2018 World Spa & Wellness Awards shortlist announced
The finalists in the 2018 World Spa & Wellness Awards have been revealed. Over the next few months the shortlisted spas and resorts will be visited by an official judge, who will score the properties on a wide range of criteria.
The winners will be announced in a glamorous awards ceremony at the Tobacco Dock events venue in London on Sunday, February 25.
The finalists in the 2018 World Spas & Wellness Awards are:
Hotel Spa of the Year: North & South America
Nizuc Spa by Espa at Nizuc Resort & Spa, Cancun, Mexico
The Spa House at Grace Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, USA
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston, USA
Resort Spa of the Year: North & South America
Banyan Tree Spa at Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Miraval Life in Balance Spa at Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa, Tucson, USA
The Spa at Fairmont Grand Del Mar, San Diego, USA
Spa Ojai at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Ojai, USA
The Spa at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, Rancho Santa Fe, USA
Hotel Spa of the Year: Western Europe & Scandinavia
Bulgari Spa at Bulgari Hotel London, UK
Dior Institut at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris, France
Gaia Spa at Boringdon Hall Hotel, Plymouth, UK
Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall, Seaham, UK
Six Senses Spa Douro Valley, Lamego, Portugal
Le Spa du Royal at Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa, Lausanne, Switzerland
Resort Spa of the Year: Western Europe & Scandinavia
Cinq Mondes Spa at Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monaco
Lifehouse Spa & Hotel, Thorpe-le-Soken, UK
The Spa at Ashford Castle, Cong, Ireland
Talise Spa at Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa, Puerto de Sóller, Spain
The Thermal Village & Spa at Galgorm, Ballymena, UK
Hotel Spa of the Year: Eastern Europe
Ava Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Prague, Czech Republic
Espa Riga at Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga, Latvia
Mandara Spa at Lotte Hotel Moscow, Russia
Palanga Spa at Hotel Palanga Spa, Palanga, Lithuania
Soma Spa at Domes Noruz Chania, Greece
Resort Spa of the Year: Eastern Europe
Hébe Spa at Columbia Beach Resort, Limassol, Cyprus
Opium Health Spa at Elysium Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus
Soma Spa at Domes of Elounda, Greece
Hotel Spa of the Year: Asia & Australasia
Anantara Spa at Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, Thailand
Banyan Tree Spa at Banyan Tree Macau, China
Maia Spa at Fusion Maia Da Nang, Da Nang City, Vietnam
One & Only Spa at Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley, Lithgow, Australia
One & Only Spa at One & Only Reethi Rah, Maldives
Waldorf Astoria Spa at Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, China
Resort Spa of the Year: Asia & Australasia
Aman Spa at Amanoi, Vinh Hy Village, Vietnam
Banyan Tree Spa at Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand
The Dheva Spa and Wellness Centre at The Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Island Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa
Six Senses Spa Village at Six Senses Yao Noi, Phuket, Thailand
Hotel Spa of the Year: Middle East & Africa
Banyan Tree Spa at Banyan Tree Seychelles
Dahlia Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island, UAE
Espa at Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech, Morocco
The Spa at The Oyster Box, Durban, South Africa
Resort Spa of the Year: Middle East & Africa
Anantara Spa at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, UAE
Goco Spa at Ajman Saray, Ajman, UAE
Hilltop Spa at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles
Talise Ottoman Spa at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, UAE
Talise Spa at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Worldwide Health & Wellness Destination of the Year
Brenners Park Hotel & Spa, Baden-Baden, Germany
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa, Koh Samui, Thailand
Lanserhof Lans, Innsbruck, Austria
Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Gargnano, Italy