Editorial Collection · 12 Regions · 59 Hotels
Best Spa and Wellness Hotels Worldwide
From the Aman-and-Six-Senses wellness-anchor cluster to the Bali-Ubud spa-immersion register and the Sedona-and-Arizona desert-wellness alternative.
From the Aman-and-Six-Senses wellness-anchor cluster to the Bali-Ubud spa-immersion register and the Sedona-and-Arizona desert-wellness alternative.
The structural wellness-luxury hotel is the working multi-day-spa-and-yoga-and-meditation anchor. The working primary clusters are: the Bali Ubud-jungle wellness cluster (Como Shambhala, Bagus Jati, Kamandalu Ubud), the Aman wellness-flagship cluster (Aman Spas at every property, the structural Aman wellness register), the Six Senses wellness cluster (Six Senses Spas at every property, the structural sustainability-and-wellness anchor), the Sedona-and-Arizona desert-wellness register (Mii Amo, Enchantment Resort), and the Maldivian wellness-flagship alternative (Soneva, Ananatara wellness).
The structural wellness-luxury hotel cluster is anchored by the Como Shambhala Estate Bali (the founding contemporary-wellness-resort), the Aman wellness-flagship across the brand's portfolio, the Six Senses wellness cluster, the Mii Amo Sedona desert-wellness flagship, the Lefay Resort Lake Garda (Italian-spa cluster), the Babylonstoren Cape-Winelands (8-acre Patrice-Taravella formal-garden wellness), and the structurally distinct independent-wellness-resort cluster.
Editors picked the structural wellness-luxury hotel anchors. Choose by working register — the Bali Ubud-jungle wellness cluster, the Aman-and-Six-Senses brand-anchored wellness register, the Sedona-and-Arizona desert-wellness alternative, the Maldivian wellness-resort cluster, and the European spa-and-thermal cluster (Lefay, Babylonstoren).
"Seventy acres alone in Boynton Canyon — sacred ground to the Yavapai-Apache. The setting is the amenity. Everything else is well-judged decoration."
"Twenty-three casitas, three- to seven-night journeys, all-inclusive. America's most considered wellness retreat — and the rare spa where transformation is the point."
"A creekside cottage at L'Auberge — sycamores overhead, Oak Creek running ten feet from your door. The most unselfconsciously romantic address in Arizona."
"Forty glass atriums on stilts, adults-only, two Michelin Keys. The view is the wallpaper. The rooftop fire pit is the second bedroom."
"Kimpton's Uptown Sedona play. Infinity pool over the Mogollon Rim, walkable to galleries and Tlaquepaque. Sedona for people who still want to step outside."
"In Pablo Escobar's former Tulum mansion — 71 rooms with the Lio Malca contemporary art collection (Warhol, Basquiat, KAWS) throughout."
"Fifty-four contemporary villas in jungle setting near Sian Ka'an biosphere — sustainability-led, the wellness-luxury Tulum flagship."
"Sixty-four rooms across jungle and beach — the original Tulum boutique-luxury, with the rough-luxe aesthetic everyone has copied since."
"Thirty-nine rooms with Casa Esencia spa pavilion — the most refined wellness-luxury Tulum option."
"Adults-only stilt villas with no electricity — 48 hand-built villas in Maya cosmology architecture. The most distinctive design-luxury hotel in Mexico."
"Twenty-five over-water villas in Noonu Atoll, each with retractable roof above the bed and a slide directly from villa to lagoon. The most spectacular over-water villas i"
"LVMH's Maldives flagship — 45 villas across five private islands in Noonu Atoll, designed by Jean-Michel Gathy. The most refined Maldivian luxury under the Cheval Blanc s"
"Czech-owned private-island resort in Noonu Atoll — 47 villas, Aragu restaurant by chef Michael Schulze, and the largest residence in the Maldives at 1,000 sq m."
"On a 109-hectare private island in North Malé — 130 villas (the largest in the Maldives), 12 beaches, three pools, and the most complete family infrastructure in any Mald"
"Soneva's original Maldivian property — 71 beach villas in Baa Atoll, no overwater bungalows here. The 'no news, no shoes' philosophy started here in 1995."
"On the western shore — 93 suites, 3,800 sqm Lefay Spa, the most refined wellness resort on Italian lakes."
"A 19th-century villa in Gargnano — 21 rooms, the most refined small luxury hotel on Lake Garda."
"Adults-only — 64 rooms with infinity pool overlooking Lake Garda, the most contemporary Garda luxury option."
"On Sirmione peninsula — 54 rooms in an 1890 palace with 11 acre park and private beach."
"Lefay's Dolomites property an hour from Garda — 88 suites with 5,000 sqm spa, the alpine sister to the Garda flagship."
"A 12th-century castle in Chianti, transformed by COMO with a Shambhala spa and Michelin-starred La Torre. Fifty rooms across the castle and farm buildings. Tuscany's well"
"Massimo Ferragamo's 5,000-acre estate in Val d'Orcia — Rosewood manages it. Twenty-three suites and ten villas, plus a private golf club. The grandest country estate in T"
"Belmond's 4,200-acre Tuscan estate — a 10th-century castle with 39 rooms and 28 villas, infinity pool, two restaurants. The most polished country experience under the Bel"
"A 13th-century Tuscan villa transformed by a Danish couple into a 20-suite hotel with 300 acres of gardens, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and an organic farm that suppli"
"Ferruccio Ferragamo's medieval village restored as a hotel — 38 rooms across the village and 700 acres of vineyards. Member of Relais & Châteaux. The Tuscan dream is here"
"Five lodges across Bhutan's western and central valleys — Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Gangtey, Bumthang. The most refined journey across the Himalayan kingdom."
"Five themed lodges across Bhutan — each with a distinct architectural concept (forest, palace, water, suspension, stone). The most ambitious luxury hotel project in the c"
"In Paro Valley — 29 rooms in COMO's first Bhutan property, with the brand's signature wellness programme and views of the Tiger's Nest hike."
"On the banks of the Mo Chhu river in Punakha — 11 rooms and 8 villas, the smallest serious luxury hotel in the country."
"In Paro on the Paro Chhu river — 67 rooms in Marriott's Bhutanese flagship, with traditional Bhutanese architecture and the country's only outdoor heated pool."
"Aman's Galle Fort property — 28 suites in the restored 17th-century New Oriental Hotel within the UNESCO Galle Fort. Colonial-era refinement at the most refined Aman stan"
"On a cliff above Weligama Bay — 39 suites with private pools, the famous 60-metre crescent infinity pool, and the most photographed swim on Sri Lanka's south coast."
"On the southern coast at Tangalle — 152 villas across 21 acres of coconut grove, private beach, and the most complete family-luxury resort in Sri Lanka."
"On the edge of Yala National Park — 28 cocoon-shaped luxury tents, with direct access to the highest-density leopard population in the world."
"A restored 17th-century Dutch merchant's house in Galle Fort — 13 suites, courtyard pool, and one of the most distinctive boutique hotels in South Asia."
"Open since 1872 — 100 rooms with full Villa Stéphanie wellness clinic."
"Beside Kurhaus — 117 rooms with rooftop pool."
"In restored 1874 Belle Époque villa — 16 rooms."
"In Black Forest 60 min from Baden-Baden — 100 rooms with three-Michelin-star Schwarzwaldstube."
"On Willingdon Island Kochi — 96 rooms with panoramic harbour views."
"On Vembanad Lake — 60 heritage villas with Ayurvedic spa."
"Above the Indian Ocean — 32 cottages with serious Ayurvedic wellness programme."
"On north Kerala beachfront — 66 cottages with Bekal Fort access."
"At 5,000ft in Munnar tea plantations — 28 villas with full mountain views."
"The 16th-century cardinal's residence with the most famous floating pool in Europe. Open since 1873. The benchmark for Lake Como — and arguably for Italy."
"Twenty-four rooms in an 18th-century villa above Moltrasio — opened 2022 by the De Santis family who own Grand Hotel Tremezzo. The new benchmark on the lake."
"Art Nouveau, 1910, directly facing Bellagio across the lake. The De Santis family's flagship before Passalacqua. Three pools, an infinity pool floating in the lake itself"
"The newest of the lake's grand hotels — Mandarin Oriental's 73-room property in a restored 19th-century villa in Blevio. Floating pool, private beach, full spa."
"Thirty rooms in Torno — designed by Patricia Urquiola, opened 2016. The most architecturally interesting hotel on the lake. Infinity pool, Berton restaurant."
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