Though it's in the middle of Manhattan, Faina European Day Spa could easily be perched in a small European town far from the hustle of city life. That's because the pampering hotspot imbues its clients with a palpable serenity as soon as they walk through the door. Soft lighting and private treatment rooms set the calming tone, while natural products from renowned lines including Decleor and Karin Herzog invest skin with nutrients more effectively than trying to fit clementines into individual pores. Each treatment is tailored directly for each client, from 16 types of facials that address various skin types to couple's spa packages with customized massages, aromatherapy, and champagne.

All the individual attention, soothing body treatments, and painstaking skincare has paid off—the day spa was awarded for The Best Massages & Facials by Time Out New York in 2010.