BEST SPAS FOR MEN
Our best spas for men:
Men are the new market for spas. Currently, about 30 per cent of spa goers are men and the numbers are ever-increasing. While spas near and far continue to introduce specially-designed treatments and packages catering to the burlier sex, some spas cater to men more than others.
Here, in random order, are five of our best spas for men:
• Spa Avania at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, Arizona. Men can enjoy their treatments in the Gentleman’s Suite complete with a stocked mini-bar and flat-screen digital TV.
• The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Scottsdale offers a 19th Hole – Golfer’s Delight package which includes 18 holes of golf on one of two championship courses, a warm mud back treatmnet to relax tight muscles, and lunch at the poolside Cabana Club. A two-hour Royal Treatment gives men a foot treatment, sports massage and body scrub.
• Spa Montage in Laguna Beach, California offers 26 ways to separate the boys from the men. Called the Gentleman's Surrender, this is either a spa intro or in-depth program for the advanced spa guy. Beach Boot Camp workouts, power yoga, sports massage, Art of Shaving sessions, sea kayaking, surfing, simulated road racing, wellness coaching, gentleman's facial or signature scalp therapy are just a few options.
• Power Spa for Men in downtown Toronto caters exclusively to the male clientel. Hot towels shaves, hot stone massages and therapeutic massages are three of the most popular treatments. www.themenspowerspa.com
• Willow Stream at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to a variety of men-focused treatments, we like the fact that men have their very own MVP Room with plasma TV and wireless headset, leather and wood décor, a multi-tasking massage bed, designer robe, shorts and t-shirt, plus the latest issues of sports magazines and business journals.
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