It’s important to take time for self-care, perhaps now more than ever. Whether you choose a massage, facial, body wrap or all of the above, letting go of stress and worry and renewing and reconnecting with yourself can help you be your best version.
Take a look at these luxe spas and unexpected treatments across the U.S. for pampering and self-renewal.
As always, check for travel restrictions and closures before planning your trip.
Savor Time in a Sonoran Desert Spa
Nestled into the Sonora Desert with views of Camelback Mountain, The Phoenician Spa at The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale takes inspiration from the mythical phoenix and helps guests rise anew through its luxurious treatments.
Awaken the senses with a hot-and-cold contrast hydrotherapy spa ritual before retreating into a sumptuously appointed treatment room. Keep the hot-and-cold theme going with a Fire & Ice Massage that blends the warmth of hot oil with the spa’s ChillZen cream. Afterward, soak in relaxation at the rooftop pool.
Soak Up Chill Santa Barbara, California, Spa Vibes
Soak in the scenic California landscape of The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara‘s 78 acres at the luxurious, locally inspired, 42,000-square-foot spa. Take advantage of the redwood sauna and eucalyptus steam room before settling in for one of the spa’s signature treatments, like the Hollywood Facial.
This facial uses techniques that will leave your skin refined, refreshed and radiant. Take that dewy facial glow and relax in a fireside lounge or on the rooftop terrace.
Find Your Bliss on Florida’s Amelia Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, nestled on 13 miles of beachfront, sets the scene for an incredibly relaxing spa experience on this North Florida barrier island.
One of the signature treatments at The Ritz-Carlton Spa is Heaven in a Hammock, a zero-gravity touch therapy experience that replicates the ebbs and flows of the ocean as you gently rock in a hand-woven hammock.
Continue the relaxation with chakra balancing, walking and full-moon meditations, and a dip in the saltwater pool.
Manifest Spa Bliss in Marco Island, Florida
If you’re looking for the ultimate spa experience, look no further than Spa by JW at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Southwest Florida. The expansive spa has its own pool where you can soak up the Florida sunshine and enjoy poolside healthy bites. Inside, retreat to one of the treatment rooms for an 80-minute 5 Senses Signature Massage, designed exclusively by the hotel’s therapists. During the massage your therapist will integrate all five senses to balance your body and mind for complete healing.
Embrace the California Dream in Palm Desert
Make a day of it when you book treatments at the world-class, 38,000-square-foot Spa at Desert Springs at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa near Palm Springs.
The spa’s signature Desert Journey treatment is inspired by the fragrant scents of the blooming desert and blends aromatherapy, a scrub, a massage and hot stones to deliver you into a deeply relaxed state of mind and body. Afterward, keep the relaxation vibe intact in the spa’s lemongrass- and lavender-scented Turkish-style hammams.
Discover the Ancient Benefits of Agave in Arizona
The Sonoran Desert and its indigenous Agave plant serve as inspiration for the treatments on the menu at Agave, The Arizona Spa & Salon at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.
Your Spa Concierge will ensure your selected therapies flow to perfection to create a personalized wellness experience just for you. One treatment to consider is the Wellness Massage, an exclusive blend of therapies that uses aromatherapy, reflexology, hot stones and more to encourage lymphatic flow and reconnect your mind, body and spirit.
Find Your Happiness in Hawaii
The aptly named Heavenly Spa by Westin at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali will surely have you feeling like you’re in heaven on Earth.
For the ultimate in relaxation, reserve an outdoor beachfront cabana and let the trade winds caress you while your therapist uses their forearms and long strokes to imitate ocean waves during a Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage.
Or choose the Pohaku Hot Stone Massage and your therapist will use warm basalt stones to soothe aching muscles and deepen your level of relaxation.
Indulge in an Eight-Hand Massage in Dallas
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the spa treatments at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. Take, for example, the Texas Eight-Hand Massage, during which four therapists synchronize for an incredible massage that will sooth your tired muscles.
Or try Dean’s Margarita Salt Glow, which your therapist can provide frozen, using cold stone therapy, or on the rocks with heated stones.
Go Big with Your Spa Treatment in Texas
The therapists at the 25,000-square-foot European-style Relâche Spa at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center are at the ready to help you feel your best with myriad treatments that will leave you refreshed, renewed and reenergized.
Treat your face to some pampering with the Farmeceutical Facial, an organic farm-to-skin treatment that blends botanicals with hemp oil for a radiant glow.
Treat Yourself to a Rocky Mountain High Spa Treatment in Colorado
The treatments at the 21,000-square-foot The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Bachelor Gulch are inspired by its surroundings and include locally sourced herbs, plants and minerals.
One of the minerals incorporated into the treatments is activated charcoal sourced from Colorado mines, which is the star of the Miner’s Mineral Mud Wrap.
The charcoal’s detoxifying properties blend with oil, salt and shea butter to leave your skin supple, your mind calm and your spirit lifted.
The Treatments Are Awesome in Austin, Texas
Step into the holistic Verbena Spa at Austin Proper Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels and feel a world away from the buzz of the city.
For a different type of buzz, choose Tequila: The Proper Way, a massage during which your therapist uses agave and tequila to ease your muscles and detox your skin while at the same time leading you through a meditation. If you’d rather, the spa’s therapists can provide in-room treatments in the privacy of your room.
Go for the Gold in Miami Beach
Everything’s golden at Remède Spa at The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach, where the team is dedicated to surpassing all expectations and making your spa experience nothing short of spectacular.
Reserve a spa suite and enjoy time to yourself on the patio before or after the decadent Bal Harbour 24-Karat Gold Facial, which will leave you sparkling with a sprinkling of gold oil and ready for what the evening holds.
Go Local in Maui
Feel the aloha spirit when you enter the lush gardens and serene outdoor settings at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua Spa. The spa’s therapists are inspired by island traditions and indigenous plants for a holistic approach to wellness.
Speaking of local plants, show your body some aloha with the Coconut Crush Body Renewal: a coconut whipped sea butter sugar scrub buffs away dull skin, and a Lomilomi Massage using organic coconut oil moisturizes and leaves your entire body glowing.
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