Global Wellness Day is June 10. From a luxe Miami resort with the largest spa on the Eastern Seaboard to a spa in Zambia with impressive views over a hippo-filled lagoon, there’s a unique wellness-focused getaway fit for every traveler seeking immersive wellness experiences.
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Carillon Miami Wellness Resort (Miami, FL)
Located along the white sand shores of Miami Beach, Florida, Carillon Miami Wellness Resort welcomes guests to enjoy a luxury, world-class wellness experience in a stunning setting. Inviting guests to experience “wellness your way,” the resort is home to the largest spa on the Eastern Seaboard (70,000 sq. ft.) with a curated team of gifted practitioners and Board-Certified physicians. An array of recreational activities is at guests' fingertips with access to a collection of daily fitness classes, a two-story indoor rock wall, 750 linear feet of beachfront, and four pools located throughout the property. The resort also offers an array touchless wellness services, featuring cutting-edge technology that can quickly and effectively address a range of issues from sleep health, anxiety, muscle recovery, weight loss, spiritual wellness, and more. Bonus: The resort also now has an on-staff nutritionist for guests looking to pay closer attention to their dietetic health while traveling!
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa (Rancho Santa Fe, California)
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa is Southern California’s only Relais & Châteaux property and has garnered a reputation as one of the West’s most sought-after five star resorts. A sanctuary of good living tucked away on 45 acres of lush gardens and olive groves, this Mediterranean-inspired, all-suite property near Del Mar, California offers 49 luxuriously-appointed, guest casitas with their own patios and fireplaces and 3 opulent private residences, all of which provide the perfect backdrop for your next weekend escape or extended family gathering. Situated across 45 acres of lush gardens and citrus groves, this Forbes 5-star rated Resort and Spa features rejuvenating wellness, fitness, and world-renowned tennis programming. The signature restaurant, The Pony Room, showcases Rancho Valencia’s commitment to fresh and sustainable culinary practice with its distinctive Coastal Ranch cuisine in an enchanting and delightful al fresco dining atmosphere.
Park Hyatt New York (New York City)
Park Hyatt New York, a five-star hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, invites guests to take their self-care sky high at the acclaimed Spa Nalai. located on the 25th floor. Enjoy views of the city skyline while relaxing in the spa’s indoor hydrotherapy area, complete with a saltwater lap pool, eucalyptus steam room, Peloton® bikes, fitness MIRROR, BOSU balance trainers, and more. Stay in one of the hotel’s 92 lavish suites featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, spa-like bathrooms equipped with heated marble floors and walk-in rain showers, and prime situation near some of the best attractions NYC has to offer.
Westgate Park City Resort + Spa (Park City, UT)
Whether you’re skiing down the slopes or enjoying the summer sun, the Westgate Park City Resort + Spa offers amenities for all types of stays. Consistently rated as one of the top spas in Park City, you’ll find everything you need and more for the ultimate relaxing mountain getaway at Serenity Spa. The property has earned the prestigious Best of State Award every year since 2017 for “Best Destination Spa” and after booking a service here, you’ll find out why! The 30,000 square foot, full-service mountain retreat day spa features a long list of spa services and products to cater to your every relaxation need. Find true tranquility and rejuvenation with 14 treatment rooms and incredible amenities, including salon services, massages, facial and body treatments and more.
Montage Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach, CA)
Montage Laguna Beach, 30-acre sprawling Craftsman-style resort, perched atop a coastal bluff above the Pacific, welcomes guests to a Southern California seaside escape. Amongst its list of accommodations that combine luxury, relaxation, and fun, isSpa Montage. The 20,000 square foot is equipped with eucalyptus steam rooms, dry redwood saunas, ocean air whirlpools, fireplace lounges, state of the art fitness center, a movement studio, lap pool, with stunning views of the Pacific. In tandem with its 20th anniversary, it will offer The Five Senses treatment, exclusive to Spa Montage, the first spa to use VR+ technology from Natura Bisse. More information on the Spa Montage and its menu of services can be foundhere.
INTERNATIONAL The Ranch Italy at Palazzo Fiuggi - Fitness, Wellness & Health Retreat Programs
The Ranch Malibu brings its award-winning transformational wellness program to a historic property, nestled in one of Italy’s richest naturalistic areas, just 50 minutes from Rome. The Ranch Italy at Palazzo Fiuggi combines a results-oriented fitness program with the services and expertise of the esteemed team at this renowned medical wellness retreat. The result is an immersive and transformative program that gives guests a more complete picture of their overall health and longevity, departing with a greater sense of self, feeling rested and rejuvenated while losing weight and gaining muscle.
The Bushcamp Company’s Bush Spa (South Luangwa, Zambia)
Discover the true meaning of relaxation at the Bush Spa, located inside of The Bushcamp Company’s crown jewel, Mfuwe Lodge. The Bush Spa is a calm sanctuary in the heart of the Zambian wilderness, perfect for anyone seeking rejuvenation of mind, body, and soul while on safari getaway. The Bushcamp Company’s award-winning Bush Spa offers a contemporary range of Eastern and Western treatments, each one adapted to suit the surroundings and leave you feeling revitalized. From the Spa's private deck, with its views over a hippo-filled lagoon, you can continue your game-viewing in pure relaxation as you sink into a heavenly herbal Jacuzzi, surrounded by the soothing animal calls of the bush. Be sure to enjoy a Zambian reflexology foot massage at the hands of highly trained local massage therapists.
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
Occupying the most expansive stretch of Grand Cayman’s famed Seven Mile Beach the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa offers guests unrivaled views of the crystal clear Atlantic and an array of amenities. The beachfront resort boasts 343 guestrooms and suites, and the Hibiscus Spa equipped with 13 treatment rooms and a menu of over 60 wellness treatments, including the 7 Chakras Energy Balancing Ritual. It’s a spiritual offering that is perfect for guests who are looking to receive a treatment which will leave them positively altered and incredibly immersed. This 90-minute experience uses essential oils to balance the chakras and release stagnant energy within the body. Combined with reflexology and an energy balancing hot and cold stone geo-thermal massage, this offering provides balance and renewed energy for those who are looking to feel uplifted, refreshed and restored.
The Shelbourne Hotel (Dublin, Ireland)
The Shelbourne is Dublin’s most prestigious and historic five-star hotel. For almost 200 years, it has offered its guests an unforgettable experience of luxury, comfort, and authentic Irish hospitality. There is so much to experience at The Shelbourne Spa among their seven treatment rooms and a relaxation room overlooking St. Stephen's Green. Each room offers an unhurried atmosphere for guests to connect with the mind, body, and soul. This oasis spa includes swimming pools and thermal facilities. The spa offers holistic approaches with natural therapies, products and world class experiences through facials, purifying body wraps, body scrubs, and hand and foot care. With spa treatments from brands like Swissline, a skincare brand that focuses on biology and creating products that respect and work with the skin, and local Irish brand, Ground Wellbeing, there is a relaxing experience for all to enjoy.
Sanitas Spa - Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkiye)
A stay at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul is undeniably an upscale and sophisticated travel experience in cosmopolitan Istanbul, one of the world’s most historically and culturally diverse cities. Ciragan Palace Kempinski’s spa, The Sanitas Spa, and Turkey’s centuries of spa culture truly capitalize on the health and wellness trend that has recently motivated travel. The Turkish bath session is a very relaxing ritual and the perfect way to spoil your body and your soul. The services offered in the Turkish Bath are originally from Anatolia and allow you to enjoy the smell of alluring aromas and the prevailing heat in an atmosphere that was enjoyed by many old Ottoman sultans. In a hammam, you simply leave your daily life outside. The hot steam gives a comforting effect; the body is heated up, the skin gains softness and the traditional Turkish music lifts your spirit up. The spa offers a variety of treatments including the “Pasha Treatment” and the “Sehrazat Treatment” which allow you to travel back in time and enjoy the Turkish bath of legends. Lie down, close your eyes and surrender to the endless sensations conjured from water, soap suds, hands and fingers.
