Italian SPA Awards 2024 – Area Wellness
Kimben Spa di Borgo Langiano Resort & Spa wins a prestigious award for Best Destination SPA in Italy.
The Italian SPA Award 2024 was awarded on Monday, February 5, the only award, now in its fourteenth edition, that celebrates and enhances the excellence of the best Italian SPAs, emphasizing quality and innovation in the wellness sector. The official announcement of the winners took place during the Borsa Internazionale del Turismo, held in Milan from February 4 to 6, highlighting the importance of this recognition in the global context of tourism and wellness.
Organized by the magazine Area Wellness, active for twenty years in the tourism field with a careful eye on culture, spas and wellness places; the competition has reached its 14th edition. The winners were selected through the evaluations and direct experiences of the readers of the magazine and of the users who used and reviewed the facilities and services on social media and booking platforms, for a total of ten thousand votes.
The competition recognizes three award categories – Urban SPA, Destination SPA, Medical SPA – and aims to celebrate the different experiences offered by SPAs, highlighting the uniqueness of each.
Below are the awards in detail:
Urban SPA: the award is given to SPAs located in urban contexts, which offer an oasis of tranquility in the heart of cities. The jury evaluated the effectiveness in offering a wellness refuge in the midst of the urban bustle, ensuring an unparalleled experience of luxury and relaxation.
The winners:
. Four Seasons Florence – Florence
. Six Senses Roma – Rome
. Royal Hotel Sanremo – Sanremo (IM)
. QC Termeroma – Rome
. Palazzo Montemartini – Rome
Destination SPA: the SPAs destined for recognition in this category were selected for their location in breathtaking natural settings, offering not only quality treatments, but also an immersive experience in extraordinary environments. The jury rewarded the commitment to creating a harmonious combination of wellness and scenic beauty.
The winners:
. Quellenhof Luxury Resort – S. Martino in Passiria (BZ)
. Borgo Lanciano – Castel Raimondo (MC)
. Du Lac et Du Parc Grand Resort – Riva del Garda (TN)
. Adler SPA Resort Sicilia – Siculiana (AG)
. Vytae Perla degli Ausoni – Vallecorsa (FR)
Medical SPA: the award is dedicated to facilities that integrate wellness services with advanced medical and therapeutic approaches, which have distinguished themselves for their attention to the general health of their guests, offering personalized treatments and innovative solutions to improve the quality of life.
The winners:
. Terme Merano – Merano (BZ)
. Centro Tao – Parco Hotel Imperial – Limone sul Garda (BS)
. Terme di Saturnia – Saturnia (GR)
. Terme Preistoriche Resort & SPA – Montegrotto Terme (PD)
. Palazzo Fiuggi – Fiuggi (FR)
La Coquillade Relais & Chateaux
LA COQUILLADE
An eco-chic Spa Retreat in the Luberon region of France
The Coquillade estate in the heart of Luberon and Provence offers a unique exprerience by combining exceptional 5-star luxury service, which is authentic without being ostentatious, with a wellness offer where balance and harmony interact harmoniously. This beautiful gem of calm nestling in the heart of the countryside was established in 2008 by Andreas Rihs, the estate owner, with real respect for the authenticity of the site and its surroundings.
It was a €20 million adventure at the time that was supplmented with a superb 1,500mq Spa in 2015 designed by the Italian architectural firm Bizzarro & Partners, and has just been awarded three Luxury Spa Awards in the following categories: Best Luxury Day Spa in Western Europe, Best Spa Resort in France and Best Luxury Hotel Spa in France. It’s an eco-chic site which advocates reconnecting with nature, and that includes food.
