20 of The Worlds Best Spa & Wellness Retreats for a New Year Reset
By The Luxury Spa EditKickstart the new year with a transformative escape to one of the world’s most luxurious spa and wellness retreats. Whether you're seeking detox, stress management, holistic pampering or spiritual renewal, we've found the very best retreats that offer a unique path to rejuvenation for all.
Review - The Curry Sisters Retreat at COMO Castello del Nero, Italy
By Anna Melville-JamesSome places are closer to nirvana than others in life. And as that journey goes, Tuscany, with its soft rolling hills, fine food and wine and general Dolce Vita, must surely be approaching a ‘10’ on the scale of enlightenment.
Four Seasons The Nam Hai Welcomes Azusa Segawa as Visiting Wellness Practitioner at the Heart of the Earth Spa
By The Luxury Spa EditFrom December 24, 2024 to January 10, 2025, Azusa Segawa, an experienced wellness practitioner and holistic energy healer specializing in Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Detox Therapy, Usui Reiki Energy Healing and Therapeutic Thai Bodywork, will join the Heart of the Earth Spa at Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai as a Visiting Wellness Practitioner.
Review - We Check in to Hotel Royal & evianSPA at Evian Resort
By Toni JonesThe ultimate healthy holiday looks different for everyone. But we can probably all agree that it involves returning feeling better than we left, and a general increased sense of well-being. Sometimes that means hiding away in a spa resort and intensively detoxing our body and mind. And sometimes that means taking the time to nourish our mind, body and soul...
By Juliet Kinsman
Ananda in the Himalayas Brings Authentic Ayurveda to the Welsh Valleys
By The Luxury Spa EditExperts from the globally-acclaimed wellness retreat, Ananda in the Himalayas, are travelling to the enchanting Celtic lands of Mid Wales for a brand new healing retreat, held in partnership with Charlotte Church, world-renowned singer and custodian of The Dreaming.
Review - The New Sleep Treatment at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
By Annabel KermanThere’s a new treatment in town, courtesy of the award-winning spa at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, combining hypnotherapy and massage in a luxurious double whammy - designed especially for troubled sleepers.
World's Best: Seven of the Best Luxury Spa and Wellness Retreats in Italy
By Wendy GolledgeItaly may just be Europe's ultimate wellness hub, with sensational spas and wellness retreats sprawled across the entire country. Wellness and wellbeing are embodied as cultural norms – and as picture-perfect destinations go, it’s got that nailed, too.
Seven of the World’s Best Luxury Wellness Retreats for Solo Travellers
By Wendy GolledgeGoing it alone is becoming increasingly popular for wellness breaks. Here’s our edit of the best spa and wellness retreats for solo travellers.
World's Best: Five of the Best Luxury Retreats for Detox & Gut Health
By Wendy GolledgeProbiotic, prebiotic, microbiome, alkaline… with so much jargon flying around about gut health, it can be hard to know where to start. To kick-start your journey toward optional gut health, The Luxury Spa Edit have selected the very best luxury retreats.
Six of the World’s Best Luxury Yoga Retreats
By Wendy GolledgeHere is our pick of six of the best luxury yoga retreat destinations around the globe.
Seven of the Best Luxury Spa and Wellness Retreats in Spain
By Wendy GolledgeSpain is a haven for uber luxurious wellness escapes. Where better to soothe the soul and focus on your health than on a sun-soaked retreat in the Iberian Peninsula?
Seven Asian Retreats for Total Rejuvenation
By The Luxury Spa EditFrom yoga and meditation to Ayurveda and holistic rituals, Asia is one of the world’s leading destinations for all things wellbeing.
Review - Lanserhof Tegernsee - A Gleaming Mayr Clinic at the Foothills of the Bavarian Mountains
By Anna HartOf all the detox tribes – juicing, raw, paleo, macrobiotic – Mayr cure disciples might be the most hardcore. Devotees swear that a 10-day stay at a Mayr clinic leaves them several kilos lighter, fresh-faced, well-rested and miraculously rid of any rashes, bodily aches or stomach rumblings, but there was a resounding complaint: the decor...
Review - Alice Hart Davis Discovers a Transformative Retreat at Ananda in the Himalayas
By Alice Hart-DavisFirst, an apology: there may be a lot of superlatives in this review. In my defence I’d like to point out that Ananda in the Himalayas has won Conde Nast Traveller’s Global Wellness Destination award twice in the past three years...