Choose the Spa for You

With such a vast array of fabulous spas and retreats on offer in Ireland, we’ve created a clear and concise categorisation system to help you choose the right break for you:

Destination Spa

For spa goers seeking a complete immersion in the spa experience, they can take advantage of a complete wellness and lifestyle reorientation programme as well as a complete range of spa treatments and rituals in an environment that is specifically devoted to health, fitness and relaxation.  At a Destination Spa guests feel comfortable walking around in a robe, dining in a robe, or lounging around the pool or garden because everyone else will be doing the same thing.

Resort Spa

For those seeking a variety of recreational activities to enjoy along with a comprehensive range of spa treatments and rituals delivered in an hotel resort environment.  Spa treatments, workshops and fitness facilities represent just some of the main activities on offer.  Other on-site activities will typically include golf, equestrian and guided walking tours on the property.

Hotel Spas

Hotel Spas offer an added value experience to customers to enhance their stay at an hotel property, hotel spas offer a variety of services appropriate to the spa facility.  This can include spa treatments, fitness facilities, relaxation and wellness components.  
This category is sub divided into three categories:

1. A Premier Hotel Spa offers guests a wide variety of spa treatments and rituals in a dedicated spa facility that is an integral part of a wider hotel complex.  Guests are likely to select the property based on its style, ambience, location and facilities.  Guests who choose an hotel with a Premier Hotel Spa want to avail of the most comprehensive spa facilities, rituals and treatments available within the Hotel Spa category 
2. A Superior Hotel Spa offers guests a carefully selected menu of spa services and treatments in a spa environment that is part of a wider hotel offering.  Guests are likely to select the property based on its style, ambience, location and facilities.  Guests who choose an hotel with a Superior Hotel Spa want to avail of spa treatments to enhance their stay at the property.
3. A Select Hotel Spa offers guests a small but carefully selected variety of spa services and treatments in a spa environment that is part of a wider hotel offering.  Guests are likely to select the property based on its style, ambience, location and facilities.  Guests who choose an hotel with a Select Hotel Spa want to avail of modest/salon style spa treatments to enhance their stay at the property.
4. A Leisure Club Hotel Spa offers guests carefully selected spa treatments within a leisure club facility, which is located in or close to the hotel.  Guests are likely to select the property based on its style, ambience, location and facilities.  Guests who choose an hotel with a Leisure Club Hotel Spa want to avail of leisure facilities and beauty treatments while staying at the property. 

Specialised Retreats

A range of specialised retreat experiences are available in Ireland.  In order to guide consumers on how to distinguish the different types of experience on offer, we have sub-divided the Specialised Retreat Category into three.  A full description of each category is set out below.

A Health Farm offers guests tailored wellness and lifestyle reorientation programmes in a retreat environment.  Guests visit for the sole purpose of enjoying a complete immersion in the wellness experience, to the exclusion of everything outside the health farm.  

A Thalassotherapy Resort offers guests therapeutic marine based treatments using heated seawater, seaweed and mud.  Guests visit for the sole purpose of enjoying therapeutic marine treatments and spa treatments.

A Seaweed Bath Centre offers seaweed baths in a marine health centre.  Guests visit for the sole purpose of enjoying health giving seaweed baths.