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2007 Spa Reviews by Julie Register

The following are reviews of some of the spas Julie Register visited in 2007

Canyon Ranch SpaClub which is located in the Gaylord Palms™ Resort & Convention Center

While I was attending the ISPA Conference and Expo, I took the opportunity to visit the Canyon Ranch SpaClub which is located in the Gaylord Palms™ Resort & Convention Center where the event took place. Read about my experience there.
~Julie

While I was in Florida for the ISPA Conference and Expo, I took the opportunity to visit a couple of Orlando area spas. Read about my facial and Balinese Massage at the Mandara Spa at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando®.
~ Julie

Tabacón Grand Spa and Thermal Resort near the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica is a perfect combination of everything I seek when I go to a spa - natural hot mineral springs, excellent spa services and facilities, indigenous experiences, lovely and comfortable accommodations, fabulous food and a little adventure. It is, in fact, in a tie for my personal all time favorite spa in the world. Please note that you can click on any of the photos in the article to see larger images or click HERE to go directly to the photo tour.
~ Julie

I celebrated my wedding anniversary and husband's birthday at the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Resort in Verona, New York. We experienced a couple's treatment in the expansive VIP Suite at Skaná: The Spa at Turning Stone. Read the article and enjoy the photo gallery.

~ Julie

Every spa should have some truly memorable feature. LATHER's is a 200 square-foot wall of live tropical plants in its lounge - a vertical garden designed to purify the indoor air by improving air circulation and increasing oxygen levels. It also has a great line of natural products. Read about Julie's experience at LATHER Spa in New York City.

Yelo is not a spa. Yelo doesn't offer massage, body scrubs, body wraps, facials or hydrotherapy. "Why did Julie decide to visit it and write about it for DiscoverSpas.com?" you might reasonably ask. Read the article to find the answer.

Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia holds special memories for Julie Register and her husband. When they were both students at Georgia Tech many years ago, they would escape the heat of Atlanta summers to the cooler mountains and these beautiful gardens. They returned this summer to reminisce, and Julie experienced the 4-month-old Spa Prunifolia at Callaway Gardens.

*Julie Register and her family have made a tradition of participating in the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia each Fourth of July. Julie has also made a tradition of visiting a spa in Atlanta before the race. This year, she visited the new 12,000 square-foot Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta and experienced a Pomegranate Polish.

*Julie Register makes a serendipitous find - The Umstead Spa at The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, North Carolina.

Heavenly Spa at Westin Hilton Head Island South Carolina

* When Julie Register heard that Westin was opening a spa in their resort on Hilton Head, she looked forward to a chance to visit the island. She also looked forward to experiencing the first Heavenly Spa by Westin™ in the Continental US (others are located at The Westin Maui, The Westin Fiji and The Westin Langkawi, in Malaysia). She had seen the prototype while SpaQuality LLC was doing work with The Westin Maui Resort & Spa. She was very interested in seeing the finished product and how it would be rolled out to other locations.

10 Lessons on How NOT to Run a Spa and A Bad Hair Day
Julie's been going to the same high-end salon for over 23 years. Years ago, this salon, like so many others, added a "spa." For a variety of reasons, she did not feel compelled to visit this spa in the past. In April, she had a change of heart and decided to give it a try. This article recounts her experience. For you, dear reader, it is a lesson in how NOT to run a spa business if you are a spa owner/director and what NOT to put up with if you are a spa consumer. For Julie, it is a lesson to trust her instincts. The names are withheld to protect the guilty.

Julie Register gets a much needed massage after a relaxing soak in the Japanese tub with a Tub & Rub at AME Salon and Spa...a Pastore Spa Retreat, a day spa in Wayne, Pennsylvania on Philadelphia's Main Line.