Pacific Spas: Luxury Getaways on the West Coast [Paperback]

Gina Hyams (Author), Cesar Rubio (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2005

Spas are the getaway of choice for those seeking health, fitness, and more than a little pampering. Pacific Spas offers in-depth profiles of the 20 most luxurious resorts within easy reach of Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, southern California, and Baja California, Mexico. You-are-there photography offers the perfect backdrop for a vacation fantasy, while artful text describes each exceptional coastal inndetailing decor, accommodations, cuisine, and spa services. Ranging from sleek modern showplaces to rustic wooded retreats, each restful haven is a unique reflection of its coastal locationa Victorian mansion in the California wine country infuses grapes into its facial treatments, while a cedar-roofed resort in British Columbia seems to merge into the surrounding rainforest. Overflowing with useful travel information and delightfully swoon-worthy details, Pacific Spas is a necessity second only to a white terrycloth robe.

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About the Author

Cesar Rubio is a San Francisco based photographer.

Gina Hyams is the author of several books on travel and the arts. She lives in Northern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (November 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811846172
• ISBN-13: 978-0811846172
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,446,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Stress > Spas & Resorts

More About the Author

Gina Hyams is an author and editor who specializes in travel, tradition, and the arts. Her books include the bestselling travel-design titles, In a Mexican Garden: Courtyards, Pools, and Open-Air Living Rooms and Mexicasa: The Enchanting Inns and Haciendas of Mexico, as well as Pacific Spas: Luxury Getaways on the West Coast, Day of the Dead Box, The Campfire Collection: Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters, and Incense: Rituals, Mystery, Lore -- all published by Chronicle Books. She is also co-editor of the recently-published anthology, Searching for Mary Poppins: Women Write About the Relationship Between Mothers and Nannies (Hudson Street Press/Penguin U.S.A.). Gina's essays and articles have appeared in Newsweek, San Francisco, Berkshire Living, Organic Style, Living Southern Style, Healing Lifestyles & Spas, and Salon.com. She has also contributed to Fodor's Travel Publications, National Public Radio, and numerous anthologies. For more info, see www.ginahyams.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLACES THAT HAVE TO BE EXPERIENCED, March 4, 2010

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!hype 2007 "!hype" (San Bernardino, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pacific Spas: Luxury Getaways on the West Coast (Paperback)

This book provides wonderful information and great photographs of some of the best spas on the West Coast - treat yourself to the knowledge of some of the best spas ever. Fantastic book, well written and informative, and just a delight to look at. The index provides websites to all the places shown in the book - a treasure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures and luxurious descriptions, March 14, 2008

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Divegirl (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pacific Spas: Luxury Getaways on the West Coast (Paperback)

This is a great book to take you away and get you dreaming about that next spa trip!

5.0 out of 5 stars Polished designs unique to spas, March 18, 2006

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D. Donovan, Editor/Sr. Reviewer "California B... (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pacific Spas: Luxury Getaways on the West Coast (Paperback)

PACIFIC SPAS: LUXURY GETAWAYS ON THE WEST COAST by Gina Hyams may be intended as a travel guide to some eyes; but it comes packed with color interior photos by Cesar Rubino and describes many of the appealing and finishing design touches unique to spas, making PACIFIC SPAS both a travel guide and a home decorator's guide to reproducing some of the luxuries spas offer in environment and setting.