Wellness Escapes for 2025.
The beginning of the year presents an excellent opportunity to reset and plan for a year centred on health and wellness. To support you on this journey, we have carefully selected the finest wellness retreats to inspire you to take some time to unwind and invest in essential self-care, providing a complete rejuvenation of the mind, body, and soul.
St Michael's Resort
St Michael's Resort, situated in Cornwall, is the region’s leading wellness destination and a luxurious seaside retreat located adjacent to the pristine Gyllyngvase Beach and the Southwest Coastal Path. This resort boasts a luxurious spa that features the largest hydrothermal pool in the southwest and a state-of-the-art Health Club.
The Three-Night Holistic Rebalance programme is the ideal catalyst you need. From mindfulness workshops to sunset sound bathing, foraging, and yoga, this retreat integrates essential wellness practices that encourage profound relaxation and personal growth. Guided by wellness experts and enveloped by the serene coastal scenery, guests participate in daily classes designed to restore equilibrium, alleviate stress, and nurture spiritual development. Attendees start their days with sunrise walks or beach yoga, learn to nourish their bodies with fresh, seasonal foods, and engage in creative writing workshops.
St Michael's Resort’s three-night Holistic Rebalance retreat is available from £775 per person, from 28-31 March 2025.
For more information, visit St Michael's Resort.
Avaniwell
Avani Hotels & Resorts has recently introduced AvaniWell, the brand’s inaugural wellbeing clinic at Avani+ Hua Hin Resort in Thailand. Beyond the typical spa offerings, guests are encouraged to explore what wellbeing means to them with the guidance of AvaniWell’s team of specialists. From Traditional Thai Medicine and physiotherapy to Reformer Pilates and healthy dining, AvaniWell offers a bespoke wellness experience designed to instigate healthy habits through weekend resets, tranquil staycations, and weekly wellbeing programmes. Visitors are also invited to explore Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM), an ancient spiritual healing system that utilises astrology and numerology to diagnose and treat health conditions.
The two-night AvaniWell Weekend Opening Offer at Avani+ Hua Hin Resort starts from £293 per person.
For more information and to book, please visit www.avanihotels.com/en/hua-hin.
Aruba
Aruba offers a myriad of unique wellness activities designed to reset and rejuvenate both mind and body. From invigorating activities such as sunset beach yoga sessions, hikes with stunning island vistas, and stand-up paddleboard yoga, to a more relaxed itinerary featuring sound healing programmes, spa treatments, and aloe scrub-making, there is no better place to escape daily routines than Aruba. Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa, situated away from the busier Palm Beach area and operated by locals, is dedicated to customising each guest’s experience to ensure a luxurious wellness holiday.
Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa is priced at £2629.50 per person, based on 2 people sharing and departing with British Airways on 16th March 2025. seven nights’ accommodation and on a room only basis.
Wellness Retreat: Rio to Santa Cruz Tenerife
Set sail on a wellness voyage from Rio to Santa Cruz de Tenerife with Scenic luxury cruises and tours. This cruise emphasises the journey as much as the destination. Scenic provides wellness enthusiasts the chance to unwind in supreme luxury at sea, amidst the exploration of Rio de Janeiro and Tenerife in Spain’s renowned Canary Islands. Guests commence each morning with a sunrise yoga or Pilates class and spend their days immersed in engaging Wisdom for Wellness seminars, meditations, and revitalising treatments at the Senses Spa, including Sauna Honey Rituals, detoxifying body masks, ice baths, and sauna sessions. The onboard restaurant, Scenic Épicure, also offers a culinary masterclass for food enthusiasts, and guests can conclude each day with a drink at the Sky Bar or a star-gazing meditation session.
Scenic’s NEW 13-day Wellness Retreat: Rio to Santa Cruz de Tenerife itinerary is priced from £6,129 per person, including flights, transfers, Wi-Fi, excursions, beverages and meals.
For more information, visit https://www.scenic.co.uk/tours/401r-stuk/401r-stuk-2024-rio-tfn
Wainwright Bagging Southern Fells
During this unforgettable journey across some of the Lake District’s most spectacular landscapes, hikers will relish the challenge of conquering all thirty peaks from Alfred Wainwright’s iconic Southern Fells guidebook. This includes discovering the picturesque valley of Langdale, the shimmering waters of Coniston, and the rugged summit of Scafell Pike – England’s tallest mountain. Participants will be truly mesmerised by the breathtaking lakes that Wainwright once described as ‘a piece of heaven fallen upon the earth.’ This adventure is perfect for those looking to invigorate their senses and depart with a profound sense of accomplishment.
HF Holidays NEW 10-night Wainright Bagging Southern Fells itinerary is priced from £1,899 per person including full-board ensuite accommodation, cream tea upon arrival, all transport, and guided walking with experienced HF Holidays leaders.
Palladium Hotel Group - Madrid
BLESS Wellbeing Terrace Villas at BLESS Hotel Madrid, tranquil retreats nestled in the chic Salamanca district, feature private terraces equipped with a jacuzzi and hammock. These villas also offer the advanced HOGO sleep system, making BLESS Hotel Madrid the only hotel in the capital with this exclusive sleep technology. The innovative system is scientifically proven to enhance sleep, strengthen the immune system, boost melatonin levels, and reduce basal cortisol levels, in addition to slowing down the cellular ageing process. The curated pillow menu and exclusive mattress technology, developed over three decades, create a protective bubble against electromagnetic pollution and mitigate inflammatory damage accumulated from daily radiation exposure.
BLESS Hotel Madrid offers a one-night stay in the BLESS Wellbeing Terrace Villa with Jacuzzi from £564 on a room-only rate. For more information and to book, please visit here.
JA Resorts and Hotels
For those looking to embrace the new year, an invitation is extended to join this culinary journey for the senses where visitors will not only feel refreshed and relaxed but also find peace with their lifestyle choices and be ready to enjoy 2025. During this seven-day culinary retreat, guests are encouraged to leave their phones behind to allow themselves to fully deepen their mental space and make room for positivity and mindfulness. Participants in the programme will also enjoy the refreshing Lime Ritual, which involves squeezing a lime into lukewarm water and drinking this as the first beverage of the day (avoiding coffee for 90 minutes after waking is also recommended). Daily vitamin checks are included as part of the programme, as well as a guided Banyan Tree Journey and a foraging lunch.
JA Manafaru offers the 7-day culinary retreat for £1,599. For more information and to book, please visit here.
