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Green spa resorts

Natalie Walsh, writing on Guardian Unlimited, has compiled the following list of ten green spa resorts:

1. Yu SPA, Dundee, Scotland
2. Monart Destination Spa, Wexford, Ireland
3. AquaCity, Poprad, Slovakia
4. Hotel President Terme, Abano Therme, Italy
5. Rogner Bad Blumau, Austria
6. Brenner's Park Hotel and Spa, Baden Baden, Germany
7. Natura Park Eco-Resort & Spa, Cabeza De Toro, Dominican Republic
8. Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, Arenal, Costa Rica
9. Marari Beach, Kerala, India
10. Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

For details of their green credentials and prices, read the full article on Guardian Unlimited.

Editor's note: here are a few other green spas...

Titanic Spa, Huddersfield (read Lucy Siegle's write up in the Observer)
Pousada Picinguaba, Ubatuba, Brazil
Jungle Bay Resort and Spa, Dominica (read Greentraveller's The alternative Caribbean)
Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru, Maldives
Sunrise Springs Resort Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lighthouse Hotel and Spa, Galle, Sri Lanka
Nihiwatu, Sumba Island, Indonesia
Ferienart Resort & Spa, a luxury hotel in the car-free Alpine resort of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, which GreenTraveller visited in December. It has recently been awarded the EU Eco label.