The one to help you sleep at night
Marbella Club, Spain
It’s 3am, you are wide awake and your brain is whirring. If that sounds familiar, it might be time to give your sleeping patterns an overhaul. The first step? Get yourself to Marbella Club, a celebrity favourite, where you will find chilled vibes and, more importantly, a tranquillity and sleep-enhancing retreat. Whether you opt for two, four or seven nights, all three programmes feature a sleep-inducing ritual as well as nutritional and lifestyle consultations, yoga and meditation. You’ll work with the hotel’s experts to find routines and tips that will help you sleep soundly long after you get home.
From €1,290 (not including accommodation), marbellaclub.com
The Wim Hof one
Beaverbook Spa, Surrey
Already tried the whole cold shower thing? Take it to the next level and book yourself in for a Wim Hof Method spa day at Beaverbrook Spa, a gorgeous country house hotel in a 400-acre estate in Surrey. For the unfamiliar, Wim Hof — also known as the Iceman — is a Dutch athlete and wellness guru whose methods revolve around breathing techniques and cold exposure. On this one-day retreat led by a certified Wim Hof Method instructor, you’ll start by learning breathing techniques for managing tension, stress, fitness and health. In the afternoon, you will get to grips with ice breathing techniques and then it’s onto the main event: a guided six-minute ice bath. If it sounds unbearable, just remember: it’s good for you.
From £250, beaverbrook.co.uk
The immune-boosting one
Palazzo Fiuggi, Italy
A wellness hotel in the Italian hills about an hour’s drive from Rome, Palazzo Fiuggi offers a package called the Full Immuno Boost. The minimum stay is seven nights but if you really need some TLC, you can opt for the 21-night break. The programme includes a health check, an ECG, blood analysis and a whole-body scan. As well as the medical side of things you will have cryotherapy sessions, an infrared body detox, hydrotherapy, massages and group movement classes. The food is cooked by a Michelin-starred chef so meals will be both healthy and delicious. Here’s to your immune system being well and truly boosted.
From €6,050 for seven nights, palazzofiuggi.com
The fitness one
The Body Camp, Mallorca
If your fitness routine has become non-existent over the summer and you are keen to get reacquainted with working out, a week at The Body Camp should get you back on track. It is a holistic retreat that aims to get you exercising both body and mind. Held at a guesthouse in rural Mallorca, its week-long retreats welcome people of all abilities. No two days are the same, but your day could include everything from team games and weight training to yoga and chilling by the pool. On the food front, there’s a plant-based menu from the in-house chef. All you have to do is turn up and embrace the jam-packed schedule.
Prices from £1,650 for a week, thebodycamp.com
The one to fix your back pain
Park Igls, Austria
Whether your back has never quite recovered from working on the sofa in lockdown, or you have got a niggling pain in your joints that you can’t seem to shake, this physio-focused retreat aims to fix your aching body. Located in the Austrian Alps, Park Igls is a health retreat and medical spa that’s all about getting your health back on track through an evidence-based approach.
The Physio-Fit retreat focuses on muscular-skeletal pain, with a programme that includes a health check, physio sessions, gait analysis, electrotherapeutics and full-body massages. You will also have a personalised food plan and access to group fitness sessions, the pool, sauna and spa. Get ready for the tension in your body to melt away.
From €3,689 for seven nights, park-igls.at
The one for stressed-out city dwellers
Euphoria Retreat, Greece
A few hours from Athens, Euphoria Retreat is already an incredibly relaxing spot thanks to its position in a delicious-smelling pine forest on the Peloponnese peninsula. But if you’re really frazzled you should book onto its relax and de-stress retreat. Available as a three-day, five or seven-day retreat, the programme aims to help you relax your body and mind through a combination of techniques including meditation, reflexology, hammam rituals and more. One of the spa’s USPs is its 3GL test, a pin-prick blood test that measures how well your body is metabolising food. The results are used to create a customised food plan of regionally-inspired dishes for your stay. You will be feeling zen in no time.
