COLORADO:
Rockies Getaway
Part of the $20 million renovation of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa, a glamorous expansion of the Allegria Spa has added a water sanctuary, thermal pools and rain showers, two dozen new treatment rooms, five outdoor whirlpools, a larger fitness studio, four spa suites, and a new menu of services.
Guests at the Park Hyatt receive preferred tee times at Beaver Creek Golf Club, set in the gorgeous Beaver Creek Valley, and access to the private Red Sky Ranch, where the Greg Norman and Tom Fazio tracks are breathtaking in their beauty, especially when aspens are rivers of molten gold in the fall. (http://beavercreek.hyatt.com)
 VIRGINIA:
Colonial Williamsburg
A page from a history book, the pre-Revolutionary village of Colonial Williamsburg is a grand destination in the spring when dogwood, cherry, wild azalea and plum trees burst into color. 36 fairways are abloom at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, where Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Rees Jones have made the most of the Tidewater landscape and the shoreline of a lake and a pristine pine, cedar and oak woodland. (http://www.goldenhorseshoegolf.com)
Just opened in the village, the long-awaited new Spa at Colonial Williamsburg is a sweet sanctuary of brick floors and Colonial décor, where water cures, historic herbal remedies and African American healing traditions are incorporated into state-of-the-art spa treatments. Just the ticket after a round of golf or a long plane flight, the Wild Lime Blossom Scalp Massage relieves tension with avocado, macadamia and hazelnut oil application and massage. The lemongrass and ginger energizers in the Renew Massage will lift your spirits.
Adjaceant to the golf club and the village green, the elegant, English Regency-style, 5-star Colonial Williamsburg Inn is the place to stay. The hotel's 62 guest rooms have spacious, separate sitting areas and wonderful, big bathrooms. Each room has a photo of a famous guest, from U.S. presidents to movie stars, even Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth. Hotel guests receive privileges at the nearby health/fitness club. (http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com)
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 SCOTLAND:
Spa on the Olde Sod
Named "Scottish Hotel Spa of the Year" in 2006, the new Kohler Waters Spa at the Old Course Hotel puts on a dazzling display of Kohler fixtures and spa expertise, from Japanese salt steam to a 20-meter indoor swimming pool, atriums, a rooftop whirlpool, "experiential" showers and waterfalls. Traditional and sports specific treatments take place in eleven therapy rooms. The Golfer's Massage restores your shoulders, lower back, chest and hips, forearms and wrists after the thrill and the challenge of the most famous of all Scottish links. The Golfer's Foot Renewal is a relaxing pedicure and heated mud masque. And, where else can you trod the treadmill with a view of the birthplace of golf; the Old Course Hotel is the only hostelry right on the links. Well in advance of your arrival in Scotland, contact the hotel's Golf Stewards, who will advise on a golf itinerary, make your tee time arrangements for The Duke's and St. Andrews Links courses, enter you in the daily drawing for the Old Course, and reserve golf clubs and transportation. (http://www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk)
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 FLORIDA:
Asian Style on the Gulf
A brand new Golden Door Spa is about to open at the Naples Grande Resort and Club. All the Golden Door spas are inspired by ancient Honjin inns in Japan. The traditional Japanese architecture of this spa, the sand gardens, antique stone lanterns and koi ponds create a calm, zen-like atmosphere. Relating to the nearby waters of the Gulf are the marine-oriented skin and body treatments, body bronzing, sea glows and sea salt scrubs, in additional to the legendary Golden Door restorative facials, special massages and wraps.
Guests enjoy exclusive access to the private, Rees Jones-designed Naples Grande Golf Club. The oceanfront resort has undergone a recent multi-million dollar renaissance, including a complete re-do of 474 guest rooms and suites, bungalows, and the restaurants and public areas. The pearly sands and warm waters of Clam Pass beach are a reason to settle in here for golf, spa, water sports and strolls beside the sea. (http://www.naplesgranderesort.com)
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 PUERTO RICO:
Bali High
The new Balinese-inspired Mandara Spa at the Westin Rio Mar Golf Resort and Spa is a soothing oceanfront oasis of 11 treatment rooms, a meditation area open to the sea, and a salon. A major makeover has updated the Caribbean-contemporary-style guest rooms and suites, and added new restaurants, poolside cabanas and oceanfront bohios, and a Westin signature fitness center. Separate relaxation lounges for men and women, and fabulous, beachside cabanas for private spa treatments are new additions. The Caribbean Coffee Body Scrub and frangipani wraps are among the exotic choices.
The Spa/Unlimited Golf Package includes upscale accommodations with private balcony, breakfast, a spa treatment per person, per day or unlimited golf. Wide fairways, multi-tiered, elevated greens and acres of sand define Tom and George Fazio's Ocean Course, where a misty mountain backdrop hangs above the well-established track, lush with almond and scarlet flamboyan trees, palms and tropical flowers. The Mameyes River and a creek run riot across Greg Norman's 7,004-yard River Course, while wetlands require forced carries on more than half the layout (135/74.5). (http://www.westinriomar.com)
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 CALIFORNIA:
Spa Menu for Golfers
The Rules of Golf take on a new perspective at the luxurious spa at CordeValle, just south of California's Silicon Valley. Besides traditional spa services, you can choose from several sports specific treatments, including the "Nearest Point of Relief" massage, the "Starting Time" upper body massage involving hot towel packs on the back. The "Preferred Lie Facial" is designed for men, to clarify and rejuvenate the skin, while "Ground Under Repair" is a deep-tissue massage followed by a manicure and pedicure. The "Stance" energizes tired feet with exfoliation and pedicure, and the "Pre-Shot Routine" is a chair massage, which can be enjoyed on the driving range. Save some time to luxuriate in the Turkish steam room and the Vichy showers.
In 2006, Golf Digest called CordeValle the #2 Golf Resort in California. Bungalows, villas and homes are well-appointed private retreats in understated, California Craftsman style. The 7,169-yard Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Course at CordeValle is laid on rolling hills in an idyllic valley dotted with huge oaks and sycamores, and meandered by natural creeks (75.1/138). (http://www.cordevalle.com)
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