Monday, November 28, 2011

Best Spas of 2011

Best Spas in the US & the Caribbean.


In The Americas and Caribbean, the body treatments at The Peninsula Spa by ESPA in New York (pictured) are second to none.


1. The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, The Peninsula, New York, USA 94.88
2. The Blue Spa, Carlisle Bay, Antigua 94.24
3. COMO Shambhala Retreat, Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos 93.61
4. The Spa, Mandarin Oriental, New York, USA 91.95
5. The Spa, Sandy Lane, Barbados 90.40
6. The Spa, Fasano Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 90.33
7. Kinan Spa, Maroma Resort and Spa, Mayan Riviera, Mexico 89.91
8. The Spa, Calistoga Ranch, California, USA 87.85
9. The Cloister Spa at Sea Island Resorts, Georgia, USA 87.84
10. The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Canada 87.52

Hotel Spas: Asia and the Indian Subcontinent best in 2011


The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo (pictured), came out top in Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, but you also rate the spa facilities at the Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore, and think the individual approach at the Banyan Tree Spa in Phuket, Thailand, is excellent
1. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo 95.17

2. The Spa, Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore, India 95.04

3. Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand 94.55

4. Six Senses Earth Spa, Six Senses Hua Hin, Thailand 94.47

5. Oberoi Spa, The Oberoi Udaivila's, Udaipur, India 93.73

6. Jiva Spa, Taj Exotica, Goa, India 92.02

7. Anantara Spa, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, Thailand 91.52

8. The Spa, The Chedi Phuket, Thailand 90.78

9. Raffles Amrita Spa, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Singapore 89.60

10. The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Thailand 88.94

10. Mandara Spa,The Datai Langkawi, Malaysia 88.94

IEurope Asia Minor and the Russian Federation best of 2011


You will appreciate the service at the spa at Four Seasons Hotel Georges V Paris (above), making it top of its category just ahead of the Anassa in Cyprus, which you say has the best facilities.

1. The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, France 95.44
2. The Thalassa Spa, Anassa, Cyprus 95.25
3. Metropole ESPA, Hôtel Metropole Monte-Carlo, Monaco 94.17
4. ESPA at Castello Nero, Florence, Italy 91.49
5. ESPA at The Ritz- Carlton, Moscow, Russian Federation 89.40
6. The Retreat Spa, InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel, Cyprus 88.75
7. The Spa at Bahía del Duque Resort by ESPA, Tenerife 87.80
8. Six Senses Spa, Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay, Bodrum, Turkey 86.92
9. Cinq Mondes Spa, Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland 86.86
10. SPA, Choupana Hills Resort & Spa, Madeira 85.65

Hotel Spas: Australasia & the South Pacific


In Australasia & the South Pacific, the individual approach of the Chuan Spa at The Langham hotel in Melbourne impressed you, and it just beat the Hélène Spa at the InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa in Bora Bora, which took top marks for ambience/design.
1. Chuan Spa, The Langham, Melbourne, Australia 94.96

2. Hélène Spa, InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa, Bora Bora, French Polynesia 94.35

3. CHI, The Spa, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney, Australia 92.29

4. The Reef House Day Spa, The Sebel Reef House & Spa, Queensland, Australia 91.11

5. Red Ochre Spa, Sails in the Desert Hotel, Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia 90.67

6. The Spa at The Richardson, The Richardson Hotel & Spa, Perth, Australia 89.92

7. Waldheim Alpine Spa, Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania 89.63

8. Spa Hayman, Hayman, Great Barrier Reef, Australia 89.25

9. Capella Spa, Lord Howe Island, Australia 88.82

10. Kauri Cliffs, Matauri Bay, New Zealand 88.54

Hotel spas: Africa, Middle East & the Indian Ocean



The SPA at La Mamounia, in Marrakech (pictured), swept the board in five out of 10 criteria, coming number one in our list of the top 25 spas in the world, as well as being ranked the best in its region.
1. SPA, La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco 95.57*

2. CHI, The Spa, Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat, Oman 95.16

3. The Spa by ESPA, One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives 94.65

4. COMO Shambhala Retreat, Cocoa Island, Maldives 94.28

5. Pezula Spa, Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, Knysna, South Africa 92.09

6. The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landau Giraavaru, Maldives 91.53

7. Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Seychelles 90.11

8. Six Senses Spa, Soneva Gili by Six Senses, Maldives 88.79

9. The Spa, Four Seasons Resort, Seychelles 87.67

10. The Oberoi Spa, The Oberoi, Mauritius 87.33