The beauty of Berkeley Springs (besides its natural vibe) is that you're not marooned at a high-rent, money-sucking resort to partake of spa services. Indeed, besides the hotel spa, my wife and I visited two other reasonably priced (if not plain cheap) pamper-and-rub establishments within two blocks.

Washington Post 1/99

Like scores of others in the town that declares itself the country's first spa, Jean Spring makes her living helping others relax. The gratification in her work is immediate: "When you look at people's faces, you see it," she says. "They say, 'I've died and gone to heaven.'"

Associated Press 12/99

The 19th century park bathkeeper, old John Davis, believed that the chief end of man was to bathe. While soaking in the waters is still the most direct way to experience Berkeley Springs, there are new pleasures that John Davis never imagine. The historic spa town now boasts three times as many massage therapists as lawyers.

Way Out in West Virginia 1999

Founded in 1776 as the Town of Bath, Berkeley Springs takes the original name seriously. It's a small town obsessed in the best sense, with feeling good.

Southern Living 9/92

The main business of Berkeley Springs is spas. There's one for every temperament and price range.

Columbus Dispatch 4/99

After a full day of spa services, you'll be so relaxed that melting into each other's arms will take on a whole new meaning.

Pittsburgh Magazine 2/94

There's no border check to assess your condition as you leave Berkeley Springs. But you're not imagining the quizzical yet too-polite-to-ask looks from the desk clerk, the server, or the local on the street. Across the room at breakfast, someone lifts a water glass in a sort of a morning toast -- as if to say, "Here's to your health."

Southern Living: Weekend Vacations 9-10/94

Everyone I met was so relaxed, so laid back, it was giving me the jitters. I felt like I was in a msuical where at any moment people would break into song....That night I learned the secret of Berkeley Springs. It's a town without stress. Can you imagine? The town is so laid back it's an occupational hazard...I barely had enough stress to get out of town. Health is contagious, and there's an epidemic of it in this small colonial town in the Appalachians. Be ye forewarned.

Berkeley Springs, The Coolest Town in America
Spa Magazine 7-8/99

Here I am, luxuriating in the warm waters of a tiled Roman bath. Totally relaxed, I float in this sensuous liquid medium. At hand is a pitcher of chilled mineral water so that I may sip the health propmoting fluid even as I immerse myself in it. As people have done for centuries, I am "taking the waters." And it is wonderful.

Anne Barone's Traveling Chic and Slim 10/99

The bargain-basement spa operating in West Virginia's smallest and oldest state park is so unpretentious, they don't even call it a spa. The term "bathhouse" will suffice, thank you.

Dallas Morning News 4/23/95

The practice of "taking the waters" continues to thrive today as evidence mounts that stress can lead to illness. West Virginia's spa activity largely centers around Berkeley Springs, where 1200 gallons a minute of sweet-tasting, crystal-clear water bubble out of the ground at a nearly constant 74.3 degrees.

Charleston Daily Mail 6/98

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia is a mecca for health seekers.

Frederick Magazine 4/94