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Top10International
Readers’ Choice Platinum List
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1. WillowStream, TheSpaat the
Fairmont Banff Springs, Alberta,
Canada
(800) 404-1772,
fairmont.com/banffsprings
2. TheSpaat LasVentanas al Paraíso,
ARosewoodResort,
Los Cabos,Mexico
(888) 767-3966, lasventanas.com
3. BanyanTreeSpaPhuket, Thailand
(866) 822-6926,
banyantreespa.com/phuket
4. Oriental Spaat Oriental Bangkok,
Thailand
011-66-2659-9000,
mandarinoriental.com/bangkok
5. KinanSpaatMaromaResort &
Spa, RivieraMaya,Mexico
(866) 454-9351,
maromahotel.com
6. MandaraSpa atMarriott’s
ArubaOceanClub, PalmBeach,
Aruba
011-297-520-6750,
mandaraspa.com
7. TheSpaat Four SeasonsResort
ChiangMai, Thailand
011-66-532-98181,
fourseasons.com
8. Dior Institut at thePlazaAthénée,
Paris, France
(800) 650-1842,
plaza-athenee-paris.com
9. Sense, aRosewoodSpa,
LittleDixBay, VirginGorda,
BritishVirgin Islands
(888) 767-3966, littledixbay.com
10. Spaat Brenner’sPark-Hotel &Spa,
Baden-Baden, Germany
011-49-7221-9000, brenners.com
UNITEDSTATES
TheSpaat TheGrandDelMar,
SanDiego
(858) 314-2000, granddelmar.com
SagestoneSpa&Salonat Red
MountainResort &Spa,
St. George, Utah
(877) 246-4453,
redmountainspa.com
TheSpaat PelicanHill,
Newport Beach, California
(800) 315-8214, pelicanhill.com
INTERNATIONAL
Les ThermesMarins deMonte-Carlo,
Monaco
011-377-98-06-69-00,
montecarlospa.com
SÁMAS, ParkHotel Kenmare,
Kerry, Ireland
011-353-64-664-
1200, parkkenmare.com
SpaEastman, Quebec, Canada
(800) 665-5272,
spa-eastman.com
Editors’Mentions
stunningnewcomeron theparisianspa
scene: the
DIOR INSTITUTAT THEPLAZAATHÉNÉE
.
Andwhobetter tocapitalizeon theanti-
agingpowerofwine thanaparisianspa?
itscrème-de-la-crème, 120-minuteL’Orde
Vie treatmentusesaconcentratecreated
throughanalliancebetween theDior inno-
vationCenterand the legendaryChâteau
d’Yquemvineyard,whosegrapevinescon-
tain rare ingredients thatarepackedwith
antioxidants.Thegorgeous40-roomdestina-
tionspa inTexasHillCountry,
LAKEAUSTIN
SPARESORT
,which just refurbished itsgarden
Libraryoverlooking theorganicgardens,
has introduced itsownanti-agingone-two
punch: theCoffeeBerrynatureceuticals
Anti-AgingFacial, usingpriori products
that takeadvantageof theantioxidants in
the red fruitof thecoffeeplantaswell asan
AHAAnti-AgingBodyTreatmentusing
alphahydroxyacids (AHA)andaspecial
liposomedeliveryof essential vitamins.
SaysLakeAustinSpadirectorLynneVer-
trees, “inaworldof change, one thingnever
changes: ourquest tostayyouthful.While
there isno true ‘fountainofyouth,’ aspaand
treatmentmenuwith the latest skin-care
technologies is thenextbest thing.”
Defining Sense of Place
Spa trends, like
fashion, oftencircleback, slightly reinvent-
ed.Thoughwe’vecomea longwaysince the
dayswhensteeping inmineral bathsdefined
theentirespaexperience, todaymanyspas
pay tribute to theoriginalromanbathwhile
giving ita location-specific twist.Thisyear,
Spagrande introducesHawaiian-themed
terme
saltbathswhereguestscan“island
hop”between theblackseasaltandorganic
kavapowderof theHawaiiBath to the
Kaua’iBath, infusedwith lava-redseasalt
andorganicpassionflowerpowder.Theyare
treatments that speak toa larger theme:
Anyworld-classspa journey—and this is
trueas it relates toall of thisyear’s favorites
— isnot justaboutwhathappensonyour
way from themassage table to theVichy
shower; it’salsoaboutuncovering themagic
of a farawaydestinationand,most impor-
tantly, a trulyuniquesenseof place.
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