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Spa & Wellness
Hoar Cross Hall Spa Hotel
A grand Staffordshire hall rebuilt around one of the Midlands' largest destination spa operations.
Hoshinoya Karuizawa
Hot-spring hideaway of stilted rooms above a valley stream in Karuizawa's highland forest.
JOALI BEING
The Maldives' first dedicated wellbeing island, an adults-only retreat of 68 villas in Raa Atoll.
Kamalaya Koh Samui
Programme-led wellness retreat set on a wooded hillside above the sea in southern Koh Samui.
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
345 rooms stepping down to the Dead Sea, with nine pools and a large thermal spa.
Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa
Hillside country hotel and spa overlooking Lake Vyrnwy and its Gothic straining tower.
Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa
Contemporary lagoon-front hotel whose Sisley spa is the biggest on St Barth.
Les Sources de Caudalie
Vineyard hotel inside Château Smith Haut Lafitte, home of vinotherapy spa treatments.
Lime Wood
Relaxed New Forest country house with the Herb House spa and an Italian kitchen by Angela Hartnett.
Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino
A five-star beachfront resort on the Messenian coast, with a standout spa and golf next door.
Nayara Springs
Sixteen adults-only villas fed by volcanic hot springs, part of the Nayara group at Arenal.
O2 Beach Club & Spa
Contemporary all-inclusive on Dover Beach with a rooftop spa and adults-only club level.
Raffles London at The OWO
The former Old War Office reborn with a Guerlain spa, nine restaurants and Whitehall history.
Rockliffe
A five-star County Durham resort combining a restored Victorian hall, large spa and championship golf.
Royal Champagne Hôtel & Spa
Contemporary five-star above Épernay's grand cru slopes, with a striking two-floor spa.
Rudding Park
A Regency house outside Harrogate with one of the north's most ambitious spas and its own golf courses.
Sanso Murata
Twelve-room ryokan of relocated antique farmhouses in the hills above Yufuin, Kyushu.
Santani Wellness Resort
Twenty pared-back chalets built around Ayurveda, hydrotherapy and genuine silence.
Six Senses Bhutan - Thimphu Lodge
A glass-walled wellness lodge above Bhutan's capital, part of a five-valley circuit.
Six Senses Douro Valley
A restored manor house and spa on a hillside above the Douro river near Lamego.
Six Senses Ibiza
A barefoot wellness resort on Xarraca bay, far from the island's southern club strip.
St Brides Spa Hotel
Cliffside spa hotel above Saundersfoot harbour with marine-themed thermal suite.
The Chedi Muscat
Low-rise Omani-Asian design on 21 acres of garden, with one of the region's best spas.
The Gainsborough Bath Spa
A five-star Bath hotel built around a private thermal bathing circuit fed by the city's hot springs.