Wellness hotels

Sandhurst, Johannesburg From $950

Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa

A sound therapy studio and Turkish hammam hydrotherapy circuit anchor the multi-room spa.

Heiton, Kelso From $300

SCHLOSS Roxburghe Golf Resort, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel

An outdoor heated infinity pool with underwater sound, Finnish and aroma saunas, plus restorative ESPA bodywork.

Fiss 1970 $$$$

Schlosshotel Fiss

A 5,000-square-metre spa realm with daily sauna infusion rituals, saltwater steam baths, and an indoor-to-outdoor panorama pool.

Seaham 2012 $$$

Seaham Hall

A sprawling Asian-inspired sanctuary featuring a 20-metre pool, outdoor cedar hot tubs, and eucalyptus crystal steam chambers.

Seaport, Boston From $300

Seaport Hotel Boston

A fifty-foot skylit pool with underwater music joins dedicated steam rooms.

San Giuseppe al Lago, Caldaro From $500

SEELEITEN - Lake Spa Hotel

A 3,600-square-metre spa complex featuring panoramic saunas, cryotherapy, vinotherapy rituals, and heated indoor-outdoor pools.

Meisterschwanden 2013 From $300

Seerose Meisterschwanden Resort & Spa

Thai spa rituals, herbal saunas, salt inhalation cocoons, and heated rooftop whirlpools.

Gonnesweiler, Nohfelden $$$

Seezeitlodge Hotel & Spa

A Celtic sauna village with herbal steam rituals and a natural bathing pond.

Chrifia, Marrakesh From $600

Selman Marrakech

A Henri Chenot spa combines biontology detox cures with traditional Moroccan hammams.

Crafers, Adelaide Hills From $1,300

Sequoia Lodge

Spring-fed artesian thermal hot pools, sunrise yoga, and organic Jurlique treatments in a restored cottage.

Hirafu, Niseko $$$$

Setsu Niseko

Public indoor and outdoor thermal onsen baths, four private hot spring suites, and a dedicated yoga studio.

Donaueschingen 2019 From $500

Severin*s Resort & Spa Öschberghof

A 5,000-square-meter spa with a Japanese-style onsen pool and event sauna infusions.

Keitum, Sylt From $650

Severins Resort & Spa

A glass-roofed fireplace pool, extensive thermal suite with five saunas, and hammam.

Bonifacio Global City, Manila From $350

Shangri-La The Fort

An 8,000-square-meter sports complex housing an NBA-grade indoor basketball court and movement studios.

Financial District, Toronto From $400

Shangri-La Toronto

Turkish-style Miraj Hammam marble steam rooms, gommage scrubs, and a skylit twenty-metre lap pool lined with cabanas.

Saint Felix, Mauritius $$$$

Shanti Maurice Resort & Spa

A 75,000-square-foot spa with Panchakarma suites and a resident Ayurvedic doctor.

Ras Abu Abboud, Doha From $250

Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel

A 6,500-square-meter spa village equipped with traditional hammams and plunge pools.

Chandler 2021 From $400

Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

Indigenous botanical therapies and a quiet adults-only outdoor pool at Aji Spa.

Yamanouchi 2024 $$$$

Shoraiso

Private open-air baths in every suite, plus access to Yorozuya's registered wooden Momoyama-buro and thermal saunas.

Water Mill, The Hamptons $$$$

Shou Sugi Ban House

Contrast saltwater plunge pools and an outdoor Watsu pool frame daily hydrotherapy.

La Penita de Jaltemba, Riviera Nayarit $$$$

Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

Stilt palafitos over water host copalera cleansing rituals and a saltwater hydrotherapy circuit.

Blue Lagoon, Grindavik $$$$

Silica Hotel

Private geothermal seawater lagoon rich in mineral silica, with in-water floatation treatments.

Guiones, Nosara $$$$

Silvestre Nosara Hotel & Residences

Daily studio classes, an ISA-certified surf school, in-suite sports massage, and private cold plunges with barrel saunas.

Ratchaprasong, Bangkok From $300

Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel

A 4,000-square-meter hydrotherapy complex with Moroccan hammams, a sub-zero cold chamber, and a cantilevered saltwater lap pool.

Palchan, Manali From $150

Sitara Himalaya

Deodar-infused outdoor hot plunge baths and morning Vedic fire rituals facing snow-capped peaks.

Uluwatu, Bali $$$$

Six Senses Bali

Biomarker health screenings and an interactive Alchemy Bar blending custom herbal remedies.

Uluwatu, Bali $$$$

Six Senses Bali Uluwatu

Integrated biomarker wellness screenings, open-air yoga pavilions, and custom bodywork in clifftop thatched bale pavilions.

Dat Doc Beach, Con Dao Islands From $1,100

Six Senses Con Dao

Overwater pavilions against the Lo Voi Mountains host traditional Vietnamese herbal therapies.

Crans-Montana 2023 From $900

Six Senses Crans-Montana

A multi-level alpine spa featuring biohacking recovery lounges, four specialized saunas, and a grotto pool hung with timber icicles.

Lamego, Douro Valley From $1,000

Six Senses Douro Valley

An indoor sound-therapy pool, cantilevered woodland sauna, cryotherapy chamber, and bespoke herbal workshops at the Alchemy Bar.

Malolo Island, Mamanuca Islands $$$$

Six Senses Fiji

A jungle spa village provides custom herbal alchemy scrubs and hydrotherapy plunge pools.

Chauth Ka Barwara, Ranthambore From $1,300

Six Senses Fort Barwara

A palace spa with Ayurvedic treatment suites and herbal Swedana steam rooms.

Portinatx, Ibiza $$$$

Six Senses Ibiza

Cryotherapy chambers and cliffside massage catacombs carved directly into coastal rock.

Kanuhura, Maldives From $1,300

Six Senses Kanuhura

Biohacking lounges with electromagnetic therapy and custom scrub blending at the Alchemy Bar accompany eight spa treatment suites.

Krabey Island, Sihanoukville From $1,200

Six Senses Krabey Island

An Alchemy Bar and open-air rooftop yoga pavilion set high above the jungle canopy.

Higashiyama, Kyoto From $1,100

Six Senses Kyoto

The city's only dedicated Watsu hydrotherapy pool anchors garden-facing ofuro bathhouses and sensory suites.