BEST RESORT SPA
1. Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand 96.43
2. Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, the Spa, Thailand 94.93
3. Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort & Spa 94.04
4. Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand 87.20
5. Hayman, the Retreat, Great Barrier Reef, Australia 81.25 |
With so many spa options available, spa visitors are becoming more discerning in their choice of spa facilities and services. Travel + Leisure set out to “determine which spas follow through on their promise of relaxation and rejuvenation,” and asked their readers to rate the best hotel, resort, and destination spas in the ninth annual Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards survey.
TOP DESTINATION SPAS 2004
| Rank |
Name |
2004
Score |
| 1 |
Miraval, Life in Balance, Catalina, Arizona |
89.16 |
| 2 |
Cal-a-Vie, Vista, California |
87.50 |
| 3 |
The Greenhouse, Arlington, Texas |
86.82 |
| 4 |
Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Tucson, Arizona |
84.38 |
| 5 |
Golden Door, Escondido, California |
83.28 |
| 6 |
Mii Amo, A Destination Spa at Enchantment, Sedona, Arizona |
83.12 |
| 7 |
Hilton Head Health Institute, South Carolina |
82.77 |
| 8 |
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico |
82.43 |
| 9 |
Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand |
82.27 |
| 10 |
Maya Tulum Wellness Retreat & Spa, Pueblo Tulum, Mexico |
82.23 |
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*This is the first time that Chiva-Som (No. 9) has broken into the top 10.
TOP CITY HOTEL SPA 2004 – INTERNATIONAL
| Rank |
Name |
2004
Score |
| 1 |
The Oriental, Bangkok |
94.28 |
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The Oriental has been the No. 1 city hotel spa every year since Travel + Leisure began ranking spas in 1999. In 2004, The Oriental Bangkok sweeps all four categories in which readers rated hotel spas. |
| 2 |
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris |
87.50 |
| 3 |
Danubius Hotel Gellért, Budapest |
84.22 |
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TOP RESORT SPAS 2004 – ASIA PACIFIC
| Rank |
Name |
2004
Score |
| 1 |
Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand |
96.43 |
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The Banyan Tree took the top spot in all four categories in which readers rated resort spas. |
| 2 |
Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, the Spa, Thailand |
94.93 |
| 3 |
Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort & Spa |
94.04 |
| 4 |
Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand |
87.20 |
| 5 |
Hayman, the Retreat, Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
81.25 |
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METHODOLOGY
Results are based on reader evaluations collected in the 2004 World's Best Awards survey. Scores are an indexed average of responses concerning applicable characteristics.
For each characteristic, respondents were asked to rate a spa establishment on a scale of 1 to 5, where a score of "5" means excellent and "1" means poor.
Overall scores for destination spas represent an average rating based on five characteristics: accommodations/ambience, treatments, service, food, and value.
Overall scores for resort and hotel spas represent an average rating based on four characteristics:
- Ambience
- Treatments
- Service
- Value
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Some spas (those that have their own accommodations but are also affiliated with full-service resorts) were rated in both the destination-spa and resort-spa categories; these spas have different scores for each category.
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JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA
VOTED "BEST HOTEL SPA IN ASIA"
Plus Second Placing in World's Top 25 Category
At Condé Nast Traveller Magazine's Awards in London
JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa received Condé Nast Traveller Magazine’s Inaugural Readers’ Spa Award for the “Best Hotel Spa in Asia” at a ceremony held in London last week.
In addition, the resort’s Mandara Spa was awarded second place in “The World’s Top 25” category. Readers were asked to nominate their favorite spas in various categories including Urban Day Spas, Hotel Spas, Spa Retreats and Medical/Thermal Spas.
The spa facilities at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa are operated by Mandara Spa Asia; the largest operator of resort garden spas in the region.
Each category was rated according to a number of criteria, including service (for which Asia scored highest), accommodation, amenities, body treatments, décor and ambience. The results were tabulated to reveal the winners in each category, with the highest scorers ranked as the world’s top 25.
Eighty percent of the resort’s guests use the Spa with a high percentage of guests returning for multiple treatments during their stay. |
