Spa Resorts Your Guide to Choosing One

When choosing a spa resort, there are almost endless options to choose from. Whether you are looking for something simple and low cost, or if you want a pampered and extravagant experience, there is a spa resort that offers what you are looking for. Spa resorts can be found all over the world too.

To find one, you can check with AAA, or a very good option would be to search the internet for exactly what you want. Many online sites specialize in vacation planning, including spa resort information. Below are just a few of the many options you have to choose from when picking a spa resort.

Some spa resorts are very simple. They will often offer physical therapy services, volcanic clay "mud" baths and massages. Facials and body treatments will also be included. Of course, they will have spa facilities as well. These spa packages can be enjoyed anywhere from 4 to 30 days, depending on how long you can stay, and what your budget allows.When you move up to the mid-level spa resorts, they tend to offer a little more.

An exercise facility is one of the extras. Depending on where the spa is located, they may offer hiking or other outdoor activities. Often gourmet food is on the menu and included in the package. Of course, the mid-level spas also offer everything you would find in an economy package.

Things become more exciting when you opt for a luxury spa resort. This is where the services offered become almost endless. At some luxury spa resorts, you are afforded a beautiful view of the surrounding landscape. Others offer health improvement, fine dining, yoga and meditation, and low-fat cuisine.

Horseback riding and other outdoor activities will often be available. Golfing facilities are common at luxury spa resorts. Watersports and skiing are offered sometimes, too.

Regardless of the spa you choose, the goal will normally be stress reduction, relaxation, and health improvement.You will also find that there are many types of specialty spas available. An example of this would be a Connoisseur spa. These spas are more "upper class", and give more attention to each guest. They usually have more staff available per guest than a conventional spa would have.

Wonderful ambiance and cuisine are always offered at a Connoisseur spa. Don't forget your checkbook, though, as these are at the top of the list of spas.Mobile spas are a novel idea. With a mobile spa, the professionals bring the spa to you. Well, they don't bring an actual spa, but they will offer massages, facials, manicures, and other health treatments right to your house.

They can even come to small parties.Your spa resort vacation will only be limited to your imagination and your budget. If what you are looking for is health related, you can normally find a spa resort that caters to it, regardless of how much you have available to spend. All it takes is a little research on your part, and you can have a spa vacation that you will always remember.

Credit: Ian W Anderson of The Spa Resort, the spa information site. For more spa information and articles like this one visit: Spas.

By: Ian W Anderson