After the merriment of the festive season, the New Year presents a fresh opportunity to begin 2025 with good intentions. There’s no better time to plan a wellness-focused luxury getaway, preparing you to approach the year as your best self.
Chiva-Som, Thailand
Location
Set in seven acres of tropical gardens right on the beach in Hua Hin.
Wellness offering
Choose from 16 thoughtfully designed retreats, based on your goals. Upon arrival, you will receive a personalised programme catered to your wellness needs, specific health issues, goals and what you enjoy. Each programme draws on their six pillars of wellness: physiotherapy, holistic health, nutrition, fitness, spa and aesthetic beauty.
Experts
A team of wellness experts, including doctors and visiting practitioners, are on hand to provide advice and support throughout your stay.
Activities
Enjoy fitness training, functional exercise, mat Pilates, corrective posture exercise, spa treatments, cooking classes, yoga, T’ai Chi and neurodynamic workshops.
Book with us and receive additional benefits including daily breakfast for two, one 50-minute deep tissue massage, one 25-minute super stretch treatment, upgrade on arrival*, early check-in, late check-out and more.
Hacienda AltaGracia, Costa Rica
Location
Nestled in 180 acres of untamed tropical forest in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica.
Wellness offering
The WELL at Hacienda AltaGracia is a retreat based on holistic wellbeing, drawing on thousands of years of healing rituals across eight treatment rooms, hydrotherapy and thermal experiences, sauna, steam room, fitness centre, Casa de Agua and an on-property healing garden.
Curated consultations
Prior to your visit to Hacienda AltaGracia, you’ll receive a complimentary virtual wellness consultation with Health Coach, Lauren Ferioli, where your stay will be personalised based on your goals and preferences.
Activities
Enjoy fitness training, various forms of yoga, Pilates, meditation, breathing workshops and more.
Book with us and receive additional benefits including daily breakfast for two, room upgrade on arrival*, early check in and late check out*, and from $100 resort credit depending on room type.
COMO Maalifushi, Maldives
Location
Surrounded by uninhabited islands in the remote Thaa Atoll, this private island resort is a world away from your everyday.
Wellness offering
Hosted at the relaxing Shambala Retreat, all wellness experiences take place here. Indulge in facials and massages in the overwater treatments rooms. Relax in the steam, sauna and jacuzzi. Get moving in the high-spec gym and on the padel court and find balance at the open-air yoga pavilion. Re-fuel at the COMO Shambhala Kitchen, where the menu is developed by a global network of expert nutritionists.
Packages & Journeys
Discover a new age of restoring the mind, body and soul by taking advantage of the half or one-day wellness packages; Active, Cleanse, Sleep and Beauty – combining selected experiences and treatments that complement each other perfectly. The resort also offers unique transformative journeys on selected dates, featuring visiting specialists and experts such as osteopath Neri Aziz, exclusively available between 15th December 2024 – 15th February 2025.
Activities
As well as the traditional spa treatments on offer, there are a number of unique experiences, like skin detoxifying treatments and a selection of muscle-stimulating electric current services for the face and neck. Outside of the Shambala Retreat, you’ll find ample opportunity to decompress and reconnect with nature by heading to the ocean for surfing, diving, snorkeling and watersports.
Book with us and receive additional benefits including daily breakfast for two, room upgrade on arrival*, early check in and late check out*, and $100 resort credit.
Four Seasons Sensei Lanai, Hawaii
Location
Perfectly positioned for serenity, this luxurious wellness retreat is located on the secluded Hawaiian island of Lanai.
Wellness offering
Sensei Lanai is an adults-only resort, so there’s ample opportunity to rest and re-charge here. The Sensei Way philosophy is led by science, backed by evidence-based practices, and supported by innovative technology to guide you on your wellbeing journey. The resort offers curated packages and even cater for those seeking sport-based performance goals, such as golf and tennis programmes.
Sensei Guides
Meet privately with skilled wellness practitioners and Sensei Guides, ready to design a programme bespoke to you, aligning with their wellness paths: move, nourish and rest.
Activities
The resort has an extensive spa service menu, with traditional treatments, as well as unique experiences including thermal body mapping, aquatic bodywork, Gua Sha facials and more. There are plenty of outdoor activities to rejuvenate your mind body and soul. Head out on hikes, explore the island on horseback, get climbing in the adventure park, try your hand at clay shooting and so much more.
Book with us and receive additional benefits including daily breakfast for two, room upgrade on arrival*, early check in and late check out*, and $100 resort credit.
Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti, Italy
Location
Head to the dramatic scenery of the Dolomites mountain range, declared by UNESCO a “World Heritage Site”.
Wellness offering
The Lefay SPA World is a 5000sqm space featuring a number of wellness experiences, and with its floor-to-ceiling windows, you’ll feel like you are truly immersed in nature itself. There are three pools, a number of relaxation areas, and nine saunas with different levels of temperature and humidity as part of five energy-therapeutic paths created to restore and rejuvenate.
Wellness and beauty programmes
Choose from a wide selection of packages, depending on your individual needs and desires. There are programmes curated to purification, skin, osteopathy, fitness and more. The resort also hosts wellness weeks, where they open their doors to the renowned experts in various holistic disciplines. Be it energy healing and life coaching, to dry massage and advanced skincare, there’s something to cover all aspects of wellbeing.
Activities
Make the most of your physical wellbeing with the 24-hour gym, fitness studios, personal training, postural sessions, Pilates, and an extensive menu of movement and breathing activities too. Thanks to its incredible location, guests are spoiled when it comes to exploring the great outdoors in every season. Head to the snow-capped peaks to ski and snowboard in winter, or hike, golf and horse ride to your heart’s content in the lush summer months.
Book with us and receive additional benefits including daily breakfast for two, room upgrade on arrival*, early check in and late check out*, and $100 resort credit.
Naturhotel Forsthofgut, Austria
Location
An hour from Salzburg, this hotel is nestled in the forests of the Asitz Mountains, in the charming Austrian village of Leogang.
Wellness offering
Focused around nature, the waldSPA at Naturhotel Forsthofgut has both an adults-only area and family area, as well as an upscale fitness studio. From old-wood saunas, herbal and steam baths, sports pool, whirlpool and relaxation rooms for adults, to gardens, onsen pool, lake pool and more.
Specialised treatments
The treatment menu at the resort is extensive, using natural ingredients and a gentle approach. Indulge in a massage using hot stones and mountain crystals. Rejuvenate your inner glow with a Jetpeel skin treatment. Enjoy a treatment in the tranquility of the middle of the forest. Or discover the Wave Balance treatment, combining acoustics and massage. Each treatment is categorised by its benefits and how it will make you feel, so you’ll find it easy to navigate and choose which is best suited for your needs.
Activities
The location of the resort lends itself to the traditional mountain activities in the winter and summer, but the star of the show on property is the stylish fitness centre, open 24 hours a day, as well as five daily fitness courses available under the guidance of the knowledgeable in-house trainers. Discover a range of physical wellness experiences, from outdoor sun salutation yoga and private personal training sessions, to weekly changing activities including stretching and relaxation exercises, Nordic walking, guided hikes and so much more.
Book with us and receive VIP treatment on your arrival day, with fresh fruits, bath salts and a bottle of champagne.
The Quintessential touch
Through our dedicated team of travel experts all over the globe, we’re personally acquainted with the cultural and culinary hotspots of all the cities and townships featured above, meaning we’re best-placed to create a bespoke holiday experience geared towards your particular interests. What’s more, we hold VIP Preferred Partner status with all of the finest hotels in each locale, meaning you can enjoy excellent facilities, impeccable service and all those little extras and benefits which are instrumental in getting the most out of your time away. For more information about the luxury travel services we provide, get in touch with Quintessentially Travel today.
