The spa at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is Hawaii’s top hotel spa on the 2009 Travel + Leisure World’s Best list.
The spa scored a 90.43 as part of the magazine’s annual readers’ poll, besting other Hawaii hotel spas and at least dozens around the world. The Grand Wailea spa got Hawaii’s second-place ranking with 87.92 points. Last year it had scored 89.66 points and was No. 11 among the top 20 hotel spas in the world, according to T+L readers. The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea is Hawaii’s No. 3 with 85.94 points. It was 16th best in the world to T+L readers last year with 88.75 points.
The No. 4 Hawaii hotel spa spot is occupied this year by the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa with 83.26 points, and the top five is completed by the Westin Maui Resort & Spa with a score of 83.20.
As of this writing, the magazine had posted only Hawaii’s top five online, so a true comparison of how they stack up around the world was not possible.
However, following creation of a list by your columnist, it appears that Hawaii’s top five are in at least the top 70 around the world, with the Westin Maui Resort & Spa, fifth-ranked in Hawaii, possibly ranking at No. 67 in the world.
The T+L list denotes previous listees with a plus sign, as reported above. It also marks spas that are a great value, offering a 60-minute massage at $100 or less, with a dollar symbol. None of the Hawaii spas listed in the top 5 got a $.
Source: Star Bulletin