The Colony Spa in Longboat Key
Day spas offer a wealth of ways to pamper visitors. Indulge with a signature package for a day of beauty and body treatments, or take a quick break for a firming facial or luxury pedicure. Whether you're looking for relaxation, rejuvenation or a whole new look, you'll find it at one of Sarasota's many full-service day spas.
At the spa at The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, let tension melt away with the specialty craniosacral massage, which targets the brain and spinal cord. Cleanse your body of tension and dead skin with a salt rub and hot and cold stone massage.
1620 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Longboat Key; call 941-383-6464 ext. 2752 for appointments and additional information or visit www.colonybeachresort.com.
The Ritz-Carlton Members Spa Club treats its members and hotel guests to a choice of more than 90 beauty and wellness treatments, including a volcanic powder body wrap and a soak in its “river bathtub” with a flowing waterfall.
1111 Ritz-Carlton Dr., Sarasota; to become a member and indulge in the Ritz Spa, call 941-309-2521 or visit www.rcmcsarasota.com.
Lie under the Vichy shower at Spa Hollywood, where multiple jets of water target tense muscles. The spa’s signature aqualift facial uses a spring water-based product to reduce signs of aging and is geared toward those ages 40 and up. Luxuriate in frothy, warm sea foam mud (one of the spa’s “seaweed therapies”) and enjoy a face and scalp massage. Take a seat on a pillow-strewn “throne” in the pedicure room and sip champagne while soaking your toes.
5780 Swift Road, Sarasota; 941-927-2635 or visit www.spahollywood.com.
At Body & Spirit, try a taste of Florida – the spa’s sumptuous mango and sugar exfoliating scrub – to leave your skin supple and renewed. Hot stone manicures and pedicures relax muscles and increase circulation. Experience a traditional Thai massage, which entails lying on a floor mat while a certified therapist stretches your body. Or try the signature facial, which includes exfoliation, massage and moisturizing.
500 Southgate Plaza, Sarasota (at Westfield Shoppingtown Southgate); 941-921-1388 or visit www.bodyandspirit.net.
Head to North Port to experience Warm Mineral Springs, which some believe is the fountain of youth sought by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon hundreds of years ago. Regulars praise the springs, which boasts the third highest mineral content in the world, for alleviating skin conditions, arthritis and stress. The mineral-rich water is 87 degrees year-round and reaches depths of 230 feet in the circular lake. Take a swim, drink from the fountains or visit the spa on site for acupuncture treatments as well as Thai massage and facials.
From Sarasota, take Interstate 75 south to exit 191 (River Road). Take River Road west and turn left at U.S. 41. Turn left on Ortiz Boulevard in North Port; 941-426-1692 or visit www.warmmineralsprings.com.
