Miami Travel Guide

Agua Spa at the Delano, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach (tel. 305/673-2900), is resplendently situated on the rooftop of the hotel, overlooking the Atlantic, and features stellar treatments such as the milk-and-honey massage that make it popular with celebs and laywomen alike. Lose yourself in a tub of fragrant oils, algae, or minerals for a 20-minute revitalization, or try the collagen, mud, and hydrating masks.

The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne Spa, 415 Grand Bay Dr., Key Biscayne (tel. 305/648-5900), is a sublime 20,000-square-foot West Indies-colonial style Eden in which you can treat yourself to over 60 treatments, including the Key Lime Coconut Body Scrub and the Everglades Grass Body Wrap. For a real splurge, the Fountain of Youth treatment is a 6-hour indulgence featuring a facial, massage, manicure, pedicure, shampoo, styling, and lunch served on the oceanview terrace.

The Standard, 40 Island Ave., Miami Beach (tel. 305/673-1717), is an updated version of an old school, Borscht Belt-style, Miami Beach spa, featuring authentic Turkish hammam, a Wall of Sound Shower, cedar sauna room, and resplendent bay-front pool.

Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura (tel. 305/932-6200), offers a sprawling 25,000-square-foot spa with a massive menu of treatments, Finnish saunas, Turkish steam rooms, turbulent whirlpools, and bracing cold-plunge tubs that are sure to give you an uplifting jolt.

Spa Internazionale at Fisher Island, 1 Fisher Island Dr., Fisher Island (tel. 800/537-3708), is the city's poshest spa, known for its picturesque setting and the Guinot Paris Hydradermie facial -- a 75-minute moisturizing and cleansing facial that leaves the skin silky smooth.

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Dr., Miami (tel. 305/913-8288), is a luxe, tri-level spa preferred by the likes of Jennifer Lopez, among others, best known for its innovative and restorative treatments inspired by the ancient traditions of Chinese, Ayurvedic, European, Balinese, and Thai cultures. The 17 private treatment rooms are done up in bamboo, rice paper, glass, and natural linens, and two of the spa's split-level suites include a personal multi-jet tub overlooking Biscayne Bay.

Spa of Eden at the Eden Roc Resort, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami Beach (tel. 304/531-0000), offers salt glows, chamomile polishes, seaweed wraps, and Swedish and shiatsu massages in a spectacular setting overlooking the ocean.

Sports Club/LA at the Four Seasons, 1435 Brickell Ave., Miami (tel. 305/358-3535). Although this 44,000 square foot musclehead hangout is a cardio and weight-lifting-obsessed paradise, there's also a spa consisting of 10 treatment rooms including a couple's massage room and wet treatment room with Vichy showers.

Spa V at the Hotel Victor, 1144 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach (tel. 305/728-6500), a calming subterranean oasis designed by the world-renowned Jaques Garcia, which offers signature European-inspired treatments and the first Turkish style Hammam on South Beach.