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Wellness, Spa & Retreats

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Don’t-miss wellness, spa & retreats experiences

Researched, tiered and placed — a selection of 24 from our 416 experiences across 126 destinations (12 shown here). Open a destination to see everything it holds.

Paris, FrancePalace-hotel spa day (Dior Spa Cheval Blanc / La Prairie Ritz)the great palace spas open to non-residents for signature treatments and pool access — a luxury half-dayluxuryyear-round Amsterdam, NetherlandsA canal-house hotel-spa afternoonthe Guerlain Spa at the Waldorf Astoria or the Conservatorium's Akasha — a quiet luxury reset between museums and canalsluxuryyear-round Zermatt, SwitzerlandHigh-altitude Alpine spa afternoonthe Riffelalp's open-air pool at 2,222 m with the Matterhorn steaming above, or The Omnia's cliff-top spa over the village — restorative altitude wellnesspremieryear-round St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaArlberg WellCom — three pools + a sauna worldthe village leisure-and-spa centre with three swimming pools and a full sauna world — the recovery half-day after big off-piste days, open to allcomfortHigh winter — Christmas/NY, Feb half-terms + deep-snow Feb-Mar freeride weeksSource: https://www.arlberg.com/en/topics/hotspots/arlberg-wellcom · read 2026-07-17 Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceLe Hameau Albert 1er — the valley's Michelin-starred grande maisonthe Carrier family's Relais & Châteaux 5-star, with Michelin-starred dining, old-wood chalet suites, indoor/outdoor pools and Le Bachal spa — the town's finest addressluxurystanding; winter + summer peakSource: https://www.chamonixhotels.net/le-hameau-albert-1er-relais-chateaux.en.html · read 2026-07-17 St. Moritz, SwitzerlandKulm Hotel — where winter tourism beganthe hotel of Badrutt's 1864 winter bet, above town with lake and Olympic-heritage views, a refined spa and the Foster-designed Kulm Country ClubluxuryHigh winter — Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms + frozen-lake events Courchevel, FranceL'Apogee — the Oetker Collection Palacethe Oetker Palace, spacious interconnecting suites, La Prairie spa and indoor pool — refined family-scaled ultra-luxuryultrayear-round Kitzbühel, AustriaGrand Tirolia — five-star on the Eichenheim golf coursea Hommage Collection five-star set on the award-winning 18-hole Eichenheim championship golf course, with a spa of indoor + outdoor poolsluxuryHigh winter — Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms + the Hahnenkamm weekSource: https://www.hommage-hotels.com/en/grand-tirolia-kitzbuehel/our-hotel · read 2026-07-17 Aix-en-Provence, FranceThermes Sextius thermal spa daytake the waters where the Romans founded Aquae Sextiaecomfortyear-round Alpe d'Huez, FranceGrandes Rousses Hotel & Spathe explicit "Hotel & Spa" 5-star gives a wellness-forward luxury base at altitudeluxuryyear-round Andermatt, SwitzerlandThe Chedi's Health Club + Day Spaa pool, spa treatments and longevity/health packages at the village's flagship — the luxury-wellness recovery built for tired legs after the Gemsstockpremieryear-round Appenzell, SwitzerlandHof Weissbad — Alpstein wellness resorta design-led spa hotel at the foot of the Alpstein with indoor-outdoor pools, saunas, e-bikes and a Gault-Millau 16-point kitchencomfortSummer weekends for Alpstein hiking + folklore set-piecesSource: https://gemut.com/appenzell/hotel-hof-weissbad-appenzell · read 2026-07-17 Paris, FranceHammam at the Grande Mosquée de Parisa century-old tiled Moorish hammam with mint tea in the courtyard — the affordable, atmospheric wellness cult favouritecomfortyear-roundSource: https://www.grandemosqueedeparis.fr/ · read 2026-07-08 Zermatt, SwitzerlandThe Omnia cliff-top spa day over the villagethe design five-star's spa on its rock outcrop — indoor-outdoor pool, saunas and the Matterhorn framed above the rooftopspremieryear-round St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaApres-ski hotel-spa recovery afternoonthe five-star and four-star spa circuits built for tired legs after big Arlberg dayspremierHigh winter — Christmas/NY, Feb half-terms + deep-snow Feb-Mar freeride weeks Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceA thermal-spa afternoon under Mont Blancthe QC Terme infinity pool that merges with an alpine lake, with the Bossons Glacier and Mont Blanc abovecomfortyear-round St. Moritz, SwitzerlandThe Carlton — a design five-star with a mountain to itselfthe all-suite Carlton pairs a contemporary spa, Michelin-level dining and lake views with a "private mountain" ski experienceluxurystanding; winter peak Courchevel, FranceBarriere Les Neiges — the Bellecote-piste Palacethe Barrière Palace ski-in/ski-out on the Bellecôte piste, with the resort's largest spa — grande-luxe with a full wellness worldultraHigh winter — Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms + Easter Kitzbühel, AustriaA-ROSA Kitzbühel — Tyrolean-castle five-star with a 3,000 m2 spabuilt in the style of a Tyrolean castle with a 3,000 m² spaluxuryyear-round Alpe d'Huez, FranceA hotel-spa recovery day (Grandes Rousses / Daria-I Nor)the 5-star hotel spas built for tired ski legs — the recovery half-day inside a luxury staypremieryear-round Andermatt, SwitzerlandA luxury-wellness stay at The Chedi Health Clubpool, spa and longevity/health programmes at the 5-star flagship — a proper wellness half-day built into a luxury ski staypremierHigh winter — Christmas/NY, Feb half-terms, March powder — Gemsstock freeride + linked SkiArena Appenzell, SwitzerlandRomantik Hotel Säntis — spa on the Landsgemeindeplatza 4-star in a painted house right on the square where the canton votes, with a spa, sauna and two restaurantscomfortyear-round Zermatt, SwitzerlandApres-ski thermal + massage recoveryhotel wellness circuits built for tired ski legs — the recovery half-day after big glacier dayscomfortHigh winter ski + Jul-Aug summer hiking St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaThe panoramic Kelo sauna sundowner at WellComthe Arlberg WellCom's sauna world runs from Finnish and steam to infrared, capped by a Kelo sauna with a panoramic mountain viewcomfortHigh winter — Christmas/NY, Feb half-terms + deep-snow Feb-Mar freeride weeks

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