Condé Nast Traveller Reader's SPA Awards 2006 asked its readers to choose “the best that the SPA world has to offer, from urban day spas to spa retreats, hotel spas around the world and medical/thermal spas”. People were asked to rate their choices considering the ambience/decor, body treatments, cuisine and service/staff. This way Choupana Hills Resort & Spa has got the 9th place where no other Portuguese hotel has place. Congratulations to Choupana Hills!