Originally Posted by
windhund
I didn't think to check the spa at this hotel for some reason, so I don't know the answer. However, for comparison, what types of deals have you found at other resorts, and how do you hear about them typically? I wasn't aware hotel spas had day-of deals!
I've done it a couple of a different ways, but the first was complete luck. And these instances aren't from Marriott properties, but as an example...
- First time, my wife and I were laying by the pool at a resort in Mexico and a part of staff with a leather portfolio stopped by and asked if we'd be interested in some specials at the spa. She was even willing to negotiate with me further when I wouldn't bite immediately, but ended up with a couples massage for 50% off the listed price.
- After having this experience, the next time around while at a resort in Florida we went to the concierge one morning and I basically said "Hey, we'd love to use the spa, but we're looking for a better price." She said she'd look into it... and later that day we had a voicemail in our room from the spa, called them back, and same thing... roughly half off.
Really, no idea if this is common... but 10% off is usually not enough to interest me (I get massages for free at work as it is
). I'm sure it depends on how busy their spa is on a given day with weddings and such, and some money is better than none in their eyes.