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World's Strangest Spas
Mathieu Labelle
Bota Bota, Canada
Most folks love the sound of waves when getting a massage. At Bota Bota, you're on the waves—floating on a barge-turned-1960s-showboat that morphed into a luxury spa in 2008. It's anchored in the Saint Lawrence River in the port of Old Montreal. Clients typically start with the "water circuit," a series of pools, showers, sauna, and a steam bath, and then indulge in a body treatment like the Cocoa Wave or Honey Ocean. Hang on to that blissful post-treatment feeling by swaying on the boat's hammock overlooking the city skyline.