Southern Hospitality: Spas in the South Share Their Charm

Southern Hospitality: Spas in the South Share Their Charm

When it comes to some of the lovelier things in life, we say spas in the south rank right up there with sweet tea and southern hospitality. Check out these 10 spas making up our southern spas spotlight. These are just a few, so check out more at SpaFinder.com!

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Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge – Charlotte, NC

The Forbes Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond Ballantyne is renowned for its extensive enticements, from award-winning dining to a championship PGA golf course. Its full-service spa is right on par, featuring 18 treatment rooms, a salon, fitness center, boutique, lounge areas with cherrywood saunas and eucalyptus steam rooms, and an extremely lengthy list of services.

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Bliss® – W Atlanta Downtown – Atlanta, GA

The AAA Four Diamond W Atlanta Downtown has created a cosmopolitan-hipness-meets-southern-hospitality vibe within its walls, so it only makes sense that Bliss Spa fits right in.  Not only will you find the Bliss brand’s exclusive treatment menu, but signature elements like jazzy blues music, a brownie buffet, and “Bliss Important Person” status.

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Escape at Wind Creek Casino & Resort – Atmore, AL

This destination health retreat, part of the AAA Four Diamond casino and resort complex, made its debut in early 2012, bringing to the table a world-class spa, fitness center, culinary studio, discovery programs, and adventure pursuits.

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Hilton Head Health – Hilton Head Island, SC

This weight loss and health destination in laidback low country, along the island’s southern coast, doesn’t scale back on amenities—it showcases its Healthy Lifestyle™ program and 35-plus years’ experience—just some of the many reasons we reckon our readers continue to vote it in as one of the top 10 “best for weight loss” spas in the SpaFinder® Wellness Readers’ Choice Awards.

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Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta – Atlanta, GA

Like its Spa at Mandarin Oriental counterparts, this particular property in Atlanta’s chicly refined Buckhead neighborhood provides world-class holistic body and skin-care services. A heat/water therapy circuit—a vitality pool, experience showers, steam room, and tropical rainforest sauna—inspires a serene mood prior to services.

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Oak Haven Resort and Spa – Sevierville, TN

Oak Haven Resort embodies rustic appeal, with a 100-acre woodland setting not far from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The spa itself is housed within a log cabin—enhanced by luxuries like a sauna and Vichy shower—that captures the simple tranquility of this mountainside sanctuary.

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Spa at Turf Valley – Ellicott City, MD

This golf and spa resort has an interesting back story—once a thoroughbred farm, it’s still family owned and operated and has an awesome spa to boot (plus, two championship golf courses). The European-style Spa at Turf Valley features services derived from botanical extracts, vitamins, and natural enzymes, and signature staples are inspired by Turf Valley’s greenery and environment.

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Spa of Colonial Williamsburg – Williamsburg, VA

With its array of spa services that take influence from five centuries of wellness practices, how could we not love this spa? Treatments to check out include the 20^th-Century Signature Experience: Williamsburg Water Therapy & Massage, where athletes and the over-stressed can soak in a bath infused with rosemary, basil, and bay laurel extracts, followed by an Arnica deep-tissue massage.

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The Atlantic Resort & Spa – Fort Lauderdale, FL

One of Fort Lauderdale’s first luxury oceanfront resorts, the Atlantic Resort & Spa is home to Spa Atlantic, deemed a “sea-and-citrus-inspired Fort Lauderdale day spa” that complements its seaside location with treatment rooms named after different seas found around the globe.

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Travaasa Austin – Austin, TX

Whatever you fancy, Travaasa Austin has it, thanks to a specific menu that combines pampering treatments with renewing experiences tailored to the likes of Adventure, Culinary, Culture, Fitness, and Spa. No matter what you choose, you’ll be able to unwind against a 210-acre landscape of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve and Lake Travis.

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