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Spa Places in the News Spa
Finder Announces 2008 Spa Finder Readers Choice Awards Winners New
York, NY September 18th, 2008 - SpaFinder, Inc., the global spa resource,
today announced the winners of its prestigious 2008 Readers' Choice Awards, revealing
spa-goers' favorite spas across the globe - by continent and country/region -
as well as their top picks for the best spas in 25 specific categories. In addition
to the diverse geographic regions traditionally recognized in the awards program,
new favorites in remote locations such as Kynsa, South Africa and Queensland,
Australia demonstrate how a fresh generation of spas are enticing global travelers.
"We're proud to carry our Readers' Choice Awards
into their sixth year, reflecting the unvarnished opinions of actual spa goers
from every part of the world," said SpaFinder, Inc. President Susie Ellis.
"As our industry's version of the 'Academy Awards,' our goal is to shine
a global spotlight on those deserving spas that offer truly exceptional experiences
to their guests." The 2008 awards are based on over 250,000
votes submitted worldwide by SpaFinder.com visitors and readers of SpaFinder publications,
representing the most complete consumer assessment of the global spa market available
today. In all, ballots were cast for over 1,500 different spas around the world
by visitors who have used these properties personally in the past three years.
SpaFinder Crystal Award Winners for
2008 Most coveted are SpaFinder's Crystal Awards, which recognize the most
extraordinary spa on each of six continents. This year's winners are: Africa:
Pezula Resort Hotel and Spa, Kynsa, South Africa
Asia:
The Peninsula Hong Kong, China
Australia:
Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat, Queensland, Australia
Europe:
Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa, Baden-Baden, Germany
South America: El Alvear Palace,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Notably,
this year marks the first time that a non-US spa took home the North America award.
And several of these Crystal Award winners have leapt to the forefront virtually
overnight: Gwinganna has been open only two years, while Pezula has been open
only three. SpaFinder Country/Region Winners for 2008 Awards
are given for the top spa in each of 27 countries and regions. Four new countries
have been added this year, including Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, and Singapore,
reflecting significant growth in these spa markets. In the
United States, Arizona retains its leadership as the favorite spa state with Canyon
Ranch Tucson taking the top US spa spot this year. Elsewhere, repeat winners include
the Peninsula Spa in Hong Kong, Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa of Germany, Rancho
La Puerta of Mexico, Kurotel Longevity Center of Brazil, St. Anne's Country Inn
of Canada, The BodyHoliday of St. Lucia, Ananda in the Himalayas of India, Four
Seasons Resort Bali of Indonesia, and Chiva-Som of Thailand. Favorite
Spas by Country/Region
Austria Schloss
Velden, a Capella Hotel
Brazil Kurotel
Longevity Center and Spa, Gramado
Canada
Ste. Annes Country Inn & Spa, Grafton, Ontario
Central America Four Seasons
Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
China
The Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Czech
Republic Mandarin Oriental, Prague
France
Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, Paris, France
Germany
Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa, Baden-Baden
Greece
The Six Senses Spa at porto elounda De Luxe Resort & Spa, Elounda, Crete,
Greece
India Ananda in the Himalayas,
Tehri Garhwai, Uttaranchai
Indonesia Four
Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, Bali
Ireland
Sámas at the Park Hotel Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland Italy Fonteverde
Natural Spa Resort, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Japan
The Peninsula Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Malaysia Pangkor
Laut Resort, Pangkor, Malaysia
Middle East Carmel
Forest Spa Resort, Haifa, Israel Philippines Shangri-La's
Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu, the Philippines Russia The
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow, Moscow, Russia Singapore The
Sentosa Resort & Spa, Sentosa, Singapore S.
Pacific Islands The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Switzerland
Clinique La Prairie, Clarens-Montreux, Switzerland
United
Kingdom Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa, Leicestershire, England
United
States Canyon Ranch Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
SpaFinder
Category Award Winners for 2008 To help spa consumers identify the best
spas for their unique goals, SpaFinder asks its readers and web visitors to name
their picks for the best spas across 25 specific categories - from "best
accommodations" and "best cuisine," to "best for men"
and "best urban hotel spa." New categories this year include "favorite
spa manager" and "favorite spa therapist." Accommodations
Acqualina Resort and Spa (FL) Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa (Germany) Cal-a-Vie
(CA) Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo (Costa Rica) Green
Valley Spa & Wellness Center (UT) TheGreenhouse (TX) Lake
Austin Spa Resort (TX) The Mayflower Inn & Spa (CT) St. Regis
Resort, Aspen (CO) St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach (CA) Affordability
Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa (UT) Ixtapan Spa Hotel & Golf Resort (Mexico)
Mohonk Mountain House (NY) New Age Health Spa (NY) New Life Hiking
Spa (VT) The Oaks at Ojai (CA) Red Mountain Spa (UT) Rio Caliente
Hotsprings (Mexico) Safety Harbor Resort and Spa (FL) Spa Eastman (Canada)
Boutique Spa The Ashram (CA) Cal-a-Vie
(CA) COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri (Indonesia) Fitness Ridge Resort
& Spa (UT) The Hillcrest Victorian Inn, a Valenova Spa (Canada) Mii
amo, a destination spa at Enchantment (AZ) New Life Hiking Spa (VT) The
Raj (IA) Ten Thousand Waves (NM) We Care Spa Juice Fasting & Spiritual
Retreat (CA)
Brand Canyon Ranch
Espa Fairmont Raffles Hotels International Four Seasons Hotels and
Resorts Golden Door Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Mandarin Oriental Peninsula
The Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Resorts St. Regis Hotels and Resorts
Cuisine
Canyon Ranch in Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch in Tucson (AZ) Golden Door (CA) The Hillcrest Victorian
Inn, a Valenova Spa (Canada) Lake
Austin Spa Resort (TX) Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa (Canada)
The Lodge at Woodloch (PA) Miraval Tucson (AZ) Mirbeau Inn & Spa
(NY) Rancho La Puerta (Mexico)
Fitness Program Cal-a-Vie (CA)
Canyon Ranch in Lenox
(MA) Canyon Ranch in Tucson (AZ) Cooper Wellness Program at Cooper Aerobics
(TX) Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa (UT) Golden Door (CA) Miraval
Tucson (AZ) Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa (FL) Rancho
La Puerta (Mexico) Red Mountain Spa (UT) Golf
CordeValle, a Rosewood Resort (CA) The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa
(CO) Deerhurst Resort (Canada) Doral
Golf Resort & Spa (FL) The Greenbrier (WV) The Lodge at Pebble
Beach (CA) The Lodge at Torrey Pines (CA) Ojai Valley Inn & Spa (CA)
St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach (CA) Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont
Scottsdale (AZ) Hiking Canyon
Ranch in Tucson (AZ) Echo Valley
Ranch & Spa (Canada) Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa (UT) Green
Valley Spa & Wellness Center (UT) Hills
Health Ranch (Canada) Mii amo, a destination spa at Enchantment (AZ) Miraval
Tucson (AZ) Mohonk Mountain House (NY) New Life Hiking Spa (VT) Rancho
La Puerta (Mexico) Red Mountain Spa (UT) Luxury
Acqualina Resort & Spa (FL) Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa (Germany) Cal-a-Vie
(CA) Four Seasons
Resort Chiang Mai (Thailand) Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula
Papagayo (Costa Rica) The Mayflower Inn & Spa (CT) The Peninsula Hong
Kong (China) Sandy Lane (Barbados) St. Regis Resort, Aspen (CO) Spa
Manager Helen Brown (The Mayflower Inn & Spa) Kate Brown (Acqualina
Resort & Spa) Dianne Canaff (Beyond, a day spa at Hackensack University
Medical Center) Lori Connor (St. Regis Resort, Aspen) Daisy Dykes (The
Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans) Todd Hewitt (Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at
Peninsula Papagayo) Kate Mearns (The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg) Dawn
Overman (The Retreat on Larimer) Chris Pulito (Mirbeau Inn & Spa) Valory
Reed (St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach) Andrew Winneberger (Spa Toccare at
the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa) Medical
Program Brenner's Park Hotel & Spa (Germany) Canyon
Ranch in Lenox (MA) Canyon Ranch in Tucson (AZ) Chiva-Som
(Thailand) Clinique La Prairie (Switzerland) The Duke Diet & Fitness
Center (NC) The Greenbrier (WV) Hilton Head Health (SC) Pritikin Longevity
Center & Spa (FL) The Raj (IA) Men
Boca Raton Resort & Club (FL) Borgata
Hotel Casino & Spa (NJ) Canyon
Ranch in Lenox (MA) The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (CA) The
Greenbrier (WV) Hilton Head Health (SC) Miraval Tucson (AZ) Pritikin
Longevity Center & Spa (FL) St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach (CA) Willow
Stream Spa at the Fairmont Banff Springs (Canada) Mind-Body-Spirit
Golden Door (CA) Grail Springs Health Retreat and Wellness Spa (Canada) The
Hillcrest Victorian Inn, a Valenova Spa (Canada) Kripalu Center for Yoga and
Health (MA) Mii Amo, a destination spa at Enchantment (AZ) Miraval Tucson
(AZ) New Age Health Spa (NY) Rancho
La Puerta (Mexico) Red Mountain Spa (UT) Sundara Inn & Spa (WI)
Romance Acqualina
Resort & Spa (FL) Huvafen Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives (Maldives) Las
Ventanas Al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort (Mexico) L'Auberge Del Mar (CA)
Mirbeau Inn & Spa (NY) Rosewood Mayakoba (Mexico) St. Regis Resort,
Aspen (CO) Ste. Anne's Country Inn and Spa (Canada) Sundara Inn &
Spa (WI) Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont the Fairmont Banff Springs (Canada)
Spa Therapist Michelle Cameron
(The Sebel Reef House & Spa) Luz Esther Castro (Rancho La Puerta) Randy
Felstead (Acqualina Resort & Spa) Edward Kearney (The Greenbrier) Erica
Kittay (St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach) Giovanni Lubonja (Spa Toccare at
the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa) Rebeca Ruiz (Four Seasons Resort Costa
Rica at Peninsula Papagayo) Micheal Ryan (Mohonk Mountain House) Antonis
Sarris (The Six Senses Spa at porto elounda De Luxe Resort & Spa) Millie
Schmalz (St. Regis Resort, Aspen) Eddie Varner (The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans)
Urban Hotel Spa agua at Sanderson
(UK) Bliss 49 (NY) Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris (France) Mandarin
Oriental, New York (NY) Park Hyatt Toronto Stillwater Spa (Canada) St.
Regis Resort, San Francisco (CA) The Peninsula Chicago (IL) The Peninsula
Hong Kong (China) The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans (LA) The Spa at the Four
Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (China) Weight
Loss Cal-a-Vie (CA) Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa (UT) Grail
Springs Health Retreat and Wellness Spa (Canada) Hilton Head Health (SC) New
Age Health Spa (NY) New Life Hiking Spa (VT) The Oaks at Ojai (CA) Pritikin
Longevity Center & Spa (FL) Rancho
La Puerta (Mexico) Red Mountain Spa (UT) Winter
Sports Canyon Ranch
in Lenox (MA) Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort (UT) Deerhurst Resort
(Canada) Four Seasons Resort Whistler (Canada) Hills
Health Ranch (Canada) Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa (CO) St.
Regis Resort, Aspen (CO) Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa (VT) Termas
Chillan Ski & Spa Resort (Chile) Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Banff
Springs (Canada)
Details
of Reader's Choice Award winners can be found in SpaFinder's 2008 Global SpaFinder,
the definitive worldwide spa directory, and can be viewed at: http://www.spafinder.com/spaguide/readerschoice/2008.jsp
Awards Ceremonies to Take Place October 14th, 2008 The
SpaFinder Readers' Choice Awards will be formally presented during an invitation-only
gala at the brand new Spa by Guerlain® in the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel of New
York on October 14th, 2008.
Spa
Finder (Inc.) is the publisher and source of the above information.
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