Spa Profile: The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Amelia Island
Situated on 13 miles of beachfront in North Florida, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island is an oceanfront resort surrounded by peaceful waterways and sand dunes. Amelia Island is the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands along the eastern U.S. seaboard. In addition to museums, forts, and nature paths, Amelia Island also offers a wide range of activities such as water sports, golf, shopping, and more.
The treatment menu at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Amelia Island is inspired by the ocean and features services including the therapeutic Ocean Healing Bath, which uses a vigorous sea salt exfoliation to stimulate circulation. Guests enjoy amenities such as expansive wet lounges, a private healing salt water pool, and dry sauna/steam rooms. Chakra balancing, reflexology, meditation, and yoga are also incorporated into the spa experience.
We interviewed Gary Virden, Spa Director at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, who shared insider tips, recommended treatments, and more.
Why You’ll Love It: The expansive wet lounges and private spa pool.
Key Features: 26 treatment rooms, full-service salon, men’s and ladies locker rooms with dry sauna, steam, and whirlpools.
Snacks Served: Fruit-infused waters, high-end healthy snacks, and at the pool a full lunch menu is served.
Insider’s Tip: You can really spend all day relaxing in the wet areas or by the pool. Bring your bathing suit and plan to have lunch as well.
Bonus: The spa has a holistic approach to wellness that includes treatments like Strength and Resilience, which uses yoga stretches, and there is mindful meditation including Yoga Nidra.
Unique Treatment: Heaven in a Hammock. It combines the benefits of “zero gravity” and touch therapy during this unique Amelia Island experience, the gentle rocking motion of a hand-woven hammock and touch therapy.
Splurge Treatment: Honey Butter Wrap. Wildflower honey from the resort’s beehives combined with ancient sea salt and organic coconut oil deeply condition the skin, leaving it feeling soft as butter. Includes full-body exfoliation, wrap, scalp massage hair treatment for hands and feet, Vichy shower, and a full-body massage.
Insider’s Favorite: The Ultimate Milk and Honey Pedicure. It includes a soak, cut and file, exfoliation, cuticle work, massage, personalized mask, polish or buff.
Featured Products: Dr. Dennis Gross, Eminence, and ESPA.
For more information, visit the website and follow them on Instagram: @ritzcarltonameliaisland
[Photos courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island]
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904-277-1100
info@casamadrona.com