Vote Sundara Now
We are delighted to share that Sundara has been nominated in the Destination Spas category in Condé Nast Magazine’s “Readers’ Choice Awards.”
– If you’ve visited Sundara and enjoyed your stay with us, we would be honored to receive your vote. *last day to vote is Monday, June 30, 2025.
Vote Here – Destination Spas category
Awards Received
Top Workplace 2025
–We are honored to be named one of the Top Workplaces 2025; recognized in USA TODAY & The Wisconsin State Journal. This is a prestigious award based on employee feedback gathered through a survey conducted by Energage.
One of America’s Best Fitness & Wellness Retreats 2025
– Newsweek and Statista inaugural list honors 100 outstanding retreats across the country
Top 10 Best Wellness Spa for Prenatal Wellness
– MotherhoodLoves Community Awards 2024
Top Workplace 2024
— a distinction awarded based on employee feedback through a survey conducted by Energage.
Awards won in categories: Appreciation, Employee Wellbeing, Professional Development, and Woman-Led.
Top 20 ranking among destination spas in the U.S.
— Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s “Readers’ Choice Awards” 2024
#1 Best Spa
— Best of Madison Awards 2024
#1 Best Destination Spa
— T+L readers in the 2024 “World’s Best Awards.”
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#2 Best Spa Resort
— USA Today “Readers’ Choice Awards” 2024
Best Hotel & Wellness Resort
– Oprah Daily’s 2024 Best Hotel O-Wards
For Oprah Daily’s first annual 2024 Hotel O-Wards, editors selected 68 hotel and wellness resorts in and near North America that can transform, teach, and serve as catalysts for becoming, in the words of Oprah herself, “the person you were always meant to be.”
These properties touch on every aspect of self-care: physical, emotional, spiritual, social, even sensual. As with all things travel, they wanted to balance the aspirational with the tactical. Oprah Daily believes the right trip at the right moment and with the right people can feel like a year’s worth of therapy, meditation, and salsa lessons packed into just a few days.
#1 Best Spa
— Best of Madison Awards 2023
#3 Favorite Resort in the Midwest
— Travel + Leisure Readers’ Worlds Best Awards 2023
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One of 20 Top Destination Spa Resorts in the United States
— Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s “Readers’ Choice Awards” 2023
Best Spa for Hydrotherapy 2023
#2 Best Spa Resort
— USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice 2023
One of the top 500 Hotels in the World
— Travel + Leisure 500 List 2023
Top 20 Destination Spas in the World
— Town & Country Magazine, 2023
One of 20 Top Destination Spa Resorts in the United States
— “Readers’ Choice Awards” Condé Nast Traveler Magazine’s 2022
#1 Best Spa
— Best of Madison Awards 2022
#4 Best Resort in the Midwest
— Travel + Leisure Readers’ Worlds Best Awards 2022
Wellness Destination Spa
— Organic Spa Magazine, Wellness Travel Guide 2022
Best Spa Experience
— Midwest’s Living’s Best of the Midwest Awards 2022
#11 of the Top 30 Destination Spa Resorts in the United States
— Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s “Readers’ Choice Awards” 2021
Top 10 Resort Hotels in the Midwest
— Travel + Leisure Readers’ Worlds Best Awards 2021
#1 Best Spa
— Best of Madison Awards 2021
Top Wellness Destination Spas in North America
— 2021 Annual Wellness Travel Guide, Organic Spa Magazine
Top 10 Best Resort Hotels in the Midwest
— Travel + Leisure Readers’ Worlds Best Awards2020
Remote Wellness Retreats That Will Put Your Mind and Body at Ease
— Men’s Journal, 2020
5 Small Group Meeting Destinations
— Wisconsin Meeting Magazine, 2020
20 Best Destination Spas
— Town & Country Magazine, 2019
Top Destination Wellness Spas
— Organic Spa Magazine, 2019
#4 Best Resort Hotel in the Midwest
— Travel + Leisure Readers’ Worlds Best Awards 2018
#5 Resort in the Midwest
— Readers’ Choice Award, Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, 2017
#2 Best Resort Hotel in the Midwest
— Travel + Leisure Readers’ Worlds Best Awards 2016
#9 Best Destination Spa in the U.S. 2016
Top 10 Resorts in the Midwest
— Readers’ Choice Award, Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, 2015
#5 Destination Spa in the World 2014
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Recipient
— TripAdvisor.com, 2013, 2014
Voted Best Spa for Bridal Party in Wisconsin
— Readers’ Choice, Wisconsin Bride Magazine 2014
Top 10 Destination Spa in the World 2013
Top 10 Best for Girlfriend Getaways and Bachelorettes
— Readers’ Choice Awards, SpaFinder.com Wellness, 2013
Top 10 Best for Accommodations
— Readers’ Choice Awards, SpaFinder.com Wellness, 2013
Top 10 Best for Interior Design
— Readers’ Choice Awards, SpaFinder.com Wellness, 2013
Top 10 Best Eco-Spa
— Readers’ Choice Awards, SpaFinder.com Wellness, 2013
Top 10 Best for Romance
— Readers’ Choice Awards, SpaFinder.com Wellness, 2013
#5 Destination Spa in the World 2012
Top Spas in North America, Ranked #23
— SpaFinder Wellness, Top 30 Spas in North America 2012
Top Resort Spas in America, Ranked #14
— Readers’ Poll, Condé Nast Traveler, Top Spas for 2012
Top Resort Spas in America, Ranked #32
— Readers’ Poll, Condé Nast Traveler, Top Spas for 2009
Number 3 Favorite Spa Escape in America
— ABC¹s “Good Morning America,” 2006
10 Most Romantic Spas in the World
— Readers’ Choice Award, SpaFinder Magazine, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
#1 choice in the Midwest for “Best Places to Be Snowed in for Romance”
— Midwest Living Magazine
Top 10 Spas in the Midwest
— Spa Magazine, 2010
Top 10 Spas for Environmental Practices
— Readers’ Choice Award, SpaFinder.com, 2009, 2011
10 Great Places to Recycle Yourself
— Northwest Airlines World Traveler Magazine
25 Top Spas in America 2004
10 Most Affordable Spas in America
— Readers’ Choice Award, Luxury SpaFinder Magazine, 2005
Most Eco-Conscious Resort in America
— 1st Annual Healthy Travel Awards, SHAPE Magazine, 2006
4 Groundbreaking Spas
— CNN Headline News, 2004
10 Great Eco-friendly Spas in the World
— USA Today, 2005
#6 Best New Public Course of 2009, Wild Rock Golf Club
— Golf Digest
#5 Top 10 New Courses You Can Play in 2008, Wild Rock Golf Club
— Golf Magazine
#4 Best New Public Golf Course of 2008, Wild Rock Golf Club
— Links Magazine
Top 10 Spas in the World to Ride a Motorcycle To
— SpaFinder.com
Press Reviews
We found an oasis at Sundara Inn & Spa.
— The Wall Street Journal
The Midwest’s first destination spa, a civilized getaway in the hills.
— National Geographic Traveler
Sundara, the Sanskrit word for “beautiful,” has suites with fireplaces, an outdoor heated infinity pool, and organic cuisine.
— Condé Nast Traveler
Indulge in a completely luxurious, pampered situation without hurting Mother Nature.
— USA Today
At last, the Midwest has a spa worthy of a stopover.
— Travel + Leisure Magazine
A lovely new spa dedicated to wholesome living.
— Cosmopolitan Magazine
People in the Midwest don’t have to be left out of the destination spa movement.
— CNN Headline News
You don’t need to go to Bali for a ‘purifying bath ritual’.
— Newsweek Magazine
Sundara is an oasis of calm.
— Spa Magazine
This secluded retreat lures not only honeymooners and anniversary-ites, but also baby-mooners.
— Travel Channel
Silence is golden at Sundara.
— Better Homes & Gardens
Cambrian sand excavated during the building of the spa is used in the Sandstone Body Polish skin treatments.
— Food & Wine
The vision was based around wellness.
— The Associated Press
Luxurious accommodations are the heart of Sundara.
— Home & Away Magazine
Spa treats for every budget.
— Redbook
Part feng-shui retreat, part deep-in-the-heartland lodge.
— Lucky Magazine
Treat your dad to a day at the spa.
— MSNBC.com
Fresh-picked beauty: the customized Sundara Organic Facial.
— Shape Magazine
The real VIP treatment kicks in.
— Smart Money Magazine
My comfort seemed everyone’s top priority.
— The Boston Globe
An overnight stay alone is a spa experience.
— Midwest Living Magazine
One night isn’t long enough.
— Chicago Tribune
Rivals best spas in the country.
— Daily Herald Chicago
We recommend booking a few Ayurvedic-inspired treatments.
— Chicago Social Magazine
Relaxation, solitude, and special sand treatments await.
— Minnesota Monthly
The villas take relaxation to a whole new level.
— Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
I’d definitely be back.
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
To say our suite was perfect is not an overstatement.
— Madison Magazine
People come here to reconnect.
— Wisconsin State Journal
Everything is designed to foster a state of bliss.
— Milwaukee Magazine
A posh experience.
— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Luxury suites, luxurious spa treatments.
— Milwaukee Business Journal
A spa even men can’t resist.
— Wisconsin Trails
Perfect to recharge and re-energize.
— Distinction Magazine, Elegant Living on Long Island
The very essence of serenity.
— Rochester Magazine
Soothing treatments and a heady dose of nature.
— Des Moines Register
The resorts emphasis on calm and quiet is welcomed in a sometimes chaotic world.
— Wisconsin Golfer Magazine
The real estate boom is extending to spas…Sundara is opening lifestyle villas.
— BusinessWeek Magazine
Forget golf. Real men do business in the spa.
— New York Times
Opulent spa attracting visitors from throughout the country.
— American Spa Magazine
Sundara worked its magic on me, instilling in me a sense of introspection and Zen-ness.
— Spa Management Journal