I live in Kalispell and as a massage therapist, always wanted to go to the Spa at The Lodge in Whitefish. I booked an hour and a half deep tissue session, $145.00. My female therapist was dressed in plain brown hospital-type scrubs, and all 3 female therapists I saw there were pretty plain looking, are they told NOT to wear makeup? After filling out a short medical intake form (and no waiver as I recall) she took me to the massage room which had a tile floor. (and no padding for the therapist to stand on while working) The table was ok, the therapist never asked if I needed the face cradle/cushion adjusted for my neck. When I asked her for more pressure, she obliged, and seemed to have a decent grasp of anatomy when I asked about muscle groups. I got a little cold, and she did turn up the table warmer, and put a moist, warm towel on my back, that, having peppermint added to it had a cooling effect after the warmth wore off. Decent deep tissue work. Another warm towel was applied to the front of my neck after I turned over on my back. She used another warm towel to wipe the oil off my feet before I was allowed to get off the table onto the tile floor. She forgot to remove the bolster before leaving me to get off the table. I could hear noise and talking amongst clients and therapists in the hall during my massage, a little distracting. I was never asked what type of music I might prefer. I understand spa therapists don't make alot of money so I left her a $15.00 tip, as she did pretty decent work. So all together I spent $160 for 90 minutes of "pretty good" therapy. Not fantastic, but I've had worse. Not a great value for my dollar. I won't be back unless it's free. Have to give them a credit card to hold the appointment, and if ya cancel inside of 24 hours they'll charge it anyway. They did call me the day before and leave a message reminding me of my appmt. When I booked they told me to bring my swim suit and use the pool, but the hot tub is outside, and it was 15 degree weather so I didn’t get in. I never told my therapist I too was an LMT, after paying I handed my business card to the receptionist and told her to give it to the girl who worked on me. Told me she had to work 3 jobs. Maybe they would have enough business that she could work there full time if she wanted if the spa would bring down the price.