In Vernon, N.J., Crystal Springs Resort features six golf courses within a five-mile radius, four driving ranges, and the David Glenz Golf Academy. The course designers include George Fazio and Robert Trent Jones. The resort's 53,000-square-foot Country Club has more than 14,000 square feet of meeting space. Opening later this year adjacent to the clubhouse is Grand Cascades Lodge, a 212-suite condominium hotel with a 6,000-square-foot, full-service spa. The resort's Minerals Hotel & Spa offers 200 guest rooms and the 4,500-square-foot Elements Spa, with nine treatment rooms. Minerals Hotel & Spa has more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space.

Southwest of Atlanta in Pine Mountain, Ga., the new 150-room Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens unveiled its 13,000-square-foot Spa Prunifolia in March. The spa has 13 treatment rooms as well as a full-service salon and weight and cardiovascular studios.

Stowe, Vt., is hard at work transforming itself into a four-season destination. Stowe Mountain Club, a private club located at Spruce Peak at Stowe, a new luxury resort and residential community set to be unveiled this month, is part of that effort. The new 139-room Stowe Mountain Lodge opens this fall. The lodge will have 12,100 square feet of meeting space as well as the Spa at Stowe Mountain Lodge; Cooper Wellness at Stowe, with tailored fitness and wellness programs; and Salon Mario Russo.

Sedona's Amara Resort and Spa, in Arizona's red-rock country, recently opened a 4,000-square-foot spa. The property has 100 guest rooms and more than 11,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa will begin a $40 million renovation and expansion in June. When completed in late 2008, the resort will feature an enhanced 15,000-square-foot spa, two championship golf courses, and a new 7,500-square-foot ballroom. Seventy-two guest rooms will be added, bringing the total to 239, including 28 suites. Golfers will enjoy a state-of-the-art clubhouse and renovated locker rooms.

The second phase of The Westin Bear Mountain Victoria Resort & Spa opened adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia's, new Bear Mountain Golf and Country Club, which boasts the first Jack Nicklaus-designed course on Vancouver Island. Phase II includes a 6,000-square-foot conference facility, spa and wellness center, and 91 guest rooms, bringing the total to 156. A second Nicklaus-designed course, along with a Nicklaus Academy, will open next year.

The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage will open this coming winter on a 650-foot bluff overlooking Palm Springs, Calif. It will have 244 rooms and suites, a 25,000-square-foot spa, and 20,000 square feet of meeting space.

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