Forget the occasional yoga class, these luxurious resorts do male wellness right, combining nutrition and fitness with plenty of self-pampering.
So you’ve decided it’s time you started looking after yourself a bit better and you’re willing to travel in search of inspiration? Forget communal steam rooms and cluttered hotel gyms, resorts across Asia are going above and beyond to in their embrace of wellness. Treatments tailored for men, custom-designed wellness programs, and nutritious cleansing cuisine are just a few of the offerings these leading wellness resorts offer lads seeking a touch of zen.
COMO Shambhala Estate
Ubud, Bali
COMO’s flagship resort remains one of the most renowned spa resorts in Asia (hey also have a beach resort). The beautiful villa accommodation at COMO Shambhala Estate is nestled in a spiritual jungle enclave. With homely Balinese touches, the luxury suites and villas all have access to relaxing pavilions, pools, and shaded lounge areas. The four wellness programs – Cleanse, Be Active, Ayurvedic, and Bespoke – offer something for everyone.
The resort combines comprehensive treatments, holistic and cultural daily activities, private consultations, and the famous COMO Shambhala cuisine to give your body and mind the ultimate break. If you’ve been hitting it hard at the gym lately, try the Warm Muscle Wrap, which uses traditional Indonesian medicine to relieve aching bodies and tense muscles after exercise, leaving you revived and ready to resume your workout routine.
The Farm
San Benito, Philippines
A fusion of healthy detoxes, and medical services, The Farm in San Benito covers every man’s need for a wellness weekend getaway. With award-winning raw and vegan cuisine, this health haven also offers six wellness programs, hydrotherapy, professional consultations, acupuncture, and signature body treatments like the Yin Yang Body Polish.
Check in to one of the luxuriously-designed suites or villas, and explore The Farm’s extensive spa menu. Three sanctuaries at the resort – the Healing Sanctuary, Holistic Sanctuary, and the Aqua Sanctuary – focus on specific areas of your well-being, with all providing a wealth of genuine health benefits.
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resorts
Badung, Bali
New to Bali this year, REVĪVŌ is made up of in-house spa REMISSIŌ; a fitness area called MOVEŌ; and an organic café called NŪTRIŌ, all of which aim to invigorate your mind, body and spirit. Packing all the ultimate wellness facilities into 1.6 hectares of teak tree forest, this haven of holistic delight offers a yoga ‘barn’, pilates studio, martial arts hall, and a fully-equipped gym with TRX and boxing equipment, providing a multitude of workouts for every man.
The luxurious spa is comprised of five double treatment rooms – each with their own outdoor bath – as well as two hydro jet Vichy shower beds, hot and chilled plunge pools, jacuzzis, infrared saunas, and a floating pool. Stressed out at work? Choose from the six retreat programs to relax, or opt for a three-day immersive program, individually tailored to suit your specific wellness needs.
Amanpuri
Pansea Beach, Phuket
Aman Resorts and Hotels are renowned for their space and privacy, so it’s only fitting that Amanpuri means ‘place of peace’. Incorporating ancient Ayutthayan architecture throughout the resort, the Aman Spa consists of six light-filled pavilions, scattered throughout a mature coconut plantation. Including a private steam room, showers, baths, and an outdoor meditation sala, these buildings surround yoga and meditation pavilions, a studio gym, complete with panoramic views, and four floodlit tennis courts, offering a beautiful setting to practice your backhand in between treatments.
Feel like a king with the Royal Thai Massage – initially designed for the Thai Royal family – a dry pressure point treatment, focusing on restoring your body’s energy flow.
Ananda
Uttarakhand, India
This award-winning luxury spa resort integrates Ayurveda and Vedanta philosophies, with yoga and international wellness experiences, like fitness classes and healthy organic cuisine.
Located on a 40.5-hectare Maharaja’s estate, in the Himalayan foothills of Northern India, Ananda offers ten signature all-inclusive packages, including the seven-night Rebalance programme, which schedules daily fitness sessions, yoga, meditation, pranayama breathing techniques; and Vedanta, for those who want to engage in mindfulness.
The spa menu also involves over 80 body treatments, physiotherapy, meditation retreats, spiritual healing and authentic Ayurvedic experiences.
Amatara Wellness Resort
Cape Panwa, Phuket
Anantara Wellness Resort sets the benchmark for balancing your body and mind. If you need some time to rejuvenate, this health haven is located on a corner of the Thai party island, Phuket (and isn’t their only property on the island). With a focus on creating happiness through a healthy diet, relaxing treatments and activities, Amatara offers six holistic retreat programs, which include nutritional, organic cuisine, and the world’s first Thai Hammam experience. This rejuvenating treatment brings together traditional Turkish and Moroccan bathing practices with the wisdom and gentleness of Thai spa therapies.
Besides the tranquil coastal views, this resort offers a great location to recover from the full moon parties and street food of Phuket. Instead, focus on improving your health and wellbeing before heading home to reality.
Fivelements
Mambal, Bali
Balinese traditions are an all-encompassing way of life at Fivelements spa resort. Nestled between the banks of the Ayung River and lush tropical ponds and gardens, this award-winning eco-luxe resort encourages your healing process to naturally unfold in truly beautiful resort accommodation. The rustic use of bamboo and thatching across the resort immerses you in the natural jungle habitat, whilst consciously minimising its environmental impact.
The five Hindu elements of Air, Water, Fire, Earth, and Ether – the idea of presence and space in the mind – are incorporated in the wellness concept design, retreats and programs, innovative plant-based cuisine, and wellness hospitality. Restorative healing includes traditional fire and water blessings, along with spa rituals, meditation, yoga, and sacred arts.
If holistic healing isn’t for you, reserve a place on the Cuisine for Life retreat for a perfect combination of culinary inspiration and superfood therapies to cleanse your body inside out.
Chiva-Som
Hua Hin, Thailand
Before wellness became a buzzword, Chiva-Som was a space for locals to gather, take some time to collect their thoughts, and adjust their wellbeing. The beautiful property on the royal coast of Hua Hin is now a 54-room well-established spa retreat, including Thai pavilions, and newly-renovated ocean side rooms and suites.
Warm, natural décor and expansive outdoor spaces enhance your overall wellness experience. Along with detoxes, de-stress treatments, and holistic healing, Chiva-Som has an in-house medical wing that offers recovery and rehabilitation treatments, pain management, and general health improvement, so whether you’re recovering from an injury or looking to beef-up, Chiva-Som has something for every modern male.
MesaStila
Java, Indonesia
Located on a historic coffee plantation with a colonial railway and converted Joglo villas, MesaStila is a hidden gem tucked away in the forests outside of Solo, on the island of Java. The resort boasts its very own Turkish Hammam, where functionality combines steam bathing with no-frills cleansing rituals. The property has 23 unique villas surrounded by eight mountains, tropical gardens, and lush vegetation.
Whether you are seeking solitude, a cultural sanctuary, or an indulgent experience, this resort and spa will support your healing journey with four retreat packages; Escapism; Cleanse; De-stress and Indulge; and Fitness and Weight Management, all ranging from two nights to two weeks.
Experience all the authentic Hammam has to offer with the Truly Turkish Hamam Ritual, including a steam session, gommage (scrub), cleanse, and back massage, followed by a hair wash and rose water rinse to rehydrate your skin.
Song Saa Private Island
Aun Island, Cambodia
Song Saa is the perfect place to give yourself a digital detox and disconnect; located on a private island, 45 minutes by speedboat from Sihanoukville Port, this intimate resort is a true carefree paradise. Joining the wellness club, the Spa’s retreats are a much-loved addition at the luxury hideaway.
Following a Buddhist philosophy, the ‘spa with no walls’ is made up of rooms dotted across the island, where treatments take place nestled in nature. Refresh with a stillness-themed program; rejuvenate through the invigorating, detoxifying retreat inspired by blessings; or revive with the healing package, all available for five or seven days.
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