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The World’s 100 Best Wellness Hotels · 2026

The Best Wellness Hotels in the Middle East

8 of the 100 wellness hotels in The World’s 100 Best Wellness Hotels 2026 are in the Middle East, in 5 countries. The highest placed is Canaan Hotel in Safed, Israel, at number 21 in the world. Carmel Forest in Mount Carmel, Israel (number 25) and Six Senses Southern Dunes in Umluj, Saudi Arabia (number 35) follow.

Canaan Hotel
N° 21 · Canaan Hotel, Safed

Northern Israel

Canaan Hotel in the Biriya forest above Safed has outdoor seating areas with fires, and its spa has a heated indoor pool and outdoor jacuzzis. Carmel Forest on top of Mount Carmel sits in a forest reserve as part of the Isrotel chain, with an indoor pool and an outdoor pool with loungers.

Red Sea and desert

Six Senses Southern Dunes in Umluj, Saudi Arabia, is set among desert dunes and mountains, with villas that have private pools. Herods Vitalis in Eilat has rooms with balconies over the Red Sea. Al Moudira in Luxor, Egypt, is a boutique hotel of Egyptian and Oriental design set in gardens.

Thermal hotels

NG Afyon in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, has about 430 rooms, thermal pools and a Turkish bath. Hierapark in Karahayıt near Pamukkale has indoor and outdoor thermal pools, with a separate women's pool. Mövenpick Dead Sea on the Jordanian shore has direct access to the water and many pools in its grounds.

Wellness hotels

99. Hierapark 83. Mövenpick Dead Sea 76. NG Afyon 56. Herods Vitalis 55. Al Moudira 35. Six Senses Southern Dunes 25. Carmel Forest 21. Canaan Hotel
99. Hierapark 83. Mövenpick Dead Sea 76. NG Afyon 56. Herods Vitalis 55. Al Moudira 35. Six Senses Southern Dunes 25. Carmel Forest 21. Canaan Hotel
  1. Canaan Hotel N° 21 Canaan Hotel Safed, Israel Spa hotel
  2. Carmel Forest N° 25 Carmel Forest Mount Carmel, Israel Spa hotel
  3. Six Senses Southern Dunes N° 35 Six Senses Southern Dunes Umluj, Saudi Arabia Spa hotel
  4. Al Moudira N° 55 Al Moudira Luxor, Egypt Spa hotel
  5. Herods Vitalis N° 56 Herods Vitalis Eilat, Israel Spa hotel
  6. NG Afyon N° 76 NG Afyon Afyonkarahisar, Turkey Spa hotel
  7. Mövenpick Dead Sea N° 83 Mövenpick Dead Sea Dead Sea, Jordan Spa hotel
  8. Hierapark N° 99 Hierapark Pamukkale, Turkey Spa hotel

Best by region

  1. The NordicsThe Retreat at Blue LagoonGrindavík, IcelandN° 16
  2. EuropeForestisBrixen, ItalyN° 1
  3. AsiaThe Banjaran Hotsprings RetreatIpoh, MalaysiaN° 17
  4. The Middle EastCanaan HotelSafed, IsraelN° 21
  5. North AmericaThe Standard SpaMiami Beach, United StatesN° 36
  6. The CaribbeanBodyHolidayCap Estate, Saint LuciaN° 85
  7. Latin AmericaNayara SpringsLa Fortuna, Costa RicaN° 2

Best by country

  1. AustriaInteralpen Hotel TyrolTelfsN° 3
  2. ItalyForestisBrixenN° 1
  3. GermanySchloss ElmauKrünN° 8
  4. SwitzerlandGrand Resort Bad RagazBad RagazN° 39
  5. United StatesThe Standard SpaMiami BeachN° 36
  6. JapanShuhoukaku KogetsuKawaguchikoN° 50