Award-Winning Spas

2012 Forbes Travel Guide Five and Four Star Spa Awards

Forbes Travel Guide Announces 54th Annual Five- and Four-Star Awards Naming the Most Five Star Awards in Its History

9 New Spas Earn the Coveted Five-Star Honors

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2011 -- Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, today unveiled its 54th annual listing of Five-Star and Four-Star hospitality establishments worldwide, including five hotels, four restaurants and nine spas entering the Five-Star pantheon for the first time. All of the 2012 award winners are showcased on Startle.com, the new interactive website of Forbes Travel Guide. Launched today, the site features exclusive offers, or "Star Experiences", thousands of unique photos and videos on award-winning properties and destinations, social activity and access to some of the world's leading luxury hospitality brands and tastemakers, and original expert answers to the questions of travel from Forbes Travel Guide inspectors. With its expert content, social connections, curated lists, and exclusive offers and experiences, Startle.com delivers a one-of-a-kind destination online for the most discerning travelers.

Marking the latest installment of the Star Ratings system that has been the gold standard in the industry since 1958, the new list includes the following notable Five-Star additions:

Mandarin Oriental achieved three new Five-Star hotel ratings in the following locations: Boston, Las Vegas and Singapore; as well as two new Five-Star spas in Macau and Singapore.

These additions bring the total number of Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spas around the world to 30.

Appearing on the Four-Star list for the first time are five new spas.

For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, visit www.startle.com.

This year's Five and Four Star winners are found below. The newest additions to list and/or star level are notated with an asterisk*.

ARIZONA

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Aji Spa, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort, Chandler
• Alvadora Spa, Royal Palms Resort & Spa, Royal Palms Resort & Casitas, Phoenix
• The Centre for Well-Being at The Phoenician, Scottsdale
• The Sanctuary Spa, Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale
• Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale

CALIFORNIA

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• Spa Montage, Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach
• The Spa at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast
• The Spa at Grand Del Mar, San Diego
• Spa Gaucin, St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Post Ranch Spa, Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
• Remede Spa, The St. Regis San Francisco, San Francisco
• Sense Spa, CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort, San Martin
• Sense Spa, Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park
• Spa du Sureau, Chateau du Sureau, Oakhurst
• Spa Montage, Montage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills
• Spa Ojai, Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, Ojai
• The Auberge Spa, Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford
• The Bathhouse, Calistoga Ranch, Calistoga
• The Beverly Hills Hotel Spa by La Prairie, Beverly Hills
• The Health Spa at Meadowood, St. Helena
• The Peninsula Spa, The Peninsula Beverly Hills
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay
• The Spa at Bacara, Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara
• The Spa at Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills
• The Spa at Bernardus Lodge, Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley
• The Spa at Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
• The Spa at Four Seasons Westlake Village, Westlake Village
• The Spa at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach
• The Spa at Torrey Pines, Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla
• The Spa at The Carneros Inn, The Carneros Inn, Napa
• The Spa at the Island Hotel, Newport Beach

COLORADO

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• Spa at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Vail, Vail*

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Allegria Spa, Park Hyatt, Beaver Creek
• The Bachelor Gulch Spa at the Ritz-Carlton, Avon
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Denver, Denver
• The Spa at the Brown Palace, Denver

CONNECTICUT

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa

• Mayflower Spa, Mayflower Inn, Washington

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa

• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C.

FLORIDA

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Acqualina Spa by ESPA, Sunny Isles
• Relache Spa at Gaylord Palms Resort, Kissimmee
• Spa Palazzo, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Amelia Island, Amelia Island
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Key Biscayne, Key Biscayne
• The Members Spa Club, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
• The Ritz Carlton Spa, Naples, Naples
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Orlando, Grande Lakes
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, South Beach, Miami Beach
• The Spa at ONE Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour
• The Spa at The Breakers, Palm Beach
• The Spa at The Setai, Miami Beach

GEORGIA

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Cloister Spa, Sea Island

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• 29 Spa, The Mansion on Peachtree, Atlanta
• Remede Spa, The St. Regis Atlanta, Atlanta
• The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation Spa, Greensboro

HAWAII

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Halele'a Spa, at The St. Regis Resort Princeville
• Spa Grande, The Grand Wailea Resort, Wailea, Maui
• SpaHalekulani, Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu
• The Kahala Spa at The Kahala Hotel and Resort, Honolulu, Oahu
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Ka'upulehu, Kona, Hawaii
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Wailea, Maui
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay, Lana'i City, Lana'i

ILLINOIS

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Elysian Spa, Chicago
• The Spa at Trump, Chicago
• The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, Peninsula Chicago, Chicago
• The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Chicago

MAINE

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa

• The White Barn Inn Spa, White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport

MASSACHUSETTS

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston, Boston

MICHIGAN

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa

• Immerse Spa, MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit

NEVADA

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Spa at Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas
• The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas*
• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, Las Vegas
• The Spa at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian & The Palazzo, Las Vegas
• Spa Bellagio at Bellagio, Las Vegas
• Spa Mio, M Resort, Las Vegas
• The Spa at Aria, Las Vegas*
• The Spa at Trump, Las Vegas

NEW YORK

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, New York
• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• La Prairie at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, New York
• The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel New York, New York
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Westchester, Westchester
• The Spa at Trump SoHo, New York*

NORTH CAROLINA

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Old Edwards, Highlands
• The Spa at Ballantyne, Charlotte
• The Umstead Spa, The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Cary
• The Spa at Pinehurst, The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst

PENNSYVANIA

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Woodlands Spa at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington

RHODE ISLAND

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa

• OH! Spa, Ocean House, Watch Hill*

SOUTH CAROLINA

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Spa at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Palmetto Bluff, Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton

TEXAS

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Austin
• The Spa and Salon at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Dallas, Dallas
• Trellis, The Spa at The Houstonian, Houston
• The Mokara Spa, Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio

UTAH

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City*

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Remede Spa, The St. Regis Deer Valley, Park City

WASHINGTON

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, Seattle

WEST VIRGINIA

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Greenbrier Spa, White Sulphur Springs*

WISCONSIN

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• Kohler Waters Spa, The American Club, Kohler*

WYOMING

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole
  

CANADA

ALBERTA

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa

• Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Ancient Cedars Spa, Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino
• CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, Vancouver
• The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Whistler

ONTARIO

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Toronto*
• Spa at the Hazelton, Toronto
• Stillwater Spa, Park Hyatt Toronto

CHINA

BEIJING

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Aman Spa at Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing
• The Spa at Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, Beijing
• The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, The Peninsula Beijing, Beijing

HONG KONG

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• The Mandarin Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• The Oriental Spa, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
• The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• The Spa at Four Seasons Hong Kong, Hong Kong*

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• Plateau Spa, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Hong Kong

MACAU

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• Altira Spa, Macau
• Spa at Wynn Macau, Macau
• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Macau, Macau*

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Crown, Cotai
• The Spa at Four Seasons Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau
• Six Senses Spa at MGM Macau, Macau

SINGAPORE

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas

• Auriga at Capella Singapore
• The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore*

Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas

• The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
• Remede Spa, The St. Regis Singapore