Top 10 Wellness Hotel Openings for 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for wellness hospitality—because the most compelling new properties aren’t treating wellness as a menu of treatments. They’re designing the entire stay around recovery: sleep, nervous-system regulation, nourishment, movement, heat/cold, and place-based ritual.
This list is curated through the Elevate Wellness Collective lens: wellness beyond the spa—where wellness is built into the guest journey and makes business sense (longer stays, stronger shoulder-season demand, and packages that feel like an experience, not an add-on).
This is my curated list of brand-new openings I’m watching globally through the Elevate Wellness Collective lens: wellness beyond the spa….. meaning the wellness is built into the guest journey (sleep, movement, nourishment, heat/cold, nature, ritual), not bolted on as an amenity.
How I picked these:
Opens in 2026 (or publicly positioned for 2026; dates can shift)
Wellness is core to the concept (not a side feature)
Strong “why now” signals: longevity, nature therapy, thermal circuits, mental health, or urban reset design
The Openings
1. Amanvari — Baja East Cape, Mexico
Opens: Spring 2026
Ultra luxury wellness in Mexico
Why it’s on my list: Aman’s first Mexico resort is arriving with an Aman Spa and a contemporary temazcal concept, exactly the kind of “ritual + place” pairing that defines next-gen luxury wellness.
Elevate Lens: This is wellness that sells itself: nature + ritual + low-friction programming creates high-value multi-night journeys (without feeling like a scheduled retreat).
Best for: deep reset + ritual2. Mailena — Loreto, Mexico
Opens: Late summer 2026 (reservations expected earlier in 2026)
Tucked between the Sierra de la Giganta mountains and the Sea of Cortes.
Why it’s on my list: Positioned as Loreto’s first luxury wellness resort and designed as an adults-only sanctuary, this is the kind of opening that can redefine an under-the-radar destination overnight.
Elevate Lens: When the entire stay rhythm supports recovery (sleep + movement + nourishment + calm), you get built-in upsell pathways and longer length-of-stay, without forcing guests into a “program.”
Best for: burnout recovery + nervous system calm, couples retreat
Opens: Summer 2026 / Q3 2026
Encircled by the Baltic Sea, Hiiumaa is one of Europe’s quietest islands
Why it’s on my list: A “five-season” retreat concept rooted in seasonality, sustainability, and the natural rhythms of a UNESCO biosphere reserve setting—rare, quiet, and genuinely different.
Elevate Lens: Seasonality is a commercial advantage: it lets a property rotate rituals + programming all year (fresh storylines, repeat reasons to return, shoulder-season demand.
Best for: seasonal living + nature immersion
4. The Malkai — Oman
Expected: Spring/Summer 2026 (timing varies in press)
Wellness in the dessert and beyond…..
Why it’s on my list: A multi-location “wellness journey” concept across three landscapes (farm/coast, mountains, desert), with an on-trip guide (“murshid”)—built for slow travel and deep decompression.
Elevate Lens: This is experiential wellness at its best: the itinerary is the therapy. It naturally supports longer stays and premium pricing because the guest is buying a narrative, not just a room.
Best for: immersion + perspective shift, journeying beyond the ordinary
5. Mirbeau Inn & Spa Beacon — Hudson Valley, New York
Opens: Spring 2026
Rendering of the historic preservation and modernization.
Why it’s on my list: A brand-new Mirbeau property anchored by a 25,000-sq-ft spa, designed for easy drive-market wellness (and those are booming).
Elevate Lens: Drive markets thrive on repeatability with memberships, seasonal programming, and day-guest monetization. A large spa footprint creates a real revenue engine (not just an amenity).
Best for: quick reset + spa days that feel like a retreat not far from home
6. The AMAALA Wellness Wave (Saudi Red Sea) — multiple openings in 2026
Includes 3 flagship wellness resorts opening in 2026 (dates vary).
AMAALA’s phase-one is explicitly anchored by wellness-forward resorts, making this one of the most important wellness destination launches to watch.
What are you looking for? Amaala has an answer for you in the desert
Why it’s on my list: AMAALA is being built as a destination-scale wellness ecosystem, so wellbeing isn’t an amenity; it’s the reason to go.
Six Senses Amaala: lifestyle-luxury wellness inside the broader destination story.
Jayasom AMAALA: integrative wellness resort blending evidence-based + holistic approaches.
Clinique La Prairie Health Resort (Autumn 2026): the most clinically-led, medical blend of hospitality and longevity-first of the three.
Elevate Lens: One destination, three different “wellness personalities”—great for matching travelers by goal (lifestyle reset vs integrative program vs longevity clinic-style).
Best for: longevity + immersive reset
7) tulåh Wellness Clinic — Northern Kerala, India
Opens: February 2026
Clinical wellness meets hospitality
Why it’s on my list: tulåh is being positioned as a clinical healing sanctuary blending Eastern traditions with clinical interventions, an unusually integrated, outcomes-led model from day one.
Elevate Lens: “Medical-wellness” succeeds when it balances trust + warmth: diagnostics and advanced therapies, delivered like hospitality, not a hospital.
Best for: medically-led reset + structured healing support
8) WildLand Hope — Scottish Highlands, UK
Opens: May 2026
Wellness adventure and experiential hotels it’s on my list: Set inside a major private conservation project, this opening leans into nature immersion such as: guided foraging, fireside lunches, stargazing/conservation sessions, and adventure wellness as wild reconnection, not spa menu.
Elevate Lens: The most compelling wellness stories don’t start in the treatment room - they start with place + ritual. This is the kind of programming that’s memorable, shareable, and easy to package seasonally.
Best for: adventure + nature therapy
9. Vermelho Lagoa — Melides, Portugal
Opens: Summer 2026
Design focused wellness
Why it’s on my list: Christian Louboutin’s second location in Melides is explicitly centered around a spa/wellness offering with just 10 rooms with sea views, an infinity pool, and the HELOMA spa (2 treatment rooms + hammam + sauna + ice bucket).
Elevate Lens: This is slow-wellness by design with easy rituals (heat + water + quiet) plus effortless dining.
Best for: soft luxury + coastal restoration, slow-wellness
10. Six Senses Milan — Italy
Urban wellness at its’ finest
Why it’s on my list: Six Senses is bringing its high-touch wellness philosophy into a major city setting, perfect for travelers who want an urban reset without leaving culture behind.
Elevate Lens: Six Senses is now scaling fast under IHG (27 open / 38 in pipeline as of Sept 2025), with multiple 2026 debuts including Kyoto, The Palm Dubai, and Tel Aviv, Milan matters because it shows how the brand is translating “retreat energy” into everyday, repeatable city wellness.
Best for: city recovery + stopover reset
If you could press pause for 3–5 nights in 2026, where would you go from this lis, and what would you want it to change (sleep, stress, clarity, energy)?
Hoteliers: if you’re building wellness that guests actually choose (and pay for), tell me your hotel type + what you want wellness to do for the business. I’ll share patterns I’m seeing as this community grows.
