Rub Report: Spa Vitale, San Francisco

Steps from the Ferry Building Marketplace, Hotel Vitale (8 Mission St., San Francisco; 415-278-3788; HotelVitale.com), the luxe heart of California's gay-owned boutique Joie de Vivre chain, lavishes body and mind with fresh, seasonal bath products sourced from San Rafael and Monterey. Offerings in the eponymous penthouse spa include SumBody's lavender milk bath, Juice Beauty masks (with organic nectar as a base instead of water), and Thai-style poultices packed with wild-crafted herbs of peppermint, eucalyptus, arnica and lemongrass. Sinking into a spacious open-air soaking tub with bamboo b your side and stunning views of the Bay Bridge before your eyes is eco-consciousness we can get on board with.