Five Star Spa
TOP SPOT: Splurge Worthy
STORY BY: Veronica Hill
Summary: For a five star spa experience, California has plenty of luxurious choices, from Spa Montage to Spa Gaucin.
One of California's greatest indulgences on a luxury vacation is enjoying a five star spa. Thankfully, we have plenty of five star spas to choose from, and all three are in Orange County.
Forbes Travel Guide, previously Mobil Travel Guide, announced its 2010 five star hotel spa list. Tops in California were Spa Gaucin, St. Regis Monarch Beach; Spa Montage, Montage Laguna Beach and The Spa at the Resort at Pelican Hill.
Following is the complete list of five star spa hotels in California. Unfortunately there are not any five star day spa picks, but two of my favorites are Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona and the Spa at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.
The complete list of Forbes Travel Guide Star award winners is available at www.forbestravelguide.com.
Watch our video about five star Spa Montage and Montage Resort.
California Five Star Spas:
Dana Point:
Spa Gaucin, St. Regis Monarch Beach
Laguna Beach:
Spa Montage, Montage Laguna Beach
Newport Beach:
The Spa at the Resort at Pelican Hill
Spa Gaucin, St. Regis Monarch Beach
Laguna Beach:
Spa Montage, Montage Laguna Beach
Newport Beach:
The Spa at the Resort at Pelican Hill
California Four Star Spas:
Beverly Hills:
Spa Montage, Montage Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hills Hotel Spa by La Prairie
The Peninsula Spa
The Spa at Beverly Wilshire
The Spa at Four Seasons at Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Big Sur:
Post Ranch Spa, Post Ranch Inn
Calistoga:
The Bathhouse, Calistoga Ranch
Carmel Valley:
The Spa at Bernardus, Bernardus Lodge
Half Moon Bay:
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Half Moon Bay
La Jolla:
The Spa at Torrey Pines, Lodge at Torrey Pines
Dana Point:
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Laguna Niguel
Napa:
The Spa at The Carneros Inn, The Carneros Inn
Newport Beach:
The Spa at the Island Hotel
North San Diego:
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Aviara
Ojai:
Spa Ojai
Pebble Beach:
The Spa at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Resorts
Rutherford:
The Auberge Spa, Auberge du Soleil
San Diego:
The Spa at Grand Del Mar
San Francisco:
Remede Spa, St. Regis San Francisco
San Martin:
The Spa at CordeValle, CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort
Santa Barbara:
Bacara Spa, Bacara Resort and Spa
The Spa at Four Seasons Santa Barbara
St. Helena:
The Spa at Meadowood
Westlake Village:
The Spa at Four Seasons Westlake
Menlo Park:
Sense, A Rosewood Spa, Rosewood Sand Hill
Oakhurst :
Spa du Sureau, Chateau du Sureau
