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 Award-Winning Spas 
  2011 Celebrated Living Platinum  Spas 
     May 15, 2011 - The 2011 Celebrated Living’s Readers’ Choice Platinum List is the result of their travel-savvy readers votes for the best of the best. Here are the results: 
 Top 10 U.S. 
 1. Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona
 (800) 742-9000
 canyonranch.com
 
 2. Spa at JW Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona
 (800) 582-2169
 camelbackinn.com
 
 3. Waihu Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
 (808) 669-6200
 ritzcarlton.com
 
 4. Agua Spa at Delano, Miami Beach
 (305) 672-2000
 delano-hotel.com
 
 5. Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas
 (800) 847-5637
 lakeaustin.com
 
 6. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami
 (305) 913-8332
 mandarinoriental.com/miami
 7. The Spa at The Grand Del Mar, San Diego
 (858) 314-2000
 thegranddelmar.com
 
 8. Hualalai Sports Club and Spa at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Ka’upulehu, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
 (888) 340-5662
 fourseasons.com/hualalai
 
 9. Sanctuary Spa at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley, Arizona
 (800) 245-2051
 sanctuaryaz.com
 
 10. Golden Door, Escondido, California
 (800) 424-0777
 goldendoor.com
   Top 10 International
 1. The Spa at Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico
 (888) 767-3966
 lasventanas.com
 
 2. Banyan Tree Spa Bangkok, Thailand
 011-66-2-679-1052/4
 banyantreespa.com
 
 3. Sense, A Rosewood Spa, Rosewood Little Dix Bay, British Virgin Islands
 (888) 767-3966
 littledixbay.com
 
 4. Banyan Tree Spa Phuket, Thailand
 011-66-76-324-374
 banyantreespa.com
 
 5. The Oriental Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Thailand
 011-66-2-659-9000
 mandarinoriental.com/bangkok
 
 6. Dior Institut at the Plaza Athénée, Paris, France
 011-33-53-67-65-35
 plaza-athenee-paris.com
 
 7. Cinq Mondes Spa, Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland
 011-41-21-613-33-67
 spacinqmondes-brp.ch
 
 8. Clinique La Prairie, Montreux, Switzerland
 011-41-21-989-33-11
 laprairie.ch
 
 9. Les Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo, Monaco (tie)
 011-377-98-06-69-00,
 montecarlospa.com
 
 9. The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, Hong Kong, China (tie)
 011-852-2315-3322
 peninsula.com
 
        Editors’ MentionsCelebrated Living editors also recognize these outstanding spas.
 
 United States
 
 Spa Gaucin at The St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California
 (949) 234-3367
 spagaucin.com
 
 Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa, Tucson
 (800) 232-3969
 miravalresorts.com
 
 Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa at The Plaza, New York
 (212) 265-3182
 caudalie-usa.com
 
 International
 
 Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus, Spa&Hamman
 011-90-212-381-4160
 fourseasons.com/bosphorus
 
 CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, Shanghai
 011-86-21-5877-1503
 shangri-la.com
 
 Sense, A Rosewood Spa, Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
 (888) 767-3966
 rosewoodmayakoba.com
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           Just Released!In The Grand Spas of Central Europe,  historian David Clay Large follows the grand spa story from Greco-Roman antiquity to the present, focusing especially on the years between the French Revolution and World War II, a period in which the major Central European Kurorte (literally, “cure-towns”) reached their peak of influence and then slipped into decline.
 
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            Spring Fling Wellness Weekend
 at 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel
 in Clayton, NY
 April 22-24, 2016
 Join authors Liz Price-Kellogg and Kristen Taylor, for a weekend of yoga, meditation, cooking instruction paired with mindful eating practices and more $376 for single occupancy and $519 for double occupancy includes:
 2 nights’ accommodations, 
          an autographed copy of their book, For the Love of Food and Yoga: A Celebration of Mindful Eating and Being,           a personal journal, and 
          all meals and activities (excluding spa services.)
 Reservations: 315-686-1100 ext 7012.
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