The Ranch at Rock Creek Spa
Philipsburg, Montana
After a day of horseback riding through the Montana wilderness, who could resist a treatment called Saddle Sore Soak? The spa at Rock Creek centers much of its menu around the Ranch’s activities—cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and riding. One highlight: Rock Creek Ritual, a body scrub, wrap, and massage using natural-based goodies like arctic berries, jojoba, coconut, apricot, and avocado (theranchatrockcreek.com).
Raison d’Etre Spa & Fitness
Grand Hotel, Stockholm
At Raison d’Etre, it’s not just the massages that are Swedish. Local teak, walnut, and ash line the walls and ceilings; the pool’s slate floors were inspired by the black waters of the Stockholm archipelago; and the relaxation room is furnished with actual deck chairs that were used on Swedish American Line steamers in the Thirties and Forties. Now, of course, most transatlantic guests fly over, so the jet-lag-banishing Be Rested massage is on the menu. Weary travelers are slathered with calming chamomile butter and then kneaded into a blissful stupor (grandhotel.se).
