IRELAND
Carton
House, Co. KIldare
A converted farm spa in a mansion just half an hour from Dublin
Cliff
House Hotel Spa, Co. Waterford
Stunning views and seaweed facials at an uncrowded coastal spa
Monart
Spa, Co. Wexford
Is Ireland's first destination spa hotel all its cracked up to be?
Auriga
Spa, Capella Castlemartyr Hotel, Cork
Body therapies based on the moon's cycle at a pristine spa
Beautique
at Hayfield Manor, Cork
Get a taste for chandeliers, pearls and girls at a new spa in Ireland
The
Killarney Park Hotel, Co. Kerry
Enjoy the sounds of silence at this luxury spa
The
Heritage at Killenard, Co. Laois
Wallow in whale music, mud and golf in rural Ireland
Delphi
Mountain Resort &
Spa, Leenane, Co. Galway
End a day's fishing and hiking in the wilderness with a massage
Samas
spa, Park Hotel Kenmare, Co. Kerry
A sleek spa in perfect harmony with Kerry's beautiful natural
surrounds
Espa
at g hotel, Galway
Sheer indulgence in minimalist West coast spa
FRANCE
Fermes
de Marie, Villa Marie, St Tropez
A beautiful hillside spa for essential buffing before you hit the St Tropez
quayside
Hydrotherapy
Centre, Avène Les Bains
A healthy hilltop spa in South of France with a spring water source
Thalasstonic
Hotel, Roscoff, Brittany
A great value seawater spa with stunning coastline views
Accor
Thalassa, Le Touquet
Who needs massage when you can get pummelled with seawater jets
Le
Mas Candille, Mougins, Provence
A Riviera retreat with harmonious spa and charming gourmet food
The
Spa at the Four Seasons resort, Provence
A grand villa of calm and space in lavender-scented countryside
Les
Deux Abbesses, Auvergne
A back massage in a rustic chateau rounds off a French holiday
Hotel
Le Bristol, Paris
A Haute-Couture Getaway with expensive personal trainer
George
V Hotel Spa, Paris
A Four Seasons hotel with arguably the poshest spa in Paris
Guerlain
Institut de Beaute, Paris
A grand day out at a super chic spa in the French capital
Le
Couvent d'Hérépian, Languedoc
A simple spa in a former convent offers a homely retreat
Le
Serignan Plage, Languedoc
Modern take on Roman baths in the middle of French campsite
Helianthal,
Saint Jean de Luz
Water frolics at seaside spa near Spanish border
Les
Granges d’en Haut, Chamonix
An uncrowded lodge spa in perfect harmony with the French Alps
Givenchy
Spa des Neiges, Courchevel
Colours therapy and treatments before and after a day's skiing
Les
Thermes Marins de Monte Carlo, Monaco
Roomy with a view: a jet-set spa on the French Riviera
BELGIUM
Aspria
Avenue Louise, Brussels
Turkish delight at a low-key, child-free day spa on stylish avenue
Renaissance
Hotel spa, Brussels
Functional treatments without fuss in the Belgian capital
Thermes
de Spa, Radisson SAS Palace Hotel
Slick James Bond-style spa specialising in a range of baths
GERMANY
Hotel
Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Massage vows and spirtual bodywork at this landmark hotel
Kempinski
Grand Hotel Spa Heiligendamm
An historic spa resort on Germany's Baltic Coast
Toskana
Therme, Bad Sulza
Floating bliss in saltwater pools and Dr Hauschka treatments
Brenner's
Park Hotel, Baden-Baden
Designer daydreams for footballers' wives
Buhlerhohe
Schlosshotel, Baden-Baden
Raising the wunderbar in the Black Forest
InterContinental
Resort, Berchtesgaden
Panorama and aboriginal treatments at historic Alpine retreat
Parkschloesschen,
Bad Wildstein
Go Ayurvedic in Art Deco surrounds
ITALY
The
Hill That Breathes, Le Marche
Deep breathing and bonding over good food
Spa
at Hotel Castello del Nero, Florence, Tuscany
Treatments with extra-virgin olive oil from the hotel’s estate
L’Andana
Hotel and Spa, Tuscany
A gourmet retreat devised by one of the world’s top chefs
Fonteverde
Natural Spa Resort, Tuscany
Thermal springs and teabag baths Italian style
Bulgari
Hotel, Milan
Small but perfectly formed spa in centre of fashion capital
Espace
Vitalit at L'Albereta, Lombardy
Dine or detox at spa with medical staff and Michelin star
Terme
di Saturnia, Tuscany
Clinical spa in minimalist hotel built around a volcano crater
Berzieri
Spa, Emilia-Romagna
Salty waters and Liberty-style architecture in Salsomaggiore Terme
Forte
Village, Sardinia
Seawater pools and water chutes for family pleasures
Casa
Angelina, Amalfi Coast
Citrus flavoured pampering overlooking Positano
L'Albergo
della Regina Isabella, Ischia
The healing powers of glorious five-star mud
Kempinski
Giardino di Costanza, Sicily
Lemon, olive oil and salt rubs at this secluded Arabian style spa
SWITZERLAND
The
Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland
A new Swiss spa designed by Foster and Partners
Bellevue
Spa, Gstaad, Switzerland
Asian-inspired post-ski pampering in a sleek Swiss spa
St
Moritz Spa, Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains, Geneva, Switzerland
Summer high life and Alpine treatments at sensible prices
La
Reserve, Geneva, Switzerland
Playboy-style pampering in stylish hotel overlooking lake
Cinq
Mondes Spa, Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland
Affordable relaxation at one of the most exclusive spas in the world
Givenchy
Spa, Montreux, Switzerland
High Swiss standards, priceless views, "energy" water and Nordic
walking
AUSTRIA
Auriga
Spa Schloss Velden, Austria
A revamped castle with a contemporary lakeside spa and snow cabin
The
Supreme Hotel, Bad Tatzmanndorf, Austria
A Shaolin monk and Lipizzaner horses add to the wellness factor
Hotel
Hochschober, Turracher Hohe, Austria
Haki massage stretches and relaxes the stressed out
Quellenhotel
&
Spa, Styria, Austria
State-of-the-art health farm in woods with pools and treatments galore
SPAIN and PORTUGAL
Atira
Spa, Mardavall Hotel, Mallorca
Eclectic treatment menu and healthy food in elegant cliff-top hotel
Read's
Hotel &
Spa, Mallorca
A secret garden spa with an African-style couples suite
The
Aloe Spa, the Sheraton, Gran Canaria
Miracle juice and aloe vera wraps at an architectural triumph in the mountains
The
Complete Retreat, Lanzarote
Daily yoga and a diet of sun and raw food helped Mira Katbamna cope with
spartan conditions
Mare
Nostrum spa, Tenerife
Seaweed massage and a lung overhaul for smokers
Real
Hotel, Santander
Seaside thalassotherapy at royal spa on the Cantabrian shore
Termas
Marinas, Bennecasim
Healthy water treatments at charming family-run hotel
Aqua
Diagonal Wellness Centre, Barcelona
Fruity treatments a hot stone's throw from Barca's football ground
Six
Senses Spa, Hotel Arts, Barcelona
A Spanish "unwrap" in a 43rd-floor spa with an outside pool
Occitania
Spa, Baqueira-Beret, Pyrenees
A honey-drizzled apres-ski massage 80 miles from Toulouse
De
las Letras Hotel &
Spa, Madrid
Contemporary comforts with in-room pampering and a rooftop bar
Aquapura
Douro Valley spa, Portugal
A serious Asian-themed spa that uses local grapes in treatments
EASTERN EUROPE
Baltic
Beach Hotel, Jurmala, Latvia
Milk and honey treatments at a bloc-busting three-storey spa
Padaste
Manor spa, Muhu, Estonia
Strip off for a Baltic island hay bath that won't break the bank
Telegraaf
Hotel, Tallinn, Estonia
Cut-price treatments at Tallinn's only luxury spa
The
Royal Spa, Budapest, Hungary
Your money goes a long way at this downtown spa
Danubius
Health Spa Resort, Budapest, Hungary
Budget treatments and cures with a dose of culture
Mandarin
Oriental, Prague, Czech Republic
Spiritual cleansing in a former Renaissance chapel
Spalmaris
Spa, Hotel Podstine, Hvar, Croatia
Buff up to join the beautiful people without breaking the bank
Smrdaky
spa, western Slovakia
Will up to 50 treatments in 10 days for under £600 cure psoriasis?
AquaCity,
Poprad, Slovakia
A huge geothermal resort with subzero treatments
Aphrodite
Spa House, Slovakia
Mineral-rich physical treatments for under a tenner
Terme
Hotel, Terme Catez, Slovenia
For good value, no-nonsense luxury go East
Spa
Vilnius, Druskininkai, Lithuania
A spa that’s more glam than glum and light on the wallet
REST OF EUROPE AND TURKEY
Hotel
Fortina Spa Resort, Sliema, Malta
An epic resort with therapeutic spa bedrooms
Second
opinion: Joining the water jets set at Europe's largest spa
Blue
Palace Resort, Crete, Greece
Thalassotherpay spa in beautiful seaview setting
Reid’s
Palace Spa, Funchal, Madeira
A new "parent and child" spa experience at a classic hotel
The
Bosphorus Spa, Istanbul, Turkey
A Turkish bath with all the trimmings at the Four Seasons Hotel
Balikli
Kaplica Spa, Sivas, Turkey
Swim with man-eating fish in remote Turkey
CYPRUS
Londa
Spa, Limassol
Energy massage at a boutique hotel in the island's bustling south coast resort
The
Columbia Beach Resort
Surprises galore at elegant island retreat
Le
Meridien Limassol Spa &
Resort
Pampered in mud and seawater at island paradise
The
Thalassa Hotel
Massage-and-butler bliss with perfect sunsets
Azia
Club and Spa, Paphos
A five-star retreat with expert therapists, kids' treatments and its own fruit
juice
