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READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2004 |
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SPAS |
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Your favourite overseas hotel spa is at Banyan Tree Phuket. The Givenchy spas of Mauritius and Dubai are also favourites: you like the cuisine at One&Only Le Saint Géran (97.14) and the individual approach at One&Only Royal Mirage (97.35). The accommodation at Burj Al Arab in Dubai scored 99.26; and the amenities/products at The Oriental Spa at The Oriental, Bangkok are the best you have used (97.78). |
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Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand |
96.59% |
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Givenchy Spa, One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius |
94.49% |
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Givenchy Spa, One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai |
93.50% |
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Mandara Spa, The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia |
90.41% |
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The BodyHoliday, LeSPORT, St Lucia |
87.22% |
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The Oriental Spa, The Oriental, Bangkok |
87.21% |
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The Veyoge Spa, One&Only Kanuhura, Maldives |
87.10% |
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Assawan Spa, Burj Al Arab, Dubai |
86.55% |
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The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort & Spa |
85.75% |
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The Spa, Sandy Lane, Barbados |
85.55% |
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Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Phuket |
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The Spa, Chewton Glen is best for ambience/decor (97.50); The Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall has outstanding facilities (96.67); and last year's winner, One Spa at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, is a talented all-rounder, never falling below 85 on any of the 10 criteria. But you think The Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park deserves top billing, giving it highest scores for facial treatments (91.61) and that all-important individual approach (90.97). |
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The Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London |
88.42% |
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One Spa, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh |
87.47% |
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Cowshed, Babington House, Somerset |
87.41% |
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The Serenity Spa, Seaham Hall Hotel, County Durham |
87.15% |
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The Spa, Chewton Glen, New Milton, Hampshire |
87.06% |
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The Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park |
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This year, we asked you to nominate your favourite destination spas, which we split into three types: retreats, urban day spas and medical/thermal spas. The overall winner, Chiva-Som International Health Resort, scored more than 90 for all criteria, including 95.88 for cuisine. In Malaysia, Pangkor Laut Resort achieved a satisfying 98.87 for accommodation, while Les Sources de Caudalie in France was singled out for its faultless service/staff (99.98) and urban day spa bliss soho in New York scored a back-slapping 92.15 for its body treatments. |
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Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand |
96.50% |
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Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia |
95.97% |
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Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Tucson, Arizona |
93.70% |
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Sources de Caudalie, Bordeaux |
90.12% |
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Terme di Saturnia Spa Resort, Italy |
87.01% |
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Delphi Mountain Resort & Spa, Galway, Ireland |
85.66% |
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LaSource, Grenada |
85.36% |
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Terme di Montecatini, Italy |
85.16% |
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Polynesian Spa, Rotorua, New Zealand |
84.99% |
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bliss soho, New York |
84.38% |
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Chiva-Som International Health Resort |
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CHOOSE A CATEGORY BELOW |
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