Response From TallGrass Spa
September 07, 2025
Dear Ms. Greenbaum,
Thank you for being our guest! I do hope that you loved your facial and that your score of 8/10 is due to your dislike of the Legacy fund charge. My first instinct is that perhaps you meant the Facilities and Environment fee, not the Legacy fund fee. That said, I want to provide a more thorough explanation for the Facilities and Environment fee (the $6.00 per ticket), since I suspect that is the one that you found off putting.
Last year around midyear we had a choice to make - raise prices or consider a fee. It was a tough decision that we wrestled with for some time. We don't love having to do either. But the cost of doing business continues to rise, and we are committed to providing our team members with a living wage and awesome lifestyle benefits, as well as providing an exceptional, awe-inspiring environment and experience for our guests. Raising prices comes with its own set of challenges, so we decided on the fee. Our intentions - transparency and simplicity for our guests.
The fee helps us cover the various expenses we incur making TallGrass uniquely the best. Groundskeeping, landscaping and garden maintenance, firewood for the woodburning fireplace, building maintenance and upkeep, service calls, the after-hours cleaning crew, water filters and maintenance for our water system, in-house laundry systems, etc., etc. some of these costs have doubled or even tripled over the last year or two, and we simply had to make a choice. I am truly sorry that it felt unsavory after what was, I trust, and wonderful experience. Hopefully, this helps a bit. I will reach out to you personally so that we can connect.
Thank you ~
Melissa Rackliff | Spa Director |
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