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2012 Condé Nast Traveller (UK) Readers' Spa Awards: The World's Top 30 Spas

October 16, 2012 - Condé Nast Traveler has announce the winners of its 10th annual Readers' Spa Awards. Last autumn readers were asked to tell where they most like to go to relax, detox and improve your well-being. Readers nominated their favourite urban day spas, hotel spas, exotic retreats and medical wellness centres. The choices were rated according to criteria, such as ambience/design, body treatments, cuisine and service. The following are the readers' favorite 30 spas in the world.

1. Ananda Spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, India (00 91 1378 227500; www.anandaspa.com)
2. Six Senses Spa, Evason Ma'in Hot Springs, Madaba, Ma'In, Jordan (00 962 5 324 5500; www.evasonresorts.com)
3. The Mekong Spa, La Résidence Phou Vao, Luang Prabang, Laos (00 856 71 212194; www.residencephouvao.com)
4. ESPA Riga, 4a Baznīcas Street, Riga, Latvia (00 371 67715222; www.espariga.com)
5. The Spa, Coworth Park, Blacknest Road, Ascot, Berkshire (01344 876600; www.dorchestercollection.com)
6. Verdura Spa, Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sciacca, Sicily, Italy (00 39 09 2599 8061; www.roccofortehotels.com)
7. The Spa by ESPA, One&Only Reethi Rah, North Malé Atoll, Maldives (00 960 664 8800; www.oneandonlyresorts.com)
8. Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Ringha, Tibet (00 86 887 828 8822; www.banyantree.com)
9. The Blue Spa, Carlisle Bay, Antigua, West Indies (00 1 268 484 0000; www.campbellgrayhotels.com)
10. The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, 1 Persiaran Lagun Sunway 3, Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia (00 60 5 210 7839; www.thebanjaran.com)
11. COMO Shambhala Retreat, Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos (00 1 649 946 7788; www.parrotcay.como.bz)
12. CHI, The Spa, Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, 176 Cumberland Street, Sydney, Australia (00 61 2 9250 6000; www.shangri-la.com)
13. COMO Shambhala Retreat, COMO Shambhala Estate, Banjar Begawan, Desa Melinggih Kelod, Payangan, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia (00 62 361 978 888; www.comoshambhala.bz)
14. Herb House Spa, Lime Wood, Beaulieu Rd, Lyndhurst, Hampshire (02380 286998; www.limewood.co.uk)
15. The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, 31, avenue George V, Paris, France (00 33 1 49 52 70 00; www.fourseasons.com)
16. ESPA Life at Corinthia, Corinthia Hotel London, Whitehall Place, London SW1 (020 7321 3050; www.espalifeatcorinthia.com)
17. Peninsula Spa by ESPA, The Peninsula Hotel, 700 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street, New York (00 1 212 956 2888; www.peninsula.com)
18. Nira Spa, Shanti Maurice, Riviere des Galets, Chemin Grenier, Mauritius (00 230 603 7200; shantimaurice.com)
19. Maison Guerlain, 68 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (00 33 1 45 62 11 21; www.guerlain.com)
    
20. Espace Henri Chenot at Palace Merano, Via Cavour 2, Merano, Italy (00 39 0473 271 399; www.palace.it)
21. The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland (0800 389 3737 ; www.gleneagles.com)
22. FX Mayr & More, Golfstraße 2, Maria Wörth-Dellach, Carinthia, Austria (00 43 4273 25110; www.mayrandmore.com)
23. Clinique La Prairie, Montreux, Switzerland (00 41 21 989 3311; www.laprairie.ch)
24. The Spa, Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia (00 93.37 689 603 130; www.fourseasons.com)
25. SHA Wellness Clinic, Calle de Verderol 5, Alicante, Spain (00 34 966 811 199; www.shawellnessclinic.com)
26. The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London (020 7319 5480; www.fourseasons.com)
27. Chuan Spa, The Langham, One Southgate Avenue, Southbank, Melbourne, Australia (00 61 3 8696 8888; www.langhamhotels.com)
28. The Spa, Coral Reef Club, St James, Barbados (00 1 246 422 2372; www.coralreefbarbados.com)
29. Asian Spa City Retreat, Athenaeum InterContinental, Syngrou 89-93, Athens, Greece (00 30 210 9206580; www.asianspa.gr)
30. Vinothérapie Spa, Les Sources de Caudalie, Bordeaux, France (00 33 557 83 83 83; www.sources-caudalie.com)
    
    
    
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