Destinations
Places that slow you down. Those who travel here arrive more slowly and stay longer.
San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany · Italy Fonteverde A retreat needs a week to work. The Indian houses run programmes, from panchakarma to sleep, and set their own shortest useful stay. Tuscany and Vietnam stay looser. If you have a goal, say it beforehand. Then we can tell you which house serves it and which is only beautiful.
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Mai Chau, Northern Vietnam
Tucked into the mountains north of Hanoi: the most coherent retreat for experiencing the real northern Vietnam far from the coastal circuit.
Best season October to April: the dry season brings clear mountain mornings and good visibility. In September the rice fields are at their greenest, though rain is possible.
Kerala & South India
A hotel group that understands southern India is meant to be experienced in depth: the most considered way to move through Kerala and its neighbouring regions.
Best season October to March, outside the monsoon. November to February is the quietest and most comfortable period for Kerala.
Shillim, Pune District
Dharana at Shillim is not a wellness hotel that happens to be in the mountains: the Sahyadri landscape is the programme. An Ayurveda and yoga retreat anchored in a natural setting that is rare in India.
Best season October to March. The monsoon (June to September) brings intense rainfall and a dramatic landscape, compelling for nature-oriented guests but climatically demanding.
Nelamangala, near Bangalore
Twelve cottages on 25 acres at the edge of Bangalore: an AYUSH-certified Ayurveda hospital that wraps five-star hospitality around genuine medical depth.
Best season October to March: comfortable temperatures in Karnataka, no monsoon rain, the quietest atmosphere on the estate.
San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany · Italy
Thermal resort above Val d'Orcia, grown from a Medici portico of 1607, with spring water of 42 degrees.
Best season April to June and September to October for mild days; the warm springs carry the winter too.
Monsummano Terme, Tuscany · Italy
A 19th century villa above a natural thermal grotto with an underground lake.
Best season Year round; the grotto holds a constant 34 degrees, the park is at its best in spring and autumn.
San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany · Italy
Former summer residence of the Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1743, today a thermal palazzo between Pisa and Lucca.
Best season April to June and September to October for city visits to Pisa and Lucca; the baths carry the whole year.
Ashar Valley, AlUla · Saudi Arabia
Tented villa resort in the Ashar Valley, set between sandstone cliffs, with Rock Pool and Banyan Tree Spa.
Best season October to April for mild desert days and clear starry nights.
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