five minutes. Featherlight dermaplaning lifts dull surface build-up, then a hyaluronic peptide oxygen infusion and chilled cryo-globes calm the skin.
$175
Sixty minutes means sixty minutes
At many spas a sixty-minute massage shrinks once intake and changing are taken out of it. Cedar Hollow Day Spa leaves a fifteen-minute buffer between appointments, so the consultation and the dressing happen outside the booked time and the corridor stays quiet. A treatment can be stopped at any point without giving a reason, and only the time used is charged. Cedar Hollow Day Spa is not a medical practice and does not assess or treat health conditions.
Sauna, suites and stone
Warm wood, low light and tiled stone: the cedar sauna, the treatment suites and the bathing room guests use before and after a session.
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The cedar sauna, slatted bench and untreated wood, warm before a treatment. -
White roses and candlelight set out in a suite before a guest arrives. -
The warm stone bench in the domed bathing room, for a slow rest between rituals.
Licensed hands
Two licensed massage therapists, a master esthetician and a dual-licensed esthetician and therapist share the menu between them. The person named on a booking is the person who takes it.
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Daniel Whitfield
Spa director and senior LMT
Licensed massage therapist of nine years, certified in prenatal and sports recovery work. Runs the diary, plans each half-day retreat and takes side-lying prenatal massage.
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Priya Raghunathan
Director of esthetics
Master esthetician of eleven years, trained in barrier-first corneotherapy, oncology-safe skincare and sculptural lymphatic facial massage. Takes the barrier facial.
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Elena Marchetti
Esthetician and body ritual therapist
Dual-licensed esthetician and massage therapist, trained in Vodder lymphatic drainage. Leads the mineral polish and clay wrap and the dermaplane facial, and looks after the sauna and quiet room.
Reflections from rested guests
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Three blissful hours offline. Not once did anyone rush me, and no one tried to sell me a $200 jar of cream afterwards.
Katherine S. · Half-Day Retreat
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At thirty-two weeks pregnant, the cushioned side-lying bolsters took every ounce of pressure off my lower back and hips.
Meghan R. · Prenatal massage
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We booked the side-by-side suite for our tenth anniversary, and it was genuinely a full sixty minutes on the table.
Diana & Paul V. · Couples massage
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Booked four days before our engagement photos. Make-up glided on like silk, with no redness and no breakouts.
Vanessa H. · Dermaplane facial
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Six months of angry winter redness and over-exfoliation, calmed in a single gentle session.
Audrey P. · Barrier facial
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Warm clay, twenty minutes of scalp massage and a rinse without leaving the room. My skin stayed soft for a week.
Ruth K. · Mineral polish and clay wrap
Before a first visit
How early should a guest arrive?
Fifteen to twenty minutes before the start. That leaves time to check in, change into a warmed robe, store belongings in a locker and settle in the quiet room with tea.
Are the displayed prices final?
Yes, for the stated duration. Heated tables, steamed towels and the quiet room are included. Gratuity is optional and not part of the price.
What is worn under the robe, and how does draping work?
Whatever is comfortable; both choices are normal. A guest settles under warm sheets in private, and only the area being worked on is ever uncovered.
Should retinol or acids be paused before a facial?
Yes. Pause retinoids, strong AHA/BHA exfoliants and benzoyl peroxide for five to seven days before any facial, and especially before dermaplaning.
What if the pressure feels wrong once the massage starts?
Say so straight away. The therapist checks pressure and table warmth in the first few minutes and changes either the moment a guest asks.
When can prenatal massage be booked?
From the second trimester (thirteen weeks onwards) in an uncomplicated pregnancy, on side-lying bolsters. Cedar Hollow Day Spa is not a medical practice; anyone unsure should ask their own doctor first.
Request a treatment or a retreat
Sixty minutes on the menu means sixty minutes on the table. Write with the treatment and the days that suit, and the spa replies with what is free.