where to Stay: SPectacUlar SPaS, maGical maSSaGeS
brings in technology, with “ultra-sonic microdermabrasion”
and the like.
RELAX AND UNWIND
In charming Charlottesville, the trek round Thomas l Lotions and potions: Old-style Virginian recipes are
Jefferson’s classical Monticello, and round James
on offer for a ‘wow’ factor at The Spa of Colonial
Monroe’s Ash
Williamsburg, which offers a tempting Five
Centuries of Wellness.
Lawn-Highland
residence nearby,
l Hedonistic heaven: The Chocolate Wrap
Spa of
spa treatment licks them all for the whole
leaves you appreciating
Colonial
Williamsburg wrap-round feeling at the Kingsmill
the historical ambience of Keswick Hall,
Resort in Virginia’s Historic Triangle.
an Orient Express property, with its fi ne
l Baywatch: That’s what you can do
dining and superb spa facilities.
from the infi nity pool at the top-of-the-
Back in Washington, DC, imagine the
range but quaintly-named Inn at Perry
delight of enjoying the fl awless service Cabin on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
and unequalled attentiveness of the top-
l Casanova treatment: Body massages and
class spa facilities at the Four Seasons DC treatments at Poplar Springs, the INN Spa.
Hotel in historic Georgetown. Naturally, there’s
Seems appropriate with the State motto, “Virginia
a ‘Four Seasons In One’ body treatment, with the
is for Lovers”.
cooling scrub of winter; the warming fl oral wrap of spring; a
summer medley of massages; followed by a fall into an autumn What more can you want? The perfect mix. The hip,
herbal treatment. the historic, and the holistic happiness of the spa
The Mandarin Oriental has a signature spa that honours treatment.
Eastern culture, while incorporating local features. There’s
certainly a Zen-like ambience with the fragrance of Lindsay Sutton is a British journalist and writer who has a special
aromatherapy candles and warm neutral colours everywhere. interest in America, and who has visited this region many times.
Inn at Perry Cabin
Mandarin Oriental, Washington Keswick Hall
36 www.capitalregionusa.org
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