Relax as the scent of lavender fills the air and your tired muscles are gently massaged and rejuvenated. But don’t just book an hour at your local spa, plan a well-earned getaway where you can spend days pampering yourself. These bed and breakfasts and country inns offer an assortment of enticing spa services.
The picturesque 70 acres that surrounds Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa is the ideal setting for your spa vacation. The property, which dates back to the 1680s, is nestled along the banks of the Hudson River. After a restful night sleep in one of the inn’s enchanting guest rooms and a delectable breakfast, take a stroll through the grounds where you’ll find brooks, streams, gardens and orchards.
The spa at Buttermilk Falls offers literally dozens of relaxing options. Massage choices include shiatsu, Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone and even pre- or post-natal massage. A variety of facials also are available, and be sure to ask the innkeepers about the many spa packages that are available. Try the Peace Retreat for the ultimate spa experience.
The Sanford House Inn & Spa in Arlington, Texas, affords close access to Dallas and a huge variety of attractions, but guests don’t even need to leave the grounds to enjoy a blissful, relaxing vacation. The guest rooms and romantic cottages are filled with beautiful furnishings and romantic dcor. The cottages are a perfect romantic retreat, affording ultimate privacy as well as a fireplace and Jacuzzi tub. Pamper yourself further with a trip to the Spa and Salon. The spa offers massage therapy, facial therapy, body wraps, bronzing, and even Botinal, a treatment similar to Botox, but without the pain of needles.
Imagine a luxurious spa nestled among Alaska’s snow-capped mountains; a magical place that combines elegant living with the acme of natural beauty? Welcome to Pearson’s Pond Luxury Inn & Adventure in Juneau! This is an entirely one-of-a-kind B&B that offers massage, aromatherapy paraffin treatments, a well-equipped fitness center, and outdoor hot tubs with spectacular views. It also provides a wide range of outdoor activities such as whale watching by kayak, glacier dog mushing, and fishing.
Massage away your cares and worries at the Cheshire Cat Inn & Spa in Santa Barbara, California. The whimsically-named inn includes two Queen Anne Victorian homes, as well as cottages and a coach house, each decorated in romantic style with antiques and Laura Ashley fabrics. The innkeepers at this award-winning getaway offer many massage options. For total relaxation, try The Cheshire Cat massage, which works on your neck, back, shoulders and scalp and includes aromatherapy with citrus, rosemary and ginger oils. Acupressure, deep tissue therapy and facials also are available.
Daniel Webster was a famous 19th-century U.S. lawyer and politician. So legendary was his eloquence, that a story was written called ‘The Devil and Daniel Webster’ in which Webster defeats Lucifer in a court case for a man’s soul. However, the Plum Beach Spa at the Dan’l Webster Inn and Spa (Sandwich, M.A.) will do anything but bedevil you, thanks to its many soothing treatments. (This historic inn is named for Webster, who stayed at the tavern on this site regularly between 1815 and 1851.) Among its luxuries are massages, various body treatments, facials and add-ons, waxing, hand & foot treatments, a Men’s Spa, and bridal services. The Dan’l Webster Inn and Spa also offers overnight spa/accommodations packages.