Spa March Madness – 2017
THIRD ANNUAL SPA MARCH MADNESS
It’s March, and in the USA, that means “fan”-tastic events are taking place for March Madness! Each year, March Madness is one of the most popular fan participation events on the American sports calendar, but you’ll also see fun tournaments being played for everything from Best Brunch Spots to favorite television characters to this season of Dancing with the Stars.
We think it’s also a fun way to vote for favorite Spa Resorts and Hotels in playoffs for the vaulted title as Spa Index Readers’ Choice Favorite USA Spa Resort.
POLLS ARE CLOSED AND THE VOTES GO TO …
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa (CA) #1 FOR 2017
Rancho Valencia Resort (CA) #2 FOR 2017!
Allison Inn & Spa (OR)
Amangiri (UT)
ARIA Las Vegas (NV)
Auberge du Soleil (CA)
Baccarat Hotel (NYC)
Big Cedar Lodge (MO)
Blantyre in the Berkshires (MA)
Cal-A-Vie Health Spa (CA)
Callaway Gardens (GA)
Calistoga Ranch (CA)
Canyon Ranch Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch Tucson (AZ)
Cavallo Point Resort (CA)
Chateau Elan (GA)
Four Seasons Santa Barbara (CA)
Four Seasons at Wailea (Maui)
Gage Hotel & Spa (TX)
Glenwood Hot Springs (CO)
Lake Austin Resort (TX)
Lakeway Resort & Spa (TX)
Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch (WY)
Lodge at Woodloch (PA)
Mii Amo (AZ)
Miraval Resort & Spa (AZ)
Mondrian Miami Beach (FL)
Mountain View Grand (NH)
Nemacolin Woodlands (PA)
Ocean House (RI)
Omni Homestead (VA)
Omni Scottsdale at Montelucia (AZ)
Pagosa Hot Springs Resort (CO)
Park Hyatt New York (NY)
Park Hyatt Aviara (CA)
Primland (VA)
Ranch at Rock Creek (MT)
Red Mountain Resort (UT)
Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island (FL)
Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch (CO)
San Ysidro Ranch (CA)
Setai Miami Beach (FL)
Streamsong Resort (FL)
Terranea Resort (CA)
THE SCHEDULE
Monday, March 13, 2017
64 Original Contenders Announced
Monday, March 20, 2017
32 Second Round Contenders Announced
Friday, March 24, 2017
Sweet 16 Contenders Announced
Monday, March 27, 2017
Elite 8 Contenders Announced
Friday, March 31, 2017
Final 4 Contenders Announced
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Our Champion Spa Resort Announced
HOW and WHEN TO VOTE
Click To Vote on our interactive POLL, below (limit 1x per ROUND); and/or
TWEET your selection during an active round using #SpaMarchMadness as your hashtag and @SpaIndex (limit 1x per user per DAY); and/or
Comment on this blog post, below, once per round (Limit 1x per person per ROUND).
Comment on our Facebook posts (limit 1x per user per relevant post); and/or
CLICK TO TWEET!
In this round, you may only take the poll once, but you may also Click To Tweet your votes daily (limit 1 vote per resort per day).
Click the button below, and fill in the name of your favorite resort.
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VOTING GRAPHIC
Encourage your friends and followers to vote for your favorite Spa Resorts with this graphic, which you’re welcome to share on social media platforms. Use this graphic and URL.
ABOUT OUR 2017 POLL
We polled our editorial staff, our panel of more than 150 secret Spa Reviewers, and a diverse group of our most loyal newsletter subscribers in every region of the USA, to help us winnow down the list to 64 contender spa resorts ranging from urban city hotels, to mountain retreats, to desert hideaways, to ocean front luxury resorts.
Trust us — it was hard for everyone to choose ONLY 64 resorts, and it will be harder still to now vote weekly as the tournament progresses — because as one said “You won’t have a bad experience at any of these stellar destinations.”
Those same judges — and our visitors and guests — will now help us vote to advance contenders until the championship is announced — the crowning of the Reader’s Choice Favorite USA Spa Resort for 2017.