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100 Best Spas of the World, 3rd (100 Best Series)
100 Best Spas of the World, 3rd (100 Best Series)
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Authors: Bernard Burt, Pamela Joy Price
Publisher: GPP Travel
Category: Book

List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars(4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 211672

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6

ISBN: 0762734361
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.122025
EAN: 9780762734368
ASIN: 0762734361

Publication Date: May 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
DIVWant to be pampered, revitalized, and refreshed? Select from 100 carefully chosen spas in more than thirty countries. From detailed descriptions of facilities and services to contact information and rates, this guidebook provides everything new and experienced spa-goers need to know to get the most out of their spa experience. br/div


Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Disapointing   November 9, 2008
When you buy a book entitled "the 100 best spas in the World", it does not even occur to you that the book will not contain a simple picture.br /Well, prepare yourself for a big disapointment: this particular guide to self-indulgence does not contain a single one, and you leave it up to the writer's prose to assure you that the places described in his work are pure heaven.br /How about a "the most beautiful flowers in the world" book without a single pic. in it? Wouldn't you find it dumb?br /That's precisely how I felt upon opening the book I sadly purchased without really carefully enquiring as to whether or not it could visually depict the wondrous atmosphere it tries so hard to describe.


3 out of 5 stars 100 Best Spas of the World   July 9, 2007
  6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Good information, but not as much visual content as I would have liked. I expected several quality photographs of the spas, and found only about 10.


5 out of 5 stars A superbly organized and "user friendly" compendium of the best spas worldwide   June 7, 2006
Part of the outstanding "Insiders' Guide" series, and now in an expanded and thoroughly updated edition, One-Hundred Best Spas Of The World is expertly co-authored by Bernard Burt and Pamela Price is a superbly organized and "user friendly" compendium of the best spas worldwide. Descriptively showcasing each featured spa, One-Hundred Best Spas Of The World offers essential details on their facilities and services, FAQs on spa etiquette, the best spa packages, and practical planning tips for a stress-free vacation. One-Hundred Best Spas Of The World is very highly recommended for all readers anticipating a vacation anywhere around the globe and are searching for the best choice of spas available in the planned destinations.br /


5 out of 5 stars Good, but it could have been better   May 11, 2006
  13 out of 13 found this review helpful

Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of this series. The 2nd edition of "100 Best Spas of the World" was directly responsible for getting me into the spa scene. And it provided a wealth of information that allowed me to create my own spa vacations (sometimes at a much cheaper price than going to some of the posh places listed in the book) simply by taking a less expensive hotel or motel room in the same beautiful towns, and then going into the spas on an hourly or daily basis. But what seems to have happened somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd editions, is that cost-cutting accountants decided that the beautiful color photographs which made the 2nd edition such a masterpiece were no longer cost-effective, and they were relegated to 15 pages in the front of the 3rd edition. This is unfortunate, for it was those beautiful photographs spread throughout the entire text of the 2nd edition that made the reader feel that they were "there" enjoying the wonders of spa living. Now, the 3rd edition is still an excellent book, with a wealth of pertinent information concerning the great spas of the world. But my frank recommendation (especially if you are a beginner in going to spas) is that you get yourself a copy of the 2nd edition of this book (dated 2003). The photographs are what "made" this book, and hopefully for the next edition the publishers will return to the previous format, which made this book the best of its kind in the marketplace. I'm still giving this book 5-stars because of the respect I have for the information contained in the book, but the 2nd edition is deserving of 6 or 7 stars, and it's too bad that this new edition is not in the same category. If you want a book on your coffee table that will give you a visual tour of some of the great spas of the world, and make you yearn to go to a spa on your next vacation, get the 2nd edition.


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