FLORIDA
Florida: Spa getaways close to home
Posted on Sun, Jul. 13, 2008
BY PEGGY ANDERS
St. Petersburg Times
BELLA VITA RETREAT
Bella Boot Camp participants hit the beach at the Ocean Sands Resort & Spa's Bella Villa Retreat in Pompano.
Looking for the ideal Florida spa getaway? Here are a few ideas to get your search started.
Note that many Miami-Dade spas are offering $99 treatments this month as part of Miami Spa Month, www.miamispamonth.com. A similar program in Broward County, Lauderdale Spa Chic, is offered in September, www.sunny.org/spachic.
• Mayfair Hotel & Spa, 3000 Florida Ave., Coconut Grove; 305-441-0000; www.mayfairhotelandspa.com.
Pet-friendly boutique hotel with 179 rooms and suites in heart of Coconut Grove, with rooftop infinity pool, sundeck and skybar to be completed this year; Jurlique Spa uses holistic and whole body elements.
• Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-672-2000; www.delano-hotel.com.
Services at the center of chic's rooftop Agua Spa, which has 360-degree views, include Lavender Basil Bamboo scrub, White Cloud Algae body mask treatment with Italian white mud body wrap, rub with essential oils.
• Red Door Lifestyle Spa, Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Weston.
Serene, Asian-inspired spa offers summer values. Through Sept. 30, the Girlfriends' Getaway costs $187 per person, double occupancy and includes a 50-minute massage or facial, manicure and pedicure, make-up lesson, two days of fitness classes and two days of spa faciliaties. 954-349-5500; www.reddoorlifestylespa.com.
• Bella Vita Retreat, Ocean Sands Resort & Spa, 1350 N Ocean Blvd., Pompano Beach, offers the Bella Boot Camp fitness program. One week (six nights) including hotel room, three meals a day, fitness classes, nutrition analysis, body composition and $200 spa credit, is $2,495 single occupancy, $1,895 double; three-night camps are $1,595 single, $995 double. 954- 590-1022; www.bvretreat.com.
• Naples Grande Beach Resort, 475 Seagate Drive, Naples; 888-422-6177; www.naplesgranderesort.com.
Golden Door Spa has private gulf-front couple's spa villa with private whirlpools, soaking tub, sundeck, patio. Services include Mommy-To-Be pregnancy massage or Mommy-&-Me mother and baby massage.
• Don CeSar Beach Resort, 3400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach; 866-728-2206; www.doncesar.com.
The majestic pink resort recently opened a new 11,000-square-foot Spa Oceana with skin care treatments, body wraps, salon services and barber; plus spa services including reflexology, Thai massage, Mommy-To-Be massage, Reiki massage, plus aromatherapy and aromastone massages.
• Sandpearl Resort, 500 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater Beach; 877-726-3111; www.sandpearl.com.
Clearwater Beach's newest resort has 253 gulf- or bay-view rooms and suites. Yoga massage, Thai and stone massages are among the spa services offered.
• Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach; 800-457- 4653; www.sawgrassmarriott.com.
Spa at Sawgrass is a 25,000-square-foot Zen sanctuary with body treatments and wraps, hydrotherapy baths, massage, including Thai (yoga) massages, facials and salon services. There's also yoga, Pilates and spinning classes.
• Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island; 888-856-4337; www.ritzcarlton.com.
Ritz-Carlton Spa services include body wraps, scrubs, and polishes, massages for moms-to-be, Hadashi massage where therapists balance from bars while using their feet to relieve muscle tension, energizing facials and Slumber Therapy reflexology treatment, plus full-service salon and fitness center.
• Casa Marina Resort & Beach Club, 1500 Reynolds St., Key West; 866-397-6342; www.casamarinaresort.com.
Ocean Breeze massage on the beach; body scrubs, masks and more.
• Pier House Resort and Caribbean Spa, 1 Duval St., Key West; 800-723-2791; www.pierhouse.com. Spa specials include a Mango Mud Wrap, Chocolate Kiss wrap and caviar facial with ''micronized'' caviar and pearl extract.
• Canyon Ranch SpaClub at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; 6000 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee; 407-586-2000; www.gaylordpalms.com.
Polished surroundings, well-trained staff, silk robes lined in plush terry, hot moist towels and fruits in the tea lounge create a harmonious setting. Treatments include various massages, energy therapies including reiki, body wraps, ayurvedic oil treatments, facials and full salon services.
• Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grand Lakes, 4012 Central Florida Parkway, Orlando; www.grandelakes.com;800-682-3665.
From spacious and elegantly appointed lounges to the private spa pool and cafe, the 40,000-square-foot Ritz-Carlton Spa is, simply, one of the most beautiful in Florida. Treatments include herbal friction massages, Thai massage, a Tuscan Citrus skin cure, Emerald Green Body Masque, plus cellulite treatments, facials, baths, body polishes and salon services.
• Sanibel Harbor Resort & Spa, 17260 Harbour Pointe Drive, Fort Myers; 866-273-8096; www.sanibel-resort.com.
Named one of the ''Top 10 Spa Resorts in the U.S.'' by Conde Nast Traveler. The spa has a full range of massage, facial, salon services, plus BETAR (Bio Energetic Transduction Aided Resonance) bed session ($75), one of only 16 worldwide, where sound waves bathe the entire body, promoting relaxation.
• Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa, 275 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach; 888-222-7465; www.pinkshell.com.
Aquagene Spa offers a range of services, including poolside massages, teen manicures and pedicures.
Jane Wooldridge contributed to this report.
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