We’re excited to share the latest innovations from The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Spa, recently crowned the #1 Best Spa by the Santa Barbara Independent Readers Choice Awards. Continuing its legacy of excellence, the spa now offers Aescape, a cutting-edge robotic massage experience, alongside luxurious new treatments designed to elevate your wellness journey.

Introducing Aescape: The Future of Massage


Aescape brings advanced AI technology to massage therapy, creating a personalized experience unlike any other. Using over 1.2 million 3D data points to scan the body, Aescape delivers a massage perfectly tailored to your needs. Guests can customize everything—target areas, pressure intensity, and even background music—via an intuitive touchscreen interface. Plus, it always remembers your preferences for a seamless, personalized experience.

Luxurious New Spa Treatments

Bacara Signature Facial

  • 50 Minutes: Starting at $396.50
  • 80 Minutes: Starting at $634.40
    Designed for visible results and deep relaxation, this facial combines high-performance Dr. Babor cosmeceuticals with a luxurious touch. Customized to address your unique skin concerns, it delivers noticeable rejuvenation and radiance.

Luminous Glow Facial

  • 50 Minutes: Starting at $396.50
  • 80 Minutes: Starting at $634.40
    Achieve radiant skin with Dr. Babor’s Brightening Complex, a blend of potent plant extracts and vitamin C. This facial brightens and evens skin tone, transforming dull, tired skin into a luminous, glowing complexion.

Cryo-Sculpt Lift and Firm Facial

  • 80 Minutes: Starting at $634.40
    This innovative treatment blends cooling Gua Sha techniques with precision active ingredients to enhance skin firmness and elasticity while redefining facial contours. The result? Smoother, younger-looking skin.

Bamboo Muscle Reviving Massage

  • 80 Minutes: Starting at $481.90
    Perfect for active lifestyles, this dynamic full-body massage uses bamboo tools to release deep muscle tension and improve flexibility. It’s an invigorating way to elongate tight muscles, quiet the mind, and feel revitalized.

Sleep Ritual

  • 80 Minutes: Starting at $481.90
    Drift into a state of blissful relaxation with this deeply therapeutic massage experience. Combining guided breathing, visualization, and calming ESPA techniques, this treatment helps release tension and prepare your body and mind for an uninterrupted, restorative night’s sleep.
Elevating Wellness to New Heights

With the revolutionary Aescape and these indulgent new treatments, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara continues to set the standard for luxury and wellness, ensuring every guest feels refreshed, rejuvenated, and truly pampered.