Lake Austin Spa Resort

More accolades than your overachieving MBA gal pal. Most recently? Only Condé Nast Traveler’s Number #1 Destination Spa in North America, according to the mag's 2008 readers' poll. Chew on that. Or on chef Terry Conlan’s creative spa food. Meals are infused with fresh ingredients from the Healing Gardens. The resort is casually elegant throughout, like a country retreat from Architectural Digest. A full schedule of classes and activities excites the former camp counselor in you.