Top 10 Spas and Top 10 Spa Resorts from Conde Nast's 1998 Readers' Choice
Award
Top 10 Spas and Top 10 Spa Resorts from Condé Nast's Readers' Choice Award
Dateline: 11/5/98
November's
Condé Nast Traveler provides the results this year's
survey of the top 100 world's best cities, islands, hotels, resorts, cruiselines,
airlines, car rentals, ....,
Spas, and
Spa Resorts.
Over 28,000 subscribers participated in the overall survey. Individual Spas and Spa
Resorts were evaluated as "excellent," "very good," "good,"
"fair," or "poor" on the criteria listed below. Final results were
based on "excellent" and "very good" votes and on a required minimum
number of responses.
Spas |
Spa Resorts |
Location/Setting
Rooms
Diet/Cuisine
Staff/Service
Program/Facilities |
Location/Setting
Rooms
Diet/Cuisine
Staff/Service
Program/Facilities
Other Activities/Facilities |
Here's how they ranked. Note the names are linked to the spa's or spa resort's web site
so you can take a virtual visit.
1998 Top 10 Spas |
1998 Top 10 Spa Resorts |
Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
Lenox, MA
Canyon Ranch
Tucson, AZ
Rancho La Puerta
Tecate, MX
Miraval Life in Balance
Tucson, AZ
Golden Door
Escondido, CA
Cal-a-Vie
Vista, CA
Lodge at
Skylonda
Woodside, CA
Carmel
Country Spa
Carmel Valley, CA
Hilton
Head Health Institute
Hilton Head, SC
Woodlands Spa
Farmington, PA
|
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa
Maui, HI
Peaks at Telluride
Telluride, CO
Ihilani Resort & Spa
Oahu, HI
Lodge &
Spa at Cordillera
Edwards, CO
Cambridge
Beaches
Bermuda
Marriott's Desert
Springs
Palm Desert, CA
Sandals
Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa
Bahamas
Las Costa Resort & Spa
Carlsbad, CA
Topnotch at
Stowe
Stowe, VT
Sanibel Harbour
Fort Meyers, FL
|
Here are the winners from past years:
1997 Top
10 Spas |
1997
Top 10 Spa Resorts |
- Canyon Ranch
Tucson, AZ
- Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
Lenox, MA
- Golden Door
Escondido, CA
- The Greenhouse
Arlington, TX
- Givenchy Hotel & Spa
Palm Springs, CA
- Miraval Life in Balance
Tucson, AZ
- Hilton Head Health
Institute
Hilton Head, SC
- Woodlands Spa
Farmington, PA
- Aveda Spa Osceola
Osceola, WI
- Carmel Country Spa
Carmel Valley, CA
|
- Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa
Maui, HI
- Peaks at Telluride
Telluride, CO
- Lodge & Spa at Cordillera
Edwards, CO
- Ihilani Resort & Spa
Oahu, HI
- Marriot's Desert Springs
Palm Desert, CA
- Marriott Camelback
Tucson, AZ
- Sandals Royal Bahamian
Resort & Spa
Bahamas
- Green Mountain at Fox Run
Ludlow, VT
- Miraval Life in Balance
Tucson, AZ
- Las Costa Resort & Spa
Carlsbad, CA
|
1996 Top 10 Spas |
|
Golden Door
Escondido, CA
Lodge &
Spa at Cordillera
Edwards, CO
Marriott Camelback
Tucson, AZ
Gand Wailea Resort
Hotel and Spa
Maui, HI
Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
Lenox, MA
Ihilani Resort & Spa
Oahu, HI
The Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Canyon Ranch
Tucson, AZ
Woods at Killington
Resort and Spa
Killington, VT
Hilton
Head Health Institute
Hilton Head, SC
|
|
Julie Register
Spa Guide
Results of
the 1999 Condé Nast Traveler (US) Readers' Choice
Awards for the best Spas and Spa Resorts.
Results of
the 1999 Condé Nast Traveller (UK) Readers' Travel
Awards for the best UK Spas and Overseas Spa Resorts.
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