Haute Top 5: The Best Spas in Las Vegas in 2017

Take yourself back to Shanghai in the 1930s and you start to get the feel for the Spa at Mandarin Oriental. The look and feel captures the glamour of the era, while the treatments themselves are based on the medicinal benefits of Asia. We love the Chinese Foot Spa, where you can delve into a steeping hot foot bath infused with herbal blends. Your feet will never feel the same. The 27,000-square-foot spa features a hammam, laconium, experience showers and more. Forbes Travel Guides gave the spa five stars, one of only 20 spas to achieve the honor.

So hard to chose between the Spa at Encore and the Spa at Wynn. Both offer sumptuous treatments in a decadent setting. But the Spa at Encore nabbed five stars from the Forbes Travel Guide for the this year and 2011 (The Spa at Wynn received the same honors since 2009, and four stars before that). Earlier this fall, the Spa at Encore added treatments and products from Ling, a line that pursued Elaine Wynn with her skin-care line that seems to defy age. Try the Oxygen Rejuvenation Facial to restore and hydrate your skin in the dry desert climate or the Encore Escape Ritual with its combination of massage techniques finished with a warm wrap and scalp massage.

Canyon Ranch SpaClub sprawls on the second floor of the Venetian and Palazzo. It’s one of those places where you need to plan ahead to spend time in the Aquavana, a European-inspired aquathermal oasis. What’s your fancy? The Igloo has cool air and three ways to add a little snow to your day. In the HydroSpa, you can relax on a heated lounger. The Herbal Laconium warms you with herbal-infused steam. In the Experiential Rains experience, you can enjoy multisensory cooling showers.

The Spa & Salon at Aria at CityCenter combines salt, stone, earth, fire and water in its spa treatments. The spa sprawls over 80,000 square feet on two levels. Look for the Ganbanyoku Beds, only available at the Spa at Aria. These heated Japanese stone beds increase your circulation, accelerate your metabolism, soothe your muscles and eliminate toxins from the body. You can also mingle on the only co-ed outdoor balcony with a stunning view of the pools.

spot. Take some time to check out the Roman Baths, where you can dive in one of three pools in different temperatures, or heat up in the Laconium Room or cool down in the Arctic Ice Room with snow falling from above. You can discover your Dosha and learn how to care for it as well.