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Two Bunch Palms – California
67-425 Two Bunch Palms Trail, Desert Hot Springs, California 92240
Tel: +1 760 329 8791; www.twobunchpalms.com
Four Seasons Hotel – California
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, California
Tel: + 310 786 2229; www.fourseasons.com
Luxurious, marble hotel near Rodeo Drive. The spa which has eight treatment rooms opens onto the outdoor pool. Massages are carried on in a poolside cabana. Treatments include shiatsu massage.
Tea Garden Springs – California
38 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, California 94941
Tel: +1 415 389 7123; www.teagardensprings.com
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa – California
Country Club Road, Ojai, California 93023
Tel: +1 805 646 5511; www.ojairesort.com
Givenchy Spa – Palm Springs
Givenchy Spa at the Merv Griffin Resort Hotel
4200 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92264
Tel: +1 760 770 5000; www.merv.com
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa – San Francisco
+1 709 938 9000;www.fairmont.com
A rustic stone hotel in a setting of palms and pine trees in the Sonoma Valley, a 90-minute drive from San Francisco. The spa has two pools and treatments include grape-seed body polish and reflexology. Water Shitatsu massage.
Bacara Resort & Spa – California
8301 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California 93117
Tel: +1 805 968 0100; www.bacararesort.com
Cal-a-Vie Spa – California
29402 Spa Havens Way, Vista, California 92804
Tel: +1 760 945 2055; www.cal-a-vie.com
Golden Door Spa – Colorado
Golden Door Spa at Wyndham Peaks Resort
136 Country Club Drive, PO Box 2702
Telluride Mountain Village, Colorado 81435
Tel: +1 970 728 6800; www.thepeaksresort.com
In the San Juan mountains there are plenty of outdoor activities to chose from – golf, mountain-biking, hiking, fishing, horse-riding, skiing and indoors there is a gym and pool. The spa specialises in Eastern therapies and treatments such as shiatsu, acupuncture, reiki and reflexology. Food is low fat gourmet.
Agua Spa – Florida
Agua Spa at the Delano Hotel
1685 Collins Avenue, South Beach
Miami, Florida 33139
Tel: +1 305 672 2000; www.ian.schragerhotels.com
The spa is at the top of a 15-storey hotel with a swimming pool on the penthouse floor.There is a well-equipped gym with fitness trainers in the basement. Treatments include the latest anti-ageing therapies from around the world as well as massage and alternative therapies.There are several restaurants offering a variety of cuisine from French to Sushi.
Spa at the Mandarin Oriental – Florida
500 Brickell Key Drive, Miami, Florida 33131
Tel: +1 305 913 8332; www.mandarinoriental.com
A spa on three levels on the waterfront, with a gym, outdoor pool, sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy and Jacuzzi. Treatments from Europe, India, Asia, China and Thailand.
Spa Palazzo – Florida
Spa Palazzo at the Boca Raton Resort & Club
501 East Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Tel: +1 561 447 3000: www.bocaresort.com
On a private estate with tropical birds and vegetation, this resort has two 18-hole golf courses, tennis courts, pools, fitness centres and a private beach. The spa offers European therapies and Native American tratments. Build in Spanish-Moorish style in 1926 and set in 356 acres on Palm Beach. The Spa Palazzo is sumptuous and outside there are sun terraces, a garden pool and a waterfall. Inside there are 45 treatment suits, mineral baths and whirlpools. There are also six pools, three gyms, tennis, golf and sailing. The Everglades are nearby so there is the possibility to bird or alligator watch. The clients are affluent Americans and celebrities.
Mauna Lani Bay hotel – Hawaii
Kohala Coast
Tel: +1 800 367 2323; www.maunalani.com
Luxurious and large this hotel overlooks the Pacific.It has an indoor and outdoor spa.
Grand Wailea Resort – Hawaii
3850 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii 96753
Tel: +1 808 875 1234; www.grandwailea.com
A large resort with three golf courses, tennis courts and pools. The Spa Grande offers a variety of massage, Ayurvedic treatments, facials and scrubs and Hawaiian specialities such as a lava pebble massage.
Canyon Ranch Spa Club – Nevada
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 1159
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Tel: +1 702 414 3600; www.canyonranch.com
As well as treatment rooms, there are gyms and weight rooms, a climbing wall and exercise studios. A vast range of treatments are available from Swedish to Oriental and alternative therapies.
Elemis Spa at the Aladdin Hotel Casino – Nevada
3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Tel: + 1702 785 5555;www.aladdincasino.com
A typically big Las Vegas resort with shops and a theatre. The spa uses Elemis products in a range of treatments as well as alternative therapies such as shiatsu and craniosacral massage.
Ten Thousand Waves – New Mexico
3451 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Tel: +1 505 992 5025; www.tenthousandwaves.com
A day spa with a vast array of treatments including all kinds of massage, mineral body wraps, hot stone massage and Japanese cleansing.
The Away Spa & Gym – New York
The W Hotel, 541 Lexington Avenue
4th Floor, New York, New York 10022
Tel: +1 212 407 2970: www.theawayspa.com
The spa offers the usual massages, facials and wraps as well as several alternative therapies and healing treatments.
Helena Rubinstein Beauty Gallery – New York
135 Spring Street, New York, New York 10022
Tel: + 1 212 343 9963; www.helenarubinstein.com
As well as a make-up bar the spa offers a range of body treatments, facials, manicures and pedicures.
Mezzanine Spa at Soho Integrative Health – New York
62 Crosby Street, New York, New York 10012
Tel: +1 212 431 1600: www.sohoderm.com
An integrated health centre with skin peels, plastic surgery, tanning, laser hair removal, body wraps and other beauty treatments.
Mandarin Oriental – New York
Tel: +1 212 207 8880; www.mandarinoriental.com
Grove Park Inn – North Carolina
290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28804
Tel: +1 828 252 2711; www.groveparkinn.com
Tennis, golf, swimming, a gym as well as a spa offering everything from aromatherapy, shiatsu, facials and body treatments. Low calorie cuisine is available.
Green Valley Spa – Utah
1871 West Canyon View Drive
St George, Utah 84770
Tel: + 1 435 628 8060;www.greenvalleyspa.com
As well as a spa, Green Valley also has a medical centre, with the facilties to test for potential diseases. All kinds of therapies are available from alternative to massage as well as exercise – Pilates, cycling, yoga, tai chi, golf, tennis and hiking into the nearby national park.
Red Mountain Adventure Spa – Utah
1275 East Red Mountain Circle, Ivins
Utah 84738
Tel: +1 435 673 4905; www.redmountainspa.com
Not far from the Grand Canyon, Red Mountain, has a wide range of outdoor activities to choose from – for example rock-climbing, kayaking, cycling and walking. The spa specialises in rejevenation treatments as well as aromatherapy, massage and wraps.