"A Spa Culture Renaissance at The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa" by Mary Bemis for Insider's Guide to Spas

There’s a magic about grand old destination spas, resorts with history that spans centuries. On a recent visit to The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa—“America’s First Resort”—in Hot Springs, Virginia, that magic was in full force. I’ve visited this historic hotel in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains across several decades and under several owners. Each time I’ve arrived, I felt a wonderful, oddly familiar sensation: I’m not just stepping into a grand resort, I’m stepping into a living archive of American history and spa culture.

You can sense a change in the air when you wind into this quiet corner of Bath County, Virginia.


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