t's the summer, you need to relax. No you don't get a say or have any choice in the matter. You just need to relax. That's how the summer works. If stalking the bikini clad beaches and sucking back fruity alcoholic beverages on patios hasn't been doing the trick for you, then it's probably time to step up to the next level. You need to seek professional help. You need to put yourself into the hand of people who will make you relax whether you like it or not. You need to go to a spa. Specifically, you need to go to mySpa.

MySpa is the latest den of beauty and relaxation to hit the Miami scene and probably the best new addition to come to town in quite some time. The 15,000-square-foot spa can be found on the fifth floor of the Bayfront Intercontinental and offers customers a variety of treatments and services that will help them chill the fuck out. There are 10 different treatment rooms including two duet rooms for couples, a hydrotherapy capsule, and separate manicure and pedicure suites. The finely trained and experienced staff offer all of the standard massage and facial treatments you've come to expect from this kind of establishment, as well as a few new surprises. There is a suite slumber service that will help ease insomniacs to sleep complete with a sleep-inducing massage. Or if scalding hot rocks are you think you can try the lava shell massage, the latest in hot stone therapy.

The spa also includes a fully-equipped fitness studio that give guests the chance to sweat the stress away. As with any exclusive club, membership is the best option and filled with perks. Being a member will get you two monthly 60 and 90 minute treatments, complimentary car service to and from the spa, and your own namplate on a locker (doesn't that make you feel special). All of that will cost you the bargain rate of $25,000 a year. Ok, so it ain't cheap, but you gotta do something to keep the undesirables away. If the lower classes were permitted in spas our society would collapse. But stop stressing about that. Get in your car and drive to The Bayfront Intercontinental. It's time for you to relax.-PB

Intercontinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza, Plaza Level Miami, FL

305 372 4444