Spa March Madness – 2016
It’s March, and in the USA, that means “fan”-tastic events are taking place for March Madness! Each year, March Madness is one of the most popular fan participation events on the American sports calendar, but you’ll also see fun tournaments being played for everything from Best Brunch Spots to favorite television characters to this season of Dancing with the Stars.
We think it’s also a fun way to vote for favorite Spa Resorts and Hotels in playoffs for the vaulted title as Annual Spa Index Readers’ Choice Favorite USA Spa Resort.
#SpaMarchMadness
We polled our editorial staff, our panel of Secret Spa Reviewers, but mostly a diverse group of our most loyal newsletter subscribers in every region of the USA, to help us winnow down the list to 64 spa resorts ranging from urban city hotels, to mountain retreats, to desert hideaways, to ocean front luxury resorts.
Trust us — it was hard for everyone to choose ONLY 64 resorts, and it will be harder still for those judges to now vote weekly as the tournament progresses — because as one said “You won’t have a bad experience at any of these stellar destinations.”
Those same judges will now help us vote to advance contenders until the championship on April 8 — the crowning of the Reader’s Choice Favorite USA Spa Resort for 2016.
CLICK TO EXPAND OUR BRACKET — CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS
Spa Index March Madness
THE CHAMPION — OUR READERS’ FAVORITE USA SPA RESORT
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND – OUR FINAL 2 CONTENDERS
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
ROUND 4 – OUR FINAL 4 FAVORITES PROCEEDING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
Setai Miami Beach (FL)
Mii Amo (AZ)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
ROUND 3 – OUR ELITE 8 FAVORITES PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT ROUND
Canyon Ranch Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch Tucson (AZ)
Enchantment Resort (AZ)
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
Mii Amo (AZ)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
Park Hyatt New York (NY)
Setai Miami Beach (FL)
ROUND 2 – OUR SWEET 16 FAVORITES PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT ROUND
Acqualina Resort (FL)
Aulani Disney Resort (HI)
Cal-A-Vie Health Spa (CA)
Canyon Ranch Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch Tucson (AZ)
Enchantment Resort (AZ)
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
Hotel Bel-Air (CA)
Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch (WY)
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas (NV)
Mii Amo (AZ)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
Nemacolin Woodlands (PA)
Park Hyatt New York (NY)
Salamander Resort & Spa (VA)
Setai Miami Beach (FL)
ROUND 1 – OUR 32 WINNERS PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT ROUND
Acqualina Resort (FL)
Allison Inn & Spa (OR)
Amangiri (UT)
Auberge du Soleil (CA)
Aulani Disney Resort (HI)
Bacara Resort (CA)
Big Cedar Lodge (MO)
Broadmoor Resort (CO)
Cal-A-Vie Health Spa (CA)
Canyon Ranch Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch Tucson (AZ)
Cranwell Resort & Spa (MA)
Enchantment Resort (AZ)
Fairmont Kea Lani (HI)
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
Greenbriar Resort (WV)
Hotel Bel-Air (CA)
Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch (WY)
Mandarin Oriental Boston (MA)
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas (NV)
Mii Amo (AZ)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
Mountain View Grand (NH)
Nemacolin Woodlands (PA)
Ocean House (RI)
Park Hyatt New York (NY)
Park Hyatt Aviara (CA)
Primland (VA)
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch (CO)
Salamander Resort & Spa (VA)
Setai Miami Beach (FL)
Terranea Resort (CA)
OUR ORIGINAL 64 CONTENDERS
Acqualina Resort (FL)
Allison Inn & Spa (OR)
Amangiri (UT)
Auberge du Soleil (CA)
Aulani Disney Resort (HI)
Bacara Resort (CA)
Big Cedar Lodge (MO)
Blantyre in the Berkshires (MA)
Broadmoor Resort (CO)
Cal-A-Vie Health Spa (CA)
Canyon Ranch Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch Tucson (AZ)
Cavallo Point Resort (CA)
Cloister at Sea Island (GA)
Cranwell Resort & Spa (MA)
Destination Kohler (WI)
Dunton Hot Springs (CO)
Enchantment Resort (AZ)
Fairmont Kea Lani (HI)
Four Seasons Rancho Encantado (NM)
Four Seasons Hualalai (HI)
Gateway Canyons Resort (CO)
Greenbriar Resort (WV)
Halekulani (HI)
Hotel Bel-Air (CA)
Hyatt Regency Maui (HI)
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe (NV)
Inn at Palmetto Bluffs (SC)
Inn Walden (OH)
Lake Austin Resort (TX)
Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch (WY)
Mandarin Oriental Boston (MA)
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas (NV)
Mandarin Oriental Washington (DC)
Mayflower Grace Retreat (CT)
Meadowood Napa Valley (CA)
Mii Amo (AZ)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
Mohonk Mountain House (NY)
Mountain View Grand (NH)
Nemacolin Woodlands (PA)
Ocean House (RI)
Park Hyatt New York (NY)
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek (CO)
Park Hyatt Aviara (CA)
Peninsula Beverly Hills (CA)
Peninsula New York (NY)
Primland (VA)
Red Mountain Resort (UT)
Resort at Pelican Hill (CA)
Ritz Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes (FL)
Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island (FL)
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch (CO)
Salamander Resort & Spa (VA)
Sanctuary at Kiawah Island (SC)
Sanctuary on Camelback (AZ)
Setai Miami Beach (FL)
St. Regis Aspen (CO)
St. Regis Princeville (HI)
Streamsong Resort (FL)
Sundara Resort & Spa (WI)
Terranea Resort (CA)
The Phoenician (AZ)
White Barn Inn & Spa (RI)
#SpaMarchMadness
Tues, Mar 22 — Round 1
Fri, Mar 25 — Round 2
Mon, Mar 28 — Sweet 16
Thu, Mar 30 — Elite 8
Mon, Apr 4 — Final 4
Tue, Apr 5 — Championship>
Wed, Apr 6 — Champion Announced
How to Vote:
The majority of votes will come from our panel of Secret Spa Reviewers, staff, and our newsletter subscription list. You may also vote by:
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Tweeting your selection during an active round using #SpaMarchMadness @SpaIndex
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Commenting on our Facebook posts, ONE SET per user, during each round
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Commenting to this blog post, below, ONE SET per IP address, during each round. Your SET may contain votes for the entire round (e.g., four selections for the Elite 8).