Spa travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Palace Hotel and Spa is a beautiful 5 stars luxury hotel in Anacapri , the village on the island of Capri, Italy.  The hotel stands 300 meters above sea level, overlooking the open Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Naples. The hotel is stylish and exudes modern Italian charm and is located in a quieter part of the island far from the crowds of Capri.

The Capri Palace has 85 rooms, four with their own private gardens and heated swimming pool and 5 luxuriously furnished suites.

Guest rooms are opulent in gleaming white, with chandeliers, tile and marble baths and canopy beds.

Amenities: Bar, Childcare, Cleaning Service Available, Concierge, Gym, High Speed Internet, Pool, Restaurant, Room Service and Spa.

The outdoor pool is heated and the beauty farm is just the place to indulge. 

The Capri Beauty Farm’s personalized and state-of-the-art treatments are the product of ongoing medical research.

L’Olivo, La Terrazza, La Piscina: The Palace Hotel Restaurants continue the long-established family tradition for Mediterranean food, homemade bread, pasta and desserts. In addition to the poolside terrace, a number of intimate areas have been created within the restaurant featuring fire places, book cases and easy armchairs.

Chiva-Som, meaning Haven of Life, is located in the south of Hua Hin, Thailand,  is a three-hour drive from Bangkok. The resort  is surrounded by tropical gardens and next to an idyllic beach on the Gulf of Thailand. Chiva-Som provides a comprehensive range of spa, medical and fitness programs that combine the very best of Thai hospitality and Western-style treatments.

The resort offers privacy and seclusion with only 57 elegant Thai-style pavilions, Ocean View rooms and suites.They offer private balconies or terraces for drinking in the fresh air and relaxing atmosphere, and listening to the softly lapping sea.

There are many fitness activities including t’ai chi, pilates, health and beauty workshops and holistic programmes that incorporate forms of traditional Chinese medicine.

Specialty Activities: Xi Gong, Thai Boxing; yoga, aqua aerobic and water fitness classes; physiotherapy services; naturopathic consultation, iridology-diagnosis through the eyes.

Restaurants at the resort include the Emerald Room- an international spa cuisine restaurant and the Taste of Siam – a restaurant by the beach serving Thai spa cuisine. Spa Cuisine- Detoxifying, fat and salt-free cuisine incorporates local herbs and spices.

Outdoor Options: Outdoor pool, Biking, Tennis, Sea Kayaking, outdoor training, golf, sightseeing and guided tours.

Rogner Bad Blumau is a hotel of discovery. Green roofs, round shapes and colorful facades make up a wonderful work of art in the middle of nature. The hotel is build like a city with various district. The architect is the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser whose vision is that life is harmony and in harmony with nature. So the Rogner Bad Blauman is one of these places. The hotel is located in Bad Blumau municipality of the district of Furstenfield in Styria, Austria.

From his early days Friedensreich was a painter, who later also became an ecologist and building designer. He collected many ideas while traveling all around the world. Later he used these experiences when he started to design buildings.

Two curative springs supply Rogner Bad Blumau with power, heat and energy. Floating in the warm water, daydreaming alone or as a couple under canopies, on the glass-covered roof or when reading in a room of silence. The Melchoir spring is the soft and mild one at the hotel. When it comes from earth, the highly mineralized  thermal water has a temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius. The other one – Vulkania spring is made up of a unique composition of depth groundwater. The mineral content in this naturally strong sole spring exceeds the required guide value for curative waters many times.

The Vulkania curative spring is of volcanic origin and the highest mineralized curative water in the Styrian spa region. Collected in the Vulkania curative lake, the water is genuine and powerful with warmest bathing temperature out in the open. Bathing in this water feels like silk.

One of the greatest service is relaxing in the Dead Sea Salt Gretto. Teh walls, the ceiling and floor consists of 100% salt from Dead Sea. During your session in the Dead Sea Salt Gretto you will inhale ionized air rich in micro – elements like iodine, potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron and selenium.

Since it was founded, Rogner Bad Bluman has been awarded numerous prizes again and again. Out of and about at Rogner Bad Blumau guests can also enjoy a lot of sport activities like cycling, fishing, tennis, running, inline skating, beach ball, skater track and street ball.

Bulgaria is an ideal place for a summer holiday provides the relaxing atmosphere, healthy climate, golden sands and clean water. Emerald Resort is located in the small tourists’ town of Ravda, less than 15 km from Bourgas Airport and only 5 km from the popular Sunny Beach Resort. Also it’s close to the historic resort of Nessebur – a UNESCO World Heritage site.   Emerald Beach Resort is built in June 2007 and opened as 5 star quality resorts, offers to a high class services. The resort including five type different buildings decorated with the orient in mind. The complex consist 800 apartments on site of 56,000 sq m in a natural park with rare plants. This five star resort is a perfect place to relax and enjoy, provides its guest high class amenities making theirs stay unforgettable. The water area including four independent swimming pools: indoor heated pool, kid’s pool, Blue Lagoon with water attractions and largest outdoor pool in Bulgaria with 2500 sq m total area.
There is one of the biggest SPA centers in Bulgaria. It is the only resort offers the therapies with the world famous trade marks – Taman Sari Royal Heritage SPA. Different types of baths, saunas, solarium, and gym facilities – offering cardio machines, Jacuzzis, aromatic rooms and massages are available in the SPA center “Garden of Youth”. The professional staff consist eight Indonesian SPA specialists and therapists. As a five star resort, the Emerald Beach offers a huge choice of cuisine: International Buffet, Fresh Juice bar, Seafood Restaurant with specialties from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, Grill – house, Oriental Restaurant and Open Sea Piano Bar with amazing views of Black Sea. Other activities which are accessible: Bowling, Tennis, Mini Theater, Casino, Night Disco Bar, 24 hour medical assistance, and Business center with conference and banquet facilities. From 2008 there is Wi Fi internet connection in all the communal areas.

Windjammer comprise 60 acres of landscaped grounds located on a crescent-shaped private beach, approximately 5 miles from St. Lucia’s capital city and Vigie George Charles Airport. This is first created as a Mediterranean-style village built up a hillside above a lovely bay.

White villas climb a forested hillside above a 305m stretch of white-sandy beach. 322 rooms, suites and villas in various buildings, nestled into the spacious hillside expanse. The rooms are clean and spacious. Each has a living room, dining room area, and fully equipped kitchen; all bedrooms have a private bathroom and sun terrace.

The high-quality restaurants are yet another great feature, 5 different dining options from light dishes to mouth-watering gourmet specialties.

Experience Serenity Spa at Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, where the warm breeze and the lush surroundings cradle you in absolute relaxation.A full range of facial and body treatments, massages, and relaxation classes, such as T’ai Chi, as well as manicure and pedicure are offered.

Water-sports gear and banana-boat rides are complimentary. Also scuba  (extra charge), two large swimming pools plus two children’s pools, two lighted tennis courts, fitness center and probably the finest children’s program in the Caribbean.

Hotel Parador Boutique Resort and Spa is located in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. Surrounded by 400 acres of lush tropical forests lies Parador Resort and Spa. El Parador Hotel offers comfort and elegance in one of our most beautiful regions. El Parador On Punta Quepos, near The World Famous ManuelAntonio National Park.

Parador has 108 rooms and suites, with all the expected amenities of a four plus resort, with a warm tropical touch. Large, luxurious rooms and fabulous customer service. Junior Suites have one King bed, bathroom with Jacuzzi and two lavatories.

All suites have an elegant design with warm tropical touches and contemporary amenities which include a spacious living area, 1 king size bed, private balcony with jacuzzi, separate bathtub and shower, 2 sinks with granite counter, sofa bed, mini bar.

El Quijote Restaurant and Bar A more casual restaurant with a spectacular view and relaxing atmosphere. Sancho Panza Bar – An extension of the Quijote bar where you can enjoy a game of pool or watch your favorite TV show.

Parador offer therapeutic, anti-stress, and aromatic Spa Services, performed by highly trained professionals. Reflexology, or Aromatherapy, with soothing Energy Work and Medical Thai Massage.

The resort provides options for animal-watching, hiking, tennis, swimming, and dining. Sport fishing, white water rafting, horseback riding, para-sailing, jungle cruises and much, much more.

Check out Dulcinea Decor Shop to find lovely antiques, handmade crafts plus national artwork.

The elegant Parador Boutique Resort and Spa has hundreds of animals roaming wild on the hotel grounds, including 2 and 3 Toed Sloths, Squirrel Monkeys.

Built in the 18th century, Devi Garh Resort is nestled in the Aravali Hills, Udaipur. This all suite luxury hotel comprising of 39 suites with an emphasis on design and detail, using local marbles and semi-precious stones. The palace is made of local marbles and semi-precious stones.

All of the 30 suites at Devi Garh are unique; luxurious and beautiful, yet equipped with the most modern facilities to make a guest feel totally at home. The palace Suites is embellished with semi precious stones that reflect the colors of Rajasthan.
Room Service, Airport / Station Transfers, Telephone, CTV, Mini Bar, Room Safe, Ironing Board, Hair Dryer, CD Player, Doctor On Call, Laundry, Money Changer, Fax, E-mail, Internet Access, Safe Deposit, Baby Sittting.

 Devi Garh offers something more profound: holistic Serena Spa wellness therapies based on a unique combination of Ayurvedic and modern Spa concepts. The Restaurant at Devi Garh features innovative Asian and continental cuisine. The Conference hall, decorated in shades of silver and gray, seats 50 and is adequately provided with audio-visual equipment

The famed health spa/hotel has been designed in 1899 by Jacques Gros and has a perfect city location overlooking Lake Zurich and the Alps. The old hotel has been renewed as a modern luxury hotel by a famous team of professionals — architecture by London’s Foster and Partners, interior design by United Designers, also of London, and the spa concept by spa-industry visionary, Arizona-based Sylvia Sepielli.

The topmost, 4,300 square-foot Maestro Suite is designed by Herbert von Karajan. The sweeping two-level suite features red leather chairs, dark timbers, a circular tower dining room, pale-marble bathrooms with whirlpools and steam showers (and one with a sauna), massive windows and a lounge-style terrace.

The Swiss surrealist painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti created the Carezza Suite on the top floor of the spa wing. The furnishings and its organic shapes give a peaceful lounge feel, intensified by the neutral colors and the modern fireplace. The two-bedroom suite has a living room, TV lounge and marble bathrooms.

The spa wing, the Masina Suite takes its inspiration from Giulietta Masina, actress and wife of Federico Fellini. Night-blue and soft white evoke a feel of elegance and smoky glamour. A large Fendi sofa and a flat-screen TV are perfect for film noir nights. Floor-to-ceiling windows add further drama. Orange sofas, dark wood panels and pink furniture adorn Suite 101 created to reflect the legacy of the Rolling Stones. The decor has a retro vibe and an edge with distinctive, casual luxury. The suite features a bedroom, living room, dining room, an ensuite kitchen and meeting room for 10.

The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore is a 32 floor deluxe hotel located at Milenia, Marina Center, Singapore. Surrounded by seven acres of lushly landscaped tropical gardens, the unique design of this hotel allows -ensuring unobstructed views of the city skyline and Marina Bay.

All rooms have spectacular views of either Kallang Bay or the more majestic Marina Bay.

Rooms are very spacious, with a fantastic bathroom and unbelievable shower.Modern style decor is softened by the use of light timber finishes and Tibetan-style woven floor covering.

Hotel amenities include 24-hour room service, twice-daily housekeeping, overnight laundry service, valet parking, multilingual staff, technology butler, sundry shop, babysitting, florist, bath butler and bath menu, safe deposit box, turn-down service.

Dining  presenting cuisine that will inspire even the most discerning palates. Classical, Cantonese delicacies, Luxe interior and garden views.

In the spa itself, you can enjoy a large menu of treatments including facials, wraps, body polishes, eye, back and lip treatments, pedicures, manicures, waxing, and eyebrow and eyelash tinting. Swimming, fitness and gym.

The LTI Beach Resort is one of several all-inclusive mega-hotels located on the gorgeous white-sand beaches of the Dominican Republic. Discover this new paradise for water sports fans in the Dominican Republic. 25 minutes from Punta Cana airport. This beautiful beachfront resort offers 447 rooms in several 3-storey buildings.

Standard Room: 1 King or 2 Queen or 2 Single beds, Air-conditioned, Satellite, TV In-room safe, Mini-bar, Bathroom with tub, shower and hairdryer.  Family suites: 20 (bedroom, small additional room with sofa bed. Furnished balcony, 110 V, adapter required for other voltages. Cayena Beach Club junior suite.

Amenities: “El Mirador” -the best restaurant, Massage, Children’s playground, Spa Wellness and Fitness Center, Medical services, Internet services and  Car and bicycle rental on site.

The two level restaurants built in a typical tropical style offers breakfast, lunch, and light snacks during the day. On the beachfront and has a capacity for approx.

Activities:  Billiards; Golf course on premises, Horseback riding,  Playground; Swimming pools, Tennis courts – 2, Water sports- Sailing, windsurfing, kayaks, boogie boards, water bikes and snorkeling.

The hotel is located on a headland on the northern tip of Samui Island, approximately six kilometers from the airport. It  is set amongst 20 acres of indigenous plantings and offers a stunning view of the surrounding sea.

Guests will be delighted withe luxurious rooms at Sila Evason Hideaway Samui. Each guestroom and suite comes in genericize with excellent air-ventilation system.

All villas include outdoor showers with private gardens, double vanity bathroom basins, tea and coffee making facilities, TV and DVD players, and outdoor dining tables.

Evason Resorts have always placed quality dining at an affordable price high on the list of guest facilities, and the resort has a number of options that will appeal to all tastes: Dining on the Hill, Dining on the Rocks, Wines on the Hill.

Recreation Facilities include a Water Sports Centre and the Hideaway Spa, with outdoor treatment salas and indoor treatment rooms for couples and singles, plus dry saunas, stream rooms and beauty salon, and a gym.

Leichenberg Life Medicine is a wellness retreat that marries hospitality and medicine, bringing together service industry standards, old-school European spa culture, modern diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. The center is something between traditional five-star luxury hotel and high-tech medical treatment.

Guests can come in the resort for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation or just a simple relaxation. Situated in Bad Gleichenberg, Austria, life medicine benefits from a mild local climate, idyllic landscape and two mineral-rich water sources, thermal springs.

The resort offers all the traditional wellness services which are thermal baths, sauna and a wide range of face and body treatments. It also offers an impressive array of diagnostic services, including lab testing, allergy profiles, metabolic panels and ultrasounds, to name a few.

The philosophy of the hotel strikes a healthy balance between culinary indulgence and responsible consumption. Meals at the main restaurant, spa bistro and lounge cafe are very low in calories but high in taste, rich in ingredients from local farmers and producers.

The resort’s focus is nature, as reflected in the extensive use of larch wood, glass and natural stone as well as the pervasive browns, reds and greens that blend perfectly with the surrounding landscape.

The 107 rooms, three suites and various conference areas are similarly outfitted, full of light woods and soft hints of natural colours. The resort was built around an existing park, thus incorporating several centuries-old trees and an ancient brook. Local activities include hiking, golfing, stargazing and visits to nearby castles and imperial villas.

Hainan Island is often called the Chinese Hawaii, and it is the only tropical beach destination in China. It puts its arms round the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin, about a 90-minute flight southwest of Hong Kong. The island is a paradise, he sea is a pale, minty hue and empty of people, the sand gleaming white!

The picture displays the south coast around the port city of Sanya, which is experiencing a luxury hotel boom: Ritz-Carlton, Banyan Tree, Le Méridien and Mandarin Oriental. In the past, Hainan had a romantic air. It served for centuries as a place of banishment for criminals, exiled poets and political undesirables.

After Hainan separated from Guangdong to become its own province in 1988, a development boom was started by a bust that left many building projects on the island half-finished. In the recent years, Hainan has welcomed back investors and become a fashionable spot for Russian tourists. The picture shows a dinner at the Resort Horizon in Yalong Bay.

The island also has a reputation as a surfer’s paradise. Between April and September, waves tend to come from the south, while October to March brings a northeastern winter swell.

These ingredients Star anise and coffee beans are used for spa treatments at many hotels.

Despite rapid development on Hainan, stretches of rice paddies and green, mist-covered mountain slopes remain. The warm, humid climate makes the island a bounty of tropical crops.

Wildflower Hall Hotel, Mashobra, sprawls over 23 acres of land and is the most sought after heritage hotel near Shimla. The building occupies only 5% of the property allowing guests ample space for privacy and tranquility.

The hotel has 87 rooms and suites viewing to the cedar forests and mountain ranges. All rooms-are furnished in colonial British style with open fireplaces. Amenities including broadband internet, satellite TV and 24 hour butler service are available for all guests.
Services: Internet services, Interpreter, PC rental, courier services, secretarial services, fax, photocopier and audiovisuals rental.

The Cavalry Bar stocks a large range of fine spirits, wines and cigars. The two restaurants offer the choice of fine international cuisine and traditional Indian cooking or simply relax with a quiet drink in the timeless elegance.

The spa at the hotel has a number of exotic spa therapies that promise to perk you up. The other facilities that you can enjoy include horse riding, nature walks, mountain bicycling and river rafting.

The Radisson Aruba Resort Casino is located on 14 acres of Palm Beach, approximately eight miles from downtown Oranjestad and nine miles from Queen Beatrix International Airport. The resort truly encompasses all the tropical charm and ambiance that’s uniquely Caribbean.

This resort offers a wide stretch of ivory-sand beach, two zero-entry pools, open-air dining by the sea, a water-sports center, and a glittering casino.

353 guestrooms, including 30 luxurious suites and exclusive Plaza Club accommodations. Indian inspired teak furnishings; with balconies, coffeemakers and complimentary high-speed Internet access.

The bathrooms’ Italian marble floor, soapstone sink, and stylish fixtures argue that good things come in small packages.

Four restaurants and lounges feature spectacular culinary delights.

Spa features nine treatment rooms offering a full menu of services including skin care, massages, body treatments and a full service Salon and state-of-the-art Fitness Center.

Water Sports: Banana boats, canoes, Hobie Cats, tube rides, paddle boats, waterskiing, windsurfing, parasailing, waverunners and more.