| For those who have cash to splash, luxury spa hotels | | | | suits your needs will inevitably play a part in your final |
| are, understandably, a favorite when it comes to | | | | decision. So get researching! |
| rejuvenating holidays. After all, these are places | | | | Location |
| actively designed to allow body and mind instant | | | | One of the great things about luxury spa hotels is that |
| relaxation. Sounds good, doesn't it? | | | | they can be absolutely anywhere. As a result, |
| Today there are thousands of luxury spa hotels the | | | | city-slickers can access weekend spa breaks without |
| world over, each providing their own unique brand on | | | | even leaving their own city, while more long-haul |
| 'holistic therapy'. Choosing the one that best suits your | | | | travelers can seek out treatment whether they're |
| needs, then, is key to getting the most out of your spa | | | | heading to Thailand, Turkey, or Tonga. |
| stay. Here are a few pointers to look out for when it | | | | Generally speaking, the spa-tourists (as in, tourists |
| comes to decision time... | | | | traveling specifically to enjoy spa treatment) gravitate |
| Treatments | | | | towards one of two types of spa: the countryside spa, |
| It goes without saying that the treatments offered | | | | surrounded by tranquil greenaway and not a single |
| should be high on your list of priorities. For example, are | | | | automotive, or the beachside spa, where the sea laps |
| you looking for a 100% relaxing, | | | | against the shore not ten minutes from your bedroom |
| massage-and-makeover type of stay, when all you'll | | | | window. Both are equally as recommendable; both |
| be required to do is lie head down on a bed and let | | | | ensure a spa experience to remember. |
| others take care of rejuvenating your body? Or | | | | Cuisine |
| maybe it's a more active, | | | | When choosing your spa hotel, it's always worth |
| morning-workout-and-afternoon-rubdown that ticks | | | | checking the food and drink on offer. Spas |
| your boxes? | | | | understandably place great importance on what you |
| Then there's the nitty gritty of the treatment itself. Most | | | | put inside your body, but each tends to work from its |
| luxury spa hotels offer massages - but what type? | | | | own philosophy. Meat-lovers will want to stay away |
| Are they Thai or Keralan; Sweedish or Japanese; | | | | from vegetarian joints, then, while travelers with only |
| Ayurvedic or aromatherapautic; osteopathic or | | | | fitness in mind will probably want to search out a spa |
| homeopathic? Finding out which type of massage best | | | | that enforces a strict dietary regime. |