For 2012's Good Spa Awards, we gave readers of The Good Spa Guide and Archant Life magazines the chance to vote for their favourite spa. We’re absolutely delighted with the response, with over 13,000 votes flooding in for our fabulous nominees!
As in our previous Good Spa Awards, we also nominated the best spas in Britain in our national award categories. Winners were chosen by the Spa Spies after much debate at Good Spa HQ!
All nominated spas were chosen by our team of expert Spa Spies based on bubble rating. Each spa is rated using our bubble system, ranging from one (let me out!) to five (‘I'm not leaving’). Only top-rated spas were included in our list of finalists, so huge congratulations to our lucky winners, as there was some stiff competition in every category!
Winners of the Good Spa Guide Regional Reader Awards 2012
Channel Islands: Spa Sirene at The Royal Yacht Hotel, St Helier, Jersey
East: Lifehouse Spa and Hotel, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex
London: Earthspa, Belgravia
Midlands: Whittlebury Hall, Towcester, Northamptonshire
North East: Titanic Spa, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
North West: Carden Park, Chester, Cheshire
Scotland: Carrick Spa at Cameron House on Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire
South: SenSpa at Careys Manor, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
South East: The Treatment Rooms, Brighton, East Sussex
South West: Chapel Spa, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Wales: Celtic Manor Resort, Newport
See the full list of regional nominees at the Good Spa Awards page.
Winners of the Good Spa Guide National Awards 2012
Finest facial: Carita Pro-Lift Firming Rejuvenation at Sofitel So SPA, St James, London
Marvellous massage: Sundari Odati Treatment at Vale Resort, Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan
Customer service: The Mere Golf Resort and Spa, Knutsford, Cheshire
Best day spa: The Spa in Dolphin Square, Pimlico, London
Best hotel spa: Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, St Andrews, Fife
Best destination spa: Ragdale Hall Health Hydro, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Perfect product: Pinks Boutique Lemongrass and Mandarin Body Lotion
See the full list of national nominees on the Good Spa Awards page.
Shy Spy
4th April 2014
Spy Likes:
Instant results; jasmine and frangipani scents; hot steam rooms; a good selection of magazines; modernist decor.
Spy Dislikes:
Whale noises (on CD, not in the pool hopefully); hard massage beds; tiny toilet cubicles; being spoken to like a child; lukewarm pools.
