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Resorts to Restore You: 12 Stunning Spa Hotels Across Europe and the Middle East
by Iwona Addis
in Wellness
Check in to a sumptuous spa hotel to discover the ultimate in relaxation. Imagine indulging in mind-calming treatments and muscle-soothing soaks, all without setting foot outside your accommodation. Book one of these 12 spa resorts across Europe and the Middle East, slip into your robe and slippers, and prepare to be pampered.
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino (Photo: Marriott International)
Olive groves surround dreamy The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino on the Ionian Sea in Greece, and the resort's Anazoe Spa makes expert use of their harvest in its treatments. Freshly pressed oil from the ancient groves enhance the spa's signature massages, for instance, which can be enjoyed outside in the soft shade of the pastel green trees. Inside, Anazoe Spa's wellness area offers three thalassotherapy pools featuring hydrotherapy jets, as well as a heat experience area with saunas and steam baths. There are also treatments tailored specially to children and teens.
Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Photo: Marriott International)
The beachfront spa at Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Oman is influenced by Omani culture and traditions, both in its design in an Arabian fort-inspired building and in its treatments, which feature local ingredients such as dates from the spa garden. Separate male and female relaxation areas feature infrared saunas, steam rooms and ice fountains, while the six hammam rooms relax the muscles and remove toxins, rejuvenating both body and mind.
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Photo: Marriott International)
The Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel is designed to emulate a Sheikh’s palace and the resulting feeling of opulence continues in the spa, where professional therapists can personalise your treatment, energising you with rhythmic bamboo massage, perhaps, or increasing strength and resilience with yogic stretching, deep massage and sinus release. A series of cool turquoise pools and lush fountains tempts you to stay a while and relax afterwards, or you could head to the gym area for a personal training session.
Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa
Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa (Photo: Marriott International)
You’re on the shores of the Dead Sea at Jordan’s Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa, so naturally the spa makes the most of the world-famous mud in its treatments and packages. Book a mud wrap to moisturise and smooth the skin or opt for a Dead Sea Salt Body Polish which uses the sea’s trace elements to exfoliate. There’s also a Dead Sea pool, for blissful floating in salty waters, a jacuzzi and adults-only indoor pool, plus a series of steam rooms that promise to reduce stress, loosen stiff joints and even boost your immune system.
Powerscourt Hotel, Autograph Collection
Powerscourt Hotel, Autograph Collection (Photo: Marriott International)
One of Ireland’s leading spa hotels, Powerscourt Hotel, Autograph Collection is home to a gorgeous wellness area with views of the Wicklow Mountains. There’s something deeply calming about this view, and the tranquil feel continues throughout the pool area, the dark-hued tiling and deep purple walls upping the grandeur and encouraging you to linger in the warm waters of the hydrotherapy pool. Guests can also enjoy lunch in the spa café and linger in the relaxation room with its panoramic mountain views.
W Verbier
W Verbier (Photo: Marriott International)
High in the Swiss Alps you’ll find the W Verbier, where the spa packs in nine treatment rooms, a hammam, a jacuzzi and a series of steam rooms. There’s a nod to the mountains in the design – with plenty of blond wood and a mountain landscape scene on the wall above the bubble beds of the hydrotherapy pool – and the indoor-outdoor swimming pool lets in the reinvigorating Alpine air. The cold is used to full effect here, with a cryotherapy icepod offering sessions to stimulate the nervous system and aid chronic pain.
JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa
JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa (Photo: Marriott International)
Located on the private island of Isola delle Rose in the heart of Venice, the JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa is a real retreat, with a spa you simply won’t want to leave. The light pours in through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the vitality pool and the view out over the water catches the eye and won’t let go. Treatments include candle massage, with warm oils and relaxing lighting, as well as a series of detoxing and draining massages to eliminate toxins and improve circulation.
The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert
The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert (Photo: Marriott International)
Set inside a private gated nature reserve in the United Arab Emirates, The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert gazes out at a pristine desert landscape. The spa here offers unique treatment sanctuaries that make the most of the view. The wellness journeys available are inspired by the nature of the desert and include packages that combine relaxing massage with body wraps, facials and yoga sessions.
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol (Photo: Marriott International)
Indulge in a treatment at Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol in Cyprus and you can enjoy the Kalloni Spa’s sea view spa suites, each with its own private sauna and plunge pool. There’s classic thalassotherapy here too, with a series of hydrotherapy jets bubbling across five wonderfully warm pools, while treatments use Cypriot herbs and flowers sourced from the local area.
The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama (Photo: Marriott International)
There’s a variety of water therapy on offer at the extensive spa of The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama, including a “world of showers” both warm and cold, a Kneipp circuit that stimulates the muscles by encouraging guests to walk across rocks, and a wellness circuit, which features hydrotherapy jets and a herbal steam bath. One of the most enticing treatments here is Earth, Wind and Fire, inspired by Tenerife’s volcano, Mount Teide, and combining lava sand exfoliation with massage using heated volcanic stones.
Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection
Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection (Photo: Marriott International)
Shekvetili lies on the coast of Georgia’s Black Sea and the rejuvenating hotel spa at the Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection makes full use of its unique location. You’ll find treatments that incorporate the healing powers of the Black Sea’s sands on the menu, as well as an indoor pool, a steam room and a range of fitness classes.
Arabella Alpenhotel am Spitzingsee, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Arabella Alpenhotel am Spitzingsee, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Photo: Marriott International)
The Arabella Alpenhotel am Spitzingsee, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel has a simply incredible location, high in the Bavarian mountains and right on the shore of the crystal-clear Spitzingsee lake. The spa enjoys an unobstructed view of the landscape from its thermal pool, and waters enriched with brine from the German spa town of Bad Kreuznach to help ease tension, as well as a steam bath and Finnish sauna.
Published: November 11, 2024
Last Updated: January 17, 2025
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