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With its stunning three-story indoor waterfall and sleek, subterranean wet lounge, Great Jones Spa made a splash with the fashion crowd when it opened in fall 2004. Since then, the feng shui–designed spot has added an organic-juice bar next door and augmented its already lengthy treatment menu with offerings like purifying “skin food” facials using the cult organic product line, Alkaitis. In the decadent, five-step Red Flower Hamam treatment—offered at only a handful of city spas—clients are first cleansed with Moroccan mint tea, then scrubbed with coffee, olive stones, and lemon, painted with clay, and finally massaged and hydrated with tangerine-fig butter. The coed spa (a favorite of grooming icons like Brooke Shields) features nearly a dozen massage and skin-care rooms, but the real star here is the water cure on the lower level. Free for spa visitors with tabs over $100 ($50 for those not purchasing other treatments), the luxe setup boasts a plant-filled atrium adjacent to a hot tub, cold plunge, river-rock sauna, and chakra-light steam room. — Carolyn Murnick

With water cures, hot-stone saunas, massages, and facials, this spa is a best bet for relaxation before or after the wedding. Brides and grooms can take advantage of the VIP room, where they can have Duet massages and indulge in the private Jacuzzi. On the more affordable side are their colonic irrigations.

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