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Best Spas in Canada 2008, 24 Categories from Spa Journalist Anne Dimon and Travel to Wellness

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Traveltowellness.com has announced its 2008 top spa picks in Canada.

According to the latest survey by the International Spa Association, there are 2,800 spas across Canada, up by almost 300 in just a couple of years. "With the growing number of spas spread across the different spa categories - destination spa, resort spas, day spa, wellness spa, medi-spa, for instance - it's becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to select the best spa(s) to meet their particular needs, interests and goals," says Anne Dimon, spa industry journalist and founder/editor www.traveltowellness.com. To help spa-goers plan a spa vacation, the three-year-old online magazine has announced its list of Best Spas Canada for 2008.

Here are five selections from the current 24-category list of Canada's best spas posted online at www.traveltowellness.com/bestspascanada

BEST DETOX PROGRAM - The Millcroft Spa Centre for Well-Being, Alton, Ontario

The four-night, naturopathic spa detox getaway at the Millcroft Inn & Spa in Alton, Ontario, means never having to say, "I'm starving." The detox is designed and managed by a local naturopathic doctor, plus you get to eat. Meals and snacks are of the gourmet variety - but no wheat or refined sugar. Along with accommodations and gourmet meals, spa treatments and a one-on-one with the naturopath are all part of the deal. www.millcroft.com

BEST FOR EXOTIC - Sunmore Ginseng Spa, Kamloops, B.C.

Ginseng, grown locally, is used in a selection of spa treatments at the Sunmore Ginseng Spa in Kamloops located in Canada's most westernly province. The spa's Tea House includes exotic teas as well as a dishes made with ginseng. In addition to it being the only ginseng-based spa in Canada - perhaps on the continent - it also holds the distinction of having the most spacious treatment rooms each beautifully furnished and decorated in Asian style. www.sunmoreginseng.com/spa

BEST FOR LOCAL FLAVOUR - Relais Sante Le Baluchon, Auberge Le Baluchon, Saint-Paulin, Quebec

Traditional French Canadian country. That's the flavour you get from the moment you drive up to the collection of manoir-inspired buildings of Auberge Le Baluchon, located mid-way between Montreal and Quebec City. The inn's full-service spa has a signature cherry treatment (using local cherries) and spa guests slip their feet into slippers made with buckweat grown in a nearby village. The inn makes their own maple syrup, the eco-café serves local products and French Canadian cuisine in served in the dining room. www.baluchon.com

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW TREATMENT - Susurrus Spa at Poet's Cove Resort & Spa, Pender Island, B.C.

Yes, it's a facial?..butt?.with a new spin. The Fanny Facial, at Susurrus Spa on one of Canada's west coast islands, is for the skin on your derrière. Former spa manager Alana Delcourt created the 45-minute Fanny Facial because she wanted something new to offer her clients. As with the traditional facial, the Fanny Facial includes cleansing, exfoliation, a mask and moisturizing. Feels so good you'll want to rush out and buy a thong. www.poetscove.com

BEST LITTLE EXTRAS - Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa, Wallace, Nova Scotia

The most luxurious spa on Canada's East Coast, the spa at Fox Harb'r, near the city of Halifax, offers clients a number of little extras that enhance the experience. Here's what impressed us most: The professional comfortzone products available in the locker rooms, personal CD players in each of eight treatment rooms, special red lighting in each treatment room for warmth, fibre-optic starlit ceiling in the manicure room, self-help and inspirational books to browse, complimentary professional makeup application with each customized facial, and free shipping for any retail products purchased. www.foxharbr.com

BEST COUPLES' SUITES - Elmwood Spa, Toronto, Ontario

Downtown Toronto's grand dame spa, Elmwood Spa has been recently upgraded and their two couples' suites - the Royal and Sapphire Suites are gems. Both have two treatment tables draped in luxury linens, in room fireplaces and showers tucked under gabled ceilings. The décor and mood lighting is conducive to romance plus, in between treatments, couples can enjoy a swim, sauna, steam bath or a lovely lunch for two in the dining room. www.elmwoodspa.com

BEST TEA SERVICE - Away Spa at W Montreal, Quebec

Tucked inside the very stylish W Montreal located in downtown Montreal, the intimate Away Spa offers an impressive tea service. Guests relax in a tiny lounge as a menu of exotic teas is presented. Once a choice is made, an attendant prepares the tea and serves it in china cups on small silver trays with honey pearls to sweeten. It's a thoughtful gesture that enhances the overall spa experience. www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels

A travel writer, journalist and columnist for over 15 years, Dimon contributes spa and wellness travel stories to magazines including Spa Business (U.K.,) Spa Asia, Singapore Airlines Magazine, SilverKris; Latitude (Asia), Hotelier, Clean Eating, City Plus Travel & Spa Collection (U.S.) and others. She has also been the main contributor to Glow Magazine's Guide to Best Spas in Canada, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

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