Worth a Journey

The World’s 100 Best Wellness Hotels

The Retreat at Blue Lagoon

Grindavík, Iceland

  1. WORLD’S BEST WELLNESS HOTELS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 16 2026

No. 1 in the Nordics

The Retreat at Blue Lagoon

A hotel beside the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Grindavík, Iceland, with a private lagoon for guests. The Ritual Spa offers treatments, and guests change in private suites before using the lagoons.

Highlights

  • Private Retreat lagoon
  • Ritual Spa treatments
  • Private changing suite

Good to know

  • Spa from age 12
  • Closures during volcanic eruptions

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