Acqualina Spa offers a luxurious experience where time slows, wellness unfolds and memories linger long after you leave.
By Jenny Starr Perez
There are getaways, and then there are getaways that stay with you. Acqualina Resort & Residences in Sunny Isles Beach is the rare Miami spa resort that turns indulgence into a much-welcome reality. Guests who book a spa retreat here aren’t simply signing up for treatments — they’re saying yes to an entire atmosphere of serenity, layered with beauty, ritual, and a touch of European elegance. From the moment you step inside, there’s a sense that the world has slowed down just for you, leaving only space for rest and renewal.
The Sanctuary Awaits
Set within 20,000 square feet of tranquility, Acqualina Spa is a temple to renewal. Imagine crystal steam rooms sparkling with aromatherapy, Himalayan salt walls that seem to hum with calm, and experience showers that transport you with every shift of temperature and light. Before you even reach your therapist’s hands, your body has already begun its transformation. The spa feels like a cocoon, gently wrapping you in warmth and stillness.
On the outdoor terrace, the spa unfurls into an oasis of sunlight, where a heated jet pool and Roman waterfall invite you to linger. Whether soaking in solitude or sharing the moment with a friend, the terrace feels like a hidden balcony overlooking paradise. Here, silence feels luxurious, and the horizon becomes your companion.
Treatments That Define Indulgence
At the heart of this Miami Spa retreat is a curated collection of spa treatments designed to bring balance back to weary bodies. The newest highlight is the Reviving Massage for Hands and Feet — a decadent 50-minute therapy that combines warm paraffin, percussion therapy, and Seed to Skin Tuscany’s massage candle oil. The extended 80-minute version adds a paraffin foot treatment and scalp, neck, and shoulder massage that seems to press pause on the world outside.
Other signature offerings range from stress-melting aromatherapy massages to facials that feel like they’ve stolen years from the clock. Each therapy is more than a treatment; it’s a carefully crafted experience that recognizes how every detail — the scent of oil, the texture of linen, the softness of light — plays a role in your well-being. No detail is overlooked, no luxury withheld.
Beyond the Treatment Room
What makes Acqualina a true Miami spa resort is how the experience weaves seamlessly from the spa into the resort itself. After a treatment, guests can slip into relaxation lounges with herbal teas and light bites or wander back to their oceanfront suite — the gentle soundtrack of the Atlantic outside the window completing the ritual. The suites themselves, expansive and bathed in natural light, become extensions of the spa, offering a private haven where the calm continues uninterrupted.
Dining, too, extends the journey of well-being. A light lunch by the pool at Costa Grill, or a seafood-focused dinner at Avra, reminds you that nourishment is as much about joy as it is about health. Evenings are best spent at Il Mulino New York, where a candlelit table transforms dining into a celebration. It’s this layering of experiences — spa, suite, cuisine, and setting — that makes a Miami resort like Acqualina extraordinary.
The Lasting Glow
A spa getaway at Acqualina is about days that unfold in rhythms of rest: morning yoga by the sea, mid-afternoon massages, candlelit dinners, and evenings spent stargazing from your private balcony. It’s an immersion into wellness where the luxury of space, time, and care intersect.
And when you leave, you realize the true gift isn’t the spa glow or the lingering calm. It’s the memory of what life feels like when lived at its finest pace. At Acqualina, that sense of wholeness is never out of reach — it simply waits for your return.