W Hotels Bless Hoboken with Bliss

We're not saying you should let those appealing "New Jersey is the new New York" signs in the subway subdue you into abandoning your Upper West Side shoebox for a two-bedroom in Newport. But next time you venture into post-fraternity heaven -- a.k.a. Hoboken -- whether it's to visit married friends who've crossed over to the dark side or relatives who couldn't quite make it across the Hudson, you can rest assured that Manhattan-worthy comfort awaits. That's right: New York City's staple of spa luxury has taken up its latest residence in Hoboken's newest haute high-rise W Hotel. We're of course talking about Bliss, a spa that puts the fun back in frou-frou and makes you look and feel better than you have in ages.

These perpetually perky purveyors of the exfoliation proclamation present ten treatment rooms, men’s and women’s locker rooms, luxe nail lounge for in-a-pinch beauty busts, and their ever popular treatments like the triple oxygen facial, ginger rub, hangover herbie (a personal fave), and the betweeny wax. And the Blissers don’t just stop at your skin. Help yourself to the colossal brownie buffet and locker rooms stocked with crackers and cheese, olives, and—you guessed it—more brownies. Is it worth a trip to Jerz? If it’s Bliss, why argue?