Top 50 Resort Hotels for Massage Therapists

Everyone loves a vacation, but nothing is better on vacation than unwinding with a nice massage. We’ve amassed a list of the Top 50 resort hotels for massage therapists (in no particular order). Happy travels!

1. Birdwing Spa (Litchfield, MN) - This beautiful spa resort has over 300 acres of lush, wooded property to explore, two and a half miles of lake side walking, and a spa that cannot be rivaled. Offering a wide variety of massages, this is a getaway you don’t want to miss.

2. Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa Miami Beach (Miami Beach, FL) - This gorgeous resort hotel boasts stunning design and a peaceful atmosphere, but their spa is where it’s at. Their ashiatsu and Thai massages are to die for.

3. Canyon Ranch Lenox (Lenox, MA) - This pristine, wooded resort contrasts its cutting edge sister resort in Miami Beach with a wide range of traditional massages intended to provide ultimate relaxation.

4. Canyon Ranch Tucson (Tucson, AZ)- The last of the Canyon Beach family, this resort provides a spa with expertise in a variety of different Asian massage techniques that will help you find inner balance.

5. Coastal Trek Health & Fitness Resort (Courtenay, BC) - This Canadian gem combines traditional massage and spa services with guided, outdoor physical activities to help you get the most out of your body and your stay.

6. Deerfield Spa (East Stroudsburg, PA) - Rated as one of the most affordable spa resorts in the country, you receive a free massage with your purchase of a one-week stay on the grounds. Not a bad deal!

7. Echo Valley Ranch & Spa (Clinton, BC) - Set amid a rustic backdrop of log cabins and soaring, lush woods, this ranch resort offers an eclectic menu of both Western and Thai massages.

8. Enchantment Resort, Mii amo Spa (Sedona, AZ) - This resort and spa offers it all- from deep tissue massage to lymphatic draining to hot stones. They are the best at what they do, and there is something for everyone.

9. The Beach Club (Gulf Shores, AL)- A beautiful getaway set in the south, this resort offers fantastic hot stone and therapeutic massages that will give you a nice release from the heat outside.

10. Conttonwood Hot Springs Inn and Spa (Buena Vista, CO) - Everything at this resort is done in conjunction with the use of natural hot springs, and their acupressure massage is amazing.

11. The Mansion on Peachtree (Atlanta Georgia) - Located in the most affluent area of “Hot”-lanta, the spa at this resort is world-renown for its relaxing and rejuvenating massages.

12. The Cloister at Sea Island (Simmons Island, GA) - An exclusive resort, the spa here is known for their massages, because they combine the tissue work with skin treatments as well.

13. Hosteria Las Quintas (Cuernavaca, Mexico) - Set in festive Mexico, this spa resort offers it all. The local nightlife is wonderful, and during the day, you can relax with a nice shiatsu massage.

14. Miraval, Life in Balance (Catalina, AZ) - With massages included as part of total well-being health package, this spa resort focuses on relieving stress. The combination of activities and down time makes the experience well worth the price.

15. New Age Health Spa (Neversink, NY)- Beautiful, charming and private, this spa resort offers one of the best healing stone therapy massages you will ever experience, aimed at balancing chakra and creating relaxation through aromatherapy.

16. Ojai Resort (Ojai, CA) - Though initially classified as a “fat farm” in the 1970’s, this ranch now focuses largely on spa services, with one of the best combination packages in the country for massages.

17. Rancho La Puerta (Tecate, Baja California, Mexico) - They call themselves the first destination fitness resort and spa, and they are good at what they do. Their hydrotherapy massage is fantastic.

18. Regency Health Resort and Spa (Hallandale, FL) - Yards away from the beach, this gorgeous resort offers a fantastic deep tissue massage that will release even the most deep seeded levels of muscular stress.

19. Ste. Anne (Grafton, ON) - Why travel all the way to Canada? To get Saint Anne’s Caribbean Foot Rejuvenation. You’ll leave with the pep in your step of a 16 year old!

20. Tennessee Fitness Spa (Waynesboro, TN) - Literally out in the middle of nowhere, the secluded nature of the location amplifies the sense of well being associated with their impressive massages.

21. Chateau Elan (Braselton, GA)- A country getaway for the elite, this spa boasts a variety of massage options, many of them targeted for couples on a romantic vacation. Certainly worth a look!

22. The Kerr House (Grand Rapids, OH) - This lovely spa resort with Victorian decor that focuses on comfort specializes in providing delicate but thorough prenatal massages to those who are expecting.

23. The Lodge at Woodloch (Hawley, PA) - Consistently rated as one of the top ten spas in the whole world, this resort offers a nice, romantic couple’s massage that will help the two of you unwind together.

24. Las Casitas del Colca  (Samay Spa Arequipa, Peru) - The resort itself is set in one of the deepest canyons in the world, and the aromatherapy massages will give you relaxation just as deep.

25. The Spa at Beverly Wilshire (Beverly Hills, CA) - This incredibly classy hotel boasts a variety of Western and Eastern massages, some of which can be performed in the comfort of your own hotel room.

26. Beverly Hilton (Beverly Hills, CA)- Located in the luxurious Beverly Hilton, this spa offers a variety of new age massage techniques that will help you find your center and feel healthier.

27.  Morongo Resort & Casino (Cabazon, CA)- Not only do you have the ability to blow off steam at the slots, but the exclusive aromatherapy techniques used will help you find your inner peace if you don’t win big.

28. Spa Solage (Calistoga, CA) - Relax movie star style at this one of a kind resort. Their full body massages will make you feel like a millionaire, even if you aren’t.

29. Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort (Calistoga, CA)- This nature based resort gives you the comfort of a five star hotel while allowing you to experience a relaxing massage using the mineral waters and mud on site.

30. Mountain Creek Inn (Callaway Gardens, GA) - This rustic resort getaway features multiple spa options, many where you get to choose the scent of the oils to be utilized in the massage of your choice.

31. La Costa Resort and Spa (Carlsbad, CA)- Enjoy elegant accommodations with top of the line service in addition to one of the most relaxing reflexology massages you will ever receive.

32. The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, WV) - This beautiful resort has a mixture of guest accommodations and permanent homes, as well as an intense relax trio massage technique that you just have to experience.

33. Naples Grande Beach Resort (Naples, FL) - An experience in tranquility, this Japanese style spa provides an excellent therapeutic massage aimed at releasing tension caused by chronic stress.

34. Boca Raton Resort and Club (Boca Raton, FL) - A prize hotel in the Waldorf Astoria collection, this beautiful resort provides an inspiring blend of Swedish and Thai massage techniques for fabulous results.

35. South Seas Island Resort (Captiva Island, FL)- This secluded resort is the perfect getaway for you and your partner, as they offer a sensual, relaxing couples massage you won’t want to miss.

36. Casa Marina Resort and Beach Club- The massages at this location are out of this world. Enjoy a therapeutic massage seaside, designed to target the problem areas that your masseuse finds in your back.

37. Hammock Beach Resort (Palm Coast, FL) - The signature massage incorporates parts of Lomi Lomi, hot stone, aromatherapy and Swedish massage, which is followed up by a relaxing hammock nap.

38. Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center (Kissimmee, FL) - An indoor playland for adults, the spa offers a wide variety of high scale massages, from therapeutic to Thai to hot stone techniques.

39. Pinehurst Resort (Pinehurst, NC) - Offering fantastic views and a rustic getaway, this resort has spa treatments that include several deep tissue massage techniques designed to help you feel comfortable while getting fit.

40. Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa (Asheville, NC) - Combining a log cabin feel with modern design, the spa at this beautiful resort offers a hot towel massage that turns your tense muscles into jello.

41. Old Edwards Inn Spa (Highlands, NC)- Winner of the 2010 Traveler’s Choice Award, this resort provides an excellent hot spring stone massage in a quiet, country setting.

42. The Broadmoor (Colorado Springs, CO) - One of the historic hotel gemstones in the country, the spa at this resort provides what it calls its “Bliss” massage… and the result is truly blissful.

43. The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch (Avon, CO) - In the tradition of the luxurious Ritz-Carlton family, this resort has a castle like setting and a signature massage that will loosen muscles tense from skiing.

44. Park Hyatt Beaver Creek (Avon, CO) - Set among snow capped mountains, the Allegria Spa offers restorative massages that help you defeat problems with chronic pain.

45. The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera (Vail Valley, CO) - Imagine a place where you can receive a custom massage with a view of the Rocky Mountains on all sides. Think you’re dreaming? Nope- that’s just the Lodge and how they do it.

46. El Monte Sagrado Living Resort & Spa (Taos, NM) - This spiritually centered resort in sunny New Mexico offers a Thai massage that will stretch you in ways you never thought possible.

47. Bishops Lodge Sha’Nah Spa and Wellness Center (Santa Fe, NM) - You have to try the Desert Fusion massage. They literally blend oils custom tailored to your stress sources to aid in the process.

48. RockResorts Spa at La Posada de Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM) - This resort is very in tune with nature. All of their massage treatments are named after the forces of nature that they represent.

49. Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa (Santa Ana Pueblo, NM) - This resort takes “pueblo” and makes it glamorous. Their reflexology massage will have you ready to meditate in the desert.

50. Grand Geneva Resort and Spa (Lake Geneva, WI) - Whether you crave nightlife or a small town atmosphere, the Grand delivers, along with an awesome prenatal massage called “Nirvana Mama.”