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It’s arrived! SpaFinder and NewBeauty magazine teamed up again for the annual SpaFinder: The Guide to Global Spa, Wellness & Beauty. This year the Guide features the 2011 Readers’ Choice Award winners, including Best Spas for everything from detoxing, going solo, girlfriend getaways, affordability and more! Plus, discover hot new trends in spa and beauty.

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.

Our food & wellness editor travels to Kohler, Wisconsin, to check out the new Complete Harmony treatment during the Kohler Food & Wine Festival. Read about her food and spa adventures from Jaques Torres and his delicate caramel cages to a relaxing whirlpool bath.

We’re big into movies here at the SF office — dramas, comedies, indies, we love them all. When we want an opinion on a new film, we know Senior Editor Shari’s the one to ask because she’s probably seen it. Our SVP Betsy can pretty much name any actor starring in any movie ever made. […]

With everyone running on super-speed this season we think it’s important to take some time out of our stressful seasonal schedules and slow down. Here are some of SpaRitual’s tips for Slow Beauty in a Fast World.

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.

Not only are squash oddly delightful to admire by sight, they’re also satisfyingly buttery and sweet to the palate, in addition to being nutritious sources of beta-carotenes and other vital nutrients.

With the New York Marathon just around the corner, sports massage is something that should be on every runner’s mind. Aimed to restore and rehabilitate or just to get the muscles ready for the race, NYC spas offer great insight to the service and even some ways to sprint, soothe and save this marathon season.

SpaFinder readers served these spas with the title of being the Top 10 for Best Cuisine in the 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards, and it’s easy to see why.

With fall under way, spas across the country are getting seasonal and savoring the powerful and antioxidant-rich ingredients of autumn treats like pumpkin, cranberry, pomegranate and more. With pumpkin offering over 100 beneficial ingredients including retinol (Vitamin A), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), beta-carotene, and a natural form of salicylic acid,  nourish your skin with these […]

QUESTION: Do you know of any spas in the U.S. that are uniquely themed for kids — a fun and whimsical-themed spa? – L.C Dear L.C., Where to find spas that accept children is a question we receive often here at our SpaFinder offices. It seems people want to take their kids—of all ages—with them […]

There are some new spas on the block, and they’re already making a splash with SpaFinder fans!  On your next spa vacation, why not whisk away to one of these spa resorts? They cater to jet-setting crowds, family vacationers and couples alike, and run the gamut from the bright lights of Sin City to the […]

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

The internationally beloved Spa Eastman asserts, “We are not a hotel with a spa. We offer a global and authentic health spa retreat.” It’s an important distinction that makes Quebec’s Eastman one of our favorite spots in the Great White North to unwind and revive as we savor their healthy, delicious food, wonderful treatments and […]

While it doesn’t define itself as a spa, Green Mountain’s 40 years as a treasured destination for women seeking healthy solutions to weight loss make it an essential pioneer for our list. Their caring program of mindful meditation, nutrition, and fitness has helped thousands of women break the cycle of yo-yo dieting in a healthy, […]

For years we’ve been completely charmed by this down-to-earth, Southern California gem, located in the healthy-minded valley town of Ojai. The Oaks has been welcoming guests for over three decades with its top-notch nutritional and fitness programs and spa treatments. We also love how new habits are forged here—affordably.

Recently voted among the “Top 10 Spas for Hiking, Weight Loss, and Favorite Spa Treatment” in our 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards, Green Valley calls itself “the original hiking spa.” We love it for that and so much more, including its stress reduction and weight-loss programs, award-winning sports programs, mind-melting treatments, beautiful Red Rocks location and […]

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto thought he’d found the Fountain of Youth at this site’s natural mineral springs in the 1500s. The water of is one of the many features that brings us back to this Tampa Bay spa resort, which boasts a sprawling 50,000 feet dedicated to spa and fitness. Upon his arrival in […]

For the last 25 years, Jimmy LeSage has put his heart and soul into making his spa in Vermont’s Green Mountains a destination to hike and get fit, eat well, and relax—all for an extremely affordable price. We greatly admire him for doing this passionately while keeping his guest count low so he can offer […]

Founded in 1931 by Dr. Paul Niehans, a cellular therapy trailblazer whose methods were rooted in the extraction of various organs from sheep and sheep fetuses, Clinique La Prairie, in Montreaux, Switzerland, has steadily built on its original vision to create a private luxury clinic offering regenerating and revitalizing treatments based on organ extracts.