Top Ten Spas In The World

By Diana Rohini LaVigne & Tejel Patel

Chopra Center & Spa at Dream NY (New York, USA)
What do you get when you cross the hotelier family Chatwal with the holistic lifestyle family Chopra? Chopra Center & Spa at Dream NY hotel in downtown Manhattan.
Luxury spa treatments include Abhyanga, Siropada, Srota Clearing Therapy and the Odyssey Enlivening Therapy. But this center also offers meditation classes and teaches the authentic meditation practice known as Primordial Sound Meditation. The lavish décor, relaxing setting, the endless amount of amenities paired with the utterly convenient spot in center city make the Chopra Center & Spa at Dream NY one of the top spas in the world. Saddened perhaps that you are on the opposite coast as this New York-based spa, don't worry as Chopra has opened another center in Carlsbad, Calif., and in the Rocky mountain region of Colorado, where you can get your dose of calm nearer to home.
www.chopra.com

Cal-a-Vie (California, USA)
Affluent in amenities, the Cal-a-Vie spa offers a straightforward approach to health in grand style with spa treatments like Vichy Shower with Body Buffing, BodyCoffee Vichy Scrub, Thalassotherapy Seaweed Wrap, Baltic Mud Back Treatment, and Yon-Ka's Signature Hot Stone Aromatherapy Facial. Being located just 40 miles north of San Diego and nestled on 200 acres of private land, the resort caters to visitors' every need while supporting their will to enhance their health.
www.cal-a-vie.com

Kumarakom Lake Resort (India)
The Kumarakom Lake Resort is a luxury resort located on the serene banks of Kerala's largest lake, Vembanad. The accommodations include villas and suites and most were transplanted from their original locations on the other side of the state by hand. Kumarakom offers a complete range of new age amenities and access to the popular Ayurveda Spa and Meditation Centre. The grand setting is royalty-like and brings luxury to everyday things like dining. Its health philosophy is based on the ancient books of wisdom, the Vedas.
www.klresort.com

Devi Garh (India)
Located just northeast of Udaipur, Devi Garh is close enough to the conveniences of the city, yet far enough to feel as though you've landed in another part of the country. With lush fields and surrounded by mountains, it delivers an immediate sense of peace on arrival. The landscape carefully balances the modern look of western spas with the motifs of traditional Indian spas with delightful results. Like any top spa, it boasts a long list of intriguing services like the Marma Body, Mind and Spirit Massage, the Serenity full body massage, and a couple's package called Adam & Eve Serenity.
www.deviresorts.com

Wildflower Hall in the Himalayas (India)
Situated at 8,000 feet on the magnificent Himalayas, Oberoi's hotel was appropriately named The Wildflower Hall, which is a fairytale-like luxury hotel and spa. The hotel's style captures a heavy dose of the colonial era and offers stunning views of the mountains and valleys from anywhere on the property, including from the outdoor jacuzzi and heated swimming pool. Nature lovers will love the surroundings and all visitors will enjoy being pampered in the pristine setting. Spa offerings include a Neem Purifying Bath and Geranium Cream Wrap, but the most alluring treatment is the 3-hour spa experience called The Himalayan Mysteries.
www.oberoihotels.com

Sante Winelands Hotel & Wellness Centre, Paarl-Franschhoek Valley (South Africa)
Situated in one of the most breathtaking locations in South Africa, Santé Wellness Centre offers a truly indulgent experience for its clients. The Centre is designed to touch all the senses. Offering Vinotherapy as a unique, signature spa treatment, with various stress management and executive health programs, in addition to the full range of health and beauty treatments, this hotel strives to offer the world's very best services. Sante has internationally qualified therapists who will ensure that your spa rituals and skin treatments will restore your strength, energy and equilibrium.
www.santewellness.com

Anand in The Himalayas (India)
With an extensive menu of over 79 body and beauty treatments integrating the traditional Indian systems of Ayurveda, Anand in The Himalayas is the perfect place to rest your body and mind. Complete with a 6-hole golf course, and activities like rafting, trekking, wildlife safari and art and culture programs, the spa focuses on the pillars of the physical, mental and emotional well being of its clients. The forest and fresh mountain air delights the visitor's senses. The spa is located on the banks of the holy River Ganges and uses a gentle method of guiding its clients towards a better lifestyle.
www.anandaspa.com

Four Seasons - The Institute for Well Being (California, USA)
This massive 40,000-square-foot spa offers a menu of holistic treatments and therapies that blend East and West. The Well Being Institute is world-class in the area known as science-based lifestyle rejuvenation. They help clients create a personalized Life Plan for accomplishing health and fitness goals. With physicians, licensed dieticians, exercise physiologists, fitness trainers, stress management experts and therapists, and healthy-living chefs at your disposal, The Institute for Well Being pampers clients in luxury while giving them a path towards a long and healthy life.
www.fourseasons.com

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa (Australia)
Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa is a renowned haven of relaxation for its guests. Situated in the lush Blue Mountains stretched over the vast Australian countryside, it takes advantage of the location to offer wilderness therapy walks that teach essential stress relief techniques. Offerings include anti-aging facials, exotic rubs and rhythmic massage at this cliff-top retreat where the ritual of indulgence is elevated to an art form. The Lilianfels Spa offers an extensive range of treatments from Carita Paris, Payot and Lilianfels Spas' own signature treatments. After relaxing by the tranquil indoor pool, or lazing by the outdoor pool, spoil yourself with a luxury treatment.
www.lilianfels.com

Grotta Giusti (Italy)
Hotel Grotta Giusti is a beauty spa and hotel featuring a natural Grotta (cave) underneath, where the warm and humid atmosphere is ideal for authentic revitalizing steam baths, containing salt, sulfur, alkaline and earth elements. The wellness center at this leading Italian retreat is positively avant-garde. Treatments here include osteopathy, healing waters in the property's very own thermal, natural cave with an underground hot lake in which guests can enjoy a detoxifying steam bath. Mud therapy will take you back to your carefree days of childhood play, and anyone with respiratory, sinus or ear problems can book an inhalation treatment. The treatments are a mixture of the traditional and the modern, that is, the thermal waters and the physiotherapeutic and aesthetic applications.
www.grottagiustispa.com

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