Best Hotel and Resort Spas in the U.S. and Canada

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Best Hotel and Resort Spas in the U.S. and Canada

Looking for the best hotel and resort spas? Here’s some help from Mobil Travel Guide, which ranked the best hotel and resort spas in the United States and Canada. It includes 68 properties where you can sample as much, or as little of the spa experience as you want to. It does not include destination spaslike Canyon Ranch, which offer a complete immersion experience. You can read my own list of best destination spas.

I’ve organized the best hotel and resort spas by state, with the number of stars following each property.

Best Spas in Arizona Arizona has lots of spas, including eight Mobil Travel Guide winners.

Best Spas in California California has more Mobil winners than any other state -- 17 -- including the only resort spa awarded five stars from Mobil Travel Guide.

Best Spas in Colorado Colorado is an up and coming location for great American spas.

Best Spas in Florida Florida is one of American's spa hot spots, with ten spas that were Mobil Travel Guide winners.

Best Spas in Georgia Right now Georgia just has one Mobil award winner.

Best Spas in Hawaii Hawaii has some of the world's most lavish resort spas, with balmy year-round weather and lots of outdoor massage opportunities.

Best Spas in Illinois Two of the country's great hotel spas are in Chicago.

Best Spas in Louisiana

*** The Ritz-Carlton Spa, The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans

Best Spas in Nevada For sheer size and extravagance, it's hard to beat Las Vegas spas. Las Vegas had four spas awarded four stars by Mobil, but I've included other excellent spas in Las Vegas on this list.

Best Spas in New Jersey

*** Spa Toccare, Borgata Hotel, Atlantic City

Best Spas in New York New York is short on resort spas but has some of the country's most elegant and luxurious hotel spas in New York City.

Best Spas in North Carolina

**** The Spa at Pinehurst, Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst

Best Spas in Oregon

*** Avalon Spa, The Avalon Hotel, Portland

Best Spas in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has two of the most popular resort spas in the country, including the wildly popular Spa at The Hotel Hershey , with chocolate-inspired massages and body treatments .

Best Spas in Texas Texas has been making a splash in the world of hotel and resort spas and has three that made the "best spa" list.

Best Spas in Utah

*** The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City

To come up with the best hotel and resort spas, Mobil inspectors visited more than 100 properties anonymously, judged them on 450 criteria, and gave them five, four or three stars.

A Mobil five-star spa provides consistently superlative service in an exceptionally disntinctive luxury environment.

A Mobil four-star spa provides a luxurious experience with expanded facilities in an elegant and serene environment.

A Mobil three-star spa is physically well appointed and has a full complement of staff to ensure that guests needs are met.

A property was disqualified if it inflicted any injury or ailment, if there was a gross indiscretion, or improper hygiene.