Find the perfect spa holiday

Today's spas are pampering, luxurious and offer a myriad of extras alongside the treatments. They are ideal for a relaxing break, no matter who you're travelling with – and even if you're going solo, says travel expert Jo Foley. Find the perfect one for you with our selection of the very best spa holidays around the world:

Spa holiday with a friend
Spa holiday with the man in your life
Spa holiday alone

And if you have no time to go on holiday, check into one of these city spas and escape from stress for a day:
Sheraton One, Edinburgh – possibly the best city spa in the UK. Try Vakruti Balancing, a fusion of ayurveda and reflexology, one-spa.net; 0131-2217777.
Waterfall Day Spa, Leeds for its personal blended aromatherapy massage.Absolute bliss. waterfallspa.co.uk; 0845-6341399.
Bath Spa Hotel - the Scentao Hot Stone Massage is a must, offering instant and total relaxation, bathspa-hotel.co.uk; 0870-4008222.
Mayfair Hotel, London – it's Mayfair, it's luxury, it has to be the Cleopatra Bathing Experience – so sensuous, radissonedwardian.com; (020) 7629 7777.
And if you are abroad try:
Park Hyatt Vendome, Paris – smart and sassy. Try the Balneotherapy, with its 180 jets of warm water all over your body, hyatt.fr; +33 1 58 71 12 34.
Le Richemond, Geneva – the only Shiseido spa in the city – opt for a customised facial, roccofortecollection.com; 0800-9884040.

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