Spa Breaks and Wellness

Get the latest advice, news and reviews of spa breaks and wellness holidays from The Independent's expert travel writers. Whether you're looking for a top UK spa hotel to spend a relaxing weekend or a meditation retreat to clear your head of life's worries, we've got you covered.

Spa hotels

<p>Kimpton Charlotte Square offers a sound wellness room</p>

Best spa hotels in Edinburgh, reviewed

<p>Come on in: The pools inside the ‘bath house’ are fed by a natural hot spring</p>

Hotel review: The Gainsborough Bath Spa

<p>The Nici, serving South Beach vibes in the sunshine </p>

The best spa hotels in Dorset

<p>Bath may be Britain’s best-known Georgian spa town but there are other beautiful gems blessed with natural springs up and down the country</p>

Best spa towns in the UK 2024

Wellness breaks

Our latest reviews and articles on wellness holidays

<p>St Lucia boasts plenty of stunning views thanks to the abundance of natural beauty </p>

Caribbean and Central America

Why St Lucia makes the perfect wellness break for women

<p>A review of Hemlock Neversink’s wellness retreat </p>

How Hemlock Neversink’s upstate wellness retreat serves as a reset

<p>Several new padel courts have opened in UK hotels in 2024 </p>

Hotels with padel courts in the UK

As well as this basement pool, The Ned also has a rooftop pool overlooking St Paul's

These are the UK's 25 best spas

Five reasons Newport Beach is the ultimate wellness break destination

D Maris Bay comes with its own tennis school

This Turkey hotel has a tennis school designed by a Wimbledon champion

Adler Balance in the Dolomites offers thermal pools and sound frequency therapy

Ditch the New Year diet and take a 'wellness holiday' instead

<p>The Italian luxury hotel creates fully customised plans for each guest... celebrities and non-celebrities alike </p>

My four-day detox at the wellness retreat where Victoria Beckham goes