2023 Winners

2023 Award Winners

The Spa and Wellness Awards recognise people and businesses who have done amazing things in the spa, health, beauty, and wellness tourism space.

We honour them for the great work they do, as well as the quality products and services they provide. The 2023 Winners were announced at our Gala Dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sorrento.

Spa & Wellness

Award Categories

Congratulations to our 2023 Winners and RunnerS Up over five major categories and the Consumer Awards.

A total of 41 winners trophies were handed out at our annual Awards Night.

The awards are judged by our well-respected advisory board who adhere to strict judging criteria.

Category: Consumer

Best Skin Care for Men

Winner
Grown Alchemist

Runner up
VitaMan

Best Integrative Wellness Retreat

Winner
Kamalaya

Runner up
TIA Wellness

Best Wellness Product

Winner
Happy Bum Co

Runner up
endota Wellness Retreat

BEST BATHING DESTINATION

Winner
Peninsula Hot Springs

Runner up
Soak Bathhouse

BEST SKINCARE

Winner
Waterlily Spaceauticals

Runner up
endota organics

BEST WELLNESS RETREAT

Winner
Gwinganna

Runner up
Eden Health Retreat

BEST DAY SPA

Winner
Blanc Spa

Runner up
Lavada

BEST HAIR CARE

Winner
Grown Alchemist

Runner up
MUKTI Hair Care

Category: Travel

BEST ECO RETREAT

Winner
Gwinganna, Australia

Runner up
Aro Ha, New Zealand

MOST UNIQUE PROPERTY

Winner
Metung Hot Springs

Runner up
Capella, Sydney

Category: Wellness

BEST WELLNESS PRODUCT

Winner
The PROPPR

Runner up
Fitillion

BEST WELLNESS PROGRAM

Winner
Aro Ha

Runner up
endota retreat

BEST WELLNESS CUISINE

Winner
Resolution Retreat

Runner up
Kamalaya

BEST URBAN BATHHOUSE

Winner
Aurora Bathhouse & Spa

Runner up
Nature’s Energy

BEST MINERAL OR HOT SPRING

Winner
Peninsula Hot Springs

Runner up
Alba Thermal Springs & Spa

BEST INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS RETREAT

Winner
RAKxa

Runner up
Kamalaya

BEST WELLNESS RETREAT OR RESOR

Winner
Kamalaya

Runner up
Aro Ha

BEST URBAN WELLNESS CENTRE

Winner
KAILO Medispa

Runner up (Joint Winners)
Zenith Wellness Lounge and
Soak Bathhouse & Wellness Centre

Category: Beauty

BEST INTERNAL BEAUTY PRODUCT

Winner
OPTY.NC

Runner up
VidaGlow

BEST HAIR CARE

Winner
V&M Spa

Runner up
MUKTI

BEST SKINCARE FOR MEN

Winner
VitaMan

Runner up
Grown Alchemist

BEST COSMECEUTICAL RANGE

Winner
Retreatment Botanics

Runner up
Vanessa Megan Naturaceutical

MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT

Winner
Spa Professional by Waterlily

Runner up
Synthesis Organics

BEST NEW BEAUTY RANGE

Winner
Omorfi Active Skincare

Runner up
MetaMorphis by Venassa

BEST SUSTAINABLE SKINCARE

Winner
Synthesis Organics

Runner up
Retreatment Botanics

BEST SPA SKINCARE RANGE

Winner
Subtle Energies

Runner up
LaGaia Unedited

Category: People

INDUSTRY CHAMPION

Winner
Charles Davidson

SPA CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR

Winner
Naomi Gregory

WELLNESS WARRIOR OF THE YEAR

Winner
Lyndall Mitchell

AMBASSADOR FOR CHANGE

Winner
Louise Laing

Category: Spa

BEST SPA SUPPLIER

Winner
Spa Vision
Runner up
KAILO Nutrition

BEST SPA EXPERIENCE

Winner
Lon Retreat & Spa
Runner up
Aurora Bathhouse & Spa

BEST NEW SPA

Joint Winners
Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa
MANE Day Spa

Runner up
Auriga Spa

BEST RURAL SPA

Winners
Alba Thermal Springs & Spa

Runner up
Osborn House

BEST URBAN SPA

Winner
Blanc Spa

Runner Up
Ione

BEST ISLAND SPA

Winner
Yaukuve Spa Sanctuary

Runner Up
Spa Qualia

BEST MEDI SPA

Winner
Aesthete

Runner Up
ascensión

BEST SPA IN AUSTRALASIA

Winner
Aurora Bathhouse & Spa

Runner Up
Peninsula Hot Springs

BEST HOLISTIC HEALTH SPA

Winner
BODHI Spa

Runner Up
Blanc Spa

BEST HOTEL OR RESORT SPA

Winner
Lon Retreat & Spa

Runner Up
BODHI Spa

BEST SPA IN ASIA

Winner
Mi Sol Spa

Runner Up
Melia Ho Tram

SPA & WELLNESS AWARDS 2023

Award Finalists

Congratulations to our 2023 Winners and RunnerS Up over five major categories and the Consumer Awards.

A total of 41 winners trophies were handed out at our annual Awards Night.

The awards are judged by our well-respected advisory board who adhere to strict judging criteria.

Category: Spa

BEST SPA EXPERIENCE

NIHI Spa Safari
Mi Sol Spa Intercontinental DaNang
Bodhi Oud Renewal
Alba Thermal Springs & Spa
Soul Skin Spa
One Spa – Vitality Ritual
Lon Retreat
Aurora – Sound & Stone
Osprey Spa – Elements

BEST HOTEL OR RESORT SPA

Chaun Spa at Hotel Cordis – N.Z.
Yaukuve Spa Sanctuary – Kokomo FIJI
One Spa at RACV – Gold Coast QLD
Lux Spa & Wellness – Anglesea VIC
Lon Retreat & Spa – Pt Lonsdale VIC
Osprey Spa at Elements of Byron – NSW
Spa Qualia – Whitsundays QLD
Bodhi Spa at Westin – Perth W.A.

BEST MEDI SPA

Ascension – Brisbane QLD
Kailo Medi Spa – Brisbane QLD
Ultra Medi Spa – Mackay QLD
Lavada – Hobart TAS
Aesthete – Sunshine Coast QLD
Zenith Wellness Lounge – Mornington VIC

BEST URBAN SPA

Sol Spa – Sydney NSW
Blanc Spa – Melbourne VIC
Relinque Urban Retreat – Melbourne VIC
IONE Spa & Wellness – Adelaide S.A.
Nature’s Energy Day Spa & Bathhouse – Sydney NSW

BEST NEW SPA

Chuan Spa – Gold Coast QLD
Wai Ariki Hot Springs – N.Z.
Auriga Spa at Capella – Sydney NSW
Soak Bathhouse – Brisbane West End QLD
Sofitel Spa – Darling Harbour Sydney NSW
Mane Day Spa- Mt Barker S.A.

BEST SPA IN AUSTRALIA

endota spa – AUS
Blanc Spa – Melbourne VIC
Aurora Bathhouse & Spa – Sorrento VIC
Spa Qualia – Whitsundays QLD
Spa at Peninsula Hot Springs – VIC

BEST RURAL SPA

Alba Thermal Springs & Spa – Fingal VIC
Osborn House – Bundanoon NSW
Haus of Vitality – Leeton NSW
Ikatan Day Spa – Noosa QLD
The Spa at the Lakehouse – Daylesford VIC

BEST HOLISTIC/WELLNESS SPA

Nature’s Energy Day Spa & Bathhouse – Sydney NSW
Sol Spa – Vaucluse NSW
Bohdi Wellness Spa Retreat – Perth W.A.
Blanc Spa – Melbourne VIC
Haus of Vitality – Leeton NSW
Kailo Medi Spa – Brisbane QLD

Category: Beauty

BEST SPA SKINCARE RANGE

Sodashi
Synthesis Organics
Subtle Energies
LaGaia Unedited
Omorfi
Vaness Megan Naturaceutical

BEST SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY

Sodashi
esst
Synthesis Organics
Biode
Retreatment Botanics

BEST SKINCARE FOR MEN

VitaMan
Babor
Grown Alchelmist

BEST COSMETICEUTICAL RANGE

Retreatment Botanics
Babor
Vanessa Megan Naturaceutical

BEST INTERNAL BEAUTY PRODUCT

Ultimate 2.0 Marine Skin + Gut Wellness Elixirs
VidaGlow
Kailo Nutritionals

MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OR TREATMENT

Vida Glow
Synthesis Organics – Connect to Country Treatment
Spa Professionals by Waterlily

BEST HAIR CARE

V&M Spa
evolis
Mukti

BEST NEW COMER

Metamorphis – Vanessa Megan
Omorfi Active Skincare
Ipsum

Category: Wellness

BEST WELLNESS RESORT/RETREAT

TheLifeCo – Turkey
RAKxa – Thailand
Resolution Retreats – New Zealand
Gwinganna – Australia
Chiva Som Hua Hin – Thailand
Melia Ho Tram – Vietnam

BEST URBAN WELLNESS CENTRE

Kailo – Brisbane QLD
Zenith Wellness Lounge – Mornington VIC
Soak Bathhouse – Brisbane QLD
Nature’s Energy – Sydney NSW

BEST INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS RETREAT

Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva Som – Qatar RAKxa – Thailand

The LifeCo – Turkey Kamalaya Koh Samui – Thailand The Farm at San Benito – Philippines

BEST URBAN BATHHOUSE

Soak Bathhouse – Brisbane QLD
Natures Energy – Sydney NSW
Sense of Self – Melbourne VIC
Aurora Bathhouse & Spa – Sorrento VIC

BEST WELLNESS PRODUCT

Jodie Coall Mountain Wellness
Inu8 Collective
RAKxa Integrative
endota retreat
Kamalaya – Radiant Bliss for Women’s Health
Fitillion – Online Fitness & Nutrition
Aro Ha Wellness Retreat
The PROPPR
Wild Mingo – Yoga equipment

BEST WELLNESS CUISINE

Kamalaya Koh Samui – Thailand Alba Thermal Springs – Australia Resolution Retreats – New Zealand Chiva Som Hua Hin – Thailand

BEST MINERAL & HOT SPRINGS

Peninsula Hot Springs – Mornington Peninsula VIC
Deep Blue Hot Springs – Warrnambool VIC
Alba Thermal Springs – Fingal VIC
Metung Hot Springs – East Gippsland VIC