• Facials, body wraps, and massage are popular treatments found in the best spas in America.spa 3 image by horacio villamonte from Fotolia.com
  
  Many magazines and websites which cover spa treatments and services--such as "Spas of America" and "Travel and Leisure"--come out with their own lists of the best spas in the country and the world. The businesses they include carry the most extensive treatment menus, fitness centers, swimming pools and package offers. They may not have the lowest prices among spas, but they are considered worth the expense.
  
  

Equinox Resort and Spa

• The spa at the Equinox Resort seeks to meet every pampering need. It offers ten treatment rooms, where you can get a Swedish or therapeutic massage, receive an exfoliating facial treatment, lie back for a body wrap, enjoy a session of reflexology or even have a manicure and pedicure. The fitness room offers state of the art cardiovascular machines. Once your workout is complete, you can take a dip in the heated indoor swimming pool or relax in the sauna.
  
  One of the signature spa packages of the Equinox is the Essential, which includes a clay mask, a facial, a massage and even lunch. Packages such as this take up to four hours. The rest of the Equinox resort offers activities for young and old, such as golf and archery.
  
  Equinox Resort and Spa
  
  3567 Main Street Route 7A
  
  Manchester Village, VT 05254
  
  800-362-4747
  
  equinoxresort.com
  
  

Golden Door

• The Golden Door is a full service spa that caters most of the year to women only; it takes a natural approach to beauty and health. All of the food prepared at this spa comes from produce grown in the on-site garden or locally and organically raised poultry. It has nine treatment rooms, where you can receive skincare, body scrubs and scalp treatments. The salon offers haircare as well as manicures and pedicures, and you are assigned a professional who will work out a health and beauty regime just for you.
  
  Programs at the Golden Door require you to stay for seven days. During this time, you will eat, sleep and even exercise on the grounds. Each room has a private garden and a private bathroom, and each room comes with a spa wardrobe and fresh flowers.
  
  Golden Door
  
  777 Deer Springs Rd.
  
  San Marcos, CA 92069
  
  800-424-0777
  
  goldendoor.com
  
  

100 Fountain Spa

• Located inside the Pillar and Post Hotel located in Niagara-on-the-Lake wine country (Ontario), this day spa offers a wide variety of treatments and services. Waxing treatments, microdermabrasion, body wraps and hydrating facials are included in its menu of skincare treatments, while deep tissue massage, aroma massage and pregnancy massage are offered on its services menu.
  
  100 Fountain Spa offers several package options, for those that don't want to go a la carte, such as the Divine Wrap--which includes a body polish, a Swedish massage and a body wrap. Once you have finished with your relaxation and beauty treatments, you can go into the on-site restaurant for a bite to eat or the lounge for a drink.
  
  100 Fountain Spa
  
  48 John St.
  
  PO Box 1011
  
  Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S1J0
  
  Canada
  
  905-468-2123
  
  

The Homestead

• Located in the Allegheny mountains and named a national historic landmark, the Homestead resort has three golf courses, and natural scenery surrounds the resort on all sides. It also has a full service spa and fitness center.
  
  Many treatments at the Homestead are not found at most spas, such as the Ayurvedic head massage, the milk bath and the buttermilk body polish. It also offers reflexology, pedicures, manicures, European facials and deep conditioning treatments. Its signature packages include the tradition package, which comes with a European facial, a mineral bath and a Swedish massage.
  
  The Homestead
  
  1766 Homestead Dr.
  
  Hot Springs, VA 24445
  
  540-839-1766
  
  thehomestead.com