Escape the wet spring weather and warm up at one of our five favourite spas in the land of sugar and spice and all things nice – the Caribbean. Words Anna Gizowska

Swap wellies and rain for sun, sea and tropical treatments, guaranteed to restore your spirits and reawaken your senses for spring.

Whether it’s a ‘Secrets’ massage in Bermuda, an aloe vera and rum rub in Aruba, a spice scrub in Jamaica, a Ménage-a-Spa in St Lucia or yoga stretches in Antigua – one thing’s for sure – damp days will be a thousand miles away and so will you.

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The Larimar Spa at The Radissson Aruba Resort
Who knew that this 21-mile palm-fringed tropical hotspot, once renowned as the world’s biggest exporter of aloe vera, could do so much good for pale and tired limbs? Cultivated since the 1800s, aloe vera is still working its magic at the £4 million oceanfront Larimar Spa at the Radisson. Get close up and personal with its healing properties with an Aloe Vera and Rum massage, using a rhythmic technique and hot black beach stones, pure liquid Aruba aloe vera, lime and local rum – yum. It’s so good, there’s even an Aruba Aloe Museum on the island in honour of this natural sensation.

Why not stroll along for a Chocolate Embrace? It’s a full-body massage and luscious chocolate bath to combat any chocolate cravings. Over-indulged? Then the seaweed exfoliating mineral bath will leave you guilt-free and good to go until the summer.

Aruba is only 17 miles north of Venezuela, outside the hurricane zone, and at the Radisson they have thought of everything. This 13,000 sq ft sanctuary for balancing the body, mind and soul features nine beautifully-appointed treatment rooms and a full menu of fabulous services. Even the sparkling ocean lends a hand, providing a soundtrack of lapping waves.

Read more in the March issue of Living Abroad magazine