The Marsh, a Center for Balance and Fitness, is a comprehensive fitness, health and spa facility with overnight guest rooms, meeting & event rooms, a shop and restaurant. We are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Unlock-It! is a complimentary, self-guided, outdoor, scavenger hunt-like experience presented by the YMCA - great for all ages!
Reduce falls risk, move with confidence and keep active! With results proven by a team of researchers at the University of St. Thomas, this unique program created at The Marsh is changing lives. Experience this special class based on African dance with Aerobics with Soul creator Nhambu! Feel great, stay safe and have fun from day one on the slopes this season by conditioning your body for downhill skiing.
Reduce falls risk, move with confidence and keep active! With results proven by a team of researchers at the University of St. Thomas, this unique program created at The Marsh is changing lives. Experience this special class based on African dance with Aerobics with Soul creator Nhambu! Feel great, stay safe and have fun from day one on the slopes this season by conditioning your body for downhill skiing.
Services
See below to sign up for virtual and in-person classes and programs. Zoom links for virtual classes will be sent by email 60 minutes before each class and will come from "The Marsh ." Please call the front desk at 952-935-2202 if you have any questions regarding registration for our classes and programs.
The Lunch Menu begins at Noon, including soups, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, entrees, and dessert. The kitchen will accept orders until 2:45 p.m. Grab-and-go items from the case are available during all open hours and have been expanded to include wraps, salads, hummus boxes, chips and guacamole, assorted bento boxes, baked goods, yogurt parfaits, smoothies, fruit cups, hard boiled eggs, snackers, desserts, and more.
We provide busy people a perfect place to entertain guests so they can relax and host an event to be remembered. Please contact Molly Wheatley at 952-930-8503 or mwheatley@themarsh.com to discuss the details of your upcoming event. The Marsh offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor spaces for your event.
Marsh Gift Cards are meaningful, timely, personalized and allow you to share The Marsh with the "mom" in your life. Gift cards are available in any dollar amount, redeemable in any area of The Marsh. Giving a Marsh Gift Card allows your friends and family to use it whenever it meets their needs. To purchase, we welcome you to stop by The Marsh or call 952-935-8905 and have your gift card mailed or available for in-person or curbside pick-up.
The Marsh Kids Club child care is for the convenience of Marsh members and non-members who are on Marsh premises and engaged in activity here. We accept children 6 weeks to twelve years of age. Call 952-930-8520 in advance to reserve space for an infant (12 months and younger). There is no need to reserve in advance for children older than 12 months.
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Irene Gre
Dec 02, 2021
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Lori A. Munter
Nov 28, 2021
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Andrew Henley
May 14, 2020
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Diane Culp Pattridge
Dec 16, 2019
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Deb J.
Jun 22, 2019
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Michael Hillman
Nov 29, 2018
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Perry Ranan
Aug 16, 2018
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Rachael D.
Jan 26, 2017
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The atmosphere at The Marsh Spa is superb. I can't argue with that. Hence the two stars. Aside from that - I went in for a self tanning application and that was all just horrible.
The scheduled appointment was for 50 minutes. I was there for 90. So, block off extra time. Unfortunately the additional time didn't equate to a better tan application either. This is the worst tan application I have ever received. I would've been better going to a standard tanning salon to get a spray tan!! Or saved my $80 and done it at home with some Neutrogena tanner. I look terrible.
I figured
The scheduled appointment was for 50 minutes. I was there for 90. So, block off extra time. Unfortunately the additional time didn't equate to a better tan application either. This is the worst tan application I have ever received. I would've been better going to a standard tanning salon to get a spray tan!! Or saved my $80 and done it at home with some Neutrogena tanner. I look terrible.
I figured
Laura W.
Jan 18, 2016
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Stressed out instead of relaxed--that's my experience. I had a gift card, so my husband and I made appointments for a spa afternoon as part of a landmark birthday celebration for me. We both had MLK Day off work and were looking forward to a mini-vacation.The first service I had an appointment for, a pedicure, went well. Then it was time for both of us to have body work appointments. He was ushered in on time.
Twenty minutes later, I went to front desk to ask about my appointment and was told my provider was running late. Ten minutes later, I asked again, and that's when the manager
Twenty minutes later, I went to front desk to ask about my appointment and was told my provider was running late. Ten minutes later, I asked again, and that's when the manager
Dawn R.
Oct 19, 2015
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The Marsh has a quiet atmosphere geared for the mature adult. There are no kids except in the daycare or swim lessons.
I love the therapy pool. It is quiet, warm, and the water yoga classes are wonderful. The locker room is large enough to always have a private shower, blow dryer, and dressing area. The eucalyptus steam room, sauna, and whirlpool in the locker room are very relaxing.
It seems geared for yoga-type classes, therapy classes, and mainly 50+ year olds, although there are younger clients that enjoy the exercise equipment. This is not a "Lifetime" type atmosphere.
I love the therapy pool. It is quiet, warm, and the water yoga classes are wonderful. The locker room is large enough to always have a private shower, blow dryer, and dressing area. The eucalyptus steam room, sauna, and whirlpool in the locker room are very relaxing.
It seems geared for yoga-type classes, therapy classes, and mainly 50+ year olds, although there are younger clients that enjoy the exercise equipment. This is not a "Lifetime" type atmosphere.
Julie M.
Aug 27, 2015
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We just made a quick stop off of the Lake Minnetonka LRT. Great spot for a snack and drink--probably a little on the pricey side. Maybe they would have refilled my iced tea (which had LOTS of ice) but they didn't offer, so I didn't ask. I would say the place could use a little updating in the dining area, but the view sitting on the back deck is amazing, so we will go back to try the dinner and music sometime.
Pat S.
Aug 17, 2015
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I wanted to love this place due to it's location and unique mission. But because it's mostly senior citizens who go there they seem to discriminate against younger people. The decor is very dated and run down. The locker rooms are old. The food is good but very expensive! and The groundskeeper seems to scare away anyone who looks at him! Apparently the only people who work there are LONG time employees of the founder, Ruth, whom I have heard is not very welcoming. The staff is rude I felt I was treated like I was 2nd class citizen because I'm under the age of 50. I'm giving
Sandra H.
Jul 01, 2014
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Love The Marsh! The exercise rooms are well equipped and best of all, not crowded. The therapy pool is a great way to relax after a work out. The locker rooms are well appointed and clean. The minute you step through the door there is an ambience of quiet energy. The restaurant is open to the public as well as the gift shop. I hosted an event for 80 people and was delighted by the ease of event planning and quality of the service.
Z. J.
Dec 03, 2013
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Darcy W.
Aug 08, 2013
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Roy H.
Apr 09, 2013
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This place has some really great salads. The restaurants strive for the health/green angle so thats nice on the conscience. It can be a bit pricey but not horrible.
I just went here for lunch but this is a huge complex. They have a spa and plenty of other services too. Very impressive place out in the suburbs!
I just went here for lunch but this is a huge complex. They have a spa and plenty of other services too. Very impressive place out in the suburbs!
Olivia H.
Jul 04, 2012
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I went to the Marsh for the first time this past week, and it was a huge disappointment. I had heard many wonderful things about it, so I was excited to have a relaxing day at a spa. I started with a massage. The masseuse was good, but not very friendly. The room was too bright (the sun came in through the window) and too cold (after my massage I looked at the thermostat...65 degrees!). To top it off, the massage was more expensive than some nicer spas I've been to.
The patrons there were extremely friendly and willing to offer advice. I tried some of their suggestions for The Marsh's
The patrons there were extremely friendly and willing to offer advice. I tried some of their suggestions for The Marsh's
Leah G.
Jun 11, 2012
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Picture yourself wearing fluffy white rope, sipping lemon water, munching on a fresh baked cookie with your feet up as you gaze through a giant picture window overlooking a woody marshland. You sigh in pleasure and think this is the life; your only interruption is the nice lady calling you to your room for your 75 min. massage.
The massage rooms are warm and the beds are comfy, all of the masseuses I have had at The Marsh have been friendly and knowledgeable. I have always left feeling rejuvenated for days. The Marsh has given me some of the best massages of my life.
It is definitely costlier
The massage rooms are warm and the beds are comfy, all of the masseuses I have had at The Marsh have been friendly and knowledgeable. I have always left feeling rejuvenated for days. The Marsh has given me some of the best massages of my life.
It is definitely costlier
Susan T.
Nov 14, 2011
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If you want a unique lodging experience, this is the place! We were invited to a wedding in Minnetonka and wanted a quiet, intimate, self-absorbed weekend where we could spoil ourselves in the celebratory moment of matrimony.
The Marsh has only 6 guest rooms so you won't have a lot of people spending the night. This means it's quiet and intimate with various rooms to meditate or find solitude. The windows overlook a wispy marsh that has a large wooden deck.
There is walking trail through the marsh but I took to the neighborhoods for my run and got in 6 miles with views of beautiful
The Marsh has only 6 guest rooms so you won't have a lot of people spending the night. This means it's quiet and intimate with various rooms to meditate or find solitude. The windows overlook a wispy marsh that has a large wooden deck.
There is walking trail through the marsh but I took to the neighborhoods for my run and got in 6 miles with views of beautiful
Isabelle L.
Sep 03, 2010
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There is a little known fact that the Marsh is also a hotel with a few rooms and when you are a guest here you have access to the entire facility and that makes it an outstanding and extremely relaxing experience: lap pool, therapy pool, fitness center with no noise and no TV, meditation tower.....The entire place is set to be a relaxing noise free retreat to isolate you from today's crazy world. Worth the experience.
