The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
The Palms Hotel & Spa
3025 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; thepalmshotel.com
Treatment to try: The Palms Signature Massage. A decadent experience, this treatment combines a 30-minute Hydrotherapy Treatment with Aqua Salt Glow Body Scrub and a 50-minute Elemental Nature Massage.
Size: 5,000 square feet, five treatment rooms
Top product: Coola Mineral Face SPF 30 Cucumber Sunblock
Bonus: SpaRitual Vegan Nail Lacquers; spa treatments are influenced by ancient ayurvedic holistic philosophy.
The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental, Miami
500 Brickell Key Dr., Miami; mandarinoriental.com
Treatment to try: Opulent Rejuvenescence Facial. After this two-hour pampering incorporating nearly a dozen products, faces are said to seem illuminated “like a precious stone.”
Size: 15,000 square feet, 17 treatment rooms
Top product: Beauty by Clinica Ivo Pitanguy PreVious Face Lifting Formula
Bonus: It’s Forbes Travel Guide’s only fivestar- rated spa in Florida.
The Spa at The Setai
2001 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; setai.com
Treatment to try: Ancient Balinese Massage. Long strokes, stretching, palming and pressure-point techniques are used to release tension and ease stress.
Size: 10,000 square feet, four treatment rooms
Top product: Sundari Neem and Date Seed Body Exfoliator
Bonus: Couples are welcome: They offer bathing ceremonies for two.
The Spa at The Sports Club/LA at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami
1435 Brickell Ave., Miami; fourseasons.com
Treatment to try: De-stress Massage and Body Cocoon. This 110-minute indulgence begins with a welcoming foot rub and ends with a head and neck massage and decompression inside a soothing wrap. Size: 3,000 square feet,10 treatment rooms
Top product: Epicuren Discovery Acidophilus Probiotic Facial Cream
Bonus: Check out Bikini Flavors—reversible swimwear designed by one of the spa’s massage therapists and available in the on-site shop.
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
40 Island Ave., Miami Beach; standardhotels.com
Treatment to try: Soul Temple. Tension melts away as a therapist washes down your body with a purifying mint-salt wash and lemon, coffee-blossom and olive-stone scrub, followed by a 60-minute cardamom-amber oil massage. You’ll return to the hammam for a detoxifying clay polish before finishing in a neroli-cypress bath soak.
Size: 15,000 square feet, 16 treatment rooms
Top product: Astara Green Papaya Nutrient Mask
Bonus: The entire property is dedicated to all things spa. There’s also an ozonated pool, water massage, mud lounge, acupuncture and life coaching.
