What better way to recover from an overnight flight than to be whisked away to a destination spa? I had no idea what to expect when I arrived at Richmond Nua Wellness Spa in Sapanca, Turkey (www.richmondnua.com), but I'm going to raise the bar here for the travelers who follow me - I love this place!
This is one of the Richmond Hotel chain's 5 locations, and the only one that is a wellness spa. The six-story, 131 guest room location is ideally situated on the south side of Lake Sapanca, about 1 1/2 hours outside of Istanbul. The staff is terrific all round, and the accommodations are top notch. The 26,000 square foot spa has 16 massage and body treatment rooms, 3 facial rooms, a salon, a wellness center, and a wet amenity area on two levels with more features that I can count, including a laconium, tepidarium, aqua cave 
adventure shower, a loft sauna, at least 3 different kinds of steam room, and multiple relaxation areas, some of which are warm, and some room temperature.
I spent 3 hours in the spa and tried every single wet amenity; enjoyed an excellent Aromatherapy Massage, and then found my favorite spot; a relaxation room featuring 6 heated water beds, each with it's own set of headphones playing rainforest-oriented nature sounds. Bliss for the jet-lagged body, I could have spent the night right there.
Although everything that I ate during my stay was delicious and healthy, the hotel also offers a specific Wellness Menu, and numerous detoxification and 
wellness programs for those lucky enough to stay more than 1 day. If you're just visiting for a day, you can enjoy healthy teas and juices available from the Vitamin Bar at Spa Reception.
Richmond Nua is well-designed to accommodate business and conference groups as well as spa guests, and one of my favorite sights was watching a cluster of men who had been in meetings all day play in the wet area like kids who had been let out of school. What a great way to bond with co-workers and relax after a day of brain work!
Whether you're aiming for one day of relaxation, or booking a company training session, Richmond Nua Wellness Spa is just the ticket.
Richmond Nua Wellness Spa has much to offer
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Having traveled to Richmond Nua Wellness Spa from Saudi Arabia, it was the perfect destiantion to ease into the Global Spa Summit. Hakan Balcan, General Manager and his team are gracious, warm and accomidating. Every attention to detal was considred to make my short visit as comfortable and relaxing as possible.
The lakeside setting is a peaceful and tranqual respite. The wet amenenties that you mention are best of class. I enjoyed all, and found myself being drawn back for more between treatments. I especially enjoyed being treated to fresh juice drinks prepared with care and pride by The Juice Master.
My day ended relaxing on the lakeside patio with the sound of piano playing, enjoying the breeze blowing off the lake. A moment of magic...
Hey Lisa---enjoying your blogs from Turkey! Richmond Nua sounds fantastic....were you able to get any other pictures?? I'm curious about the heated water beds with headphones....is that like a sitting version of a Soft Pac table? Have a great trip!