Our Top Family Wellness Retreats

You want to travel with your family in tow, to somewhere where the children have plenty to keep them occupied, to a place that caters for toddlers and older kids alike, but you definitely don’t want to compromise on your holiday - one that offers sumptuous food, a great spa and ample time for you and your loved ones to reconnect.

Is this a pipe-dream though? Can you really find a family friendly spa resort that will tick ALL the family boxes?

You sure can with Healing Holidays and our award-winning portfolio of family-friendly wellness retreats. Read on to discover our top retreats for a family wellness holiday.

Forte Village Resort, Sardinia

Set on a white sand beach on the sunny south coast of Sardinia, Forte Village Resort combines luxury accommodation with healthy food options, a great spa for Mum and Dad, a brilliant kid’s club that will amuse and comfort the toddlers, and babysitting on tap making it an ideal location for a family wellness holiday.  It’s also a place that will also satisfy the older kids in your party with world-class sporting activities, fun games and plenty of time away from the parents with like-minded new friends.

RXV Wellness Village, Thailand

Set in the lush surroundings of Sampran, just a stone’s throw from Bangkok, RXV Wellness Village is a truly family-oriented wellness retreat for multi-generations to get healthy and mindful together. In classic Southeast Asian style, RXV Wellness Village wants to care for families of all ages; the concept is that nobody is too young or too old. The team here offers various paths to living long and well, from medical screening to bespoke treatments, cardio workouts to mindfulness exercises, but perhaps what sets this place apart the most is RAKxa’s Thai arts and crafts programme with traditional Buddhist and heritage activities supporting focus and concentration.

Marbella Club, Spain

Located by the sea on Marbella’s Golden Mile, the legendary Marbella Club oozes style and glamour, and a genteel service befitting its royal pedigree. It is the perfect spot for conflicting spa requirements – heavy duty fitness for him, good-ageing and calorie-controlled eating for her, with somewhere brilliant for the kids to be entertained whilst you both get on with it. Spa goers can laze in the hammam steam baths, wood-burning saunas and Thalassotherapy pool, while the fitness obsessed can enjoy golf, tennis, horse riding and much, much more. This is the total brilliance of the Marbella Club - it has something for all the family.

Zulal Wellness Resort, Qatar

Located on the gentle shores of the Arabian Gulf, Zulal Wellness Resort caters not only to adults through Zulal Serenity but the whole family with Zulal Discovery, with an innovative and bespoke programme that caters to each individual’s needs. Truly innovative and bespoke programmes cater to each individual’s needs and are informed by a millennium of Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine and with staff including naturopaths, family specialists and visiting experts, a retreat at Zulal Wellness Resort promises to rejuvenate you, allowing you to take home lessons that will improve family life long after the holiday has ended.

Schloss Elmau, Germany

Hidden deep in Germany’s beautiful Bavarian Alps, Schloss Elmau is perfect for families. Home to not one spa, but six, including one dedicated entirely to families, there are various heated pools, saunas and a spa menu featuring a selection of soothing and healing treatments. However, there’s more to Schloss Elmau than just its fantastic spa offering. There’s also an extensive range of culinary delights and activities to enjoy too, including hiking, mountain biking, Yoga classes, Pilates, Tai Chi, cross-country skiing and tennis. Be sure to also check out a performance at Schloss Elmau’s very own concert hall, which plays host to more than 200 concerts each year.

SHA Wellness Clinic, Spain

Tucked away on a hillside overlooking Spain’s southern coast, SHA Wellness Clinic is an award-winning Medical Spa that provides a 360-degree approach to wellness offering a potent combination of natural therapies, first rate nutrition and the latest advancements in Western medicine. For those travelling as a family, they offer the Villa Alma, a private 5-bedroom villa designed for families that features a garden, a swimming pool, a private spa with steam room and sauna, a private gym and 24-hour personalised services, including toys and amenities for children and a nanny service.

Palazzo Fiuggi, Italy

Nestled within a private 8½ hectare park overlooking the medieval spa town of Fiuggi just an hour south of Rome, Palazzo Fiuggi marries the deepest holistic traditions with the most advanced Western medicine and the very best facilities, allowing you to totally rewind and bliss out. For those travelling as a family, they offer the Villa Luisa, a private 7-bedroom villa designed for families that features a sumptuous dining area, a private spa with sauna, a Turkish bath, a treatment room for two and a state of the art gym.

Daios Cove, Greece

An easy 1 hour transfer from Crete’s main airport at Heraklion, Daios Cove is crafted into the cliff side with knock out sea-views over Vathi Bay from every room in the resort. Being family-friendly, you can expect this ravishing resort to have everything on tap and to tick all the boxes – six restaurants from simple, cool sexy beach to high quality dining - tick. Great facilities for the younger ones - tick, with a Children’s Club and child-minding on tap - tick.  A lovely beach location to swim and enjoy the sea breeze – tick tick tick.

So there you have it, we hope you've enjoyed reading about our top family-friendly wellness retreats and that it has inspired you to take the next step and book a family wellness holiday for you and your loved ones.