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	Name:	Anantara Resort & Spa Golden Triangle - Anantara Spa
	Address:	229 Moo 1 T. Wiang Chiang Saen Chiang Rai 57150 Thailand
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	Phone:	(66 5) 379-4084
	Type:	Resort Spa

Description: Opened October 1, 2002. With views over three countries, air laden with the scent of lemon grass, the sound of birdsong wafting through the open windows and the warm tingle of Thai spice aromatic oil, this northern Thailand spa is superlatively sensual. Set on a hilltop ridge, deep in the heart of hilltribe country, the Anantara Spa is a serene and unique retreat. The spa’s design, menu and treatments are supported by a service style that considers the guest’s need for escape, unobtrusive delivery and extraordinary attention to detail. In addition to the traditionally-inspired treatments, The Spa offers a range of beauty treatments using award-winning, U.K-based Elemis products. Elemis is a market leader in advanced aromatherapy skincare and professional spa therapy treatments for the face and body. The products use no animal derivatives or testing - just the finest quality medicinal plants, organic herbs, revitalising seaweed extracts and active natural bases.

Treatments & Programs: The Spa's treatments are all deliciously indulgent. The elixirs and oils all use the finest and freshest indigenous ingredients, nutrient rich and luxuriously aromatic. Using traditional beauty essences such as sandalwood, ylang ylang, patchouli, mandarin, lavender, lemongrass, ginger, cinnamon, bergamot and natural ingredients such as Thai coffee beans, natural volcanic pumice, sweet woods, powdered spices, yoghurt, carrots and cucumbers, all the treatments are designed to deliver radiance, relaxation and a sense of well-being. The Anantara Spa Golden Triangle's signature Papaya & Honey Body Wrap is a lusciously exotic treatment full of the essential goodness of fresh papaya and honey, which will leave you feeling as fresh as a fruit salad. Rich in natural moisturizers, Vitamins C & A, and AHA (a fruit acid known for its skin rejuvenating and exfoliating properties), the 60-minute treatment leaves skin glowing and smooth. For stiff or sore muscles, the 90-minute Thai Herbal Hot Compress Treatment is an ancient aromatic treatment dating back to the Ayutthaya period especially designed for war weary soldiers to soothe their aching muscles. Practiced over 200 years ago, steamed herbal pouches containing 5 different Thai herbs known for their healing and rejuvenating properties are used to massage the body for healing and pleasure. A warming massage and featherweight stroking follows to soothe and foster balance and serenity. Those seeking to release mental tensions and find a calm state of mind, should book a 90-minute Shirodhara treatment. Sometimes referred to as the 'massage of the third eye' and considered as one of the most powerful Ayurvedic treatments available, it starts with a relaxing head and facial massage followed by a fine steady stream of warm herbal oil directed on the forehead. If balance, energy and a sense of peace are being sought, then the Anantara therapists might recommend the Warm Stone Massage, a luxurious 90-minute aromatic massage combined with deep heat therapy that uses soothing, smooth basalt stones lifted from heated water and applied with warm oils in long flowing strokes over the body. It's the perfect treatment for loosening stiff and sore muscles resulting from over-exercise and stress. Anantara's facials also use nature's healers with anti-oxidants such as green tea, chamomile, rose and lavender and traditional Thai skin care products containing skin beautifier and moisturizer, prai and khamin. The ultimate in pampering is the blissful five-and-a-half hour Anantara Indulgence which includes a herbal steam bath, choice of Mandara Body Scrub or Enzymatic Sea Mud Wrap, floral bath, Nature's healing touch massage, a spa cuisine meal, deep cleansing facial, choice of manicure or pedicure and a cup of lemon grass tea before you float out of the door, cleansed and utterly relaxed. The Anantara's three-night spa package designed for two people sharing includes three one-hour treatments per person, airport transfers, three-night's twin-share accommodation and breakfast.

Romantic Treatments & Programs: For spa-loving couples, the Body Symphony is a four-hour retreat of herbal steam baths, salt glow exfoliation, aromatic massages and facials.

Spa Facilities: On arrival, a three-story reception room with two huge muslin-draped swings offers guests the chance to chill out with a cup of warm ginger tea while overlooking Thai and Burmese jungle canopy, the Mekong valley and the misty, green hills of Laos. After choosing their treatment, guests float through to one of the spa's five terrazzo and teakwood suites, each of which is designed for couples and has its own shower and herbal steam room. Music volume and air-conditioning in the rooms can be individually-controlled to suit guests and floor vents allow the cool air to slowly circulate upwards rather than descending like a cold blanket. Those wanting to shun air-conditioning, often unnecessary in the cooler climate of northern Thailand, can open the balcony doors and listen to the forest's bird chorus. Each suite balcony features either an alfresco sunken soaking tub or a Thai massage platform, both of which can accommodate two people and be enclosed within muslin drapes for extra privacy. The Spa also includes a manicure and pedicure salon as well as a hair and beauty salon.

Other Facilities: The resort’s two-story buildings rest comfortably across 200 acres of manicured gardens amidst great natural surroundings.

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