Spa 101

Before the powder snow had arrived at Montage Deer Valley, a luxury resort and skier’s paradise, our Senior Editor spent a weekend of wellness amidst the majestic alpine terrain as she was “reset” from sluggish to whole. Spa Montage’s dynamic “Surrender” program takes an integrative, individualized approach drawing on the idea that “from powerful land comes powerful healing.”

With more than 250 spas in operation, Hilton Worldwide is one of the largest providers of spa services. In October 2010, it launched a brand-new spa-concept, eforea: spa at Hilton. Today there are more than 90 eforea: spa at Hilton locations in development, globally. Take a look inside this innovate new spa brand’s flagship location in Short Hills, New Jersey.

Uniting both spa and gastronomy, the famous Beverly Wilshire Hotel has recently launched a new taste-based spa concept, A Taste of Beauty.

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From the Atacama Desert to the Lake District to the very happening Santiago, Chile is on the rise as one of South America’s best-choice travel destinations—and spa lovers will be very pleased. We are approaching 12,000 feet in the glorious Atacama Desert of Chile, slightly, yet happily, altitude-dizzy, winding our way up a road in […]

Las Vegas: Bright lights. Long nights. Sound familiar? Rejuvenation isn’t the first thing to come to mind when you’re on the strip, but on a recent trip, I found that Sin City has a bit more to offer in the wellness department than what I had originally thought.

Are you caught up on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? Our guilty pleasure gals had a glamorous at-home spa party and opened even our eyes up to a winter skincare must: the HydraFacial. Read about this innovative device and how it can benefit your winter skin.

“If you don’t see me for the rest of this trip, it’s because I’ll be at the spa.” I echoed that statement to my travel companions more than once during a recent trip to Stein Eriksen Lodge. Effortlessly classic with a vivacious charm, this Norwegian-style resort sits poised 8,200 feet in elevation at Deer Valley […]

In 1958 Deborah Szekely, founder of the first destination spa, Rancho La Puerta, opened the pioneering Golden Door in Escondido, California.

We love this destination’s bold, unpretentious admission: “More than a fat farm!” Indeed, this South Carolina seashore retreat has changed thousands of lives with their smartly conceived program of calorie reduction and personal attention to mind/body fitness. We salute them for their inspiration and education.