The World’s 100 Best Wellness Hotels · 2026
The Best Wellness Hotels in the Nordics
2 of the 100 wellness hotels in The World’s 100 Best Wellness Hotels 2026 are in the Nordics, in 2 countries. The highest placed is The Retreat at Blue Lagoon in Grindavík, Iceland, at number 16 in the world.
Geothermal lagoon
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon stands in Grindavík, Iceland, beside the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The hotel has a private lagoon for guests, and The Ritual Spa offers treatments.
Fjord forest
Vejlefjord sits in a beech forest by the fjord near Vejle, Denmark. Its main offers are thermal baths, spa treatments and a three-course dinner in the brasserie.
Wellness hotels
Best by region
- The NordicsThe Retreat at Blue LagoonGrindavík, IcelandN° 16
- EuropeForestisBrixen, ItalyN° 1
- AsiaThe Banjaran Hotsprings RetreatIpoh, MalaysiaN° 17
- The Middle EastCanaan HotelSafed, IsraelN° 21
- North AmericaThe Standard SpaMiami Beach, United StatesN° 36
- The CaribbeanBodyHolidayCap Estate, Saint LuciaN° 85
- Latin AmericaNayara SpringsLa Fortuna, Costa RicaN° 2