Are you looking for a romantic spa? A little corner of paradise for a sexy weekend getaway? Here are the top ten romantic spas in the United States. They range from big cities to island getaways, but all the spas have an intimate scale, a sense of privacy, and sensual surroundings to inspire romance.
If none of these spas are near you, here are the five questions you have to ask when you're planning a romantic spa getaway.
1) Calistoga Ranch, Calistoga, California
Type of Spa: Inn Spa
Secluded in a forest just east of the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley, Calistoga Ranch is a sleek, sexy hideway for lovers. Private cedar-shingle guest lodges on a 157-acre compound were built to disturb with nature as little as possible. The Ranch Bathhouse overlooks Lake Lommel and offers buttermilk baths, mud baths, outdoor massages with walnut oil and a natural thermal mineral pool.
Amenities at Calistoga Ranch: Dining at the Lakehouse, or privately in one’s own lodge. Private parties at the Lakehouse or the Wine Cave. Pool. Fitness center. Bocce ball.
2) Royal Palms Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona
Type of Spa: Resort Spa.
The Royal Palms Resort & Spa is a Spanish Mediterranean estate with an original 1929 mansion and 117 casitas and guestrooms decorated in jewel-tones. The Alvadora Spa has fountains, fireplaces, a Watsu massage pool, and a seductive, spacious indoor/outdoor Acqua Dolce couples’ compound.
Amenities: Pool and fitness center. The hotel is just minutes from world-class shopping, galleries, golf and attractions. Guests also receive preferred tee times at the Valley’s Troon Golf facilities.
3) Spa at The Mandarin Oriental, New York City
Type of Spa: Urban Luxury Spa
Located on the 35th floor of the luxurious Time Warner center, The Mandarin Oriental in New York City is just an elevator ride away from world class restaurants and shopping. Overlooks Central Park and offers sweeping views from the lobby bar, the rooms and even the spa. It's convenient to Fifth Avenue shopping (to the east) and Broadway (to the west).
The soothing rooms are very sexy. So is the seductive couples suite with an antique Chinese bed, private steam shower and fireplace, tucked away in the Asian-inspired spa.
Signature Treatments at Mandarin Oriental, New York: The Time Ritual is a two-hour treatment for the person who doesn't want to decide on a treatment weeks ahead of time. Instead, you talk with the therapist about what your body needs that day while she gently washes your feet. The Time Ritual begins and ends with the ringing of a bell and consists of an exfoliation, a massage and a gentle facial cleanse, but is customized for you. For my Ama-Releasing Ayurveda treatment, I was exfoliated with a special ESPA cactus body brush before a soothing stream of warm oil was poured onto my belly and back. Delicious, and profoundly soothing.
4) One & Only Spa Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
Type of Spa: Resort Spa
One & Only Palmilla is a 172-room resort in Los Cabos that can arrange a Latin guitar trio to serenade you on the beach. Or in the Casa Gardenia suite, a personal butler serves dinner on the moon-lit patio. A favorite of celebrities, couples and honeymooners. The 22,000-sq. ft. spa features 13 spa villas that are the ultimate in privacy and intimacy.
Signature Treatments at One&Only Spa Palmilla:The spa’s menu of “Exotic Rituals” all begin with a floral foot wash and are finalized with a tea ceremony that includes fresh fruit. The Aztec Aromatic Ritual is a wrap said to aid in healing headaches, arthritis and muscular aches. The recipe includes clove/ginger/cinnamon (shades of Snickerdoodles!) and is followed by a 60 or 90-minnute massage with rosemary and pine essential oils. Facial treatments include the Elemis Japanese Silk Booster Facial and the Elemis Healing Facial for Men. Nail and hair services are also offered (private suites available for bridal parties).
5) The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina
Type of Spa: Resort Spa
Designed in charming Low Country style, the Inn at Palmetto Bluff has 42 large, comfy cottage rooms with water views, fireplaces and porches. The Spa treatment rooms have verandas and even outdoor baths. The Golf Course darts in and out along the May River shoreline.
Amenities at Palmetto Bluff:An excellent golf course darts in and out along the May River shoreline. 8 treatment rooms. Impressive golf. Pool. Fitness center. Biking.
6) Mauna Lani Spa at Mana Lani Resort, Big Island, Hawaii
Mauna Lani Resort has just 335 rooms, most overlooking the ocean. But for complete privacy, try one of five butler-serviced bungalows just a short walk from the beach. The spa is a small village of thatched roof huts, with exotic treatments like the Ginger Honey Body Therapy and an open-air lava sauna.
7) Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Arizona
Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain is small and intimate, with sleek modern rooms. The spa features The Sanctum, a stone-wall hideaway couples can rent for the hour or half-day and enjoy the vitality pool, deluge shower and fire pit.
8) Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Little Torch Key, Florida.
Little Palm Island is a hidden treasure in the Florida Keys, accessible only by boat or seaplane. Just 28 private bungalows decorate in English Colonial style look out to sea through leafy palms. Kids club? Forget it. The resort draws the line at 16 years. Canoeing, diving, sailing and fishing await the adventuresome, and Spa Terre specializes in luxurious Indonesian treatments.
9) MacArthur Place Inn & Spa, Sonoma, California
MacArthur Place Inn & Spa is a Victorian inn on 300 acres with its own gardens and orchards. Suites and cottages offer two-person hydrotherapy tubs, fireplaces, sitting areas, and patios or balconies overlooking the gardens. The Garden Spa features treatments inspired by wine country, like grapeseed scrubs.
10) Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles, New York
Mirbeau has 34 chateau-style rooms overlooking gardens, each with a fireplace and a bath big enough for two. Located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, this intimate retreat has treatments like the Orange parfait – a milk bath scented with orange blossoms.
by From Anitra Brown
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