Cosy log cabins and romantic cottages with heated spas and open fireplaces continue the charm factor.
Both hotels are located in modern downtown high-rises and offer upscale steakhouses, spas and club levels.
So more spas are offering their clients other methods of relaxation and rejuvenation-methods that involve water.
The renaissance of Lake Austin should give heart to other resort spas in need of TLC.
If Groupon-style online marketing worked for spas and hair salons, could it also work for movies?
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Spas and resorts do better when they promise not only relaxation but also recharged batteries.
New spas recognize that you don't need to be in a deprivation environment to be comfortable.
And that demographic is forcing spas to be more flexible in what they offer.
There is radon at spas in Bad Brambach, Germany, and Ischia, Italy, among other places.
There are spas in Thai town, like the Royal Thai Spa (www.nuchroyalthaispa.com), but head to Koreatown for classier settings.
Dog leashes embedded with crystals, animals spas and dog daycares are all the rage.
Residents can also use any of the five spas and gyms in other Mori properties around Tokyo.
These sites directly influence her purchase of everything from supplement and book purchases to spas and retreats.
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In the last two years, it has added the spaces to spas in Hawaii and Grand Rapids, Mich.
As I mentioned, it has spas, plenty of non-skiing activities, and is especially notable for its on-mountain dining.
And setbacks continue to plague a lottery-funded project to restore historic thermal spas in Bath for public bathing.
ConsumerSearch reports that shoppers are already growing weary of the same types of deals from restaurants and spas.
McCarter is chief operating officer of SpaFinder , a media, travel and gift-certificate company aiming to serve 3, 200 spas.
Like their commercial forebears, home spas can range from themodest to the extravagant.
But spas being spas, most try to fancy things up a bit and present a bigger, more elaborate treatment.
With the rise in debauchery tourism, day spas for detoxes will surely follow.
Major cities now teem with spas and nail salons, creating a whole new way to celebrate Mother's Day.
On the rare occasions I've visited spas, I'd gone for the full-meal deal massage, sauna, swimming pool, piped-in new-age music.
All this scientific debate hasn't yet roiled waters at Europe's medically oriented spas.
It might take an act of Congress to allow the FDA to make SPAs public, but that should happen.
From the cuisine to activities to accommodations to ambience, spas aren't boss anymore.
Opened last December, Acqualina marks the debut of ESPA-branded spas in the U.S. (11 ESPAs have opened internationally since 1993).
"You find it in spas and I began to wonder what it would be like in a product, " she says.
The select group of hotels, restaurants and spas that achieve the highest marks earns the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star award.
Weight-loss retreats, spas, and resorts for adults -- the grown-up version of fat camps -- have been around for decades.
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