There are other lounges with cozy corners and fireplaces to curl up, read, or just think. The dining-room menu lists each choice by its fiber, calorie, and fat content. Spas have moved away from ascetic diets to gourmet low-fat. The menu offered pizza, lamb chops, cheesecake, pasta, apple pancakes, frozen yogurt, and strawberry soy shakes. Portions are small, but guests can order as many of them as they wish.
Every meal comes with an unlimited salad bar.
At this point I thought it was appropriate to bring up my kosher dietary restrictions. I should really have discussed these before arriving, but I never got around to it. On a previous visit, Sarah had noticed a woman wearing a long skirt and long sleeves, carrying a wig case, so I assumed Orthodox folk had trodden the treadmills before me. If necessary, my suitcase still had its supply of pop-top tuna and gefilte fish. Without a blink at my request, my guide got the chef on the house phone.