Kickstart the new year with a fresh start in Kissimmee, where rejuvenation and relaxation await anyone seeing a post-holiday refresh. Whether it’s a day at the spa or a moment reconnecting with nature, Kissimmee has travelers covered with these five ideas:
- Traditional Spas: Travelers can treat themselves to some luxury without blowing through their vacation budget by the end of January. The St. Somewhere Spa at Margaritaville Resort Orlando provides massages, body therapies, skin treatments, facials, and salon services alongside more innovative chromatherapy (light therapy), halotherapy, and all-day access to the Himalayan salt room. The Relâche Spa at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center offers ELEMIS signature treatments like the Thousand Flowers Detox Wrap, a BIOTEC Radiance Renew, and the Musclease Warming Ocean Wrap & Massage. Learn more about Kissimmee’s spas.
- Beer Spas: A glass of wine might calm some nerves, but consider the Beer Spa has a better idea. This unconventional spa experience offers thermal tubs filled with a hop-infused soaking treatment that moisturizes and calms. Guest rooms come with an infrared sauna, a hay lounge, a private bathroom, and of course, a beer tap.
- Hit the Green: It may be a good walk spoiled, but to some, a round of golf is the ultimate relaxation. Royal St. Cloud Golf Links is a top rated links course in Kissimmee’s backyard. This unique course has three nines with emerald green fairways with stunning views that benefit from a slow pace of play policy.
- Water Healing: Some people need a little more activity to calm down—paradoxically—and paddling through the headwaters of the Everglades at The Paddling Center at Shingle Creek is Kissimmee’s solution. Visitors reconnect with nature in the serenity of the forest and slow-moving waters. Kayak, canoe, or paddleboard rentals and guided tours bring visitors closer to the flora and fauna set to the calming sounds of birds and water.
- Take a Hike: The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve covers 11,500 acres and boasts 1,000 different species of plants and animals, from bobcats to river otters to red-cockaded woodpeckers. For a potent shot of serenity, bike the loop around Lake Russell and enjoy the longleaf pine forests and blooming Ixia flowers. At St. Cloud’s Twin Oaks Conservation Area, hike through the live oak hammocks, remnant cypress stands and freshwater marshes that dot this peaceful preserve.
