1. Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa: the mountain-side hotel was ranked as the best wellness retreat in Massachusetts last year with prices ranging from $650 to $1,650 a night.
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The hotel’s “Life in Balance” spa offers dozens of services beyond your typical facial, including Abhyanga massages, Reiki, and Thai breath and body therapy.The indoor-outdoor pool at Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa, a three-hour drive from Manhattan.
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The spa has multiple relaxation rooms, including this “women’s lounge” with a fireplace and mountain views.The “Women’s lounge” at Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa.
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There’s also a wide array of wellness-focused outdoor activities, including equestrian painting sessions, beekeeping, and rope courses.
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No wellness retreat would be complete without yoga. At Miraval Berkshires, guests can take a fitness class or meditation session complete with aerial silks.
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2. San Diego Mission Bay Resort: the waterfront hotel’s nightly rates range from $250 to $1,300 for the largest suite.
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The resort’s Spa Brezza offers various meditations, Reiki, sound bowl meditation, and chakra balancing.
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3. Kona Kai Resort & Spa: also located in San Diego, this resort has a private beach where guests can go paddle boarding. Rooms start around $150 a night.
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The resort takes dog-friendly to a whole new level. Through SpaTerre’s “Noble Paws” program, your pup can receive a massage and stretching session from a certified therapist.
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For human guests, the spa has a couple’s suite with a soak tub for two and a couple’s shower.Intimate couple’s suite with a soak tub for two and a couple’s shower
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4. L’Auberge Del Mar: the luxury resort located in Del Mar, California is home to a full-service spa “focused on the healing powers of the ocean.”
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The spa offers full-body exfoliations using marine salt crystals, red algae, a warm marine mud mask, and lemongrass scrubs. Prices range from $210 for a 50-minute treatment to $450 for two and a half hours.Spa Patio at L’Auberge
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5. Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa: spend the night in La Jolla, California or take a weekend day trip for their spa’s #SelfCareSundays series.Outdoor relaxation area at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
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The hotel’s Spa Estancia features a full menu of “aromafusion journeys,” body and skincare treatments, and a meditation garden.
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6. Royal Palms Resort and Spa: this Hyatt resort in Scottsdale, Arizona was originally built as a private wellness retreat. Now, it’s open to the public for a standard rate of $679 a night.
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Inspired by the property’s orange groves, the spa offers citrus-inspired treatments including the signature “Citrus Ritual.”
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Here, the treatment begins with a full body exfoliation with water “gently cascading” from the room’s shower heads above.Inside the spa at Royal Palms Resort and Spa
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7. The Rittenhouse Spa & Club: for a luxury wellness retreat in the heart of Philadelphia, head to this spa located inside the iconic Rittenhouse Hotel.Couple’s massage room
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Spa services include Reiki, a traditional Japanese healing practice; Thai massage, combining elements of yoga and ayurveda; and a massage that uses warm bamboo sticks to work deep into the muscle tissue.The relaxation room at The Rittenhouse Spa & Club,
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