The Spa at the Sporting Club

Great therapists. Great staff. Beautiful facility.
Too bad the sporting club is closing down on November 30^th.

Go for any of the facials… but make your reservation only with MICHELLE!
She is the best esthetician around. I have had lots of facials all over SD but in the past few years, she gets all of my business!
Relaxing, invigorating and my face look and felt like it llost a few years ;)
I have been going to Michelle for quite a while because she is so knowledgeable of the products, explains each process to you as she goes and knows how each treatment will affect your complexion.

If you are looking for gorgeous glowing skin go to Michelle Raby. It is amazing the difference she makes to your skin in an hour. I’ve been having facials for about 20 years and have had them all over the world. Since finding Michelle I would never go to anyone else.

This is not your average gym, it is connected with the hyatt spa. Great environment with people who respect each other and the weights. Locker room is always clean. Never over crowded and all the classes have great instructors.
My Favorite is Zumba with Lezah, she knows how to work it. Justine is another great class instructor who has a solid workout and is on top of it.
I recently had a pilates training session with Jill. She is amazing and worked with my knee injury. I highly recommend her if you are having any knee or back pain she knows exactly what to do and if you have discomfort she will immediately have you change position.

Michelle Raby is quite gifted. Amazing result after just one facial. I have had facial in many different countries. she is the best.

OMG! I have to admit Dereck was the most amazing MT EVER!!! His one hour felt like two hours! The knowledge and techniques this man has is out of this world! Is it safe to say I’m in love ???
And Michelle has the sweetest touch ever as an aesthetician!!! She even rubs your feet too!!! SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!! You will not be disappointed!!! Book today!!!
No tricks here just ALL TREATS!!!
The Sporting Club Spa rates number 1!!!

My experience with the Sporting Club started off on a bad foot but ended ok. I purchased a «deal» from one of those daily deals websites and scheduled my appointment to coincide with a girlfriend’s appointment so we could enjoy the amenities together. I told them I had a certificate and the receptionist told me those had expired but she would call me back. The expiration on my certificate was not until the end of the month, so I knew she was mistaken. Perhaps there was a misprint, but they should still honor the deal.
She called me back and said they would take the certificate but she had to move my time up 2 hours. Then I got a call 2 days before my appointment from the manager saying they could not accept the expired certificate (which it was not) but she could do a mini-​facial for me. But she cancelled my appointment and they could only take me from 9am-11:30am. I called back and explained that my certificate was not expired, so the receptionist rescheduled my appointment for 9am, so I could still do 2 exercise classes with my girlfriend and we could have lunch and enjoy the pool/​spa together.
I arrived at 8:30am to check-​ind out paperwork and went back to change. I waited until 9:15am when the receptionist finally came in to tell me the woman doing my facial was running 15 – 20 minutes late. It was already 15 minutes past my appointment time and now I was going to miss my class with my friend. I waited another 25 minutes and the woman still had not arrived so I went back to the front desk and the receptionist rescheduled me for noon. I told her I would just hang by the pool for a while but she informed me that I could not be in the sun. I wish they would have told me this over the phone! Oh well. I did the workout classes with my friend and hung by the pool (in the shade). The manager came out to get me because she thought I was rescheduled for 11am. I told her it was noon. She apologized and said my esthetician was a no-​call, no-​show… which leads me to believe the receptionist lied to me saying she had an emergency and was running 15 – 20 minutes behind! Or, the manager was lying to me about the no-​call, no-​show. Something was up with their scheduling because they had already changed my 3pm appointment to a 1pm and then to a 9am and then to noon. My friend was having a facial and a massage and they also called her to try to change her appointment times because someone was going on vacation.
At noon, the manager met me in the spa lobby, took me into the treatment room and I got undressed and on the table. Only then did she tell me I could not have the hydra-​facial I had scheduled because I was nursing. I wish they would have told me this over the phone the 4 times I talked to someone, or when I arrived at 8:30am to fill out my paperwork where I clearly marked that I was breastfeeding! No where on the website or on my certificate did it say one could not have this treatment if she was nursing. I would think they would ask over the phone when someone scheduled this treatment. There was also a page of things to do/​not to do days and hours before your treatment (which they gave to me when I checked out). I feel like they never planned to give me the hydra-​facial since no one gave me any of this information in advance.
I was very disappointed but since I was already there, the manager gave me a regular facial (which is $ 80 less than the hydra-​facial)! She was very nice and the facial was pretty good. She talked a lot about a new line of skin-​cell products but I was not interested in purchasing any new products. Overall, the facial was nice but it was not what I had purchased the certificate for. The Sporting Club Zumba class was fun but there was a sub teacher and it was clear she was just making stuff as she went along. But it was still a great workout and fun. The shower room, locker room and jacuzzi/​sauna were all very clean and nice/​relaxing.
The 2 stars are for those areas and the regular facial. The low rating is for the scheduling snafu’s and not giving important information to me in advance.

great service

I get a body massage almost every month at the Sporting Club. They have nice facilities including a locker room and showers. I usually go to Joannie and she is always friendly and is a good massage therapist. If you get a massage there, you also get to work out there for free for the day. I’m not a member so its nice to have the access.

The hot tub was down and the therapist didn’t show up for my appointment. I had arranged my entire morning around the massage. Fortunately, they made up for it by comping my massage that was rescheduled for the next day. The massage therapist I had was very good. This is why they get three stars.

The reason I am giving this a one-​star is because of their billing/​membership department — my mom was a member for about a year or so, she tried to cancel and it took them several months to actually stop charging her. So she had to repeatedly remind them she’s already canceled and get them to return the erroneously charged membership fees. I bought two massage deals here on Unilocal for the Sporting Club, one for me, one for my mom. Guess what? A month later, my mom got a bill from them charging her for those massages ($ 290 of mistaken charge?!) — services I had already paid for through Unilocal.Even their own service receipts says payment method: Unilocal.Yet, they kept trying to charge my mom (3 credit card reversals so far, hopefully the last).
Is it my imagination or are they trying to make ends meet by cheating former members and charging membership fees after cancelation and charging massages services already paid for?! Ridiculous!
As for the massages, I liked mine (deep tissue), but my mom got a hot stone and the massage therapist barely used hot stones in the 90 minute massage (sham!).

Just had the MOST amazing facial with Michelle. I am lucky enough to have had facials all over the world and Michelle is at the top of her industry. My skin looks better than ever. From the ambience in the waiting area and facial room, to the knowledge and recommendations Michelle gave, I am a client for life. Do yourself a favor and schedule a facial with Michelle at The Spa at The Sporting Club.

My first spa day ever was this past Saturday at the Spa at the Sporting Club… Absolutely worth it! Susie, my massage therapist was amazing! The facilities are clean and the staff is SO helpful! The massage therapist saw the robe I was given and immediately went to get me a new robe. The orange water they served was delish! Definitely a good spot for a relaxing few hours!

This recommendation is for a facial and body scrub ONLY! I went in for a spa package my boyfriend bought me for my birthday which included a facial, body scrub, and massage, each an hour long. I had my body scrub and facial performed by Keri C. She was AMAZING! She provided such a calming and comfortable environment and was so attentive and accommodating to all of my needs as a customer. You can tell she really loves what she does which makes the experience that much better. You really get a sense that she is well educated about the treatments and skin all together. The massage I received from the massage therapist was decent (can’t remember her name at the moment). Next time I’m feeling in the mood to be pampered, I am definitely going back to Keri!

I enjoy going here because you can work out, enjoy the pool, and the treatments are great. The work out /​gym facilities at the Sporting Club are amazing and never feels crowded as there are three floors of machines, free weights, yoga mats and Pilates machines. There’s also a juice bar where you can get fresh smoothies, a light salad or snack. The therapists are pretty good and in between treatments you can use the sauna, jacuzzi, etc (those amenities are average) including the Hyatt’s pool which is very nice. On the gym alone I’d rate this place 5 stars. However, I don’t love the setup of the locker room. There’s no iced water, tea, or fruit like you’d usually look for in a spa. The masseuses I’ve had were great but hearing talking in the hallways or the elevator motor occasionally dampens the experience. Today I went and discovered they booked my massage for the wrong date so they called the masseuse to come in at the last minute. I had to wait and I felt bad for the masseuse (Phyllis). I just wanted a bottle of water or fruit juice and the desk clerk referred me to the juice bar, but as soon as I got there I found it was closed. Then I was referred to the snack bar at the pool but it was also closed and there was no wait staff. I guess this is a sign of the down economy but I was still disappointed especially since the staff didn’t even know and gave me the wrong information. I always pick this spa if I want to work out before a massage. Otherwise for the full spa experience there are better venues. If you do go here for massage I recommend Phyllis or Joannie.

Awesome massages and facials. I go here all the time and can’t complain. All of their massage therapist are incredable. Highly recommned