Unwind on a Spa Getaway with Fine Hotels + Resorts®

Let the self-care begin, with a little help from the $150 spa credit available to Platinum Card® Members at these top hotel spas when booking through American Express Travel®.

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In the early evening, the lobby of the Montage Kapalua Bay spa is open to a purple sky. Chaises are arrayed around a pool and braziers.

When daily life starts to feel too harried and overstimulated, it’s natural to seek out travel experiences that can help you reset. Wellness travel is a growing trend, and many hotel spas are expanding offerings that can help improve physical wellness and mental well-being, from treatments infused with local products to multi-day spa retreats. 

Your spa getaway can become even more rewarding with Fine Hotels + Resorts®. Platinum Card® Members enjoy an exclusive suite of benefits that includes daily breakfast for two, a complimentary room upgrade at check-in, when available1, and guaranteed 4pm check-out*. Plus, select properties offer a $150 spa credit (instead of the standard $100 experience credit), which you could put towards a soothing lomi lomi massage when in Hawaii, a guided yoga class in view of the Kenyan savanna, or an anti-oxidizing wine bath in Portugal. 

Find out where to take advantage of this $150 spa credit – and remember you can also receive up to $200 back in statement credits each year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts and the Hotel Collection bookings through American Express Travel® when you pay with your eligible Platinum Card*.

Explore the hotel spas below by location: close to home in the U.S.tropical islandsEuropean citiesLatin America, and Asia and Africa.

Spa Getaways Close to Home

 

The Greenwich Hotel

The Greenwich Hotel puts you in the heart of Tribeca near the West Village and Soho, two of New York’s liveliest neighborhoods. Still, even in the city that never sleeps, you may want to slow down the pace – and this hotel spa invites rest. Warmly lit by flickering lanterns, Asian-inspired Shibui Spa is dedicated to the philosophy of balance and employs plant-based products. Sip a cup of complimentary tea, take a dip in the traditional Japanese bath, and try the Omakase Facial. Offered as a 60-, 90-, or 120-minute experience, it’s designed to sculpt and invigorate, leaving you refreshed for a night out on the town. 

Wynn and Encore Las Vegas

Step off the Strip and into sanctuaries far from the bright lights and bustle when you visit the spas of sister properties Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. Redesigned in 2019 with contemporary lines and muted earth tones, the Spa at Wynn has an extensive treatment menu that includes the Good Luck Ritual head-to-toe massage. It’s rooted in the five Chinese elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water and intended to promote prosperity and joy. Across the way awaits the Spa at Encore, a lavishly appointed space that’s twice as large as the Spa at Wynn. Its Nalu Body Massage employs Hawaiian lomi lomi techniques – long forearm movements designed to wash over the body like waves – and tropical scents designed to transport you from the desert to the islands.

Waldorf Astoria Park City

At the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Canyons Village, a chic village with slope side shops and restaurants, the Waldorf Astoria Park City is convenient for skiing and year-round outdoor adventures. Treat tired muscles with the Waldorf Astoria Spa’s signature Mountain Salvation Sports Massage, which uses a pain-relieving balm to ease away tension. Or sample one of the hotel spa’s healing IV Therapy treatments, including one specifically designed to alleviate altitude sickness. You can book rejuvenating services, like a full-body seaweed detox wrap, and drop by on a whim to enjoy the spa’s whirlpools.

Breezy Island Spa Vacations

 

Jade Mountain

A 600-acre tropical paradise on the southwestern St. Lucian coast, Jade Mountain sits at the foot of the famed twin Piton mountains. Tranquility is the order of the day at this romantic resort where the 29 suites are known as sanctuaries – and much credit goes to Spa Kai en Ciel. Patois for “house in heaven,” Kai en Ciel lives up to its name with revitalizing treatments such as Alchemy of Two, a couple’s experience complete with an elixir-infused hot tub soak and a synchronous massage. Sweeter still, the Chocolate Delight involves warm chocolate made with the resort’s own cacao beans and applied directly to your skin. For a more intimate take, all services can be performed in the privacy of your suite, by request.

Montage Kapalua Bay

Steps away from Maui’s white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters, the 24-acre Montage Kapalua Bay has the scenery and space to delight active travelers as well as their family and friends. The accommodations are all suites, and the resort has on-site championship golfing and water sports aplenty. When it’s time to unwind, head to the Spa Montage Kapalua Bay, a 30,000-square-foot spa that incorporates both outdoor and indoor spaces. The lomi lomi massage and other treatments take inspiration from the Hawaiian philosophy of mauka to maka (“the mountains to the sea”), which emphasizes the connectivity and synchronicity of all things. Indeed, the spa facilities are in tune with nature, from bamboo rain showers and waterfall hot tubs built within lava rock to eucalyptus-infused steam rooms. 

European City Spa Stays

 

La Reserve Paris Hotel and Spa

Near the Champs-Élysées, La Reserve Paris delivers on location and Old World charm, with dreamy views of the Eiffel Tower and 40 antique-filled rooms and suites set in a handsome Haussmann-style 19th-century building. The Spa at La Réserve Paris specializes in anti-aging treatments with the products of Swiss brand Nescens; the Nescens Ritual combines an hour-long destressing massage with a luxurious anti-aging facial and cosmeceutical hand treatment. Pedicure or manicure services feature non-toxic polish line Kure Bazaar, and there’s a full-service fitness center where you can join yoga, Pilates, and hour-long personal training sessions. 

The Yeatman

Oenophiles and wellness enthusiasts alike will find their passions blend together at The Yeatman. On the banks of the Douro River, the boutique hotel’s Yeatman Wine Spa incorporates local varietals into its experiences. Take a dip in a grape-scented barrel with the anti-oxidizing Red Wine Grape Bath or indulge in the Wine Ritual, a head-to-toe massage featuring a buffet of natural oils. Beyond the spa, you can savor Portuguese wines with tastings at the hotel restaurant and terrace café; the Yeatman has partnerships with many of the region’s finest producers.2 

Casa Cipriani Milano

Casa Cipriani Milano’s fine interior design mirrors the fashion capital’s dedication to elegance and aesthetics. The boutique hotel exudes glamor, with a generous use of glossy lacquered wood, Venetian Venini chandeliers, marble, and bold photography. To reach the hotel’s Wellness Center – featuring both a spa and beauty center – you pass through a lagoon-like gallery that leads to a refined refuge featuring Finnish cedar wood saunas, green onyx steam rooms, and an invigorating ice waterfall. Reset with a float in the spa’s 8-percent salinity floatation pool, then head to the beauty center for a purifying HydraFacial. Still need to shed some tension? The spa offers customized body massages to meet individual needs. 

Spa Vacations with Latin American Style

 

Banyan Tree Puebla

A colonial city 80 miles southeast of Mexico City, Puebla draws visitors with its Baroque-style architecture, dynamic regional art, and UNESCO World Heritage Site Zócalo de Puebla, the city’s main square. Each of the resort’s 78 guestrooms and suites incorporate local art, including the acclaimed Talavera tin-enameled earthenware. After getting in your steps while sightseeing, decompress at the Banyan Tree Puebla’s Banyan Tree Spa, where the practices reflect Asian wellness philosophy. Choose among offerings designed to stimulate both body and mind, including exfoliating body scrubs and massages that use aromatic massage oils.

Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota

Colombia has become a buzzy destination for its mix of urban culture and natural beauty. One of the most unique places to stay is the colonial-era Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota: recognized as a monument of cultural significance by the Colombian Ministry of Culture, it was once a private residence and features hand-carved wooden furnishings and inviting fireplaces throughout. The spa’s regenerative services nod to the region’s natural abundance, like the Colombian Green Coffee Wrap, which uses natural enzymes to awaken the skin, and the Tropical Escape Ritual, which begins with a papaya and mango exfoliation and concludes with oxygenation in the steam room.

Far-Flung Wellness Adventures

 

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge attracts travelers eager to get up close and personal with animals that call the surrounding savanna home. The lodge’s 20 luxurious safari tents feature tribal-inspired décor, private outdoor whirlpools, and decks that overlook the Talek River. The Spa Complex is outfitted with floor-to-ceiling windows, meaning there’s a chance you might spy wildlife roaming the surrounding nature reserve; it’s home to lions, African elephants, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, and leopards. Massages use products from organic South African skincare line Healing Earth, like sumptuous jojoba and coconut oils. You could also take part in a guided Masai celebration signature spa treatment that incorporates local botanicals. 

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya

Located on China’s Hainan Island, a tropical haven at the nation’s southernmost point, Mandarin Oriental, Sanya feels wonderfully serene. Many rooms feature water views, and the Spa & Wellness Center encourages you to let go of any lingering stress. With eight private treatment rooms, eight double suites with their own sauna and steam rooms, and two VIP villas that open up to a private garden, the center is expansive while retaining a feeling of intimacy and seclusion. The signature Singing Bowl massage (singing bowls have long been used by Hindus and Buddhists to aid spiritual focus) and Hainan’s Hidden Secret massage are two examples of treatments rooted in ancient regional arts. The latter massage uses warm seashells to ease away tension while firming and brightening the skin. A Shaolin Kung Fu Master is on hand to provide Tai Chi lessons, and you can go deeper in your wellness journey by booking a multi-day spa retreat.

Rosewood Bangkok

In the heart of Thailand’s capital city, Rosewood Bangkok is a 30-story urban oasis with a striking exterior inspired by the shape of wai, the Thai hand gesture of greeting. Suites come equipped with spacious private terraces that deliver sweeping views of the bustling city below. The hotel spa Sense feels even further removed from the Bangkok streets, thanks to herbal healing treatments that draw from traditional Thai medicine. The Tai Pew Ngam massage, for one, features a body scrub comprising red lime, tamarind, Khi Lek leaves, and uncooked rice to naturally brighten and exfoliate. 

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