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Wellness and spa retreats

If burnout has become a health problem, Clinic Les Alpes in Switzerland offers round-the-clock clinical care, and Santani in Sri Lanka and Zulal in…

Retreat centers

SHA Wellness Clinic

L'Albir, L'Alfàs del Pi, Alicante, Spain

SHA Wellness Clinic is a medical wellness and longevity clinic on the Mediterranean coast at L'Albir, near Alicante in Spain. It suits people who…

Esalen Institute

Big Sur, California, United States

Esalen Institute is a nonprofit retreat center on the cliffs of Big Sur, California, founded in 1962 and famous as the home of the human potential…

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa

Ojo Caliente, between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, United States

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs is a historic hot-springs resort and spa in northern New Mexico, about an hour from both Santa Fe and Taos. It's best…

Champneys

Tring, Hertfordshire, England (plus Henlow, Springs and Forest Mere), United Kingdom

Champneys is a group of four residential spa resorts in England, with its flagship at Tring in the Hertfordshire countryside, within easy reach of…

Clinique La Prairie

Clarens, Montreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Clinique La Prairie is a medical longevity clinic on the shore of Lake Geneva in Clarens, next to Montreux, where it has worked since 1931. It suits…

Euphoria Retreat

Mystras, near Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece

Euphoria Retreat is a holistic wellness resort in Mystras, near Sparta in Greece's Peloponnese. It suits adults who want a personalized programme…

Glen Dye

Strachan, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Glen Dye is a 15,000-acre private estate in the foothills of the Cairngorms, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, with design-led cabins and cottages to…

Huus Quell

Gonten, Appenzell, Switzerland

Huus Quell is a 30-room spa and longevity hotel in the village of Gonten, in Switzerland's Appenzell region, part of the Appenzeller Huus resort.…

Palazzo Fiuggi

Fiuggi, Lazio, Italy

Palazzo Fiuggi is a medical wellness retreat on a hilltop in Fiuggi, about an hour from Rome, known for the local mineral water. It suits adults who…

Rancho La Puerta

Tecate, Baja California, Mexico

Rancho La Puerta is a family-owned fitness resort and spa at the foot of Mount Kuchumaa in Tecate, Baja California, about an hour from San Diego.…

Shou Sugi Ban House

Water Mill, the Hamptons, New York, United States

Shou Sugi Ban House is a small wellness retreat and spa in Water Mill, in the Hamptons, about 90 miles from New York City. With just twelve guest…

The Farm at San Benito

Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines

The Farm at San Benito is a holistic health resort in the jungle foothills of Lipa City, Batangas, about 90 minutes' drive south of Manila. It suits…

Ahãma

Günlüklü Bay, Fethiye, Muğla, Türkiye

Ahãma is a wellness-focused hotel on Günlüklü Bay near Fethiye and Göcek, on Türkiye's southwest coast, set inside a protected sweetgum forest. It…

Akasha Wellness Retreat

Peștera, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania

Akasha is an 11-room mountain retreat in the village of Peștera in Transylvania, above 1,000 meters, looking out to Piatra Craiului National Park.…

Amuna Ayurveda and Wellness Retreat

Kimbissa, near Sigiriya and Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Amuna is an Ayurveda and wellness retreat in the countryside near Sigiriya and Dambulla, in the heart of Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle. It suits…

Aro Hā Wellness Retreat

Glenorchy, near Queenstown, New Zealand

Aro Hā is a small, purpose-built wellness retreat in the Southern Alps at Glenorchy, about 45 minutes from Queenstown, New Zealand. It's best for…

Ashiyana Goa

Mandrem, North Goa, India

Ashiyana Goa is a long-running yoga retreat set in a palm grove across the river from Mandrem Beach in North Goa. It suits people who want…

Atmantan Wellness Centre

Mulshi, near Pune, Maharashtra, India

Atmantan is a doctor-led wellness retreat on a 42-acre hillside overlooking Mulshi Lake, about 45 minutes by road from Pune in western India. It's…

BodyHoliday

Cariblue Beach, Cap Estate, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

BodyHoliday is an all-inclusive wellness resort on Cariblue Beach at the northern tip of Saint Lucia. Every full day includes a one-hour treatment…

Breitenbush Hot Springs

Near Detroit, Oregon Cascades, United States

Breitenbush Hot Springs is an off-grid, worker-owned retreat center in Oregon's Cascade forest near the town of Detroit. It's best for people who…

Canyon Ranch Lenox

Lenox, Berkshires, Massachusetts, United States

Canyon Ranch Lenox is an all-inclusive wellness resort in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. It's best for people who want a structured but…

Canyon Ranch Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Canyon Ranch Tucson is a large, all-inclusive wellness resort in the Sonoran Desert on the edge of Tucson, Arizona. It's best for adults who want a…

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort

North Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Carillon Miami is a beachfront wellness resort on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, built around a huge spa and fitness club. It suits city-loving…

Casa Kura Kura

Los Zacatitos, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Casa Kura Kura is an intimate, off-grid retreat house in Los Zacatitos, on the East Cape of Baja California Sur, about 35 minutes from Los Cabos…

Clinic Les Alpes

Above Montreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Clinic Les Alpes is a medically licensed inpatient clinic in the hills above Montreux, looking out over Lake Geneva and the Alps. It's best for…

Clinique La Prairie Anji

Anji, Zhejiang, China

Clinique La Prairie Anji is the Swiss longevity brand's first health resort outside Switzerland, set among lakes, mountains and tea hills in Anji…

Combe Grove

Brassknocker Hill, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

Combe Grove is a metabolic health centre on a 70-acre wooded estate on the edge of Bath, run by a registered charity. It suits adults who want to…

Escape Haven

Canggu, Bali, Indonesia

Escape Haven is a women-only retreat resort in Canggu, Bali, running six-night all-inclusive programs built around yoga, spa treatments and wellness…

Eupepsia Wellness Resort

Bland, Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, United States

Eupepsia is a small all-inclusive wellness resort and working farm in Bland, Virginia, built around Ayurveda and modern health testing. It hosts up…

Gaia Retreat & Spa

Brooklet, Byron Bay hinterland, New South Wales, Australia

Gaia Retreat & Spa is a small, all-inclusive wellness retreat in Brooklet, about 15 minutes from Byron Bay in New South Wales. It suits adults who…

Gangtey Lodge

Phobjikha (Gangtey) Valley, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan

Gangtey Lodge is a small all-suite lodge at about 3,000 meters above the Phobjikha Valley in central Bhutan, next to a working monastery and its…

Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat

Tallebudgera Valley, Gold Coast hinterland, Queensland, Australia

Gwinganna is an all-inclusive wellness retreat on a bushland plateau in Queensland's Tallebudgera Valley, behind the Gold Coast. It suits adults who…

JOALI BEING

Bodufushi Island, Raa Atoll, Maldives

JOALI BEING is a private-island wellbeing resort in the Maldives' Raa Atoll, about 40 minutes by seaplane from Malé. It suits couples, solo travelers…

Lanserhof Sylt

List, Sylt, Germany

Lanserhof Sylt is a medical health resort in List, on the German North Sea island of Sylt, set between dunes and the Wadden Sea. It suits people who…

Lanserhof Tegernsee

Marienstein, Lake Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany

Lanserhof Tegernsee is a medical health resort high above Lake Tegernsee in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps, about an hour or so south of Munich.…

Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti

Pinzolo, near Madonna di Campiglio, Trentino, Italy

Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti is a luxury spa resort in Pinzolo, in Italy's Trentino region, close to the Madonna di Campiglio ski area. It's best for…

Mii amo

Boynton Canyon, Sedona, Arizona, United States

Mii amo is a small, all-inclusive destination spa in Boynton Canyon, Sedona, Arizona, with around two dozen casitas and suites. It's best for adults…

Miraval Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Miraval Austin is an adults-only, all-inclusive wellness resort on more than 220 acres of Texas Hill Country, next to the Balcones Canyonlands…

Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa

Lenox, Massachusetts, the Berkshires, United States

Miraval Berkshires is an adults-only wellness resort and spa in Lenox, Massachusetts, set around an 1894 mansion on 380 wooded acres. It's best for…

Mountain Trek Health Reset Retreat

Ainsworth Hot Springs, Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Mountain Trek is a 7-night health reset retreat at a timber-frame lodge in Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia, overlooking Kootenay Lake. Days…

Naman Retreat

Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang, Vietnam

Naman Retreat is a beachfront wellness resort in Da Nang, known for its striking bamboo architecture and open-air spa. It suits couples, families and…

Quinta Carvalhas

Santarém, Ribatejo, Portugal

Quinta Carvalhas is a family-run farm retreat in the Ribatejo countryside near Santarém, about an hour from Lisbon airport. It suits adults who want…

Resurface

Tamraght, near Agadir, Morocco

Resurface is a UK-based team that runs week-long trauma and burnout retreats in the surf village of Tamraght, near Agadir in Morocco. It suits people…

RXV Wellness Village

Suan Sampran, Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

RXV Wellness Village is an integrative wellness resort inside the organic Suan Sampran estate, on the Tha Chin River about 45 km west of Bangkok. It…

Santani Wellness Kandy

Arathenna Estate, Werapitiya, near Kandy, Sri Lanka

Santani Wellness Kandy is a chalet-style wellness resort on a hill estate east of Kandy in central Sri Lanka. It suits people who want a structured…

Sensei at Zadún, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve

San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sensei at Zadún is the wellness program inside Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve on the Sea of Cortés near San José del Cabo, Mexico. It's best for…

SHA Wellness Clinic Mexico

Costa Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico

SHA Mexico is the Caribbean outpost of Spain's SHA Wellness Clinic, an oceanfront medical wellness resort in Costa Mujeres, Quintana Roo. It suits…

Shanti Maurice Resort & Spa

St Félix, south coast, Mauritius

Shanti Maurice is a beachfront resort at St Félix on the quiet south coast of Mauritius, built around a very large spa with Ayurveda, yoga and…

Six Senses Vana

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Six Senses Vana is a full-board wellness retreat on 21 acres of sal forest and orchards in Dehradun, in India's Himalayan foothills. It suits anyone…

Southall Farm & Inn

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Southall is a working farm and inn in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville, with a spa, meditation gardens and daily mindful movement…

The Horse Shoe Farm

Hendersonville, near Asheville, North Carolina, United States

The Horse Shoe Farm is an 85-acre boutique farm resort in Hendersonville, North Carolina, about 25 minutes from Asheville in the Blue Ridge…

The Ranch Hudson Valley

Lower Hudson Valley, New York, United States

The Ranch Hudson Valley is a structured fitness and hiking retreat in a historic stone mansion by a lake, less than an hour from New York City. It's…

The Ranch Malibu

Malibu, California, United States

The Ranch Malibu is a structured fitness and wellness retreat on a historic working ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains, about three miles above the…

TheLifeCo Bodrum

Bağarası, Göltürkbükü, Bodrum, Türkiye

TheLifeCo Bodrum is a medically supervised detox and wellness retreat near Göltürkbükü on Türkiye's Aegean coast, open all year. It suits people who…

Vitality Hotel Punta

Veli Lošinj, Island of Lošinj, Croatia

Vitality Hotel Punta is a seafront wellness hotel next to the fishing town of Veli Lošinj on Croatia's island of Lošinj. With a large spa, seawater…

YO1 Longevity & Health Resorts, Catskills

Monticello, Catskills, New York, United States

YO1 is a health resort in Monticello, New York, in the Catskill Mountains, combining Ayurveda, naturopathy, yoga and acupuncture into personalized…

Évian Resort

Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France

Évian Resort is a large lakeside estate in Évian-les-Bains, on the French shore of Lake Geneva, built around the town's famous mineral water. It…

Adventure Yogi

Brighton, England (retreats across the UK and abroad), United Kingdom

Adventure Yogi is a British retreat company, not a single center. It runs yoga breaks that mix twice-daily practice with hiking, swimming and time…

Baan Talay Resort & Yoga

Aow Leuk, Koh Tao, Surat Thani, Thailand

Baan Talay Resort & Yoga is a small hillside resort near Aow Leuk bay on Koh Tao, in the Gulf of Thailand. It runs daily yoga and movement classes…

Bahay Kalipay

Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines

Bahay Kalipay is a small raw food and yoga retreat on a hillside in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, running since 2007. It's best for beginners and…

Big Sky Yoga Retreats

Bozeman, Montana (retreats in Montana and abroad), United States

Big Sky Yoga Retreats is a Montana company that runs small women's retreats pairing yoga with horseback riding, hiking and mindfulness. Its signature…

Blue Osa Yoga Retreat and Spa

Playa Tamales, Puerto Jiménez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Blue Osa is a 13-room yoga retreat and eco-spa on a quiet beach near Puerto Jiménez, on Costa Rica's remote Osa Peninsula. It's best for people who…

Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort

Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort is a large, full-service yoga resort set in the jungle above Nosara on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. It's best for travelers…

BreathSpiration

Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

BreathSpiration is a Mallorca-based travel agency that organizes small yoga retreats in places like Mallorca, Menorca, Greece, Italy and Morocco.…

COMO Cocoa Island

Makunufushi, South Malé Atoll, Maldives

COMO Cocoa Island is a 33-suite overwater resort in the Maldives' South Malé Atoll, home to a COMO Shambhala wellness center. It suits couples and…

Dunton Hot Springs

Dolores River valley, near Rico, Colorado, United States

Dunton Hot Springs is a restored 19th-century mining town in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, now a small, all-inclusive resort built around natural…

Goddess Retreats

Seminyak and Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Goddess Retreats, founded in 2003 as Surf Goddess Retreats, runs women-only retreats in Bali from a beachside villa base in Seminyak and a jungle…

Grail Springs

Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Grail Springs is a small wellness retreat and spa on a spring-fed lake in Bancroft, Ontario, about 2.5 hours from Toronto and Ottawa. It's been…

Harmony Hotel

Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Harmony Hotel is a relaxed, family-friendly hotel a two-minute walk from Playa Guiones in Nosara, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Every guest gets a…

Hotel Tropico Latino

Santa Teresa, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

Hotel Tropico Latino is a beachfront hotel in Santa Teresa on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula that hosts yoga, surf and wellness retreats. It's a good…

Jicaro Island Lodge

Las Isletas, Granada, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua

Jicaro Island Lodge is a 9-casita ecolodge on a private islet in Lake Nicaragua, about 15 minutes by boat from Granada. It suits couples and small…

Kindred Spirits

Cocles, Limón (Caribbean coast), Costa Rica

Kindred Spirits is a small yoga and horse sanctuary on a permaculture farm in Cocles, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. It's best for yoga students…

La Cusinga Lodge

Uvita, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

La Cusinga is a family-owned eco lodge in the hills just south of Uvita on Costa Rica's South Pacific coast, bordering Marino Ballena National Park.…

La Selva Ecolodge

Lake Garzacocha, Yasuni Biosphere Reserve, Amazon, Ecuador

La Selva is a lakeside ecolodge in Ecuador's Amazon, on the edge of Yasuni National Park, reached by flight, motor canoe and paddle canoe. It suits…

Lapa Rios Lodge

Cabo Matapalo, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Lapa Rios is an eco lodge inside a 1,000-acre private rainforest reserve near Cabo Matapalo, at the tip of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. It's best for…

Pacuare Lodge

Pacuare River, near Siquirres, Costa Rica

Pacuare Lodge is a remote rainforest lodge on a bend of the Pacuare River in Costa Rica, and most guests arrive by white-water raft. It's best for…

Papaya Wellness

Hacienda Iguana, southern Nicaragua, Nicaragua

Papaya Wellness is a small retreat company that runs week-long surf, yoga and fitness retreats, mostly for women. Its main base is Hacienda Iguana in…

Prana Rainforest Retreat

Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Prana Rainforest Retreat is a five-bedroom, Bali-style villa on the edge of Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, rented as a whole house. It…

PranaShanti Yoga Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

PranaShanti is a busy city yoga centre in Ottawa, Canada, now at 950 Gladstone Avenue, with heated and non-heated classes, an education centre and…

Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditation Retreat

Diwan, Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Prema Shanti is a small yoga and meditation retreat in the Daintree Rainforest of far north Queensland, run by its founders since the 1990s. It's…

Radiant Being

Denmark, Western Australia, Australia

Radiant Being is a small wellbeing business on Western Australia's south coast, founded and run by yoga teacher and therapist Hayley Lawrence. It…

Rejuvenate with Jan

Palm Springs area, California, United States

Rejuvenate with Jan is a guided, five-day green juice fasting retreat led by Jan Minter at a hot springs spa resort in the Palm Springs area, less…

Samasati

Near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica

Samasati is a yoga and wellness retreat on 250 acres of rainforest above Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast, a short shuttle ride from Puerto…

Sunshine Mountain Lodge

Allenspark, Colorado, United States

Sunshine Mountain Lodge is a historic lodge and cabin property near Allenspark, Colorado, that groups rent for their own yoga, meditation, wellness…

Surf Into Yoga

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Surf Into Yoga is former pro surfer Rochelle Ballard's surf and wellness company on Kauai's south shore, offering private surf lessons, yoga, SUP…

Talalla Retreat

Talalla South, Gandara, south coast, Sri Lanka

Talalla Retreat is a long-running beachfront retreat on a quiet cove near Sri Lanka's southern tip. It runs a week-long surf camp and a week-long…

Tierra de Sueños Lodge and Wellness Center

Playa Chiquita, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica

Tierra de Sueños is a small eco lodge and wellness center in Playa Chiquita, about 6 km past Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast.…

WildQuest

Porgy Bay, North Bimini, Bahamas

WildQuest runs week-long retreats on Bimini in the Bahamas, built around respectful swims with wild dolphins from its catamaran. Guests stay at a…

Xinalani

Near Quimixto, south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Xinalani is a beachfront yoga and wellness retreat on the bay south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, reachable only by boat. With six yoga studios…