If you’re a longstanding insomniac or even just prone to the occasional restless night, why not try combining your next restful getaway with a tailored sleep programme?
Many of us use holidays as a time to get some serious rest. And while health and wellness getaways and retreats are abundant, what if they could go a step further? People are increasingly seeking wellness holidays that not only offer opportunities for revitalisation, but target specific issues that offer lasting health benefits.
One of the most desirable of these is sleep. We know a proper night’s sleep prepares you well for the next day, but over time, healthy sleep habits offer myriad health benefits, including a strengthened immune system, higher energy levels, improved weight management, better memory and can even slow down the ageing process.
A select crop of hotels and resorts are offering services specifically designed to improve your sleep or sleep habits. A trend coined ‘sleep tourism’, these experiences range from simply ensuring guests get a good night’s rest to tailored programmes of assessments and treatments that address individual needs or even specific sleep conditions.
Ahead of World Sleep Day this Friday 14 March, we’ve put together a list of our favourite options if you’re considering adding a sleep retreat to your 2025 travel wish list.
Six Senses Kanuhura, Maldives
For anyone struggling with sleep issues or irregular sleep patterns, Six Senses Kanuhura resort in the Maldives offers a tailored sleep programme designed to help improve sleep. Everything you do during one of one of these three-, five- or seven-night packages, is geared towards improving sleep patterns, restoring energy levels and helping you establish an efficient and sustainable sleep routine. All programmes include a wellness screening, tracking and analysis, breathwork and even massages designed to alleviate any anxiety and stress symptoms that may be contributing to your issues. You’ll even get personalised advice from a ‘sleep doctor’, including personalised nutrition and low-intensity training ideas.
Price: £2,143 per night on hotels.com.
Chiva-Som Hua Hin, Thailand
If the stunning backdrops and luxury setting of season three of The White Lotus are inspiring your next wellness retreat, then Chiva-Som Hua Hin could be the sleep holiday for you. Launched in summer 2024, the Sleep Enhancement Specialisation Programme aims to improve sleep quality and overall wellbeing with a comprehensive plan that includes advanced sleep hormone and sleep apnoea testing and nutrition consultations. Two advanced sleep assessments by experts will help identify potential disorders, abnormal breathing patterns and areas for improvement. ‘In-room sleep support’ provides blackout curtains, essential oils, melatonin and sleep-focused books. Wellness treatments, naturopathic consultations and tailored holistic therapies will help cover areas like sleep hygiene, counselling and lifestyle and diet advice.
Price: The Sleep Enhancement Specialisation programme can be added to any retreat experience for an extra cost of approximately £629.
9h nine hours Ningyocho, Japan
Tokyo’s central location in Asia makes it a frequent layover for travellers flying long haul to places like Australia. Capitalising on this, 9h nine hours Ningyocho is aimed at travellers looking for a place to rest efficiently for nine hours before hopping onto their connecting flight. An ultra-modern capsule hotel, the sleeping pods are shaped like cocoons where infrared cameras, microphones and motion sensors collect travellers’ sleep data, analyse it and provide a detailed report with metrics like heart rate and snoring the following day.
Price: From £39 per night on hotels.com.
Ockenden Manor Hotel & Spa, England
Tucked away in leafy Cuckfield, West Sussex, Elizabethan manor house hotel Ockenden Manor Hotel & Spa offers The Good Sleep Retreat. A chance to work on your troublesome sleep problems amid stunning English countryside, it offers science-backed workshops, private in-depth assessments, reviews and consultations are all led by one of UK’s leading sleep psychologists, Dr Maja Schaedel. The package includes two nights in a junior spa suite with a full English breakfast each morning. You can also take part in group gym and yoga sessions as well as an energy-restoring walk through the English countryside.
Price: From £232 per night at hotels.com
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Jumeirah Al Qasr, Dubai
Jumeirah Al Qasr offers two sleep programmes: the Sleep Amenity Programme and the Talise Sleep Wellness Programme. The Sleep Amenity Programme enhances guests’ sleep quality through holistic wellness technology, like the Hapbee smart sleep pad and active neckband, which use bio-streaming technology to deliver magnetic waves like melatonin and CBD for improved sleep. You can also access vibroacoustic therapy for sleep disorders and stress. The Talise Sleep Wellness programme is fully personalised, with daily yoga, guided sunrise walks and a range of sleep-focused activities like hypnotherapy, light therapy, sound healing and sleep coaching. You’ll also receive a Talise spa sleep ritual box, sleep ritual tea and a morning detox wellbeing drink.
Price: Sleep amenity programme from £99. Talise sleep wellness programme from £858 to £4,346 (for a full seven days).
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Hotel St. George Helsinki, Finland
If you’re not necessarily an insomniac, but could benefit from some handy intel into how your sleep and rest could be improved, Hotel St. George Helsinki in Finland combines a luxurious, five-star stay with some useful sleep education. During your stay, you can request an Emfit monitor that tracks physical and mental recovery overnight by analysing breathing and sleep stages. You can then book a consultation with the hotel’s head of wellbeing to explore the results and gain some insight on how to improve your sleep.
Price: £223 per night on hotels.com.
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Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Italy
Another option for those who might have longstanding sleep issues, Lefay Resort’s ‘Sleep Programme’ aims to help travellers reset and improve their overnight sleep patterns. After a medical consultation, you’ll be advised on which of the extensive list of treatments you should undergo; the list includes sleep check-ups, cryotherapy, reflexology, acupuncture and even cellular repair treatment. With five- or 10-night stay options, you can choose which experience will work best for your goals — and all stays conclude with a final examination that gives you targeted recommendations for maintaining any improvements you’ve made to your sleep.
Price: from £341 per night on hotels.com.
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