Reviews
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The ultimate spa traveller experience
Janet Brice visits Anazoe Spa at Costa Navarino for a place-specific wellness experience inspired by the olive oil, botanicals and landscape of Messinia.
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Zest of wellness at Lefay Resort & SPA Lago di Garda
Janet Brice reviews Lefay Resort & SPA Lago di Garda: a 3,800-square-metre wellness retreat with lake views, thermal spaces and a thoughtful East-meets-West philosophy.
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A digital detox at Ste. Anne’s Spa in Ontario
David Rhodes puts his phone away at Ste. Anne’s Spa in Ontario and discovers how countryside, hydrotherapy, trails and unstructured time create space to reset.
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A tour of Tuscany’s thermal spas
Chantal Borciani compares two distinctive Tuscan thermal-spa stays: Grotta Giusti’s natural cave and Bagni di Pisa’s historic palazzo pools.
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Feeling gilty!
Annabel Kantaria reports from an extraordinary collagen facial and 24-carat gold microcurrent mask at Talise Ottoman Spa in Dubai.
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When life gets in the way, escape to the Swiss mountains
Claire and Jason rediscover balance in St-Luc, pairing mountain days with the intimate L’Ô des Cimes spa at historic Hotel Bella Tola.
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Galgorm: wellness in the heart of County Antrim
Penny McCormick checks into Galgorm for a 24-hour retreat built around riverside bathing, thermal gardens and an easy spa-and-golf pairing.
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Release your stress
Penny McCormick revisits a deeply personalised Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park treatment—and the enduring luxury of giving a London spa enough time.
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Gstaad: a guide to spa and ski
Chantal Borciani’s Gstaad spa-and-ski guide, refreshed with current piste figures, a 3,000-square-metre Le Grand Spa and practical planning advice.
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Santa Barbara’s jewel: Bacara revisited
Chantal Borciani revisits Bacara’s oceanfront spa experience and the resort’s current identity as The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara.