Four Seasons Philadelphia · Organic Spa Magazine

When the team at the Four Seasons Philadelphia promises you’ll have a relaxing getaway above the clouds here, they mean this literally.

When guests arrive at this luxury property in the Comcast Center, they’re escorted to a glass elevator that then lifts them 60 stunning flights up to the glassed-in and orchid-filled lobby. There, you’ll be awed by the incredible views of the City of Brotherly Love’s downtown skyline and the Schuylkill River.

Once your ears stop popping, you and your BFFs will want to get settled in your rooms and head straight to the infinity-edge pool on the 57^th floor, just adjacent to the Forbes Five-Star Spa, where you can spend the entire day on loungers in between dips.

Or, reserve the pool in advance with a sweet option the hotel calls Swim Under the Stars. This private night swim for your entire group is paired with sauna and steam room detoxing and cooling off sessions in the spa’s ice fountain.

At the spa, which features seven treatment rooms, you’ll feel the tranquility of healing crystals the moment you walk through the door. That’s because Rashia Bell, a local crystal healer, incorporated over 700 pounds of healing crystals into the structure of the spa walls during construction.

In fact, the spa’s signature Crystal Oil Massage will start with a few notes about the power of crystals before one hour of pure bliss that incorporates the healing properties of specific crystal-infused soothing oils geared to stress relief, balance and or energy.

One of the things that got spa guests buzzing: In the comprehensive spa intake form, you get to choose the music you want to listen to during treatments, with options for sounds of deep relaxation, serene lounge music, indulging tones of crystal singing bowls or music from your personal phone.

Hitting the gym with pals is another must-do here at the massive spa level fitness center, which offers the requisite high-end cardio and strength training equipment as well as an expanded wellness program offering rotating fitness classes, such as pilates and yoga.

Best of all: The dishes served at the on-site restaurants are so yummy, you and your friends won’t need to reserve tables elsewhere. For example, a delectable Lancaster Breakfast is available at SkyHigh, on the 60^th floor lobby level, that’s inspired by Lancaster’s farming community. The promise: Every ingredient reflects a commitment to environmental stewardship and is grown in harmony with nature and without chemicals. At Vernick Fish, located at lobby level, local James Beard Award-winner chef Greg Vernick wows diners with an extensive raw bar, small and large plates and fresh fish fileted tableside.

No matter what’s on your list of fun things to do with your friends, we promise you will all be talking about this incredible getaway for years to come.