Tenaya Stone Spa channels the elements of nature, the indigenous cultures of California and the Craftsman design of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Opened in 2021, the 6,000-square-foot spa is meant to be a relaxing natural haven. Dawn Jackson, a Native American cultural adviser at Disney, worked with area tribal elders to draw from the state’s heritage for the design, looking at the land’s ancestors and the materials they used. Disney’s famous Imagineers translated that into warm, wood-filled interiors with a stone centerpiece blessed and gifted by a Miwok family, a tree root chandelier with glowing gems hanging from its branches, tree trunk columns and floors made of wood rounds.
Said to be interpreted as “to dream” in the indigenous culture of the Yosemite Valley, Tenaya will leave you in a dream-like state with treatments like the Tenaya River Stone Massage, where smooth, warm stones and aromatherapy oil enriched with vitamins and minerals erase tension from your body.
Tenaya Stone Spa channels the elements of nature, the indigenous cultures of California and the Craftsman design of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Opened in 2021, the 6,000-square-foot spa is meant to be a relaxing natural haven. Dawn ...