Art of the Spa

Spa Treat So many of my friends are dieting in prep for bathing suit season – I thought you may enjoy a bikini friendly chocolate spa experience.  The Chocolate Spa at the Hotel Hershey is set in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania dairy country.  And their treatments smell as good as they feel – no [...]

Spa Treat What better spot for a spa than Paradise Valley, Arizona?  Sanctuary Camelback Mountain shuts out reality at it’s sky high locale. The watsu (water massage in a special heated votive surrounded pool) will leave you wordless. Wine Pairing Su Vino Winery in nearby Scottsdale, offers a huge array of wine & even a [...]

Spa Treat: Spring is the best time for the desert and what better locale than Palm Springs? The After Sun Body Wrap at The Agua Serena Spa at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Palm Springs soothes your apres sun skin. Wine Pairing: While you’re in Palm Springs quench your thirst at Wild for the Vine [...]

(Note: We’ve added wine pairings to our Wordless (Spa) Wednesdays.  What could be more fine at spa time?) Spa: Melt inn-to spring, with the Hot Stone Massage at the Inn at Manitou’s spa.  Perched on a lake in Ontario, Canada, this charming luxury inn reopens for the season May 7. Wine pairing:  The Inn has [...]

Spring break Italian Style at the Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy.  Grab a chianti and enjoy a spa room with a view! Spa wishes, Candy

The view from St. David’s Hotel & Marine Spa in Cardiff, Wales named one of the 15 top spas in the UK by Conde Nast Traveler. Love the nautical blue & white stripes in tune with the vista! My favorite treatment, the Marine Mud Envelopment for the body. Spa wishes, Candy

How about a steamy spa style St. Patrick’s Day at the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa’s pink Hammam in Down, Ireland?

Don’t let the weather keep you from your workout, find an indoor pool to dive into for a soothing swim.  This one courtesy Divani Apollon Palace & Spa in Greece.

Wash away Snowmageddon in the rose petal covered plunge pool at the Mandara Spa at the JW Marriott in Phuket,Thailand.  See you at the Spa, Candy

Soaking in a wine bath at Les Sources de Caudalie Spa in Bordeaux. How about a little Valentine’s Day vinotherapie? Pour wine into a hot bath and soak!