Wellbeing Reimagined: How Wellness Suites, Spas & Retreats Have Evolved in The Top 100
In 2025, wellness is no longer an optional add-on—it is the very heart of global hospitality. The World’s 100 Best properties integrate wellbeing into suites, spas, and retreats, ensuring guests encounter health, restoration, and luxury as one seamless narrative.
Wellness suites are redefining luxury. At Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok and Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, guestrooms now include circadian lighting, meditation alcoves, purified air and water systems, and in-room treatment zones.
Leading spas blend ancient traditions with modern science. Chiva-Som, Hua Hin integrates Thai therapies with integrative medicine, while Six Senses Vana, India becomes an ashram-like retreat.
“The spa of 2025 is not a service—it is a sanctuary of culture, science, and soul.”
Plant-based gastronomy, meditation domes, and integrated wellness programs.
Spiritual immersion in Bhutanese culture with guided mindfulness hikes.
Urban sanctuary featuring oxygen therapy and expansive spa floors.
Looking ahead, The World’s 100 Best identifies four directions: personalized treatments powered by biometrics, regenerative sustainability, cultural authenticity rooted in indigenous healing, and digital memberships extending wellness beyond the stay.
From Spa to Core Experience
The Rise of the Wellness Suite
Spas as Cultural Sanctuaries
Retreats as Holistic Destinations
The Future of Wellbeing
