8 Best Spa Getaways Around the World

Whether you'd like to swim with sea turtles or slim with supermodels, you'll find your new happy place at one of these getaways.

Halekulani
Halekulani

1. Halekulani, Hawaii
The revamped program at this bastion of bliss on Waikiki Beach includes Mind-Body exercise classes and new treatments drawn from Polynesian and Asian traditions-including a first-in-Hawaii Tahitian taurumi monoï-oil rubdown.
Top treatment: Try the Ho'olele massage, in which therapists use their bare feet to target sore muscles. Hang 10!

2. El Secreto, Ambergris Caye, Brazil
This secluded hideaway 11 miles from the nearest town (arrivals are by boat only) ensures the sort of casual luxury where sea turtle spottings and poolside coconut mojitos are a given.
Top treatment: You don't have to be betrothed to enjoy the Jasmine Organic Brides Ritual, which involves a massage, body wrap, and flower bath, but be prepared to field proposals afterward.

3. Miraval, Tuscon
Perhaps the first wellness retreat inspired by a skin-care product: Miraval designed its latest Life in Balance With Clarins spa around rejuvenating workouts that do for the body what Clarins' Double Serum does for the face.
Top treatment: Swing in a hammock during guided meditation then float through the equally zen Sensitive Skin Soother facial.

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4. Bulgari London
James Duigan, trainer to supes like Elle Macpherson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, teamed up with Bulgari to create a fitness program for head-to-toe transformation.
Top treatment: At the unique in-house Margaret Dabbs Foot Clinic, you'll get hooked up to an oxygen vaporizer while a podiatrist gives you the best pedicure of your life.

5. Hôtel Plaza Athénée, New York City
Take a breather from shopping Madison Avenue at the V35 Club, the only stateside getaway to offer luxe treatments from Swiss Alps-based Valmont.
Top treatment: Gotham grime begone. Combine the cellulite-nixing Peaks of Slimness treatment with the Précieux l'Elixir des Glaciers facial to feel like a vacationer at a salubrious ski lodge.

6. Hotel Arts Barcelona
Who says beach lovers and urban explorers can't unite? Perched on downtown Port Olímpic, Hotel Arts Barcelona combines the best of both worlds. For panoramic Mediterranean vistas, hit the Six Senses spa.
Top treatment: Need a reboot? The hotel's seven-day detox sent one editor home looking young enough to incite plastic-surgery rumors.

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7. St. Regis Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico
Nestled at the foot of the El Yunque rain forest, bordering the 5,000-acre Espíritu Santo River nature preserve, the family-friendly St. Regis brings you into the wild without veering too far from Old San Juan.
Top treatment: Relax post-hike at the Remède Spa with Queen Loiza's Royal Treatment: a body scrub plus a 24-karat-gold shimmer-oil massage.

8. Viceroy Sugar Beach, Soufrière, Saint Lucia
Experience tropical glamour with a view of Saint Lucia's iconic Pitons at the Rainforest Spa, which highlights elements from the island's volcanic springs and cocoa plantations.
Top treatment: The Poolside Chair Massage makes it easy to keep an eye on the kids, but the cardamom-spiked Bamboo Body Polisher is worth slipping away for.

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