Thoughts on Spas

I really had to laugh when I read your article about the Oaks in Ojai. I finally went, after years of hearing about it. In truth, I don’t know what I expected. I guess if you love aerobics; if you love to exercise, hours at a time, in the water and out, and if you want to spend $150 a day for the worst food that you could ever imagine, then you’ll love it. How do hamburgers made of mushrooms and tofu that tastes like shoe leather grab you?

But if you would like to shop in that lovely Ojai village, go for walks when you please and eat great food, try the Ojai Valley Inn or eat at the Ranch House. I could lose the same two pounds and have lots more fun doing it.

MARJORIE L. SCHWARTZ

Los Angeles