To: Sherry,<BR><BR>A Mud Bath?? I never would have considered it, believe me. However, having a week of nights and one day to play in Montecatini, and your advice, I WILL play in the mud! Now, please describe this "experience." Do I need a reservation? I'm sure my hotel can advise, but I don't want any surprises.<BR>Thanks for the "squishy" advice!<BR><BR>Freida

Hi Frieda. Not my cup of tea either. But my daughter, 30 at the time, thought it was wonderful. But there is a whole list of different beauty treatments you can do.<BR>We called the central reservation office and picked this particular treatment out of all of the choices. I still have the bill with a telephone number if you want. I will start looking for it. E mail me. <BR>I didn't spend much time in the town, but it looks great. Very clean and quiet. We made reservations ahead of time. If I remember correctly, when I called the central reservation number they directed me to the place where the mud baths are. So maybe each spa has a specialty. I had to call twice to get someone speaking English on the phone. There is also a web site. I will try to find that too. Maybe armed with some information, your hotel will be able to direct you.