Check out these top 10 award-winning spa resorts, perfect for those looking for the ultimate pampering holiday.

 

Oberoi Wildflower Hall, India 5*

Voted one of the best spas in the world and one of the best hotels in the world due to its incredible location in the Himalayas, the Oberoi Wildflower Hall is simply amazing. The spa is a luxurious place to indulge with holistic treatments based on Ayurveda, oriental and western traditions. Choose a private spa suite or an outdoor pavilion for the ultimate spa session with views over the cedar forest and snowy peaks. You can also soak up views over the Himalayas from the heated pool or outdoor whirlpool. During the day, stroll along winding forest trails or get your adrenalin pumping with mountain biking and white water rafting in the rapids of the River Sutlej.

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InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia 5*

The Deep Ocean Spa is a haven of tranquillity and its Thalasso Spa is the first thalasso centre in the South Pacific, using the benefits of water taken from 800m deep in the ocean. Seawater, marine mud and seaweed are used in the spa’s therapies and hydrotherapy, plus you can choose from a one-off treatment to a weekly regime. Admire fish darting through the water during a treatment in a glass-floored overwater bungalow, relax in a multi-sensorial outdoor spa and chill out in the tea lounge.

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The BodyHoliday at LeSPORT, St Lucia 4.5*

Voted the Caribbean’s Leading Spa Resort at the World Travel Awards, you’ll enjoy a 50-minute spa treatment each day during your Kuoni holiday – included in the price. On arrival, a personal treatment schedule will be tailored to you, helping you relax and indulge each day in one of the 33 treatment rooms. Try treatments including a Lucian Ginger & Lime Scrub or Elemis facial, and spend days trying activities such as circus tricks, one-to-one tennis lessons and bike tours.

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Pezula Resort & Spa, South Africa 5*

This resort’s many awards include Top Three Best Overseas Hotel Spas at the Condé Nast Traveller Reader’s Awards. You can indulge with both old-age natural remedies and unique fusion therapies, including milk baths and hydrotherapy, with treatments using essential essences garnered from the indigenous fynbos of the Western Cape. Spa facilities include a gym, heated pool, rainforest shower and post-treatment room with heated massage waterbeds, unique in Africa. The new Medi-Spa offers specialist treatments including Dermal Fillers, Botox and Sclerotherapy.

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Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Malaysia 5*

Rasa Sayang has been voted one of the best hotels in Asia – and one of the best in the world. CHI, The Spa is the largest in Penang and the 11 spa villas and yoga pavilion are set in the tranquil rainforest. Your treatments will take place in one of these private villas and all therapies start with a welcome foot soak and Himalayan bath ritual, before a Chinese or Malay treatment based around your personal element sign. The signature therapies are based on the traditional Five Elements Theory, where metal, water, wood, fire and earth are in balance to harmonise with the positive yang and negative yin energy inside the body.

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Evason Hua Hin & Six Senses Spa, Thailand 4*

A peaceful spot for a pampering stay, the Six Senses Earth Spa has been voted Thailand’s Leading Spa Resort at the 2009 World Travel Awards. The holistic spa’s treatment salas are surrounded by calming water pools and you can opt for therapeutic treatments or lifestyle programmes. Try a hot stone massage or herbal compress, men can choose from a range of specialty treatments, and you can book private yoga, meditation and tai chi classes to soothe stressed souls.

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Elysium, Cyprus 5*



Built in the style of a grand villa, with colonnades, mosaics, waterfalls and pools, the luxurious Elysium overlooks the shimmering Mediterranean. Voted Europe’s Leading Spa Resort at the 2009 World Travel Awards, the Opium Health Spa uses ESPA products and treatments combining the therapeutic powers of aromatherapy, hydrotherapy and skin care. Be pampered with an ESPA facial, holistic treatment or body envelopment.

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Soneva Fushi & Six Senses Spa, Maldives 5*



Voted the Indian Ocean’s Leading Spa Resort at the 2009 World Travel Awards, Soneva Fushi is a desert island retreat with dazzling white sand surrounded by a warm, clear lagoon. The Six Senses Spa has a soothing pond and waterfalls at its heart and features a menu of holistic and traditional treatments using natural products. Enjoy a signature treatment such as the Soneva Massage conducted by two therapists working in harmony, or a Thai, Balinese or doctor-assisted Ayurvedic treatment. You can stay in a villa with its own spa suite, learn to pamper your partner during a massage workshop and try yoga and meditation. There are even junior treatments for 9-16 year olds.

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Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai 5*

Set on Jumeirah Beach, this luxurious hotel features 14 restaurants and bars, plus a beautiful award-winning Roman-themed spa. The Caracalla Spa offers holistic treatments using products such as Elemis and Wild Earth, and facilities include five Hammam pools, steam rooms, saunas and Jacuzzis. Try a Ionithermie Super Detox Treatment, Body Sculpting Cellulite and Colon Therapy, or relax with an Exotic Coconut Rub and Milk Wrap. You can also try a Traditional Balinese Massage, Reflexology and a Collagen Quartz Lift Facial.

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Puyuhuapi Lodge & Spa, Lake District, Chile 4*

A tranquil resort in the untouched Chilean Lake District of Patagonia, this is a remote, romantic retreat surrounded by fjords, native forests, rivers, waterfalls, mountains and glaciers. In the spa, three types of water come together – saltwater from the Pacific Ocean, hot spring water and pure crystalline fresh water that flows from the waterfalls. Unwind with thalassotherapy treatments using algae, stones and water, or try blissful pampering with a therapeutic massage or pressotherapy. During peaceful days, soak in the three outdoor thermal pools or head inside for a swim in the indoor pool and a hydro-massage.

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Article added 28 January 2010