New Spa Experiences

1. Anantara Spa, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The highlight of this Spa, which opened last summer at the Emirates Palace Hotel, is an elaborate and exclusive Moroccan-style hammam where opulence is paramount, with soaring domes, dramatic arches and the calming sound of running water echoing from the ornately tiled walls. The hammam features double-heated marble beds, Jacuzzis, steam rooms, water fountains and even an invigorating ice room. Set on over 100 acres of beautifully landscaped parks, the Anantara Spa at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi is intricately sculptured to complement this spectacular resort.
http://spa.anantara.com/abudhabi/

2. Six Senses Destination Spa, Phuket, Thailand

This resort of 61 private villas opens in March on the island of Naka Yai, a ten-minute boat ride from Phuket. Iinnovative experiences combine the island’s pristine natural beauty with cutting-edge holistic and contemporary treatments. The property is the only resort located on the traditional Thai fishing island of Naka Yai. The amazing spa will incorporate four concepts: Chinese, India, Indonesian and Thai. Each of the beachfront villas has its own vegetable garden, so you can snip lemongrass for your morning tea. In fact, everything you eat will come from the entirely self-sufficient property.
www.sixsenses.com/Six-Senses-Destination-Spa-Phuket/

3. Auriga Spa, County Cork, Ireland

The ten-room spa at the new Capella Castlemartyr, Country Cork, centres on the lunar cycle. Housed in a modern addition, the spa offers four signature treatments that are available only when the moon is in its corresponding phase; for example, the revitalizing eucalyptus and rosemary massage is given during the new moon and the detoxifying lymphatic massage when the moon is waning. Capella Castlemartyr is a 17th Century manor house set on 220 acres that include the ruins of a thousand-year-old castle. Rich in Irish culture and charm, Capella Castlemartyr is part of an historic estate that was built by the Knights Templar and the first Earl of Cork.
auriga-spa.com/

4. The Barai, Hua Hin, Thailand

THE BARAI provides an oasis of serenity over 4.5 acres of land (18,500 square metres), and has been designed to ensure that guests enjoy the ultimate in relaxation and rejuvenation of body, mind and spirit, whether for a few hours or a few days. Guests enter the treatment rooms at the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin’s new spa by walking through a pool under a Hindu sculpture. Inside the focus is also on water, with Vichy showers, steam rooms, and plunge pools. Each of the 18 rooms has an adjacent relaxation area, and there are eight residentialspa suites designed for overnight stays and treatments in a nearby 19th-century beachfront pavilion that have their own private steam room.
huahin.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/pure/spas/index.jsp?_requestid=18464

5. Peninsula Spa, Tokyo, Japan

The Peninsula Spa by ESPA embodies everything you've ever heard about Japan's hip and sophisticated capital. Ultra-modern in design, treatments are delivered with delicacy and refinement that defy definition. The country’s first ESPA offers exclusive treatments such as the Keihatsu Enlightenment massage, which incorporates 3,000-year-old East Asian kneading and percussion methods, with the famous ESPA combination of Oriental, Ayurvedic and European approaches.
www.peninsula.com/Tokyo/en/Wellness/The_Peninsula_Spa_by_ESPA/

6. Cavalli Island Retreat and Spa, Aotearoa, New Zealand

In the faraway waters of Aotearoa’s, New Zealand’s northernmost islands, this resort on the private island of Motukawaiti is rented to only one group at a time with a maximum of six guests. Spa technicians are available 24 hours a day for mineral mud wraps and full-body exfoliations using organic ingredients as well as indigenous Maori remedies for the most prestigious guests in the world. A 72-foot luxury motor yacht is also available for your exclusive use. The deeper outlying ocean boasts some of the best marlin fishing in the world.
www.Cavalliislandretreat.co.nz

7. Dior Institut at the Plaza Athénée, Paris, France

They have an address in common on the prestigious avenue Montaigne, an avenue that they have both helped make famous around the world. Their names are synonymous with elegance, absolute luxury and refinement. Their partnership was entirely legitimous for such a tailor-made project. The The 2,900-square-foot space, which was inaugurated Sept. 16,2008, will be a template for more hotel-based institutes in major cities worldwide. Meanwhile, be one of the first to indulge yourself while staying at my favourite hotel in the world