Meet the winners
The World's 50
Best Wellness Resorts 2026
The world's most exceptional wellness escapes, chosen by you. Our annual guide to the wellness resorts worth knowing, shaped by the people who travel, experience and believe in the transformative power of wellbeing.
The Top Five
Top 5 Winners of 2026
An island sanctuary blending ancient healing traditions with holistic luxury.
A modern wellness haven where bespoke therapies and mindful living converge.
An Italian oasis of elegance, renewal, and serene hillside rejuvenation.
Cliffside luxury meets mindful indulgence in Portugal's sun drenched paradise.
Tropical luxury meets mindful wellness on Thailand's serene riverbanks.
The Marks of Distinction
Award Badges
Premier Award
Awarded to the single highest ranking resort on the list, the No. 1 property voted among the world's best wellness escapes.
Excellence Award
Recognising the resorts ranked No. 2 to No. 5, properties distinguished by their exceptional programming, care and guest experience.
Top 50 Finalist
Held by every resort named from No. 6 to No. 50 in the 2026 ranking, a place among the fifty best wellness escapes in the world.
Numbers 6 to 50
The Full List of 2026
A jungle wrapped sanctuary where nature, movement and mindful luxury come together effortlessly.
Seafront serenity blending contemporary wellness with endless Aegean views.
Medical excellence meets refined elegance, setting the gold standard for longevity and healing.
Holistic wellbeing perfected over decades, where balance is a way of life.
Desert inspired wellness redefining family friendly and culturally rooted healing.
Spiritual calm and minimalist design converge, offering deep restoration and stillness.
Thermal indulgence and timeless glamour, rooted in centuries of healing tradition.
Precision health and alpine purity unite, focused on longevity and performance.
Sensual spa culture and transformative rituals, celebrating pleasure as wellbeing.
Coastal calm and cutting edge medical wellness meet on the North Sea.
Ancient thermal waters bubble beneath open skies, delivering timeless rejuvenation.
A refined wellness escape balancing modern therapies with coastal tranquility.
Minimalist luxury and mindful living overlooking pristine beaches.
Myth, movement and healing intersect in the mountains of the Peloponnese.
Lakeside calm and sustainable luxury define this retreat.
Riviera chic meets active wellbeing on the Mediterranean coast.
Grand tradition and medical spa excellence stand proudly.
Restorative countryside calm and refined simplicity define wellness.
Sun soaked coastal wellness blends seamlessly with sophistication.
Swiss precision and longevity science lead global wellness innovation.
Timeless elegance and medical spa excellence in a legendary wellness destination.
Holistic rejuvenation set against rolling hills and vineyards.
Alpine elegance and science backed wellness converge on the lakeshore.
Our Selection Process
How the list is made
Each year, our editorial team selects 100 exceptional wellness resorts from across the world, creating a considered shortlist of the destinations we believe are shaping the future of health and wellbeing.
We then hand the decision over to our readers. Through our annual reader vote, you choose the 50 resorts you believe deserve a place among The World's 50 Best Wellness Resorts.
The result is a list shaped by both editorial expertise and the people who know and love wellness travel, celebrating the destinations that inspire, restore and redefine what it means to travel well.
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The 2027 Awards
Have your say for 2027
Voting opens in October and closes 31 December. Winners are announced in January 2027.
Vote for 2027