Updated and featuring a striking new cover, this lavishly illustrated guide opens the door to more than 20 unforgettable escapes. Whether its rustic natural hot springs, an elegant fitness spa, or a glamorous desert hacienda, the Golden State offers rejuvenating retreats for every tasteand its all here. Trip planners and daydreamers will be transported to Californias most coveted hideaways, each of which offers an alluring array of services, from mud baths, hot stone massage, and seaweed wraps to European-style facials and hydrotherapy treatments. Author Stanley Young fills in all the delicious details each destination has to offer, while reviewing the philosophy of well-being that makes each spa unique. Meanwhile, photographer Melba Levick captures the natural beauty of the baths and their spectacular surrounding landscapes in sigh-inducing color. A guide that is both inspiring and practical, Beautiful Spas and Hot Springs of California is a passport to rest and renewal.

Desert Hot Springs is one of the great undiscovered getaways in Southern California. In recent years, -spa lodgings- utilizing abundant clean, odorless warm springs water have been upgraded. They now offer all sorts of distinctive lodgings built around a wealth of pools, whirlpools, and related spa experiences. Only a two-hour drive from Los Angeles or San Diego, and a brief easy drive from Palm Springs or Palm Desert, these secluded warm mineral springs spas are a unique collection of destinations for adults seeking real relaxation. This guide features the thirteen best lodgings, and provides additional information about restaurants, weather, town history, and more. Includes index.

Desert Hot Springs is one of the great undiscovered getaways in Southern California. In recent years, "spa lodgings" utilizing abundant clean, odorless warm springs water have been upgraded. They now offer all sorts of distinctive lodgings built around a wealth of pools, whirlpools, and related spa experiences. Only a two-hour drive from Los Angeles or San Diego, and a brief easy drive from Palm Springs or Palm Desert, these secluded warm mineral springs spas are a unique collection of destinations for adults seeking real relaxation. This guide features the fifteen best lodgings, and provides additional information about restaurants, weather, town history, and more. Includes index.

In this Wine Country edition of Spas of California Laurel Cook gives readers the best of two worlds: her personal experience of selected spas located in Sonoma and Napa Valleys next to lists of local wineries (and Web addresses) within driving distance of each spa region.Her "Winery Notes" offer intriguing tidbits about the wineries, telling you where you can: view the vineyards from an aerial tramway tour a wine cave attend jazz concerts and art exhibits play bocce ball stomp grapes (at "Crush" time) enjoy a picnic in the vineyards Traveling with children? After luxurious excursions into the world of mineral water, mud, hot stone massage and herbal wraps, how about sleeping with giraffes at Safari West in Calistoga? Going to Traintown in Sonoma? Watching "El Machino" make tortillas out of dollops of masa at Chevy's in Santa Rosa? Those familiar with Cook's spa guidebooks will recognize her standbys from industry experts: How to Receive a Massage, How to Evaluate a Massage Practitioner, Massage for Seniors and more.

Complete with maps and extensive advice, this guide to Japan's hot springs is an invaluable resource for anyone travelling to Japan. Easier to get to than many might imagine, Japan's hidden hot springs are among the few remaining repositories of ancient Japanese ambiance and sensibility. Bucolic and charming, they bear little resemblance to the sterile, clinic-like spas of the West or to the concrete jungles of Japan's best-known onsen towns. The hot springs introduced here belong to another time but they are disappearing fast. Discover them before it's too late through this selective, personalized, and authoritative guide. In this spa guide are unbelievable gems that you would otherwise never, ever, find by yourself. Japanese people are often shocked that you found such a place. It's a very concise collection of the "true and traditional" Japanese onsen ryokan. It is for anyone who seeks a traditional experience of what onsen used to be before modernization set in.

A guide to spas in the United States and Canada that offer world-class healing waters, good food, and comfortable lodging, along with traditional spa services -- all at the best possible price. For readers looking for a quiet retreat, a romantic weekend getaway, or an exciting family adventure, the Cheapskate's Guide to Spas will be the primary resource for hard-to-find bargains. In addition to describing the pleasure of "taking the waters" and other attractions at well-known spas like Saratoga Springs, New York; Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Desert Hot Springs and Calistoga, California; this book highlights over a hundred destination spas that provide restful atmosphere, recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, and quality accommodations. Some even offer special deals for Cheapskate's Guides readers. Also included are detailed travel information, and suggestions for interesting nearby things to see and do.