Turnberry Isle?s Âme Spa & Wellness, A Turn for Wellness
The Turnberry Isle Miami resort, with its country club pedigree, is just 25 minutes from South Beach, and epitomizes refined luxury amidst a sea of flashier counterparts. Situated on 300-acres of verdant tropical gardens in Aventura just off Golden Beach, it features two 18-hole PGA championship golf courses, the only lagoon-style pool of its kind in South Florida, private poolside cabanas, and a world-class marina yacht club on the Intracoastal Waterway. No wonder it is regularly featured in the ?World?s Best Resorts? lists.

I had the pleasure spending a day of indulgence at Turnberry Isle?s Âme Spa & Wellness Collective. Meaning ?soul? in French, Âme is a 25,000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art facility offering cutting-edge European spa technology and unique treatments curated by the Gharieni Group in Germany.  Along with spa stalwarts such as massages and facials, there are also fitness classes, a full service salon, and a cosmetic medical practice.
Natural light streams in from 40 ft. floor-to-ceiling windows in the spa atrium, and a striking Nautilus shell-shaped spiral staircase connects the spa?s three floors. To maximize the effects of their spa treatments, guests are suggested to first prepare their bodies by undergoing a rotation through Âme?s signature ?Wellness Circuit?.  I started off in the enveloping warmth of the eucalyptus steam room before heading to the Aroma, Chroma and Music Thera...