The Good Spa Guide's annual awards shine a light on the best spas in Britain. This year's hotly contested results are just in.
In the national awards, the Good Spa Guide has selected winners ranging from the well established, such as Ragdale Hall in Leicestershire, to newer kids on the block, such as The Spa in Dolphin Square, London.
Clare Brandish, Sales and Marketing Director from Ragdale Hall, says: "All at Ragdale are extremely proud to have won this prestigious award. The Good Spa Guide is seen as the only independent authority on spas in the UK and their views along with comments from their many spa travelling website visitors make this a very important award to win... it is wonderful to be recognised for our hard work."
This year, the awards also gave spa goers the chance to have their say. The Good Spa Guide teamed up with Archant Life and asked their magazine readers to vote for their favourite spa in eleven different regions. People could vote online or via SMS. Spas with the highest number of votes in each region are the lucky winners. "It was the first year that we used regional voters," says Anna McGrail, director of The Good Spa Guide. "It was amazing to see the way some spas are absolutely loved by their visitors. They voted in their thousands and they left behind such wonderful comments. When you read over and over that 'nowhere else compares' to a winning spa, you know you've found a bright star of the spa world."
Clare Rogers, MD of the Treatment Rooms, a small spa in Brighton says: "It is great to win such a prestigious award especially against such strong competition. I hope it encourages more independent salons and spa owners to see it is possible to compete with the big brands."
"It's part of our aim at The Good Spa Guide," says Anna, "to showcase the best spas, both large and small. Check out the winners, because you could have a brilliant spa right on your doorstep."
To see the full list of finalists, visit www.goodspaawards.com.
To read the Good Spa Guide's reviews of the award-winning spas, visit www.goodspaguide.co.uk
Winners of the Good Spa Guide National Awards 2012 are…
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
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
Perfect product: Pinks Boutique Lemongrass and Mandarin Body Lotion
See the full list of national nominees at the Good Spa Awards website.
Winners of the Good Spa Guide Regional Reader Awards 2012 are…
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 website.
For further information or to obtain product images and logos, contact Kirsten Shaw at kirsten@goodspaguide.co.uk or call 08456 809 909.
