The Best Things to Do Near Dr. Zhivago Bar, by the Record
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A snow room, a mosaic-tiled meditation room, and a row of oversized bathtubs filled with warmed volcanic pebbles: that's the amenity list before you even get to the 18 treatment rooms. Norman Foster's renovation of this grand old hotel spa carved out something genuinely sprawling, with indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, four steam and sauna rooms, and a long pool to anchor it all. Vogue named it among the 100 best spas in the world, which feels about right.
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The windows alone could justify the trip: floor-to-ceiling glass framing Lake Lucerne and the Alps while someone administers a treatment your GP has never heard of. This is a medical spa built around the Chenot Method, a longevity-focused detox program that predates the wellness trend by decades. The programs are personalized, the science is taken seriously, and the regulars, some of whom return annually, tend not to need convincing twice.