The Sporting Club One is an upscale 35,000 square foot luxury health, fitness and full spa facility designed by world renowned architect, Michael Graves. The Unique Roman theme is reflected throughout the building in the architecture, design and the tastefully selected artwork. Whether your looking for a relaxing Day at the Spa or the latest in health and fitness classes and equipment, The Sporting Club One at Aventine offers it all. Spa guests are pampered with luxurious and monogrammed Spa robes and enjoy our beautifully decorated Executive Locker Room which offers fresh fruit, bagels, gourmet coffee and teas, fruit flavored water and hot chocolate. Their therapists are some of the most talented and highly educated and trained Therapists in the Spa Industry. Each of them are dedicated to providing you with unparalled service and wellness education. Indulge your senses with one of our Spa Body Elixirs; Pacific Colada, Citrus Margarita Scrub, Aromatic Herbal Cocoon, Kui Kui and Coconut Oil Scalp Escape. The Spa also offers a variety of customized massages, facial and Spa packages. All of our Spa guests are "Members for the Day"and have unlimited use of state of the art equipment, classes, pool, tennis, Jacuzzi, steam, sauna and locker room facilities and amenities. You may simply come in for a massage or you may stay and enjoy an entire day with us. Make someone's spa wish come true...Spa Wish Gift Certificates

The Golden Door Spa is located in the Southern California countryside approximately 40 miles north of Escondido. Within the grounds are waterfalls, a koi pond and a jewel-encrusted entrance gate flanked by camellias, fuchsia and other blossoms. There are meditative sand gardens and fountains. Rare antique stone lanterns are displayed throughout the grounds. The facilities include three guest lounges, a dining room, kitchen, indoor-outdoor exercise studios and the Dragon Tree Gym with the latest in Cybex equipment and a Beauty Court. There are two swimming pools, two tennis courts and a private hillside for hiking. The bathhouse is spacious and contains a steam room, sauna, showers and Swiss hoses, a fan-shaped therapy pool and sequestered rooms for body scrubs and herbal wraps.
All guests arrive on Sunday for a seven-day stay. Among the famous mother-daughter pairs who visit the Golden Door regularly are Laura Dern and Diane Ladd. The spa offers special mother-daughter and father-son packages, where the parent pays the full rate and the young adult pays half rate with shared accommodations and treatments. Among other specialists a full-time nutritionist gives advice and recommendations. USA Today says, "The first luxury fitness spa with lavish individual service..has the mind-body spirit philosophy. I'd go just for Michel Stroot, the best spa chef in the country and a genius in low-fat cooking." Conde Nast Traveler's first-ever spa poll named Golden Door the number 1 spa in North America and the Caribbean. Rated the number 1 spa in Robb Report's 11th Annual "Best of the Best" Awards. Make someone's spa wish come true...Spa Wish Gift Certificates