ANGUILLA
Lunch at CUISINART RESORT AND SPAThe Spa features a comprehensive hydroponics farm. The chefs have also dreamed up a whole line of new cooking classes. Visit www.cuisinartresort.com. - Lynne Gordon
Pool courtyard of VILLA AT CAP JULUCA RESORT AND SPA
The Spa, right, is a secluded, sophisticated romantic 179-acre retreat with Moorish style villas that includes spa and holistic services. Visit www.capjuluca.com. - LG
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AQUAREA SPA & WELLNESS CENTER
True serenity is derived from a oneness with nature and is the key to internal peace
The state-of-the-art Aquarea Spa & Wellness Center is in the Sivory Punta Cana, five-star luxury hotel. The 4,300 square-foot spa reflects European flavor that blends with the exotic moods of Polynesia while Caribbean cultural influences and art create an eclectic and soothing environment.
The spa is set steps from a private, pristine beach and features a central thermal pool. Its services include four different hydrotherapy treatments, massage therapy, body and facial treatments, and Vichy shower. Spa packages are for couples, men and women. The bride’s three-hour spa package includes sauna, exfoliation, body wrap, total regeneration hydrotherapy, precieuse facial, hairstyle, manicure and pedicure. For information call (809) 552-0500 or visit www.sivorypuntacana.com.
CASA COLONIAL BEACH & SPA
Therapies with ingredients such as gemstone amber, royal bee jelly, honey and ocean water.
The Bagua Spa is a 12,400-square-foot spa designed by Dominican architect Sarah Garcia in the Casa Colonial Beach & Spa five-star oceanfront resort in Puerto Plata. The concept of the spa is derived from the ancient practice of Feng Shui, the study of aligning physical surroundings to maximize greater health and productivity. The spa features 10 tranquil therapy rooms, including three outdoor oceanfront treatment gazebos set over a tropical pond with waterfalls.
Drawing from the minerals and tropical plant extracts indigenous to the area, the spa offers unique therapies with ingredients known in the area for natural medicinal and healing elements, such as gemstone amber, royal bee jelly, honey and ocean water.
Dominican Republic’s Amber Coast houses the richest amber deposits in the world and the spa has incorporated this stone, which possesses a strong healing power and can absorb negative energy, into the treatments and therapies exclusive to the spa. Another treatment element found only at the spa is royal bee jelly, a substance from the island’s honeybees rich in amino acids and minerals, and noted for its rejuvenating effects. For reservations or more information about Casa Colonial Beach and Spa call (809) 320-3232 or visit www.casacolonialhotel.com.
ITALY
Le Terme della Regina Isabella
The ancient Romans discovered these hot springs renowned for remarkable healing
The Hotel Regina Isabella is a five-star luxury resort and thermal spa on the Mediterranean island of Ischia. The Regina Isabella Thermal Springs are of ancient origin and possess unique therapeutic properties found nowhere else in the world.
The Greeks colonized Ischia in 770 B.C., which was the first Greek colony in the West. The ancient community was located exactly where the hotel is now situated. The ancient Romans discovered these hot springs renowned for centuries for its remarkable healing properties.
The thermal spa takes an advance integrated approach to wellness with health and beauty treatments designed to help guest achieve total equilibrium of body, mind and spirit. The spa offers a range of gentle, holistic, non-invasive procedures. These include thermal water treatments, physiotherapy and osteopathy, thermal mud applications, dermatological treatments and a wide selection of massage therapies, as well as gymnastics, and relaxation therapies.
The hotel was built in the 1950s by publisher Angelo Rizzoli and instantly became a hot spot for celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton who stayed there in 1961 while filming Cleopatra. It is nestled on a tranquil cove framed by rocky cliffs in the seaside town of Lacco Ameno. Decorated in the rich style of the ‘50s, complete with authentic Capodimonte ceramic floors, Murano glass chandeliers, and paintings and tapestries with some elements of Neapolitan baroque antiques. Visit www.reginaisabella.it
UNITED STATES
California
Agua Serena Spa
Designed with European-style guest rooms and Italian-style private villas
The Hyatt Grand Champions Resort and Spa in the Palm Springs area, has a state-of-the-art spa and providing innovative rejuvenation treatments, anti-aging and cosmetic treatments.
Agua Serena Spa features 18 treatment rooms all with terraces. Treatments range from traditional massages, facials and body wraps and scrubs, to progressive therapeutic services such as hot stone therapy, Shiatsu, Thai massage, reflexology and aromatherapy. The spa is staffed with massage therapists, estheticians, nutritionists, fitness consultants, personal trainers, and a medical director to oversee the cosmetic services.
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort and Spa is situated on 35 beautifully manicured acres in Indian Wells. For more information visit www.grandchampions.hyatt.com.
FLORIDA
SPA V, Miami
Melt away tension and stress from head to toe
Spa V is a 6,000 square-foot subterranean spa in the Hotel Victor, offering facial and body treatments in European tradition featuring a Turkish hammam, co-ed steam room, a cooling down room and full fitness facilities.
The therapeutic treatment unwinds the body and soul from relaxing the muscles, nerves, bones and the whole body to improving one’s outlook on life. SPA V at Hotel Victor is located at 1144 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL. Visit www.hotelvictorsouthbeach.com.
THE SPA, Orlando
Award winning spa - The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort has a 10000 square-foot award-winning spa where you can experience the latest in advanced European salon treatments with favourites including the Aromatherapy Escape and Wrap, Chamomile Body Polish and World of Beauty signature facial and massage therapies. The resort is nestled among 200 acres of exquisite tropical gardens, and it has many poolside cabanas, six swimming pools, six refreshing whirlpool spas, waterfalls and more all scattered throughout the resort and totalling over one million gallons of liquid refreshment. Visit www.marriottworldcenter.com.
MARYLAND
THE STILLWATER SPA
Unique barefoot massage for couples
The Stillwater Spa at the four-star Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland, pictured, is offering Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy. Ashiatsu (ashi means foot and atsu means pressure) is an ancient form of bodywork originally used by Buddhist monks. Today, the treatment combines traditional Asian elements with modern technique and application. The treatment takes place on a classic massage table with the client lying on their stomach while the therapist is supported above the table with the help of two parallel bars suspended from the ceiling. The primary point of contact is through the therapist’s feet.
Using feet instead of hands to manipulate muscle tissue allows for a consistent, deep, Swedish-style massage. The therapists are trained in the latest massage techniques and skills to provide guests the most therapeutic and relaxing experience possible.
The 75-minute Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy treatment provides ultimate relaxation using deep compression and long strokes to stimulate the lymphatic system. The treatment can be especially beneficial for patients with chronic lower back pain, as the technique often relieves muscle spasms while elongating the spine.
For more information about Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy or the Stillwater Spa at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, call 410-901-6390 or visit www.chesapeakebay.hyatt.com. - Shelley Waugh
PENNSYLVANIA
The Spa At The Hotel Hershey
The distinctive Whipped Cocoa Bath treatment at The Spa in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is a foaming and therapeutic bath. Sounds sweet to me. Visit www.HersheyPA.com. - SW
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