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CULTURAL CACHE Explore these lavish new spa resorts, where history repeats itself in grand style. OPENS SEPTEMBER The Mandarin Oriental, Prague (mandarinoriental.com) inhabits a methodically restored 14th-century monastery, its split-level spa located above a Gothic church still visible through glass flooring. Signature Time Rituals — uniquely tailored escapes based on desired duration — feature products from Comfort Zone and Aromatherapy Associates. OPENS OCTOBER Designed to reflect a Middle Eastern town of old, The Ritz-Carlton
Sharq Village & Spa (ritzcarlton.com) in Doha, Qatar, deals desert delight as its spacious 71,500-square-foot Six Senses Spa, resembling a Qatari marketplace, renders cooling remedies from centuries past. Embellished with Indonesian antiques, The Bulgari Resort, Bali (bulgarihotels.com) showcases a vintage joglo house (handcrafted from teak) overlooking the sea as its spa pavilion. Here, traditional Balinese therapies are paired with a view for the ages. V.M.
Jungle foliage relents to Bali’s Bulgari Resort with a bird’s-eye view of the Indian Ocean.
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