In the heart of historic Washington, DC stands an ultramodern oasis that offers a tranquil escape from the hurried pace of the world outside. The I Spa at the Willard, the 5,000-square-foot spa in the Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC, transforms stress into bliss with innovative treatments and the soothing surroundings of clean lines and warm wood tones.

With a spa menu that includes 11 massage therapies and an assortment of skin-renewing facials and aromatherapy baths, The I Spa at the Willard offers endless ways to unwind. After enjoying some fruit sushi and lemongrass water on the expansive outdoor relaxation deck, the world as you know it disappears upon entering your private treatment room. To melt away muscle aches and tension, The I Spa offers 60- and 90-minute Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Hot Stone, and Shiatsu massages as well as 30- and 60-minute Reflexology sessions. To help put your best face forward, The I Spa’s facials remedy every possible skin concern. The Oxygenating Facial promises a more youthful, even skin tone, while mature, sensitive, and allergic skin types acquire much-needed nourishment with plant-derived herbs and essential oils through Jurlique’s Rejuvenating Signature Facial. Body treatments like the Spirulina Head to Toe by Algotherm, which uses natural seaweed powder to firm, tone, and lessen the signs of aging, are indulgent options, but true decadence is found in the Body Champagne by Algotherm. In this signature treatment, the body is treated to a wrap of seaweed and champagne grape yeast, doused with bubbly champagne, and given a marine body scrub that allows the skin to absorb the treatment’s softening, anti-aging, and anti-oxidant properties.

Providing guests with this kind of luxury is all in a day’s work for the staff at The I Spa at the Willard. It’s no wonder that The Willard is as much of an icon of Washington, DC as that other historic building two blocks away on Pennsylvania Avenue.