Spa By The Sea Newport Coast

What Spa By The Sea Newport Coast does

Spa By The Sea Newport Coast (legal entity SpaByTheSeaInc) is a privately held, multi-location spa operator founded in 2011 and headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The company runs three spa sites embedded exclusively inside Marriott Vacation Club resort properties: Marriott's Newport Coast Villas in California, Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club on Oahu, Hawaii, and Marriott's Maui Ocean Club Ka'anapali on Maui, Hawaii. With approximately 10 employees in total, the business is structured as a small on-site resort amenity provider rather than a standalone retail spa chain.

The core service offering is consistent across all three locations: massage treatments, facials, body scrubs, and body wraps, delivered by appointment with optional outdoor cabana settings and pre-treatment access to dry sauna and steam room facilities at the Newport Coast site. The company also sells a retail line of high-quality lotions and oils for guests who wish to recreate the spa experience at home. There is no proprietary technology, no mobile app, no online booking system, and no digital commerce channel; reservations are handled via phone and email, and payments are made per treatment session.

The business model is direct-to-consumer service revenue, with the customer base essentially confined to guests of the host Marriott properties. The partnership with Marriott is a venue-host arrangement: the spa provides services to Marriott guests within the resort, relying on hotel foot traffic rather than external marketing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. The company is independently operated, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, management team bios, or M&A activity in the available data.

Name

Spa By The Sea Newport Coast

Legal name

SpaByTheSeaInc

Website

https://spabytheseainc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spa By The Sea Newport Coast operates three appointment-based spa locations — Newport Coast, California; Ko Olina, Oahu; and Ka'anapali, Maui — exclusively inside Marriott resort properties, serving resort guests with massage, facial, body scrub, and body wrap services plus a small retail product line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Resort Spa Services

akta.pro primary industry

Spa & Massage Services (Day Spas, Massage Studios, Treatment Packages) (THAJAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Destination Spas & Spa Resorts (HSALAFAC), Day Spas (Facials, Body Treatments & Packages) (HSADAKAA)

Keywords

• Resort spa services
• Massage therapy
• Wellness treatments
• Spa retail products
• Hospitality wellness

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Coast

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Spa Treatment Services: Revenue is generated from providing spa services including massages, facials, body scrubs, and body wraps. Services are priced individually and paid per treatment session. The company also sells high-quality spa products (lotions, oils) directly to clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Spa By The Sea operates physical spa facilities inside Marriott Vacation Club resort properties, selling massage, facial, body scrub, and body wrap treatments to resort guests on an appointment basis. The company also retails high-quality spa lotions and oils to clients. All services are delivered on-site at the spa's three resort locations, with no online booking or e-commerce platform.

Product overview

Spa By The Sea is a multi-location spa company operating at Marriott properties, including the Newport Coast location at Marriott's Newport Coast Villas. The company offers a unified portfolio of core spa services consisting of massage treatments, facials, body scrubs, and body wraps, complemented by facility amenities including dry saunas and steam rooms at the Newport Coast location, as well as outdoor cabana spaces for treatments. The spa also maintains a retail line of high-quality lotions and oils available for purchase. All locations emphasize complete relaxation experiences with customizable treatments that can be modified to guest preferences regarding lighting, music, temperature, and conversation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Massage Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Marriott InternationalcoreOthersThe spa operates exclusively within Marriott resort properties. Spa locations are hosted at Marriott's Newport Coast Villas (California), Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club (Oahu), and Marriott's Maui Ocean Club Ka'anapali (Maui). The relationship appears to be a venue partnership where the spa provides services to Marriott guests within the resort.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Spa Montage: Luxury resort spa operating within Montage Hotels in coastal California and Hawaii, offering ocean-view massage and wellness experiences to resort guests — directly comparable setting and service mix.
• Moana Lani Spa (at Aulani): Resort spa inside a Hawaii vacation property offering massages, facials, body treatments, and wellness amenities to resort guests; closely mirrors Spa By The Sea's Hawaii resort spa model.
• Massage Heights: Multi-location day spa franchise offering massages, facials, and skin/body treatments with retail product sales — directly comparable retail spa model, though primarily suburban rather than resort-anchored.
• Mandara Spa: Operates day spa services inside resort and hotel properties globally, with a similar treatment menu of massages, facials, and body treatments and an equivalent venue-host model inside major hotel brands.
• Woodhouse Spa: Day spa chain offering massages, facials, body treatments, and wellness experiences with retail product lines — directly comparable treatment menu, retail extension, and customizable experience positioning.

Broad incumbents

• exhale spa: Hospitality-anchored spa and wellness brand offering massages, facials, and body treatments inside luxury hotels and resorts — comparable service offering and resort guest customer base.
• Remède Spa: Premium spa brand operating inside Marriott-affiliated St. Regis hotels, offering a comparable treatment menu of massages, facials, and body wraps to luxury resort guests.
• The Spa at Four Seasons: Luxury hotel-branded spa operating inside Four Seasons resorts including Hawaii properties, with comparable massage, facial, and body treatment menus targeting resort guests.
• Bliss Spa: Hotel-affiliated spa brand with locations inside W Hotels and other Marriott-affiliated properties, offering a comparable menu of massages, facials, and body treatments to resort guests.

Regional players

• Heaven on Earth Massage & Spa: California day spa offering massage, facial, body scrub, and body wrap treatments with a customizable guest experience — comparable service menu to Spa By The Sea's Newport Coast location but operating in a different geographic submarket.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spa-by-the-sea

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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