Nature and nurture at Es Racó d'Artà
On a quest for wellness in Mallorca, Kate Weir finds her emotional-support hotel
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Wellness
Head-clearing, soul-soothing, health-giving, body beautifying – here's where we focus on the parts of travel that are about more than mere enjoyment
Eight of the best post-piste spas
Ready for ski season? Here's a selection of some of our favourite places for soothing weary limbs
London's best spa hotels
Press pause on city-slicking and say namast-hey to some well deserved R’n’R in London’s most indulgent spa hotels…
Wellness by design at Forestis
In a series highlighting the hotels that support regenerative tourism and make a dynamic difference to their environment and communities, Stephanie Gavan checks into Forestis, a sustainable South Tyrolean stay where design defers to nature…
The best luxury spa hotels in the UK
Britain’s best spa breaks run from city-centre spoiling to calming country getaways, with world-class wellness retreats for weekend breaks or luxuriating for longer
The best yoga hotels around the world
Sun salutations, solid sleep and overall serenity await at the best hotels offering yoga and wellness breaks
The Yucatán and the ancient art of healing
Country Life journalist Rosie Paterson finds that the best spa hotels in Mexico take you outside the treatment room for wilder wellness experiences…
Break point: The best UK hotels for tennis
Serving bells and whistles in mini-break distance, these Great British stays have won our hearts in straight sets
Vinotherapy: putting the wine in unwinding
Should that be pour or pore? Writer Estella Shardlow discovers a different sort of ‘skin-contact’ with the help of the healthful grape
Suite dreams: the ritual of hotel sleep
It might be known for eye-widening opulence but Lake Como's Grand Hotel Tremezzo can inspire some soothing shut-eye too says Madevi Dailly
Seeking a higher self in the Himalayan hills
Six Senses Vana is a place so restorative that it's built a cult following of adoring fans. Stephanie Gavan joins the detox devotees
The healing properties of Euphoria Retreat
The ancient Greek art of living well is writ large here in the Peloponnese – and it has nothing to do with deprivation and everything to do with joy
Nine of the best UK hotels for walking
The Blighty-based boltholes putting their best foot forward to deliver covetable stays in easy reach of a ramble, amble or stroll