Star-Studded Spas

Forbes Travel Guide list, four star spas, five star spas, award winning spas, As a relative newbie to the spa industry everything is truly thrilling, but I don't think my excitement about spa openings and updates will ever subside. The latest update that has me giddy is Forbes Travel Guide list of Star Rating winners from around the world. This year's list includes 18 new Five-Star hotels, seven new Five-Star spas, which brings the total to a sparkling 48 Five-Star spas, 17 new Four-Star spas, and more. Naturally the American Spa team has visited a number of these topnotch spas, click on the property names below to get our insight on the newcomers to the Forbes Travel Guide list:

Five-Star Spas:

  • Spa Montage at Montage Beverly Hills (CA)
  • Eau Spa, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa (FL)
  • Chuan Spa at The Langham, Chicago
  • The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pudong (Shanghai)
  • The Peninsula Spa Tokyo
  • The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
  • The Oriental Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

Four-Star Spas:

  • Aviara Spa, Park Hyatt Aviara Resort (Carlsbad, CA)
  • The Spa at El Encanto, Belmond El Encanto (Santa Barbara, CA)
  • Palm Beach Spa at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach (FL)
  • The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Buckhead at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta
  • Halele’a Spa at The St. Regis Princeville Resort (Kaua’i, HI)
  • The Cove at Shore Lodge (McCall, ID)
  • Arista Spa & Salon at Hotel Arista (Naperville, IL)
  • Thann Sanctuary Spa at Castle Hotel & Spa (Tarrytown, NY)
  • The Grand Spa at The Grand America Hotel (Salt Lake City)
  • Salamander Spa at Salamander Resort & Spa (Middleburg, VA)
  • The Spa at Primland at The Lodge and Cottages at Primland (Meadows of Dan, VA)
  • Banyan Tree Spa Mayakoba (Playa del Carmen, Mexico)
  • Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Mayakoba (Playa del Carmen, Mexico)
  • Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Jumby Bay (Antigua)
  • Bodhi Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Pudong (Shanghai)
  • Flare Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Pudong (Shanghai)
  • Banyan Tree Spa at Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

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