At These Retreats, Wellness Is No Longer Just for Grown-Ups
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Wellness and wellness-focused hotels have historically been curated for adults, with the most immersive retreats and resorts reserved for adults only. But this is starting to change as quintessential luxury spa destinations have announced new opportunities for families to build wellness culture across generations.
“Wellness has never been a bigger part of our daily lives,” says Canyon Ranch CEO Mark Rivers. This summer, the luxury wellness resort will welcome children to their Lenox, Massachusetts, property for the first time. “We are finding that the passion for wellness extends across every age group and is more often at the center of family structures and strategies.”
Rivers emphasized how humans are living longer as a result of living younger, thus authenticating that age truly is just a number. “Sixty is the new fifty, fifty is the new forty… the longer you live younger, the more potential time you have with your family and the more time to be active.”
Below, discover four hotels prioritizing multi-generational wellness with new family programming.
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hotelCanyon Ranch Lenox
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Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023In July 2024, Canyon Ranch’s Lenox, Massachusetts, location will host a Family Summer Camp with activities like hiking, cooking classes, and yoga for every generation. “[It] gives us the chance to transform a traditional vinyasa yoga class into a Taylor Swift–themed yoga class,” Rivers says. While the summer camp will only run for one week this year, Rivers cites it as an experiment he’d like to grow into a couple of weeks each year. “Many [guests] have often said, I wish my kids or grandkids could experience this or, we could do it together. For us, this is a way to lower the walls of high-end spa resorts and make ourselves more approachable and accessible, too.”
Courtesy Miraval Berkshires Resort & SpahotelMiraval Berkshires Resort & Spa
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Hot List 2021 Readers' Choice Awards 2021, 2022, 2023This month, another signature Berkshires wellness retreat opened its adults-only doors to the under 18s during a weeklong Family Connection Week timed to spring break. It’s the first time—and teased to not be the last—any of the brand’s three properties have offered this, and marks the hotel's support of instilling wellbeing practices from an early age. The resort’s regular schedule was adapted to bring plenty of group bonding moments over painting, cardio drumming, gluten-free baking, and a scavenger hunt.
Courtesy Paradero Todos SantoshotelParadero Todos Santos
$$$ | Hot List 2021 Readers' Choice Awards 2023In Baja California, Mexico, adults-only and wellness focused boutique hotel Paradero Todos Santos is gearing up to unveil 24 new, luxury villa suites. The expansion is a way to welcome families to the property, while still maintaining the resort’s adults-only atmosphere. The suites range in size from one to three bedrooms, all of which are outfitted with a full kitchen, private pool, and a rooftop terrace with a hot tub. Villa Suite guests will have access to a separate onsite facility geared toward children and teens; highlights include a skating pump track and bouldering provision, while The Learning Table is a unique cooking class and tasting specifically designed for families staying here.
Courtesy Al Qasr at Madinat JumeirahhotelJumeirah Al Qasr
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Gold List 2023The Talise Spa at this iconic Dubai hotel recently revealed a new wellness program centered around family bonding (prior to this, there were no family wellness offerings available). Families can now sign up for three-, five-, or seven-day retreat programs at this holistic wellness destination, where daily activities include beach fitness, creative sketching, and chanting in kundalini yoga. Every program will include daily sunrise walks as well as a visit to the turtle rehabilitation sanctuary where kids will delight in releasing turtles back into the wild, but further customization is available to best suit your family. Options range from a family nutrition workshop to tai chi, a family constellations workshop, mindful movement, and aroma massage.