Jo Foley, who has been visiting spas for more than 20 years and is the author of Great Spa Escapes, selects her Top 25 Spas of the Worlds for The Telegraph (UK) on 7-26-05. Click here to read the details - Products, Décor, What it offers, Recommended, Cost and Getting There.

1. BANYAN TREE
   Mahé, Seychelles
2. THE SPA VILLAGE
   Pangkor Laut, Malaysia
3. SHAMBHALA SPA
   Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
4. OCEAN SPA
   Cambridge Beaches, Bermuda
5. LAS VENTANAS AL PARAISO
   Los Cabos, Mexico (0052 624 144 0300; www.lasventanas.com).
6. THE PLATEAU
   Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong
7. SIX SENSES
   Madinat, Jumeirah, Dubai
8. SANTE WELLNESS CENTRE
   The Winelands Hotel, South Africa
9. THE ELOUNDA SPA
   The Blue Palace, Crete
10. JIWA SPA
    Conrad Hotel, Bali
11. THE SPA AT THE OBEROI
    Mauritius
12. HOTEL FONTEVERDE & SPA
    San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany
13. DELPHI MOUNTAIN RESORT & SPA Connemara

14. Read about Julie Register's visit to Delphi Mountain Resort & Spa

15. THE CHI SPA
    Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
16. SHAMBHALA SPA
    Cocoa Island, Maldives
17. CHIVA SOM HEALTH RESORT
    Hua Hin, Thailand

    Read about Julie Register's visit to Chiva Som

18. LE MAS DE CANDILLE
    Mougins, France
19. ELYSIUM
    Paphos, Cyprus
20. LES THERMES MARIN
    Monte Carlo
21. SHAMBHALA RETREAT
    Uma Paro, Bhutan

BRITAIN'S FIVE BEST SPAS

1. SERENITY SPA
   Seaham Hall, Co Durham
2. THE AQUARIUS SPA
   Whatley Manor, nr Malmesbury, Wiltshire
3. THE SPA AT CHANCERY COURT
   252 Holborn, London
4. ONE SPA
   Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh

   Read about Julie Register's visit to One Spa at the Sheraton Grand Edinburgh

5. CALCOT SPA
   Calcot Manor, nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire