Top Resort Spas in Northern California and Nevada

Please note that  this page lists some of the top resorts and destination spas in California and Nevada.  For a complete list of resorts and spas found in a particular area, please select a specific city location by clicking on the "City Search" menu button above.

Featured Hotels & Resorts

The Ritz-Carlton Napa Valley ─ Click to book online  

One Miramontes Point Rd., Napa Valley, CA

Set atop an ocean bluff, overlooking 50 miles of coastline, The Ritz-Carlton, is an easily accessible destination that feels a world away. This Five Diamond resort is designed to resemble the grand seaside lodges of the 19th century.

Monterey, Carmel & Big Sur

Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey

Located over the tranquil Monterey Bay, the state-of-the-art Vista Blue Spa is on the top floor of the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa. The Spa reflects both comfort and relaxed refinement with treatments geared toward rejuvenating the body, renewing the spirit and reviving the senses. With everything from massages, facials, body wraps, and "signature" treatments such as the Monterey Bay Salt Glo treatment, you will enjoy the finest in spa luxury.  (Basic massage $120).  More >>

The Spa at Bernardus, Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley

A romantic retreat nestled in the idyllic Carmel Valley, amongst sprawling oaks and sun-dappled vineyards. Scents of lavender, rosemary and lemongrass, sounds of bubbling fountains, and the warm breezes from the valley surround this hidden jewel. Steam and sauna rooms, a private outdoor tub and terra cotta walls reflecting the Warming Pool's shimmering blue images all lend to its award-winning, rustic charm. The Spa nurtures mind, body and spirit with luxurious treatments infused with pure and natural ingredients culled from the ocean, the vineyards and abundant, on-site organic gardens. So whether you seek to relax, renew or reconnect, The Spa at Bernardus Lodge offers an array of distinctive services from vinotherapy to marine-inspired treatments to international traditions, elevating relaxation to an art form.  (Basic massage $125).  More >>

The Spa at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach.

The Spa at Pebble Beach invites you to relax, rejuvenate, and revitalize your body and spirit at our 22,000-square-foot, full-service spa and salon, nestled in the heart of Del Monte Forest. Choose from a variety of massages, body scrubs and wraps, water treatments, skin care, nail care, and hair care. Our professional staff is trained to help you select appropriate services and to provide impeccable personalized service for an experience that exceeds your expectations.  (basic massage, $135).  More >>

Allegria Spa, Ventana Resort, Big Sur

Allegria Spa embraces the magical "Essence of Big Sur" through the use of natures healing gifts. All treatments are designed to relax and nurture the body and spirit, and rejuvenate and revitalize subtle energies. Choose from a variety of massages in the privacy of your room, on your deck or in our spa, either by yourself or with your partner. Take the opportunity to lose yourself in the fragrance of wild mountain lavender and other natural botanical essences. Our practitioners are dedicated to providing a sensory experience that offers relaxation and connection where one can find inner peace and sanctity.  (Basic massage $120).  More >>

The Spa at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur

Located off Highway One in Big Sur, this Small Luxury Hotel member is a sanctuary suited to all your needs. Rooms offer a rustic elegance with luxury and comfort. Relax by the pools and take in the views of the Ventana mountains, awaken your senses with an in-room massage, spa treatment, or daily yoga classes. Their award-winning Sierra Mar restaurant offers an awe-inspiring setting overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with stunning views of the Big Sur coast, perfect for a romantic dinner for two.

Their spa treatments are designed to relax and revitalize using the healing properties of nature. Begin your journey with a soothing spa treatment, an invigorating private guided hike, taking in a unsurpassed view of the Ventana Double Cones, or an energizing yoga class. Breathe deeply, walk softly, let go - harmonize your body and soul.  (basic massage, $135). More >>

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San Francisco & Half Moon Bay

The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Half Moon Bay.

Perched atop a scenic bluff with sweeping coastal vistas, this luxurious Northern California spa resort provides the perfect setting for renewal or reflection – just 30 minutes from San Francisco. Allow the healing power of the sea to ease away tension and leave your body and mind feeling thoroughly refreshed. First, they make the world revolve around you. Then they gently slow it down.   (Basic massage $165).  More >>

Claremont Resort & Spa, San Francisco

For nearly a century, The Claremont Resort & Spa has drawn its knowledge and expertise from the millions of individuals who have sought their destiny in the Bay Area. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Spa Claremont itself.

Today, area residents and international travelers alike seek refuge from all things taxing within this wonderfully serene setting. Whether enjoyed as a day spa or as a destination retreat, an ever-changing array of options helps to bring mind, body and soul into balance. To discover the peace that a world of knowledge passed down through the generations can provide, indulge your senses at Spa Claremont.  (Basic massage $135).  More >>

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Napa & Sonoma Valleys

The Carneros Inn Spa,  Napa.

For centuries, people have sought out a tranquil space in nature to capture the healing properties of the earth.  The Carneros Inn, where their gardens overlook the vineyards and farmlands of Carneros, is such a place. That is why they have based many of our spa treatments on the very ingredients inherent to their surroundings. They believe that it takes just the right environment to restore breath and energy to our head, heart and spirit. So bathe in the waters of their Huichica Creek bath, absorb the benefits of our revitalizing body treatments, indulge in a private yoga class, or simply enjoy the pleasure of a good book on your cottage deck. To open yourself to the Spa at The Carneros Inn is to explore your potential for true wellness. Explore what it is to be Carneros.  (Basic massage $140). More >>

Auberge Spa, Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford.

THE AUBERGE SPA is a natural extension of California wine country’s most luxurious country inn, Auberge du Soleil. Built for the exclusive use of the inn’s guests, The Auberge Spa occupies a 7,000 square feet stucco building, overlooking the Napa Valley.  It embraces a nurturing philosophy embodied by a unique menu of body and facial treatments, which utilizes natural ingredients indigenous to the region.  (basic massage, $180).  More >>

The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma

For hundreds of years, ancient thermal mineral waters have graced this site. Today, our resort is proud to be one of the only luxury spa resorts in the country with its own source of thermal mineral water. The Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa hotel pays homage to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, which believed in the axiom 'Sanitas Per Aquas' (Basic massage $160).  More >>

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Lake Tahoe

The Spa at Squaw Creek

North Lake Tahoe's most luxurious spa resort, Spa at Squaw Creek radiates with natural colors, materials and textures.  Like a birch-tree forest with sun slanting through the leaves and the sound of a river nearby, our luxury spa brings the outside in. Exquisite water features soothe with the sound of cascading water.  Birch-tree trunks emerge from river-rock bases and reach toward the ceiling to create privacy and solitude.  Flooring of green slate, soft floral carpeting and wood creates pathways leading to the sanctuary and treatment rooms, where restful seating and muted lighting enhance your comfort.  A subtle merging of fragrance surrounds you in light, elegant scent. 

Spa at Squaw Creek is more than a space - it's a place of being where you can take care of yourself without distractions. Where you can slow down and relax.  Where you are sure to leave happy. (Basic massage $??).  More >>

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