By Michelle Payer
Few internationally acclaimed resorts are poised to welcome you into a grand, oceanfront villa-style milieu with such extreme safety precautions that they’ve achieved global sanitation accreditations (Acqualina is one of only three Five-Star hotels in the world to do so). Now that your mind is at ease, the rest of the stress can melt away in extraordinary surroundings that leave no detail to chance. From the oversized oceanfront suites that give families room to spread their wings – and luggage — watch glorious sunrises from grand balconies, and soak in deep tubs, commitment to relaxation is all-encompassing.
At Acqualina Spa, the Royal Spa Suite deserves its own zip code for the sheer enormity of this opulent – and very private – cocoon. Detoxify in the mother-of-pearl steam room, unwind in the rainforest shower and relax with a two-hour blissful body and scalp exfoliation, body wrap and massage under the hands of two immensely talented therapists. Once in a state of relaxed euphoria, float out to the spa’s concealed oceanfront pool terrace. There, a heated jet pool and Roman waterfall spa lead to an afternoon of vitamin D therapy as 2020’s knots physically unravel. Slip away to the oceanfront pools for a midnight swim under a canopy of stars and feel transported to another time – a sense of La Dolce Vita, where your cares drift away.
