Midwest Charm: We Heart These Spas in America’s Heartland

Midwest Charm: We Heart These Spas in America’s Heartland

Our last spa spotlight may have showed off the gracious southern hospitality of spas in the south, but this latest collection makes it clear that Midwest charm is alive and kicking as well in what some still call America’s heartland.

These are just a few of the many fabulous Midwestern spas—find more at SpaFinder.com!

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Crystal Spa at Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa – Thompsonville, MI

Lower Michigan’s Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa is a four-season retreat, which means you can enjoy downhill and cross-country skiing in the winter and golf and water sports during the warmer months. At the heart of the resort is the LEED-certified Crystal Spa, designed with tasteful appointments like an alfresco mosaic garden with hot tub and transition rooms with heated floors, steam rooms, and infrared saunas.

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dana hotel and spa – Chicago, IL

The spa at the dana is pure Zen with a touch of serious style in tow. Its sustainable philosophy is reflected in recycled terrazzo flooring and bamboo walls; guests will also find a fitness center with Italian Technogym equipment and unique offerings like the ancient Japanese body ritual, Hanakasumi (say that three times fast!).

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Kohler Waters Spa at The American Club – Kohler, WI

Destination Kohler comes complete with four championship golf courses, a 500-acre wilderness preserve with hiking trails, a dozen or so restaurants, a 100,000-square-foot fitness center, and a hotel listed as a National Register of Historic Places landmark. What also sets it apart is its Forbes Four Star-awarded Kohler Waters Spa; located in the carriage house, the spa highlights hydrotherapy rituals (using Kohler fixtures, of course!), including the Acoustic Bath, which combines music and sound vibration, a body scrub, and Vichy hydromassage.

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IMMERSE Spa at MGM Grand Detroit – Detroit, MI

The bi-level IMMERSE Spa, part of the Forbes Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond MGM Grand Detroit casino hotel, has a sleek design esthetic comprised of bungalow-style treatment areas, an infinity-edge swimming pool, rock garden, and soft lighting.

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mySpa at Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park – Chicago, IL

The AAA Four-Diamond downtown Fairmont property houses mySpa, an ethereal urban sanctuary  whose design takes inspiration from the city. A cosmopolitan menu of spa services varies from the European-inspired hammam to the Japanese purification wash and scrub.

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Potosa Spa at Hotel Julien Dubuque – Dubuque, IA

Abe Lincoln and Mark Twain have graced this historic hotel in Dubuque’s downtown district with their presence, but unfortunately for them, missed out on the delightful on-site Potosa Spa. Making its debut in 2010, Potosa Spa invites guests to journey through treatments influenced by both the Native American Medicine Wheel and nature’s elements: earth, fire, water, and wind.

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Solace Spa at Boyne Mountain – Boyne Falls, MI

In northern Michigan, you’ll find the four-season Boyne Mountain, where amenities like two championship golf courses and an indoor water park reside on 5,000 acres of lakefront and mountains. Solace Spa features a relaxation room with fireplace, indoor/outdoor pool, heated courtyard, a self-guided hydrotherapy circuit, fitness center with exercise studios, café, full-service salon, and family nights.

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Spa at the Lakehouse Inn at the Lakehouse Inn & Winery – Geneva, OH

After a customized facial or relaxation massage at the modern Spa at the Lakehouse Inn, head across the street to this B&B-style Inn’s winery and restaurant, overlooking sweeping Lake Erie vistas.

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Spa Shiki at the Lodge of Four Seasons – Lake Ozark, MO

This family owned resort, located on 2,500 acres on Lake of the Ozarks, provides everything possible to satisfy every member of your family, including three 18-hole championship golf courses and a 15,000-square-foot spa with a Japanese garden and feng shui vibe.

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Sundara Inn & Spa – Wisconsin Dells, WI

The boutique-style Sundara Inn & Spa takes its name from the Sanskrit word for “beautiful,” which certainly describes the 45,000-square-foot spa situated in the midst of Wisconsin Dells. Spa interiors feature a minimalist, Asian design and include a glass-walled relaxation lounge and Spa Together rooms, one of which has a fireplace and baths with chromatherapy lights.

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