There are those who might not consider Natura Cabañas a real spa. Afterall, there are no upscale facilities and no exotic treatments using products from far off lands. Just back to basics simplicity pulled off with ingenious resourcefulness. Clients detoxify inside a freestanding cone-shaped Turkish bath built from native materials found in the area when the [...]
Asian-inspired Bagua incorporates Chinese philosophy to create a serene environment where the aim is for everyone who enters the sanctuary to emerge with a calming sense of balance. The setting is a nearly 13,000 square-foot feng shui den of aromatic candles, carefully chosen hues and strategically placed oriental plants and art sculpture. Therapists, highly skilled in [...]
Sunscape The Beach gave a whole new meaning to the word spa when it opened little under a year ago with its exclusive Spa Wellness Circuit, a hydrodynamic amble through jet and cascading water massages, contrasting dry saunas, steam baths, iced pools and biothermic sensation showers, while fusing aromatic scents to stimulate and relax. In addition [...]
This 1,800 square foot spa den is the Caribbean outpost for the same group responsible for renowned luxury spas such as the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai and the Soneva Gili in the Maldives – just two examples why readers of Conde Nast Traveler often single out Six Senses Spas among the best in the world. As [...]
This massive spa is just off the resort’s grand lobby in a two-story colonial-styled building with its own private aromatic garden and flowing water fountain at the center. The last time EDS staffers popped in for a spot check it was pouring buckets outside, so the atmosphere in the spa was not the usual tranquil haven [...]
This intimate spa sits daintily in a perfectly manicured garden with a small man-made lake at the center, the little footbridge leading from the gazebo hydrotherapy area to the detached outdoor treatment cabins lending a Japanese flair. En suite hydrotherapy rooms are spacious enough to accommodate a good-sized tub, massage table, private showers and then some. [...]
A requisite for wanna be blushing brides-to-be, Virginia Spa combines several skin rejuvenation and relaxation treatments for head-to-toe beauty on the big day. Pampering can start as far as three weeks in advance with packages like the Día de Venus with herbal steam bath and exfoliating body scrub followed by Vichy shower and full body massage [...]
This long-established day spa is a magnet for the city’s yuppie crowd, set in a contemporary building shared between a popular membership gym and au currant lounge popular on the nightclub circuit. The rooms are somewhat tight, but the attentive and capable therapists more than make up for that minor shortcoming, as do the vegetated relaxation [...]