There’s nothing better to get rid of all the stress and worries of life than a visit to the spa, where you can just sink in and let your worries melt away in a pool of healing water. If the sound of that is good enough to put you in the mood for a spa weekend, then take a pick from this list featuring water-themed spas and wellness centres and book your next relaxing getaway.
03 Zaborin Ryokan, Hokkaido
The Zaborin is a traditional Japanese style guest house, or ryokan, nestled in the Hanazono woods in Hokkaido, Japan. And while the resort doesn’t have a spa per se, they do offer onsen baths in all of their 15 private villas, so you can get the full Japanese hot spring bath treatment in the privacy of your own rooms. A public onsen is also available on the hotel grounds if you rather enjoy the experience how it was intended, but the luxury of privacy is certainly something you would want to opt for when a relaxing getaway is on your mind.
Coupled with the forest surrounding , a stay at the Zaborin will be rejuvenating not only for the body, but also for the mind as the private locale means you don’t have to worry about crowds or noise. A soak in one of the two private onsen in each villa is guaranteed to wash your worries away, but the outdoor wooden or stone bath would be the better choice for those looking to connect more with nature under the green canopy of the birch tree forest accompanied by a clear view of Mt. Yotei.
A stay at the Zaborin also promises to keep your body nourished from the inside by providing well-balanced meals with a focus on locally sourced seafood and produce so you can make sure that what goes in to your body is complementing the hot spring treatments you’ll be indulging in.
A view of a hot spring valley in Hokkaido
