North Americans continue their love affair with spa and wellness travel, as illustrated by Spa’s of America’s annual list of the Top 100 Spas. The annual awards provides insight into consumers’ favorite spas of the year.
This year’s Top 100 Spas includes 73 spas from the United States (including 14 from region-leading California), 17 spas from Canada, four from Mexico, one each from the Bahamas, Brazil and Costa Rica. The No.1 spa for 2018 was the hiking and healthy-living focused New Life Hiking Spa in Killington, Vermont – its fifth time in the top spot.
City spas proved the most popular spa experience in 2018, with 20 spas offering accessible health and well-being in exciting urban destinations. Health spas offering a focus on fitness and weight loss were the second most popular spa experience of 2018, with 19 spas making the list. Country spas followed with 11 and Beach and Ocean spas with nine each. Mountain spas had eight; Mineral Hot Springs, Lake and Casino spas each had six; followed by Wine spas at five, and one Desert spa.
“In 2018, we continued to see growth in the North American spa and wellness industry, with increased visits and revenue,” says Spas of America president Craig Oliver. The 2018 International Spa Association U.S. Spa Industry Study, commissioned by the ISPA Foundation and undertaken by PwC, reported consumers made 187 million visits to spas in the United States, generating an estimated $17.5 billion in revenue, translating into an average revenue of $93.70 per visit.
“Spa and wellness consumers in the United States, Canada and Mexico understand wellness benefits their lives – by reducing stress, promoting relaxation and increasing well-being,” says Oliver. “Whether guests are traveling alone or in a group, spa and wellness travel offers people a chance to focus on what is most important – their own health and well-being.”
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Spas of America’s Top 100 Spas of 2018
- New Life Hiking Spa, Killington, Vermont
- Aspira Spa, The Osthoff Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
- The Sunstone Spa at Agua Caliente, Rancho Mirage, California
- The Spa at the Joule, Dallas, Texas
- Pala Spa, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, Pala, California
- Skaná, The Spa at Turning Stone Resort, Verona, New York
- Feathers Spa at the Peabody Hotel Memphis, Tennessee
- Glacial Waters Spa at Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minnesota
- Grotto Spa, Tigh-Na-Mara Spa Resort, Parksville, British Columbia
- The Spa at White Oaks Resort, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- Red Mountain Resort, St. George, Utah
- Wellfit Zion, St. George, Utah
- Soul Spa, The Westin Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi
- Spa Shiki at the Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri
- Evensong Spa, Heidel House Resort, Green Lake, Wisconsin
- Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain, Blue Mountains, Ontario
- Miraj Hammam Spa by Caudalie Paris, Shangri-La Toronto, Ontario
- Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa, Pacific City, Oregon
- The Biggest Loser Resort Palm Desert, Palm Desert, California
- Movara Fitness Resort, St. George, Utah
- Bamford Haybarn Spa, 1 Hotel, Brooklyn, New York
- Crystal Spa, Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa, Thompsonville, Michigan
- The Spa at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta
- The Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley, Pennsylvania
- The Spa at Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls, Michigan
- Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
- Immerse Spa, MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
- Halele’a Spa, The St. Regis Princeville Resort, Kauai, Hawaii
- Eforea Spa, Hilton Sedona Resort Bell Rock, Sedona, Arizona
- Relache Spa, Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, Texas
- The Spa at The Shoals, Florence, Alabama
- The Spa at Stowe Mountain Lodge, Stowe, Vermont
- The Spa at Ross Bridge, Birmingham, Alabama
- Remède Spa, St. Regis, Mexico City, Mexico
- Turtle Cove Spa, Mountain Harbor Resort, Mount Ida, Arkansas
- The Spa at Wine & Roses, Lodi, California
- Elora Mill Hotel & Spa, Ontario
- Green Mountain at Fox Run, Ludlow, Vermont
- The Spa at Sun Valley, Sun Valley, Idaho
- Espiritu Spa, Costa Baja Resort, La Paz, Mexico
- Sea Spa at Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego, California
- The Spa at InterContinental Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Spa Grand Traverse, Traverse City, Michigan
- Anne’s Spa, Grafton, Ontario
- Springs Eternal Spa, Omni Bedford Springs, Bedford, Pennsylvania
- Spa Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Florida
- Spa Khakara, Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Remède Spa at The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, Miami Beach, Florida
- The Spa at The Shelbourne South Beach, Miami, Florida
- Willow Stream Spa, The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta
- The Ranch Malibu, Malibu, California
- The Spa at Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi
- Spa at Grand National, Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National, Opelika, Alabama
- Remède Spa, St. Regis, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Spa at Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe, Victoria, British Columbia
- Eforea Spa at Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham, Ontario
- Spa Terra, Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa Valley, Napa, California
- The Spa at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta
- Drift Spa, Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet, British Columbia
- 100 Fountain Spa, Pillar and Post, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- The Sportsman’s Inn, Georgian Bay, Ontario
- The Spa at InterContinental Los Angeles, Century City, California
- Spa at Perry Cabin, St. Michaels, Maryland
- Y01 Luxury Nature Cure, Monticello, New York
- ESPA at Baha Mar, Grand Hyatt, the Bahamas
- Deerfield Health Retreat & Spa, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, Ojo Caliente, New Mexico
- West Spa at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, West Virginia
- The Spa at Cliff House, Maine, Cape Neddick, Maine
- Lapinha Spa, Lapa, Parana, Brazil
- G Salon & Spa, Providence, Rhode Island
- The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City, Utah
- Hibiscus Spa & Salon, Westin Las Vegas, Nevada
- Spa Walden, Walden Inn & Spa, Walden, Ohio
- Tennessee Fitness Spa, Waynesboro, Tennessee
- The Millcroft Inn & Spa, Caledon, Ontario
- The Spa by Ivanka Trump, Vancouver, British Columbia
- The Golden Door, San Marcos, California
- The Ashram, Calabasas, California
- Hippocrates Health Institute, West Palm Beach, Florida
- Nomi Spa Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Aquanox Spa, Trump International Beach Resort, Sunny Isles, Florida
- Healing Arts Center & Spa, Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito, California
- Makawé Spa, Matlali Hotel, Nayarit, Mexico
- The Greenbrier Spa, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
- The Spring Resort & Spa, Desert Hot Springs, California
- Bliss Spa W Dallas Victory, Dallas, Texas
- Glen Ivy Hot Springs, Corona, California
- Mii Amo, A Destination Spa at Enchantment Resort, Sedona, Arizona
- Red Door Spa, Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC
- Onda Wellness Spa, Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica
- Sole’renity Spa at the Artesian Hotel, Sulphur, Oklahoma
- The Spa at The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Indian Springs Spa, Calistoga, California
- Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
- The Bathhouse Spa, Delano Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Rhapsody Spa, Westin Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee
- Prince of Wales Hotel, Secret Garden Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- Relache Spa, Gaylord National, Maryland
- Agua Spa, Delano, South Beach, Miami, Florida
Source: Google Analytics, January 1–December 31, 2018. Rankings are determined by unique page views of global spa and wellness travel consumers who visit Spas of America throughout the year.