Spa town Spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. The word "spa" is derived from the name of Spa, a town in Belgium. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. He became interested in the curative properties of the hot mineral waters there and in 1676 wrote "A discourse of Bathe, and the hot waters there. Also, Some Enquiries into the Nature of the water". This brought the purported health-giving properties
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a Victorian themed luxury hotel and spa located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The property opened on June 28, 1988 as the "Grand Floridian Beach Resort". The name changed to "Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa" during the fall of 1997. The resort contains 867 rooms among six buildings at an average of per room. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products. The Grand Floridian is categorized as a "deluxe" resort, one of four types of accommodations