2021 World Luxury Spa Awards Winners / TR

Our body and mind are exposed to many different stress factors both in the spiritual and mental sense, always deserve a moment to calm down and become centered. Spa and wellness centers are the best solutions you can turn to when you are needing a break from all the responsibilities that are exhausting you.

The world’s best spa and wellness centers were appraised and awarded during the 11th World Luxury Spa Awards of 2021. Among these winners are nine spa centers located in Turkey, each elected based on the votes of more than 250.000 international travelers. Whether you would like to experience a spiritual touch of wellness during your vacation or just wish to get away from the tension of the urban life, these spa options we have gathered might be the right solution for you:

1) Fit Life Spa & Wellness, Sakarya – Luxurious Health Center

Located in Sapanca, Fit Life Spa & Wellness in the Elite World Convention & Wellness Resort stands out due to being one of the biggest spa facilities both in the region and in Turkey. Granted the “Luxurious Health Center” award in World Luxury Spa Awards in 2021, the facility promises rejuvenance to its visitors grounding on a holistic approach. 

In this luxurious health center you can find many ways to be restored, making use of the holistic approach accompanied with all kinds of wellness techniques and services such as water therapy called Watsu that provides a deep relaxation; also sound healing, meditation, back, neck and shoulder massage, hand and feet care. The facility also has resting quarters and a resting pool in which visitors can relax and unwind, as well as a Turkish bath, hot stone massage that helps both mental and physical relaxation. In addition, you can increase your comfort by the amazing experience of specially designed kneipp walking pools that support blood circulation. Some of the other services the facility provides are the purifying straw therapy room that allows you to sweat with your natural body temperature, the open hot salt water lagoon, sauna and steam rooms. 

Along with all these services, Fit Life Spa & Wellness offers different entertaining activities both for you and your children like UTV safari, hiking, tennis, basketball, petank game, shooting range, lake tour and treasure hunt to make your experience even more memorable.  

2) Pürovel Spa & Sport, Muğla – Best Interior Design

Found in Turgutreis Swissôtel Resort Bodrum Beach, Pürovel Spa & Sport draws inspiration from the Swiss Alps. The center was awarded with “Best Interior Design” in World Luxury Spa Awards of 2021 thanks to its elegant and modern details.

Guests find the opportunity to benefit from a rejuvenating and cleansing massage therapy with hot mountain stones and essential oils that are obtained from the unique plants of the Alpine meadows. Thanks to this special treatment, while all the tension in the muscles relax, the mind surrenders to this easing and calming experience. In addition, Turkish bath, sauna, ice fountain, hot tub and steam room alternatives are included in these relaxing routines. If you would like to make your stay more resultful you can spend time in indoor and outdoor pools or in the private pool where you might exercise aquatic sports delighting your muscles with the positive energy and happy hormones like endorphine created by these activities. 

3) JW Marriott İstanbul Bosphorus Hotel, İstanbul – Luxurious City Spa 

Located in Istanbul, Beyoglu, JW Marriott İstanbul Bosphorus Hotel was awarded with the “Luxurious City Spa” award in World Luxury Spa Awards of 2021 for the spa services it provides. This spa center, where calmness meets luxury, is quite popular for its pool that offers a beautiful view of Istanbul and a unique experience of traditional Turkish bath. 

Among the services you can experience in JW Marriott Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel are Ayurvedic therapies that recently became especially common in Europe. Ayurveda is based on ancient Indian culture and due to its wondrous healing effects the center added the practice into its services. With Ayurveda, which is accepted to be the oldest holistic healing system, you could achieve a balance between mind, body and spirit by getting to the core of your lifestyle with a therapeutic approach. With these comfortable services you can spoil yourself with the breathtaking view of Istanbul and take care of your body in the way it deserves.  If you would like to add a gourmet experience to your cleansing ritual you can try foods that combine festive presentations with different tastes at the hotel’s award winning “Best Seafood Restaurant” Octo. 

4) Six Senses Kaplankaya, Muğla – Luxurious Holistic Spa

If you are looking for a way to cleanse your spirit and relax your body, the World Luxury Spa Awards of 2021, “Luxurious Holistic Spa” award winner Six Senses Kaplankaya is what you are looking for. Six Senses Kaplankaya has the most improved spa area in Turkey in fact, in Europe with its body and mind balancing programs such as Holistic Anti-Aging, Weight Control, Bod Pod and personalized programs like Wellness Screening. 

In the wellness area of 10,000 square meters, services like yoga training, sleep programs, detox programs that eliminate toxins and clear the mind, and energy-renewing massages are provided. In addition to these, signature passive water therapies such as Watsu, Dream Catcher and Kundalini Balancing are applied by talented and special experts. Ayurvedic treatments like Shirodhara, specific rituals of sea salt hydrotherapy stretching experience, and skin care routines like 24k Gold Leaf Anti-Aging care are offered. Thus, with the effect of holistic approaches, you can relax the parts of your body that make you feel pain or tension, and you can turn your mind away from all the triggers that have been stressing you.

Located in the quietest corner of the Aegean, this special SPA center offers visitors a comprehensive spa experience of a Finnish sauna that uses fresh birch branches to remove sweat from the body, salt grotto, crystal steam room, experiential rains to support meditation, hydrotherapy pool, heated relaxation beds, foot therapy pools, for a wellness experience. In addition, it offers a separate spa menu for children between the ages of 7 – 12 during their self care routine including massage, skin care and Turkish bath options. This center allows you to spend quality time with your children and helps you to get the feel of a top-end spa experience thanks to its Ayurvedic doctors and specialists. 

For more details you can visit “Spa Profile: Six Senses Kaplankaya”. 

5) Susona Bodrum, Muğla –Luxurious Spa Resort

The owner of the “Luxurious Spa Resort” award of World Luxury Spa Awards 2021 is Susona Bodrum. Susona Bodrum, which has a rich location in terms of biodiversity, is one of the special stops for those escaping the city with its romantic atmosphere of sunset and its peaceful lush environment, and is home to a spa being operated by Spa Soul, whose concept is based on the local environment of the hotel.

This spa center helps you say goodbye to your mental and physical exhaustion with the help of services like authentic Turkish bath experiences that cleanse the body from dead body cells, body care cures that compliment your beauty, Myotherapy that is a combination of athletic massage and deep tissue massage, along with Lomi Lomi which is applied with gentle touches and gives a deep relaxation. One of the other services the center offers is a special anti stress ritual where different methods of lymphatic drainage are applied, as well as yoga and meditation. At Susona Bodrum Spa Soul where nature meets comfort, you can relax with a spa journey and have a taste of the calming effect of the sea while your children can make new friends at Kids’ Summer Club. 

6) Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus, İstanbul – Luxurious City Escape

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus won “Luxurious City Escape'' award category at the World Luxury Spa Awards 2021. Being one of the best options for those who look for a place to relax inside the city, it combines traditional bath with modern cares and promises a unique experience looking into Istanbul’s marvelous view. At its spa center that drew inspiration from classic and neo classical Turkish architecture, there are three Turkish baths looking at the Bosphorus, nine therapy rooms and a VIP spa suite.

Merging high standards with history, Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus gains the recognition of many thanks to its “Triple Detox Therapy: MLX I³DOME”. This service uses a device that combines infrared technology with plasma and light and supports weight loss by accelerating fat burning. In the spa menu, there are also options such as relaxing treatments that also is a remedy for Jet Lag. In addition, Chakra Balancing, Rejuvenating Thermal Skin Care  with Sodashi products are applied hand to hand with a deep meditation state. And on busy days when you don’t have too much time, you can benefit from 30-minute care options such as Spa Express that will level up your appearance and energy. You can distance yourself from all the stressors of the city with the services provided and enjoy the sunset warming your soul.

7) Mandarin Oriental Bodrum, Muğla – Luxurious Beach Spa Resort

Those who would like to combine vacation with spa treatment, choose Mandarin Oriental Bodrum located in Göltürkbükü. This hotel, awarded with the “Luxurious Beach Spa Resort” award at World Luxury Spa Awards in 2021, offers a pastoral healing and peaceful atmosphere. In this center, where you can enjoy the green and blue of nature, all of the therapies are done using organic and handmade materials which are collected from the garden of the facility itself. Interior spaces designed by famous Italian architect Antonio Citterio are supporting all these peaceful moments with its architecture. 

The hotel, where Far East culture meets Western culture, offers a calming experience to its guests with open-air spa cabins with a view of the Aegean Sea, Turkish baths with private loofah rooms, saunas and steam rooms in addition to six care spaces and three beautician rooms. You can experience therapies unique to Mandarin Oriental such as the Mediterranean journey where the hammam experience is combined with a body mask and invigorating Oriental Essence massage, Time Rituals, Escape from Digital Life and Inner Power. At the hotel where serenity, vitality and unique comfort are brought together, those who are looking to add an energetic touch to the spa experience may choose to try the fully equipped gym, kinesis fitness wall, reformer pilates, stand-up-paddle (SUP), pilates and yoga.

Mandarin Oriental Bodrum offers wellness services for adults as well as menus for children and young people to support their wellness in their growth and development processes. Young people between the ages of 12 – 16 can build a deep connection both with their bodies and their minds thanks to relaxing body massage and yoga services. Mother-Daughter Spa, Father-Son Spa and Family Yoga packs strengthen parents' communication with their children while creating quality memories in a calming atmosphere. 

For detailed information, you can visit our “Spa Profile: Mandarin Oriental Bodrum” blog page. 

8) Vitalica Wellness, Muğla – Best Detox Program

Providing service within Le Méridien Bodrum Beach Resort located in Milas, Vitalica Wellness is awarded in the "Best Detox Program" category at the World Luxury Spa Awards 2021. Vitalica Wellness’s programs and modules are designed by experienced doctors, specialists and therapists. Vitalica Wellness has another center in Istanbul, Nişantaşı along with its modern health center in Bodrum Peninsula. 

Vitalica Wellness offers you effective support and consultancy for a healthier, more balanced and more energized life, providing holistic personalized services that are adjusted for your unique needs. The facility supports your rejuvenation process with its  restaurant with organic and healthy options, modern therapy rooms, consulting rooms, traditional Turkish baths and saunas designed with the latest technology. 

Integrating care from different cultures with a modern touch, the center has many applications, treatments and special areas that are not available in every wellness center and are applied under the control of specialist doctors. You can select the most suitable session for you among many different therapies such as; the post-Covid-19 program applied to remove the damage caused by the infection, the intensive detox program that rearranges the body's natural rhythm, the ayurvedic program that strengthens the immunity, the anti-aging well-aging programs for men and women, anti-stress therapies and chakra cleansing, Tibetan healing bowls and bioenergy. You can treat yourself with wellness foods prepared by expert chefs at the center, which proceeds with the motto of "Let your food be your medicine!".

9) Fairmont Quasar İstanbul, İstanbul – Luxurious Spa Hotel

Willow Stream Spa in Fairmont Quasar Istanbul stands out by its service combining movement and calmness together. In light of these services Fairmont Quasar Istanbul became one of the winners of the “Luxurious Spa Hotel” category of World Luxury Spa Awards 2021. 

Inviting its guests to a serenity inside the city, the hotel offers VIP suite, lounges with incredible view, Turkish bath, steam baths and sauna services. Promising an unforgettable spa experience to Istanbulites with its Willow Stream Spa, the center uses Kerstin Florian products, which draws inspiration from nature and European traditions, for rituals such as massage, skin and body treatments. The signature treatments of this center include: Sensual Oasis, realized with Turkish coffee and coconut, and Inner Peace, which combines a ritual that calms the mind with massage and skin care. Willow Stream Spa also aims to recover the energy of its guests using one of the latest fitness trends PaviGym® with personalized training or group sessions. Also, you can increase your wellbeing with yoga and meditation sessions. 

The center using the motto “Turning moments into memories” is stealing the hearts of its visitors with its modern architecture, latest technology and traditionally furnished rooms. Fairmont Quasar Istanbul, with its restaurants, bars and lounges designed in original concepts, offers flavors that will remain on your palate by blending Eastern and Western flavors in its menus.

In this article, we mentioned 9 spa and wellness centers that won the World Luxury Spa award due to their highest standards. You can choose one of these top centers to relax your mind and body and feel the serenity you deserve. For more information on spa culture and recommendations keep following Spatopia! 

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