The 2026 World Spa Awards have been announced, and for the third consecutive year the top prize in the country has gone to the same address: Guerlain Spa Toronto, inside Hotel X Toronto on the city's lakefront. The spa previously won the Canada's Best Hotel Spa category in 2024 and 2025, beating out a shortlist of heavyweight nominees from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Guerlain Spa operates under the French beauty house's name and leans on that heritage — the brand says its therapists use Parisian techniques and protocols taught only within Guerlain's own training institutions. The space has ten treatment rooms, all with views over Lake Ontario, which does a fair bit of heavy lifting for the relaxation factor.

The signature treatment is the Complete Rejuvenation Ritual, a head-to-toe reset that the spa says is available exclusively at its Guerlain locations. Director Jennifer Loyola credited the win to the team and clientele, saying the brand's legacy in beauty and wellness shapes every guest experience.

Competition this year was genuinely strong. The nominee list read like a tour of Canada's top luxury hotels: Guerlain Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Montreal, Rainspa at Hôtel Place d'Armes in Old Montreal, Sense (A Rosewood Spa) at Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver, PAŪS Spa Expérience at OTL Gouverneur Saguenay in Quebec, plus a cluster of Toronto contenders — Spa by Valmont at The Hazelton, Spa my Blend by Clarins at The Ritz-Carlton, Stillwater Spa at Park Hyatt, The St. Regis Spa and the spa at Four Seasons Toronto. Winning three times in a row against that field says something about consistency.

For travellers, this is a useful data point if you're planning a city break in Toronto and want a proper wellness day built in. Hotel X sits in the Exhibition Place area, close to the lakefront trail and a short ride from downtown, so you could pair a spa afternoon with a walk along the water or a Blue Jays game next door at Rogers Centre. Treatments at this level won't be cheap — expect luxury-hotel pricing — but a hotel spa win like this usually means solid standards across the board, from reception to post-treatment lounging. If you're staying elsewhere in the city, it's worth asking about day access; hotel spas of this calibre typically welcome outside guests for treatments, and the lake views alone make the ten-room setup stand out from the typical windowless basement spa.

The 2026 World Spa Awards cover properties worldwide, with winners listed online, so it's a handy starting point if you're hunting for vetted spa stays beyond Canada too. Full credit for spotting the story goes to Curiocity.