Andalucia retreats
by Catherine Cunningham
According to the Times English Dictionary, the word retreat is to "withdraw or retire, as to seclusion or shelter".
In this busy hectic world, as the desire augments to stop your own personal race track and just "be" for a while is becoming increasingly more common. It seems that everyone is stressed. Go to the doctors about anything and the avoidance of stress is nearly always mentioned.
Stress has arrived worldwide and the idea of a retreat could just be the counter balancing answer. Faith Popcorn tend forecaster and the best selling author of "The Popcorn Report" predicted that we would all be wanting to Cocoon years ago. Now its so true and a retreat is the perfect location to undergo your very own cocooning experience.
Now just to add a little pleasant dilemma to this issue, there are various types of retreats, so you need to decide which one is the best for you.
Book Hotels Hotels with Spa facilities in Andalucia
Facing the beachfront, Hotel Riu Costa del Sol - All Inclusive offers 4-star accommodation in Torremolinos and features an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre and terrace. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a kids' club and a 24-hour front desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property.
Situated in Graena, 49 km from San Nicolas Viewpoint, Hotel Balneario de Graena features accommodation with a shared lounge, private parking, a terrace and a restaurant. Featuring a bar, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom.
Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Las Dunas Hotel Health & Spa is beachfront and offers an outdoor swimming pool, gardens, a terrace and a spa. Free WiFi is available. The air-conditioned suites features a private balcony, a flat-screen satellite TV.
Just 60 metres from the charming La Carihuela Beach in Torremolinos, Moon Dreams Torremolinos offers an outdoor pool. Free WiFi access is provided.
Each air-conditioned room comes with a flat-screen satellite TV. All have a private bathroom with a shower or bath and hairdryer. Bed linen and towels are provided.
Offering fantastic views and surrounded by golf courses, this modern complex is located in Mijas, on the beautiful Costa del Sol. It features a spa, a fitness centre and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Exe Estepona Thalasso & Spa - Adults Only is located between Puerto Banús and Estepona, and close to the best golf courses of the area. It offers a spa centre, an outdoor pool and free WiFi.
Located next to Benalmádena’s lively marina area, Mac Puerto Marina Hotel Benalmádena features an outdoor pool, free Wi-Fi throughout and 24-hour reception. Air-conditioned rooms have satellite TV and a balcony or terrace.
A rooftop pool with wonderful sea views can be found at this spa hotel. Situated 300 metres from Guadalpin Beach, it offers free WiFi and air-conditioned rooms with a 42-inch flat TV.
This luxury spa hotel is located in Carratraca, in Andalucía's Serranía de Ronda Mountains. It offers a large holistic spa and elegant rooms with a flat-screen TV and mountain views.
The spa at the Villa Padierna Thermas de Carratraca features Roman baths and a terrace with a hot tub. There is also a juice bar.
Gran Hotel Benahavis SPA is a luxury spa hotel, with 2 outdoor swimming pools and large gardens. It is set in the typical Andalusian village of Benahavis, 15 km from Marbella.
Set next to a charming Andalusia village, this elegant hotel has excellent facilities including a spa and hydromassage bath. Enjoy traditional cuisine in the restaurant and relax in the garden.
This stylish hotel is 500 metres from the beach in a quiet area of Marbella. It features an outdoor pool, beach club, rooms with balconies or terrace and free Wi-Fi. Puerto Banús is 15 km away.
The stylish Holiday Hydros hotel offers suites with sea views and a hot tub on the private terrace. Facilities include a free Wi-Fi zone and a large outdoor pool.
Featuring a chic design, the suites have a separate living room with a flat-screen TV and sofa. The private bathroom comes with amenities and a hairdryer.
This luxury hotel and spa, with its own championship golf course, is a 5-minute drive from Bahía de Casares Beach. It features 2 outdoor pools and a private, seasonal beach club with infinity pool, restaurant and bar. The Cortesin spa includes an indoor pool and gym. There is a Turkish bath, sauna, and a unique snow cave. Treatments include massage.
Set 400 metres from Elviria Beach, Vincci Selección Estrella Del Mar is a modern hotel that combines contemporary architecture with arab-mediterranean décor.
Health Retreats
These can include anything from a week at a salubrious sap with an abundance of pampering normally with massage and alternative health programmes to fasting retreats where you will undertake a detox program to eliminate toxins from the body and often include colonic cleansing
Nature & Activity Retreats
Here not only can you enhance or expand a current skill. These courses are a honey pot of interesting folk and new like minded friends, which really adds to the holiday.
Spiritual Retreats
This can range from Buddhism to Christianity. The objective is to create a closer harmony between oneself and "God". Some of these retreats are carried out in pure silence, so any talkaholics be warned.
Yoga retreats
There are so many versions of Yoga and meditation retreats all taking you on that essential inner journey to peace.
Personal Development Retreats
Business retreats, think-tanks and self awareness courses. There are courses tailor-made to suit the needs of anyone from burnt out CEO´s to the merely inquisitive.
Travel Destination Retreats
Andalucia with its rich cultural history is an ideal destination for Visiting, mountain hideaways and scared lands.
The End Results!
Its always great to see someone after a retreat they are invariably bounding with energy and have a huge desire to "hug the world". They have normally have an undergone an amazing journey and will return to their normal life more evolved and enthusiastic, for some it can be a crossroads, a time to change direction, for others just an amazing uplifting experience.
