Home and away
From Polynesian pampering to London lingering, we tried these treatments and then brought them to the home spa.
Spa Intercontinental
Where
Spa InterContinental, First Floor, One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London, 44-020-7318-8691, spaintercontinental.comThe Spa
At the intersection of wealth (Hyde Park's townhouses) and royalty (Buckingham Palace) sits the newly refurbished InterContinental London Park Lane, home to their just opened flagship Elemis spa.The Treatment
Like the tailors on nearby Savile Row, Spa InterContinental will customize a bespoke treatment to suit your schedule (from 15 minutes to five hours). We opted for a half-hour Exotic Lime and Ginger Salt Glow exfoliation, £45 (about $90).The Home Spa
Elemis is to the U.K. what Kiehl's is to the U.S., and thankfully its products, like the Exotic Lime and Ginger Salt Glow, are available stateside at nordstrom.com, as well as at elemis.com.—Amanda Ross
Ti Kai Posé spa
Where
Ti Kai Posé spa at Ladera, Soufrière, St. Lucia, West Indies, 758-459-7323, ladera.comThe Spa
Location, location, location: Perched in the lush mountainside overlooking the twin Pitons is the Ti Kai Posé spa (meaning "little house of rest" in local patois) at St. Lucia's ultra-exclusive Ladera resort.The Treatment
Choose your favorite essential plant oil for the Rainforest Aromatherapy Massage ($107 per hour): a fragrant body rub under a tent in the lush spa gardens. The concentrated lavender oil seeps into every muscle while sending relaxing messages to the brain.The Home Spa
Ask for a cobalt bottle of the spa's lavender oil or pick up your own at a local health store. A few drops soothes heat rashes overnight, reduces the redness of acne and offers triple duty as a therapeutic perfume. —Laura OsborneSpa VH
Where
The VH Spa for Vitality + Health, 6850 East Main Street, Scottsdale, AZ, 866-882-4484, hotelvallyho.comThe Spa
After its Rat Pack heyday, Scottsdale, Arizona's Hotel Valley Ho sat empty for years. A stunning $80 million renovation resurrected the design and its swingin' style, and also made way for the new VH Spa for Vitality + Health.The Treatment
Lomilomi Full-Body Massage ($185): Your 90-minute bliss begins with a body scrub of cane sugar and coconut, then a detoxifying massage featuring exotic elixirs and body butters with pineapple, wild ginger and healing nut oils.The Home Spa
OLA products like Hawaiian Coconut Cane Sugar Scrub and Wild Ginger Island Body Oil can be found online; as can the Martini Kings' Tropicana-style CD Tikis and Bikinis, hotelvalleyho.com/shop—Catherine Dunwoody
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