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The DeBruce;
Livingston Manor,
New York
Culinary director
Aksel Theilkuhl takes
inspiration from the
area’s mountain
setting, history, and
ingredients. He
centers the hotel’s
tasting menus on four
seasonal “movements.”
Summer features fresh
berries, veggies, and
trout, while winter is
all about fermented
and pickled vegeta-
bles and traditionally
cured meats. (Rooms
from $469 a night,
thedebruce.com)
best hotel spasThe Peninsula
New York;
New York City
Insomniacs, rejoice:
The hotel's spa off ers
a Sleep Support
Therapy treatment
that starts with
a muscle-soothing
foot soak and full-body
massage. Next up,
a stress-balancing
facial massage using
aromatic oils and
a melatonin-boosting
Ayurvedic technique
called shirodhara.
(Rooms from
$635 a night, treat-
ment from $560;
peninsula.com)Hotel Casa Del
Mar; Santa Monica,
California
The specialty here
is the postwork-
out Magnesium
Wellness Massage.
A dry-brushing treat-
ment improves circu-
lation and lymphatic
drainage to prevent
soreness, then warm
magnesium-infused
wraps keep the muscles
ultrarelaxed. A mineral
massage follows to
nourish the skin. (Rooms
from $527 a night,
treatment from $320;
hotelcasadelmar.com)Eaton DC;
Washington, D.C.
This hotel’s wellness
center skews alternative.
There are two infrared
saunas and a med-
itation room, yoga,
chakra and crystal heal-
ing, and astrology and
tarot readings. (Rooms
from $199 a night,
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best
sustainable
hotelsBlackberry
Mountain; Walland,
Tennessee
The Smoky Mountain
resort’s founder
donated more than
half of its 5,200 acres to
land conservation. The
green ethos pervades
the resort; there are
free reusable water
bottles and no plastic
straws. (Rooms from
$995 a night, blackberry
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in New York, Florida,
and California
Thoughtful, eco-friendly
details reign here. The
room keys are made of
reclaimed wood, and
the hangers are crafted
from 100 percent post-
consumer recycled
materials. There’s a
water fi lter on the tap
to nix the need for
disposable bottles.
(Rooms from $349 a
night, 1hotels.com)H2hotel; Healdsburg,
California
This eco-conscious
hotel uses solar pan-
els to heat the pool
and the rooms' water,
low-VOC paints, and
sustainable bamboo
fl oorings. It also has
a green roof to minimize
the building's impact
on the local microcli-
mate and to capture
rainwater, which is then
used in the entryway
art installation. (Rooms
from $299 a night,
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