It appears leeches sucking out toxins, a stage of an Indian traditional cleansing practice termed Panchakarma, and fish pedicures no longer top the bizarre in spa trends, for the record the leeches stay on HEDGEAnswer’s list.
According to the site Cracked, the “rich and insane” are hot for massages by snakes in Israel and elephants or inmates in Thailand while Hollywood starlets flock for Russian placenta facials ($350).
A de-stressing massage with a hefty price tag of $25,000 will reportedly rub your worries away by sprinkling $100,000 worth of loose diamonds. Forget the Brazilian you can opt for diamond dust blow-outs ($600) or 24K gold facials ($1000).
If you prefer treatments luxurious treatments from the kitchen, in New York and California heaps of caviar and minced truffles promise to replenish minerals in your skin while the Japanese soak in red wine, sake, green tea and/or coffee to relax and “perk up the senses.”
While these odds trends might be gone by 2013, there are 35 new spa hot spots around the world, with more vanilla services, that Condé Nast Traveler has handpicked:
Brazil
Beaux, Rio de Janeiro
Chile
Spa Noi, Hotel Noi Vitacura, Santiago de Chile
Uma Spa, Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa, Torres del Paine
China
Mission Hills Mineral Springs and Spa, Hainan
Kerry Hotel Spa, Shanghai
Dominican Republic
Spa at the Sanctuary, Cap Cana
Egypt
So Spa, Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan
England
ESPAlife at Corinthia, Corinthia Hotel, London
St. Pancras Spa, St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
France
Spa Nuxe Les Bains de Lea, Grand Hotel Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie, Paris
Spa My Blend by Clarins, Le Royal Monceau Raffles, Paris
Pure Altitude Spa, Altapura, Val Thorens
India
Shamana Spa, Grand Hyatt, Goa
ESPA at the Leela Palace, Leela Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Israel
Akasha Wellbeing Center, Mamilla Hotel, Jerusalem
Italy
Spa Museum, Nun Assisi Relais and Spa Museum, Assisi
Armani/Spa, Milan
Mauritius
Sea Spa at Long Beach Mauritius Resort, Belle Mare
Peru
Heavenly Spa, Westin Lima, Lima
Portugal
Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa, L’And Vineyards Resort, Alentejo
Seychelles
Raffles Spa, Praslin Island
Singapore
Banyan Tree Marina Bay Sands
Switzerland
Nira Spa, Nira Alpina, Surlej
Wellness, Backstage Hotel Vernissage, Zermatt