Hawaii Spas: Healing Mind & Body with Aloha
| by Don Carter | October 13, 2006
With an incredible amount of choices for those who are into the active lifestyle, Hawaii vacation packages are nirvana for the sports-minded. But Hawaii also satisfies the flip side of pushing your body to the limit. Here, extreme sport meets extreme relaxation at the greatest collection of spas on the planet.
Hawaii resorts have raised the art of the spa to a glorious new level, offering exotic treatments such as rehydrating aloe body wraps, Hawaiian revitalizer wraps, wisdom of roses facials, fango mud wraps, Lomi Pohaku, the original stone therapy, Lomi Lomi massage, mango salt glow scrubs, Ayurvedic oil massage, Maluha (peace) and Uhane (spirit) Hawaiian aromatherapy, Reiki holding technique, limu exfoliation and detoxification therapy, cranio-sacral sessions, Maui sugar scrub & body wraps, and for you Starbucks lovers, the Kaanapali coffee full body treatment.
More than 24 resort hotels, on five islands, offer luxurious, state-of-the-art spa treatments with a Hawaiian flair. Take a look at my favorite spots for customized Hawaii spa vacation packages:
Oahu:
SpaHalekulani Halekulani
Kahala Mandarin Oriental Spa Suites (voted Best New Hotel Spa by Departures Magazine)
The Mandara Spa at Hilton Hawaiian Village (featuring advanced holistic health programs)
JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at KoOlina
Na Hoola Spa at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Maui:
Four Seasons Resort Maui (Rated #1 Hotel Spa in the U.S. by readers of Travel & Leisure Magazine)
The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui
Spa Moana at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa (Home to the world-renowned Spa Grande)
Hawaiis Big Island:
Four Seasons Hualalai
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Mauna Lani Spa at The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel
Fairmont Orchid (famed for its innovative Spa Without Walls)
Hapuna Prince Beach Resort
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Kauai:
Princeville Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa
Lanai:
Four Seasons Manele Bay
You say youd love a spa vacation, but your other half is a golfing addict who wouldnt be caught dead getting a papaya-pineapple body scrub? Remember there are fantastic Hawaii vacation packages for golfers on just about every island. So while hes knocking a Titleist around, you can indulge in Hawaiian-style treatments that will leave you glowing and gorgeous!
A Hawaii spa vacation with golf on the side, or a golf holiday with spa visits on the side either way it works. All you have to do is sell it to him and it could be the most relaxing and rejuvenating vacation youve ever had!
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