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Conde Nast Traveller's Readers' Spa Awards 2006

Here are the results of the 4th Annual Conde Nast Traveller's Readers' Spa Awards.

TOP 25

1 Sereno Spa, Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, India

2 La Reserve Geneve Hotel & Spa, Geneva, Switzerland

3 Sante Winelands Hotel & Wellness Centre, Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, South Africa

4 Six Senses Spa, Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives

5 The Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London

6 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Miami, USA

7 Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree, Bangkok, Thailand

8 The Spa, Mandarin Oriental, Miami, USA

Read Julie Register's Review of The Spa, Mandarin Oriental, Miami

9 Ananda Spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, India

10 COMO Shambhala Retreat at Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos

11 The Assawan Spa & Health Club, Burj Al Arab, Dubai

12 Altira Spa, Mardavall Hotel & Spa, Mallorca, Spain

13 Thalassa Spa, Anassa, Cyprus

14 Oberoi Spa by Banyan Tree, The Oberoi Udaivilãs, Udaipur, India

15 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York, New York, USA

Read Julie Register's Review of The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York

16 Spa Chakra Hayman, Hayman, Queensland, Australia

17 c-side, Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire

18 Givenchy Spa, One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai

19 Bliss Soho, New York, USA

20 Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand

Read about Julie Register's visit to Chiva Som

21 Givenchy Spa, One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius

22 Mandara Spa, The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia

23 The BodyHoliday, LeSPORT, St Lucia

Read about Julie Register's visit to LeSPORT

24 The Spa, Chewton Glen, New Milton, Hampshire

25 Evian Royal Spa, Evian Royal Resort, Evian-les-Bains, France

MEDICAL AND THERMAL SPAS

1 Evian Royal Spa, Evian Royal Resort, Evian-les-Bains, France

2 Mayr Health Spa, Carinthia, Austria

3 Clinique La Prairie, Switzerland

4 Danubius Health Spa at Danubius Hotel Gellert, Budapest, Hungary

5 Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Read about Julie Register's visit to the Blue Lagoon

6 Terme di Saturnia Spa Resort, Tuscany, Italy

7 Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa, Baden-Baden, Germany

8 Therme Vals, Vals, Switzerland

9 Kalari Kovilakom, Kerala, India

10 Polynesian Spa, Rotorua, New Zealand

Read about Julie Register's visit to the Polynesian Spa

HOTEL SPAS: AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST & INDIAN OCEAN

1 Six Senses Spa, Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives

2 The Assawan Spa & Health Club, Burj Al Arab, Dubai

3 Givenchy Spa, One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai

4 Givenchy Spa, One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius

5 Sanctuary Spa, The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town, South Africa

6 Six Senses Spa, Al Qasr Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

7 Givenchy Spa, One&Only Le Touessrok, Mauritius

8 The Spa Retreat, Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa, Maldives

9 L'Institut de Guerlain, Le Prince Maurice, Mauritius

10 Six Senses Spa, Soneva Gili Resort & Spa, Maldives

11 Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Maldives

HOTEL SPAS: ASIA & INDIAN SUBCONTINENT

1 Sereno Spa, Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa, India

2 Oberoi Spa by Banyan Tree, The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India

3 Mandara Spa, The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia

4 Six Senses Spa, Evason Hua Hin Resort & Spa, Hua Hin, Thailand

5 The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Thailand

Read about Julie Register's visit to Banyan Tree Phuket

6 Raffles Amrita Spa, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

7 The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, Bali

8 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort & Spa

9 Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand

Read about Julie Register's visit to Banyan Tree Phuket

10 Aman Spa, Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand

11 The Source, COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri, Bali

HOTEL SPAS: AUSTRALASIA & SOUTH PACIFIC

1 Spa Chakra Hayman, Hayman, Queensland, Australia

2 Reef House Spa, The Sebel Reef House & Spa, Queensland, Australia

3 Spa Chakra at W Sydney, Australia

4 Azure Spa, Lizard Island, Australia

5 Chuan Spa, Langham Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

6 Aurora Spa Retreat, The Prince Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

7 The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Australia

8 Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa, New South Wales, Australia

9 The Lyall Spa, Lyall Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

10 Healing Waters Spa, Silky Oaks Lodge & Spa, Daintree Rainforest, Australia

HOTEL SPAS: EUROPE

1 La Reserve Geneve Hotel & Spa, Geneva, Switzerland

2 Altira Spa, Mardavall Hotel & Spa, Mallorca, Spain

3 Thalassa Spa, Anassa, Cyprus

4 SÁMAS at Park Hotel Kenmare, Ireland

Read about Julie Register's visit to SÁMAS

5 The Spa, Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel, Interlaken, Swirzerland

6 The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, Paris

7 Cinq Mondes Spa, Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel, Lausanne, Switzerland

8 The Spa, La Residencia, Mallorca, Spain

9 The Spa, Choupana Hills Resort & Spa, Madeira, Portugal

10 Beauty Center, Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy

HOTEL SPAS: THE AMERICAS & CARIBBEAN

1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Miami, USA

2 COMO Shambhala Retreat at Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos

3 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York, USA

Read about Julie Register's visit to The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York

4 The Spa at Sandy Lane, Barbados

5 Kai Belte Spa, Anse Chastanet Resort, St Lucia

6 The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Canada

7 The Spa at The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

8 The Spa, Round Hill Hotel & Villas, Jamaica

9 Spa Bellagio, Bellagio, Las Vegas, USA

Read about Julie Register's visit to Spa Bellagio

10 One&Only Spa at One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico

SPA RETREATS: OVERSEAS

1 Sante Winelands Hotel & Wellness Centre, Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, South Africa

2 Ananda Spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, India

3 Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand

Read about Julie Register's visit to Chiva Som

4 The BodyHoliday at LeSPORT, St Lucia

Read about Julie Register's visit to LeSPORT

5 Spa Village, Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia

6 Les Sources de Caudalie, Bordeaux, France

7 Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Tucson, Arizona

8 Hotel & Spa Rosa Alpina, Dolomites

9 Two Bunch Palms, California, USA

10 Mii Amo, Enchantment Resort, Arizona, USA

SPA RETREATS: UK

1 c-side, Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire

2 The Spa, Chewton Glen, Hampshire

3 Sequoiaat The Grove, Hertfordshire

4 The Serenity Spa, Seaham Hall Hotel, County Durham

5 Cowshed, Babington House, Somerset

6 Champneys Tring, Hertfordshire

7 Ragdale Hall Health Hydro, Leicestershire

8 Calcot Spa, Calcot Manor, Wiltshire

9 Aquarius, Whatley Manor, Wiltshire

10 The Spa at Pennyhill Park, Surrey

URBAN DAY SPAS: OVERSEAS

1 Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree, Bangkok, Thailand

2 The Spa, Mandarin Oriental, Miami, USA

Read Julie Register's Review of The Spa, Mandarin Oriental, Miami

3 Bliss Soho, New York, USA

4 L'Institut de Guerlain, Paris

5 The Oriental Spa, The Oriental, Bangkok, Thailand

Read Julie Register's Review of The Oriental Spa

6 Spa Botanica, Sentosa Resort & Spa, Singapore

7 Bulgari Hotel Spa, Milan, Italy

8 Habits Culti, Milan

9 Angsana Spa Double Bay Sydney, Australia

10 I-Spa by Algotherm, InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel, France

URBAN DAY SPAS: UK

1 The Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London

2 ONE Spa at Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh

Read about Julie Register's visit to One Spa at the Sheraton Grand Edinburgh

3 Calmia, London

4 Bliss London

5 Champneys CityPoint, London

6 Escape Health Club and Cowshed Spa, The Scotsman, Edinburgh

7 Agua Bathhouse Spa, Sanderson, London

8 The Balmoral Spa, The Balmoral, Edinburgh

9 Elemis day-spa, London

10 The Sanctuary, London

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