Hotel Spas and Spa Resorts in Europe
Spa resorts in Europe offer a wide variety of treatments and accommodations. You might not get a massage on the beach, but you can enjoy a stay at a real Scottish castle while you spa! Or how about hotel spas in Bath, England, the ancient home of thermal spas in Europe. Maybe you could indulge in a real Turkish hammam in Instanbul! Here's a sampling of the spa resorts and hotel spas available in Europe: • Laveda Spa at the Ritz Carlton - The hotel, in Istanbul, is urban - good for business meetings as well as an exotic city escape. But the Laveda Spa is rooted in Turkish tradition, boasting the cleansing water ritual of the hamam. During the warm summer months, Laveda moves outdoors with 2 treatment rooms on a terrace overlooking the Bosphorus River. Massages, facials, and holistic therapies are available to help you escape the urban madness!
• Bath House at the Royal Crescent Hotel - Bath, England is named for the Roman baths, built there during the Roman occupation of England. Centuries later, the thermal baths of Bath draw spa-goers from around the world. The Royal Crescent Hotel is a luxury hotel with a traditional bath house spa. Heated waters, saunas and steam rooms, a gym, and holistic spa treatments are all available in the bath house. Use of the spa is included in the room rates. • Stobo Castle Health Spa - The castle in Scotland, dating from the early 1800's, has fewer than 30 rooms for an intimate countryside "get away from it all" European spa vacation. The name "health spa" might bring up images of rigorous fitness training, but aside from a few Pilates and Yoga classes, Stobo Castle Health Spa is really about relaxation, massage therapy, and beauty treatments. They will also test you for food allergies, an benefit unique to their program! • Harp Spa Clinic at the Grand Hotel Pupp - You might have seen this lovely old Czech hotel - the "grande dame" of spa resorts in Europe - in Queen Latifah's movie, Last Holiday. The elegant resort has been restored, and the Harp Spa Clinic is a health and medical spa in the finest European tradition. Treatments are supervised by medical professionals, and include hydrotherapy, mud therapy, underwater massage, lymphatic drainage, reflexology, and acupuncture. A Roman bath and beauty treatments are also available (but no, LL Cool J is not!) • Naantali Spa Hotel and Resort - This unique hotel and spa in Naantali, Finland, is one of the most unusual spa resorts in Europe. It's housed in a permanently docked yacht! The accommodations, not surprisingly, are luxurious ship's staterooms; the royal suites have a veranda and private sauna! The Naantali area is home to hot springs that have attracted those seeking health and healing for centuries. The Naantali Spa Hotel and Resort offers thermal pools for outdoor swimming year-round, Turkish baths and Roman pools, and saunas. Massage, relexology, facials, and body wraps are also offered. The hotel's fitness center offers exercise classes and a variety of sports. Where Would You Like to Go Next?• European Spa Index and Directory • Resort and Hotel Spas in the US • Resort and Hotel Spas in the Caribbean • Resort and Hotel Spas in Asia and the Pacific Rim • Return to Resort Spas Return from Spa Resorts in Europe to Great Spa Vacations  |
