Top 10 Destination Spas

Destination spas are a select group of spas that immerse you in healthy living. All-inclusive prices include rooms, meals, classes, lectures and sometimes treatments. Prices range from $250 per person, per day, (double) at the Red Mountain Spa in Ivins, Utah, to $8,000 per week at The Golden Door in Escondido, Ca. For budget travel, check out best cheap destination spas. Destination spas have minimum stays of two or three nights, and a few require you stay a week.

1. Canyon Ranch Tucson

Canyon Ranch Tucson is the ultimate “wellness spa” where people jumpstart a healthy new lifestyle. The staff and programming is unparalled, with medical doctors, exercise physiologists, movement therapists, etc. It also has fabulous facilities and outdoor programs. The Tucson, Arizona property accommodates 240 guests in adobe cottages on 150 acres in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains.

2. Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires

Canyon Ranch in Lenox serves the East Coast with the same commitment to wellness and healthy living as the Tucson property. Set on 120 woodland acres in Western Massachusetts, Canyon Ranch Lenox accommodates 200 guests in 126 newly remodeled guest rooms and suites.

3. Golden Door

Golden Door in Escondido, Calif., is a women-only spa that serves no more than 40 guests. Wooden walkways link a series of serene garden courtyards inspired by the ancient inns of Japan. It has 377 acres of Japanese gardens, orchards and waterfalls and a Japanese bathhouse. This spa emphasizes individualized service and guiding guests toward a balance of mind, body and spirit. Men are welcome during men-only weeks.

4. Miraval Life in Balance

Set on 135 acres at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains in , Catalina, Arizona, Miraval has 106 adobe-style casitas, most with private patios. buildings and great views. While it offers spa cuisine, it also serves alcohol and wine. Its signature programs is the “Equine Experience,” where working with a horse gives you insight into how you deal with people -- and life.

5. Mii Amo

Bordering a national forest two hours from Phoenix, Mii Amo in Sedona is a village of six adobe casitas near the Spa, within walking distance of the larger Enchantment Resort. The hottest service here is an “Aura-Soma” reading of your life based on the colored bottles you choose from more than 100. Read a review of Mii Amo .

6. Lake Austin Spa Resort

The food is so good at this spa on a lake outside Austin you'll have a hard time believing the calorie counts. With just 40 rooms it's easy to meet people, but the spa is lavish. Outdoor treatment spaces with screened porches, garden tents, poolside cabanas and a private couple's suite. Separate men's and women's wet areas, two swimming pools, native gardens, cascading streams and fountains, and more than 100 spa treatments. Read a review of Lake Austin Spa Resort

7. Red Mountain Spa

If you love adventure and are inspired by Southwestern scenery, Red Mountain Spa in Ivins, Utah, is for you. Try rock climbing, go kayaking or mountain bike through rugged terrain. The heart of the spa is its hiking program and outstanding outdoors guides. It’s also a beautifully designed resort, with unusually good spa cuisine and a wine list. And it's one of the most affordable spas in the Top Ten. Read a review of Red Mountain Spa

8. Green Valley Spa, St. George, Utah.

This spa is just a few miles from Red Mountain Spa and has a reputation of being a little more luxurious and pampering. Right on the edge of both town and public lands, it has an extensive hiking program. It also offers Tennis College on its 15 outdoor and four indoor courts, and has a Golf Learning Center. You can play on any of six nearby courses.

9. Cal-a-Vie, Vista, California.

This elegant weight-loss spa is set on 200 rolling acres north of San Diego. Its 24 guest cottages are decorated in elegant European style. Most people come to stay for an entire week and eat spa cuisine and follow a highly programmed exercise agenda, but shorter stays are possible It has both co-ed and women-only weeks throughout the year.

10. Mayflower Inn & Spa

One of New England’s most opulent inns, The Mayflower in Washington, Connecticut, has reinvented itself as an destination spa -- from Monday through Friday. It accommodates just 28 women at any one time in a super-luxurious atmosphere. There are co-ed and men’s weeks during the year.