Last November, readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine nominatd their favourite spas in categories from Urban Day Spas and Hotel Spas to Spa Retreats and Medical/Thermal Spas.They were asked to rate them according to a number of criteria, including exercise programmes and body treatments, ambience/decor and cuisine.

The results reveal the winners in each category...

MEDICAL AND THERMAL SPAS
OVERSEAS HOTELS: ASIA
OVERSEAS HOTELS: AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC
OVERSEAS HOTELS: EUROPE
OVERSEAS HOTELS: THE AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN
SPA RETREATS: OVERSEAS
SPA RETREATS: UK
URBAN DAY SPAS: OVERSEAS
URBAN DAY SPAS: UK

...with the highest scorers ranked as the World's Top 25:

1 Shambhala Spa
Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos Islands HS
2 Mandara Spa
JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, Thailand HS
3 Les Sources de Caudalie
France HS
4 Banyan Tree Spa
Seychelles HS
5 Spa Village
Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia HS
6 Willow Stream Spa
The Fairmont Banff Springs, Canada HS
7 Six Senses Spa
Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives HS
8 Chiva-Som International Health Resort
Thailand DS
9 Mandara Spa
The Datai, Malaysia HS
10 Mandara Spa
One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas HS
11 The Source
Begawan Giri Estate, Bali DS
12 bliss soho
New York UD
13 The Spa
Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa, Australia HS
14 The Oriental Spa
The Oriental, Bangkok UD
15 Banyan Tree Spa
Banyan Tree Bangkok UD
16 One Spa, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa
Edinburgh, Scotland UD
17 Palazzo Arzarga Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort
Italy HS
18 The Ritz-Carlton Spa
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park UD
19 The Serenity Spa
Seaham Hall, Northumberland DS
20 The Givenchy Spa
One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius HS
21 Terme di Saturnia Spa Resort
Italy MS
22 The Spa
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London UD
23 The Spa
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, Indonesia HS
24 The Westin Turnberry Resort
Ayrshire, Scotland DS
25 The Spa
Sandy Lane, Barbados HS

The KEY is as follows:
HS - Hotel Spas Overseas
MS - Medical/Thermal Spas
DS - Destinations Spa Retreats Overseas/UK
UD - Urban Day Spas Overseas/UK