There are many phrases that can warm a person’s heart, but, as I discovered recently, few bring as much joy as “You look great!”
Happily, that’s what I heard when I returned, a full 10 pounds thinner and incredibly refreshed, from an idyllic week at The Copperhood Inn & Spa near Phoenicia, New York, deep in the Catskill Mountains, just two-plus hours from Manhattan.
The Copperhood, owned and lovingly tended by Elizabeth Winograd—equal parts health guru and BFF—is more than just a spa: It’s a tranquil, lovely retreat.
Hugging a rambling, tree-lined river that keeps guests company during meals and lulls them to sleep at night, The Copperhood offers a variety of food plans—a surprisingly satisfying organic juice fast (featuring vegetables straight from Winograd’s own garden), raw food, vegan, you name it—prepared by Winograd’s husband/head chef Lech, who makes healthy food so tasty and inspiring you feel silly for not having eaten better every day of your life.
The Copperhood’s spa is serenity incarnate. Treatments include herbal, mud and milk-andhoney wraps; sea-salt scrubs; and exotic facials, all designed to make you look and feel ready for an awards-show red carpet—or, at the very least, the hottest date of your life.
During my seven-day getaway, I meditated in the glass-walled studio overlooking the river, swam in the huge indoor pool, worked out in the hightech gym; hiked and took a cooking class. Cold-weather activities include snowshoeing and cross-country skiing— hopefully, my next adventures. Copperhood Inn & Spa, from $2,450 per week; three-, 14-, and 21-day packages also available; 7038 Rte. 28, Shandaken, NY, 845-688-2460; copperhood.com
