Five Spas in Marbella for a Weekend Holiday with Friends | Spain

Claire — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:05:00 +0000

Spa breaks or holidays are the ultimate in indulgence. It’s one thing having a holiday treat but a spa holiday is all about pampering, relaxing and looking after yourself, because you’re worth it. This selfish something special, just for you time, is incredibly difficult to do when life just simply gets in the way from work, partners to general responsibilities get in the way. It is important though, to give yourself some love, maybe even a time out from time to time. On this vain a wonderful thing to do is to ask a friend and head off to sunny climes for a long weekend break. Here are five of the best spas in Marbella, so a choice can be made as to how and where this weekend treat could be and tempt you away from the daily grind. You never know, it could be that a relaxing Marbella holiday is all that you need.

Golf club, Marbella, Spain by Meindert Arnold Jacob

Shanti Som

Shanti Som Spa has a variety of packages to heal the mind, body and soul which draw influences from South East Asia. A full selection of specific retreats and treatments are available from complete balance and harmony treatments, spa detoxes to yoga retreats. The best way to get the most out of a spa holiday here is to have a consultation so an approach can be tailored to your needs. Shanti Som’s sole purpose is to promote new and healthy habits to follow through life.

LA Quinta Golf & Spa

Plush and luxurious describes the Arabic and Andalucían themed spa at La Quinta. With an outdoor pool, hydrotherapy pool, hammam, aromatic steam room and cascade showers the idea is to touch and sooth your senses into relaxation and renewal. La Quinta itself has wonderful views of the sea and mountains. It is surrounded by a golf course as well if you fancy twinning a bit of exercise with your spa break.

Finca Cortesin Spa

As part of the five star hotel in Casares, Finca Cortesin, their high standards expected at the spa too. The development is in beautiful grounds and surrounded by a world class golf course. It boasts three pools one of which is a heated indoor pool treated with sea salt, a thermal area with Finnish sauna and snow cave. Wellness is the focus in this luxurious spa.

For exercise fanatics there is a fully equipped gym with personal trainers on site to advise on routines. As for spa treatments if has several treatment rooms focusing on the face and body, wellness and rejuvenation.

Marbella Club Hotel Golf Resort and Spa

Sat right next to the sea is somehow a real plus to spa lovers, something in the sea air perhaps. Marbella Club Spa offers your very own personalized spa holiday at its Thalasso Spa. Your every whim is catered to from detoxification to rejuvenation, facial beauty to body wraps the Thalasso spa has it covered. Another plus is all their products are from the luxury brands of BABOR, Morjana and Thalion.

O2 Centro Wellness

This is the least luxurious of the five spas in Marbella however it is therefore the most reasonable too. It offers a thermal circuit of six hot springs, two swimming pools, a Nebula Shower, Steam Bath and Sauna. The mantra at O2 is to enjoy health, sports and beauty so there are good gym facilities too.