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For Europe, fly direct or through Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi to a hub such as Geneva, Munich or Frankfurt, then take the train: Montreux, the Tyrol and Baden-Baden are all a short rail journey from the airport.",{"q":551,"a":552},"Where is cool for a wellness holiday in the Saudi summer?","The Alps. The Tyrol clinics above Innsbruck and the thermal cure at Bad Gastein are at their best in July and August, with daytime highs in the low-to-mid twenties, and Baden-Baden is good all summer. Montreux is best in June or late August, because the town is full for the Jazz Festival in July.",{"q":554,"a":555},"Is the Kerala monsoon a good time for Ayurveda?","Yes — it is the classical season. The humidity keeps the skin receptive to oil therapies and the air is cooler, and Karkidakam, from mid-July to mid-August, is the traditional month for a full rejuvenation course. Allow at least a fortnight for a Panchakarma.",{"q":557,"a":558},"When should I book a retreat for the Eid holidays?","You can, but the Eid holidays are the busiest travel weeks of the Gulf year, so book flights and rooms as early as possible. Eid moves about eleven days earlier each year, so check where it falls against the destination’s season — the same Eid can land in Kerala’s monsoon one year and in its hot pre-monsoon months a few years later.","The Gulf & Middle East",{"europe":561,"north-america":562,"middle-east":559,"south-asia":563,"asia-pacific":564},"Europe","North America","South Asia","Asia-Pacific",[566,698,844,952,1055],{"slug":141,"name":142,"place":567,"country":143,"countryCode":568,"cluster":105,"fame":22,"modalities":569,"hook":570,"caseFor":571,"hardFacts":576,"caveat":582,"season":583,"seasonNote":584,"practical":585,"figures":598,"faqs":611,"image":146,"imageAlt":147,"gallery":618,"coords":628,"gateway":631,"tempC":652,"climateNote":659,"leisure":660,"extensions":684,"resortCount":22,"programmeCount":23},"Clarens and the Vaud shore, Lake Geneva","CH",[96],"The origin point of the entire European longevity-clinic category — and the most expensive week on this atlas.",[572,573,574,575],"Clinique La Prairie was founded here in 1931 by Dr Paul Niehans and effectively created the idea of \"going to Switzerland for rejuvenation\". Whatever you think of the founding therapy, the institution is old and the medicine practised there today is licensed medicine.","It operates as a licensed clinic with a medical centre, a medical spa and a hotel, reportedly employing over fifty physicians across around twenty-five disciplines.","A week buys diagnostic depth that is genuinely hard to assemble at home in under six months: imaging, cardiopulmonary testing, full metabolic panels, sleep study, and consultants who then sit in one room and agree a plan.","Lake Geneva does the rest. The programmes leave a lot of free afternoons, and the lakeside walking and the Lavaux vineyards are what fills them.",[577,578,579,580,581],"Clinique La Prairie was founded in 1931 by Dr Paul Niehans, the pioneer of cellular therapy.","It sits at Clarens, Montreux, on the Swiss Riviera, combining a medical centre, medical spa and hotel.","Reported to employ over 50 physicians and specialists across a wide range of disciplines.","The Revitalisation programme remains the flagship, alongside in-depth medical check-ups, nutrition, dermatology and medical imaging.","The Montreux Jazz Festival saturates the town in July.","Be clear-eyed about the science. Niehans’s original live-cell therapy never accumulated credible controlled evidence of anti-ageing efficacy, and the modern proprietary extract is likewise not supported by published randomised trials. What is well supported is the diagnostic work, the nutrition and the exercise prescription — which you could obtain from a competent health system at home over several months for a fraction of the price. We sell the diagnostic programmes here and we do not sell the infusion protocols.",[22,22,22,24,24,24,23,22,24,24,23,22],"Late spring and early autumn give the lakeside walking and the Lavaux vineyards at their best, which matters because the programmes leave a lot of free afternoons. July is the Jazz Festival and the town is full. January is quiet and heavily discounted if a grey lake does not bother you.",[586,589,592,595],{"label":587,"value":588},"Getting there","Geneva (GVA) then an hour by train along the lake. The station is in the centre of Montreux.",{"label":590,"value":591},"Before you come","Send existing bloodwork and imaging. Repeating tests you had six weeks ago is waste that you are paying for.",{"label":593,"value":594},"Afterwards","You need a doctor at home to take the file to. A diagnostic week can surface incidental findings and the clinic will not manage them for you.",{"label":596,"value":597},"Insurance","Almost never covered. Treat it as a discretionary purchase, because that is what it is.",[599,602,605,608],{"value":600,"label":601},"1931","Clinique La Prairie founded",{"value":603,"label":604},"50+","Physicians",{"value":606,"label":607},"Licensed","Swiss clinic",{"value":609,"label":610},"5–7","Nights",[612,615],{"q":613,"a":614},"Is it worth the money?","Honestly, for most people, no. With a competent health system and some patience you can obtain most of these investigations over several months for a fraction of the price. What you are buying is compression, coordination and a consultant’s undivided week. Some people value that enormously and we will not pretend they are wrong — but we will not pretend it is unavailable elsewhere either.",{"q":616,"a":617},"What about the cell therapies these clinics are known for?","We do not sell them and we do not recommend them; the published evidence does not support the claims. The programmes we list here are the diagnostic and lifestyle ones. If a clinic pushes you toward an infusion protocol during your stay, tell us.",[619,621,623,625],{"src":357,"alt":620},"The lake below the mountains",{"src":127,"alt":622},"An Alpine meadow above the valley",{"src":146,"alt":624},"An Alpine lake and a rowing boat",{"src":626,"alt":627},"photo-1439853949127-fa647821eba0","A mountain lake in the high Alps",{"lat":629,"lng":630},46.43,6.91,{"airport":632,"code":145,"city":633,"routings":634,"transfer":650,"flightNote":651},"Geneva","Geneva — an hour along the lake by train",[635,639,643,647],{"from":636,"how":637,"time":638},"London & the UK","Direct to Geneva, very frequent from five UK airports.","1h50",{"from":640,"how":641,"time":642},"Continental Europe","Direct to Geneva, or the TGV from Paris in three hours.","1–3 hours",{"from":644,"how":645,"time":646},"The Gulf & India","Direct to Geneva or Zurich from Dubai, Doha and Delhi.","6–8 hours",{"from":562,"how":648,"time":649},"Direct to Geneva from New York and Montreal; otherwise via Zurich.","8–9 hours","An hour from Geneva airport by direct train — the station is under the terminal and the line runs along the water the whole way. We book it with the flight.","Geneva airport has a direct rail platform beneath arrivals and a free transport ticket dispenser before customs. It is one of the few airports in Europe where the train genuinely beats a private transfer, and we will say so rather than sell you a car.",[298,653,654,502,655,656,657,657,655,502,505,658],7,11,20,23,25,6,"The Lavaux shore has its own microclimate — mild, and warmer than the altitude suggests. The lake moderates everything, and the vines are the proof.",[661,667,671,675,679],{"name":662,"kind":663,"duration":664,"note":665,"when":666},"The Lavaux vineyard terraces","nature","Half day","UNESCO-listed since 2007: eight hundred years of dry-stone terracing above the lake, with a marked path from Lutry to Saint-Saphorin and a cellar door every kilometre.","any",{"name":668,"kind":669,"duration":664,"note":670,"when":666},"Château de Chillon","culture","The most-visited historic building in Switzerland, on its own rock in the water, and worth the crowd. Byron carved his name on a pillar in 1816 and it is still there.",{"name":672,"kind":663,"duration":664,"note":673,"when":674},"The Rochers-de-Naye railway","A cog railway from Montreux to 2,000 m in an hour, with the whole lake and Mont Blanc behind it. There are marmots at the top and an alpine garden.","rest-day",{"name":676,"kind":669,"duration":677,"note":678,"when":666},"The Montreux Jazz Festival","Two weeks in July","Since 1967, and half of it is free on the lakeside stages. If you are here in the first fortnight of July, it is not avoidable and should not be.",{"name":680,"kind":681,"duration":682,"note":683,"when":674},"Gruyères and the cheese","food","Full day","Forty minutes into the Fribourg hills for a medieval hilltop village, the dairy, and a fondue that outclasses anything on the lake.",[685,690,694],{"name":686,"nights":687,"note":688,"side":689},"The Bernese Oberland","3 nights","Two hours by rail to Interlaken, Grindelwald and the Jungfrau. The Swiss postcard, and the trains make it effortless.","after",{"name":691,"nights":692,"note":693,"side":689},"The Glacier Express","2 nights","Zermatt to St Moritz across the country, eight hours, panoramic carriages. The great alpine rail journey.",{"name":695,"nights":692,"note":696,"side":697},"Geneva & the lake’s far shore","Évian, Yvoire and the French side, then the old town in Geneva.","before",{"slug":6,"name":7,"place":699,"country":8,"countryCode":700,"cluster":9,"fame":22,"modalities":701,"hook":702,"caseFor":703,"hardFacts":708,"caveat":715,"season":716,"seasonName":717,"seasonNote":718,"practical":719,"figures":738,"faqs":751,"image":19,"imageAlt":20,"gallery":761,"coords":772,"gateway":775,"tempC":797,"climateNote":804,"leisure":805,"extensions":829,"resortCount":13,"programmeCount":14,"fromPrice":841,"minNights":842,"maxNights":843},"Palakkad, the Trivandrum coast and the backwaters","IN",[11,12],"The one place on earth where Ayurveda is at once a licensed medical system, a 120-year-old pharmaceutical industry and a tourism product.",[704,705,706,707],"Ayurveda here is taught in state medical colleges and practised in government hospitals. A physician holds a BAMS — five and a half years including a clinical internship — and is registered with a statutory council, which is a different thing from a spa therapist with a certificate.","The pharmaceutical tradition is industrial and old. Arya Vaidya Sala at Kottakkal has been compounding classical formulations since 1902 and runs its own affiliated college; the good properties still make their own oils on site, and whether a house compounds its own is one of the things we check before listing it.","Kerala Tourism operates a state classification for Ayurveda centres — now a three-tier Ayur Silver, Ayur Gold and Ayur Diamond scheme that replaced the older Olive Leaf and Green Leaf grades. It is a facilities-and-hygiene rating rather than a clinical one, but it is a real, checkable filter no other destination on this atlas offers.","It is the only place we will sell a full 28-night Panchakarma, because it is the only place where the supervision is dense enough to justify one.",[709,710,711,712,713,714],"Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram — commonly dated to 1889 under Travancore royal patronage; today affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences.","Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal — founded 1902 by Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier, and still compounding classical formulations.","Practitioner regulation is national: the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine became AYUSH in November 2003 and a full Ministry on 9 November 2014.","Classification certificates are valid three years, and the Director of Tourism may inspect a classified centre at any time without notice.","Karkidakam — the last month of the Malayalam calendar, roughly mid-July to mid-August — is the traditional 28-day rejuvenation month, Karkidaka Chikitsa.","The India Meteorological Department’s normal southwest monsoon onset over Kerala is 1 June.","The word \"Ayurveda\" covers both a licensed medical system and an entirely unregulated massage trade, often on the same beach. A state classification is a tourism-department facilities rating, not a clinical accreditation — it tells you the kitchen is clean, not that a physician wrote your prescription. The state is also mid-transition between two naming schemes, so a certificate on the wall may cite a retired grade. And the properties we list are quiet rural places with mosquitoes, power cuts and nothing to do after dark: people who came for the medicine love it, and people who wanted a resort are miserable by day four.",[22,22,23,23,23,24,24,24,24,22,22,22],"Karkidakam","For treatment the monsoon is the season — not despite the rain but because of it. Humidity keeps the skin and channels receptive to oil, the air is cool, and Keralans have taken their own annual course in this month for centuries. March to May is the part to avoid: 35 °C and humid is a poor climate for daily oil therapy. The brochures sell January because January photographs better, and it costs a great deal more for a less effective fortnight.",[720,723,726,729,732,735],{"label":721,"value":722},"Airports","Kochi (COK) for the backwaters and Palakkad; Trivandrum (TRV) for the coast. Direct from the Gulf, one connection from most of Europe.",{"label":724,"value":725},"Transfer","Two to four hours by road, included, with a driver we have used for years rather than a hotel taxi.",{"label":727,"value":728},"Visa","India e-visa for most passports, applied for online, usually approved inside 72 hours.",{"label":730,"value":731},"Language","Malayalam locally; English throughout the properties including with therapists. German at two of the coastal houses.",{"label":733,"value":734},"What to bring","Old, loose cotton and more of it than you think. Treatment oil never fully washes out — bring nothing you love.",{"label":736,"value":737},"Medical","A current prescription list and recent bloodwork. The physician asks on day one and it changes what is prescribed.",[739,742,745,748],{"value":740,"label":741},"1889","First Ayurveda college",{"value":743,"label":744},"1902","Arya Vaidya Sala founded",{"value":746,"label":747},"5½ yrs","Physician training",{"value":749,"label":750},"28","Nights, Karkidaka Chikitsa",[752,755,758],{"q":753,"a":754},"Is the monsoon really better, or is that a way to sell the low season?","Both are true and we would rather say so. The classical rationale predates tourism by centuries — Karkidakam is the treatment month in Kerala’s own calendar. It is also when properties are empty. Our position: the season genuinely helps, the discount is real, and if you hate rain you should come in October and lose very little.",{"q":756,"a":757},"Can I do a proper Panchakarma in a week?","No. Preparation alone runs three to seven days before the main purification, and the rebuilding phase afterwards is where the benefit is consolidated. Fourteen nights is our floor. With only a week, take a shamana programme — a real treatment on the gentler line — and we will say so on the invoice.",{"q":759,"a":760},"What does a state Ayurveda classification actually prove?","That Kerala Tourism inspected facilities, hygiene, therapist training and physician presence against a published checklist, and may re-inspect without notice. It is a useful signal and it is not a clinical accreditation — ask for the resident physician’s BAMS registration number too. Note the scheme was renamed: Ayur Silver, Gold and Diamond replaced Olive Leaf and Green Leaf, so older certificates cite retired grades.",[762,765,767,769],{"src":763,"alt":764},"photo-1596178065887-1198b6148b2b","Palms leaning over still backwater",{"src":337,"alt":766},"A guest receiving a warm-oil head treatment",{"src":309,"alt":768},"Herbs prepared in the oil kitchen",{"src":770,"alt":771},"photo-1593693411515-c20261bcad6e","A backwater channel at first light",{"lat":773,"lng":774},10.53,76.21,{"airport":776,"code":18,"city":777,"routings":778,"transfer":795,"flightNote":796},"Cochin International","Kochi — with Trivandrum (TRV) the better gateway for the southern coast",[779,783,787,791],{"from":780,"how":781,"time":782},"London & western Europe","One stop through a Gulf hub — Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi. There is no direct service from the UK.","13–15 hours door to door",{"from":784,"how":785,"time":786},"The Gulf","Direct, and frequent. Kerala has the densest Gulf connection of any Indian state.","4 hours",{"from":788,"how":789,"time":790},"Delhi & Mumbai","Direct, several daily.","3 hours 15 from Delhi",{"from":792,"how":793,"time":794},"Singapore & Kuala Lumpur","Direct to Kochi.","4–5 hours","Two to four hours by road depending on the house — Palakkad is inland, the Chowara and Kovalam properties are an hour from Trivandrum. Included in every programme, with a driver we use year-round rather than a hotel taxi.","Fly into Kochi and out of Trivandrum, or the reverse, if the itinerary suits — it is the same fare on most carriers and saves a four-hour repositioning drive. Arrive in daylight if you can: the first evening includes a consultation, and a 3 a.m. landing costs you a day of it.",[798,799,800,800,799,801,802,802,801,803,803,798],31,32,33,29,28,30,"Warm all year and never cold — the variable is humidity and rain, not temperature. The monsoon months read hottest on paper and feel coolest in practice.",[806,810,813,817,821,825],{"name":807,"kind":663,"duration":808,"note":809,"when":697},"A night on the backwaters","Overnight, or a half day","A converted rice barge from Alleppey through the Kuttanad channels. The overnight is worth it; the three-hour version is a queue of identical boats.",{"name":811,"kind":669,"duration":682,"note":812,"when":697},"Fort Kochi and Mattancherry","The Chinese fishing nets, the Paradesi synagogue, the Dutch Palace murals and a spice-market walk. Five hundred years of Portuguese, Dutch and Jewish Kochi in one walkable afternoon.",{"name":814,"kind":669,"duration":815,"note":816,"when":674},"Kathakali, properly","3 hours","Arrive an hour early to watch the make-up go on — it is the better half. Ask us for the Kochi hall that still plays to Malayali audiences rather than the tourist matinée.",{"name":818,"kind":663,"duration":819,"note":820,"when":689},"A tea estate day in Munnar","Full day, or two nights","Four hours up from Kochi into the Western Ghats at 1,600 m. Genuinely cold, entirely different country. Too far and too long for a treatment rest day — take it before or after.",{"name":822,"kind":669,"duration":823,"note":824,"when":674},"The oil kitchen and the pharmacy","2 hours","At the houses that still compound their own preparations, ask to be shown the room. Most will say yes and few guests think to ask. It is the single most convincing hour of the fortnight.",{"name":826,"kind":663,"duration":827,"note":828,"when":689},"Periyar, for the elephants","Two nights","A tiger reserve where you will not see a tiger and will see elephant, gaur and hornbill. A boat on the lake at dawn is the version worth doing.",[830,833,837],{"name":831,"nights":687,"note":832,"side":697},"Kochi & the backwaters","The obvious and correct opener: fort Kochi, a barge night, and an unhurried arrival into the time zone before anyone takes your pulse.",{"name":834,"nights":835,"note":836,"side":689},"The Golden Triangle","5 nights","Delhi, Agra and Jaipur on the way home. Long flights internally and worth every one of them if it is a first trip to India.",{"name":838,"nights":839,"note":840,"side":689},"Tamil Nadu temples","4 nights","Madurai, Thanjavur and Chettinad — the living Dravidian south, three hours east and a different civilisation.",{"amount":16,"currency":17},14,21,{"slug":150,"name":151,"place":845,"country":124,"countryCode":846,"cluster":105,"fame":22,"modalities":847,"hook":848,"caseFor":849,"hardFacts":854,"caveat":860,"season":861,"seasonNote":862,"practical":863,"figures":873,"faqs":886,"image":127,"imageAlt":157,"gallery":893,"coords":901,"gateway":904,"tempC":921,"climateNote":923,"leisure":924,"extensions":940,"resortCount":24,"programmeCount":24,"fromPrice":951,"minNights":653,"maxNights":842},"Lans, Igls and the Inn valley above Innsbruck","AT",[153,107],"Where the Mayr cure became a medical category — and where “going to Austria for your gut” came from.",[850,851,852,853],"This is the birthplace of the modern F. X. Mayr cure as an international product. Lanserhof opened at Lans in 1984 and turned a nineteenth-century digestive cure into a rigorous, doctor-led programme with diagnostics attached.","The tone is genuinely clinical rather than resort. A Mayr house runs a medical intake, blood work, manual abdominal treatment and a graded diet — and the well-known Austrian houses are unusually candid that the first three days are unpleasant.","It sits at altitude above Innsbruck with graded walking on the doorstep, which the doctors prescribe rather than suggest, and it is two hours from most of Europe.","The competition between the Tyrolean houses is real and useful: Lanserhof, Park Igls and the VIVAMAYR group have pushed each other on diagnostics for four decades, and the least resort-like of them is usually also the best value.",[855,856,857,858,859],"Lanserhof Lans opened in 1984 — the original house of the group that made Modern Mayr Medicine an international category.","The cure derives from Franz Xaver Mayr (1875–1965), an Austrian physician whose diagnostic and dietary system underpins every house here.","Lanserhof Tegernsee (2014) and Lanserhof Sylt (2022) are the group’s later flagships, in Germany.","Park Igls sits above Innsbruck at roughly 900 m and is consistently the most clinically-toned and least expensive of the famous Austrian Mayr houses.","A standard Mayr course is 7 to 14 nights; the houses themselves recommend 14 for a first cure.","The Mayr cure is not a spa week and the first seventy-two hours are genuinely miserable — headache, fatigue and hunger while caffeine and sugar come out. The evidence base is also thinner than the clinical presentation suggests: supervised caloric restriction, chewing training and a strict eating rhythm plausibly explain most of the benefit, and the more elaborate diagnostic claims made for abdominal palpation are not well supported. Go for the structure and the supervision, not for the theory.",[22,22,22,22,24,24,24,24,24,22,23,22],"May to September is the window, because the graded walking that the doctors prescribe needs open paths and long light. November is the Alpine Zwischensaison and much of the valley closes. Winter courses run and work perfectly well — you simply do the walking on cleared paths in the cold.",[864,866,869,871],{"label":587,"value":865},"Innsbruck (INN) is twenty minutes away; Munich is two hours by road or rail and often better connected.",{"label":867,"value":868},"The first days","Expect headache and fatigue on days two and three. Taper caffeine at home for a fortnight beforehand and it is markedly easier.",{"label":596,"value":870},"Austrian and German insurers occasionally contribute where a medical indication is documented. Ask before travelling; it is never automatic.",{"label":733,"value":872},"Walking shoes. The prescription includes the hill, and the houses check that you are using it.",[874,877,880,883],{"value":875,"label":876},"1984","Lanserhof Lans opens",{"value":878,"label":879},"900 m","Park Igls altitude",{"value":881,"label":882},"7–14","Nights, standard course",{"value":884,"label":885},"3 days","Before it gets easier",[887,890],{"q":888,"a":889},"What actually is a Mayr cure?","A medically supervised digestive rest: a graded, deliberately dull diet, trained slow chewing, manual abdominal treatment, magnesium, and a strict eating rhythm with nothing after early evening. Diagnostics and blood work sit around it. It is dull by design and that is most of why it works.",{"q":891,"a":892},"Which house should I take?","Park Igls if you want the most clinical tone and the best value; Lanserhof if you want the diagnostics and the architecture and do not mind paying for both. We will tell you plainly which one your answers point at.",[894,896,898,899],{"src":146,"alt":895},"An Alpine lake below mountains",{"src":127,"alt":897},"The valley from the ridge above it",{"src":626,"alt":627},{"src":166,"alt":900},"Alpine forest from above",{"lat":902,"lng":903},47.23,11.41,{"airport":905,"code":156,"city":906,"routings":907,"transfer":919,"flightNote":920},"Innsbruck","Innsbruck — the clinics are in the hills immediately above it",[908,910,913,916],{"from":636,"how":909,"time":823},"Direct to Innsbruck, heavily weighted to the ski season; Munich is the year-round alternative, two hours by road.",{"from":640,"how":911,"time":912},"Direct to Innsbruck or Munich, or the rail network through Munich and Zurich.","2–4 hours",{"from":644,"how":914,"time":915},"Direct to Munich or Vienna, then rail or road.","6–8 hours flying",{"from":562,"how":917,"time":918},"One stop through Munich, Frankfurt, Vienna or Zurich.","10–12 hours","20 to 30 minutes up the hill from Innsbruck airport to Lans, Igls and the Hungerburg. Two hours from Munich.","The Innsbruck approach is a valley one and winter weather diverts it to Munich or Salzburg more often than any other alpine airport — the airline buses you on, but it adds three hours. If your programme starts the next morning, fly the day before.",[29,298,654,502,655,656,657,922,655,502,13,14],24,"A sheltered alpine valley at 600 m, with the clinics 300 m above it. Föhn winds make spring changeable; September and October are the settled months.",[925,928,931,934,937],{"name":926,"kind":663,"duration":664,"note":927,"when":666},"The Nordkette by cable car","From the middle of Innsbruck to 2,300 m in twenty minutes on a Zaha Hadid funicular and two cable cars. The city is directly below your feet at the top.",{"name":929,"kind":669,"duration":823,"note":930,"when":674},"The Goldenes Dachl and the old town","Maximilian’s golden roof of 1500, the Hofburg and the Hofkirche with its twenty-eight bronze mourners — the finest Renaissance monument north of the Alps.",{"name":932,"kind":669,"duration":664,"note":933,"when":674},"Swarovski Kristallwelten","Twenty minutes east at Wattens. Divisive, spectacular, and the André Heller chambers are far stranger than the shop suggests.",{"name":935,"kind":663,"duration":682,"note":936,"when":666},"The Zillertal and the Achensee","A steam railway up the Ziller valley, or the lake steamer on the Achensee. Tyrol at its most postcard, an hour away.",{"name":938,"kind":681,"duration":664,"note":939,"when":689},"A mountain hut lunch","Fifty minutes up on foot to a Jausenstation for Kaiserschmarrn and a view. On a modified-fasting programme this is a genuinely bad idea and we will say so — take it after.",[941,945,948],{"name":942,"nights":692,"note":943,"side":944},"Salzburg","Two hours by rail, and the natural pairing with an Innsbruck stay.","either",{"name":946,"nights":687,"note":947,"side":689},"The Dolomites","Over the Brenner into Alto Adige — Alpe di Siusi, Ortisei and the best mountain food in Europe.",{"name":949,"nights":692,"note":950,"side":697},"Munich","Two hours north, and often the gateway anyway. The Pinakotheken and the Englischer Garten.",{"amount":155,"currency":17},{"slug":122,"name":123,"place":953,"country":124,"countryCode":846,"cluster":105,"fame":22,"modalities":954,"hook":955,"caseFor":956,"hardFacts":961,"caveat":967,"season":968,"seasonName":969,"seasonNote":970,"practical":971,"figures":981,"faqs":994,"image":127,"imageAlt":128,"gallery":1001,"coords":1006,"gateway":1009,"tempC":1023,"climateNote":1027,"leisure":1028,"extensions":1046,"resortCount":22,"programmeCount":23},"The Gastein valley, Salzburg",[107],"The only place in Europe where the primary therapy is a train ride two kilometres into a mountain.",[957,958,959,960],"The Gasteiner Heilstollen is a genuine medical facility: patients are carried into a former gold-mining gallery in the Radhausberg and lie in hot, humid, mildly radon-rich air under a strictly dose-controlled protocol, on referral, principally for ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatic disease.","It is the most institutionalised alternative-adjacent therapy in European medicine — in therapeutic use for over seventy years, run in collaboration with the Gastein research institute of the Paracelsus Medical Private University in Salzburg.","Austrian, German and South Tyrolean statutory insurers cover the course where it is medically justified. That is a level of institutional seriousness no spa resort can imitate.","The valley also has seventeen thermal springs delivering roughly five million litres a day at up to 45.8 °C, so a course here works perfectly well without the galleries at all.",[962,963,964,965,966],"The Gasteiner Heilstollen runs about 2.5 km into the Radhausberg; therapy conditions are roughly 37–41.5 °C at 70–100% humidity, in mildly radon-rich air. The specific radon concentrations that circulate online could not be substantiated, so we do not publish them.","The operator specifies a course of eight to ten gallery sessions of around an hour, with a medical consultation beforehand and supervision throughout.","The galleries have been in therapeutic use for more than seventy years, and the site collaborates with the Gastein research institute of Paracelsus Medical Private University, Salzburg.","Costs are covered, where medically justified, by Austrian, German and South Tyrolean statutory insurers.","Seventeen thermal springs deliver roughly five million litres a day, at temperatures reaching up to 45.8 °C.","Radon is a Group 1 human carcinogen, and the therapeutic case rests on a contested low-dose hypothesis rather than settled evidence. Older meta-analyses of controlled trials suggested a real analgesic effect; the prospective placebo-controlled RAD-ON02 trial did not confirm it, and the operator itself describes only “a small amount” of radon. The dose is measured and capped, the exposure is medically supervised, and it is excluded in pregnancy and under eighteen. If that balance sits badly with you, take the thermal course in the same valley and skip the galleries — the fortnight works without them, and we will say so rather than sell you the radon as the headline.",[24,24,24,23,23,22,24,24,24,22,23,22],"Kur-Saison","Gastein is a genuine two-season alpine resort. Deep winter pairs the thermal baths with the Ski amadé area; high summer opens the Hohe Tauern hiking that the doctors prescribe as the other half of the cure. April to May and November are the classic Alpine Zwischensaison, when half the valley closes.",[972,974,977,979],{"label":587,"value":973},"Salzburg (SZG) then ninety minutes by train — the line runs into the valley and the station is in the town. Munich is about three hours by rail.",{"label":975,"value":976},"The galleries","Entry is by medical referral, dose-controlled, and excluded during pregnancy and under eighteen. A standard course is around ten sessions.",{"label":596,"value":978},"Austrian and German statutory insurers part-reimburse an accredited Kur with a prior referral. Obtain it before travelling.",{"label":730,"value":980},"German. English is spoken at the properties and by the Kurärzte; the paperwork is in German and we translate it.",[982,985,988,991],{"value":983,"label":984},"2.5 km","Into the mountain",{"value":986,"label":987},"70+ yrs","In therapeutic use",{"value":989,"label":990},"to 45.8 °C","Spring temperature",{"value":992,"label":993},"Insured","Part-reimbursable",[995,998],{"q":996,"a":997},"Radon. Should I be worried?","It is a fair question and the honest answer depends on your risk tolerance. The exposure is measured, capped and medically supervised, and there is a reasonable older evidence base for symptomatic relief in ankylosing spondylitis — but the best-designed recent trial, RAD-ON02, did not confirm the effect. It is still ionising radiation. If that sits badly, take the thermal and walking course instead; it stands on its own.",{"q":999,"a":1000},"Is the winter or the summer course better?","For the galleries it makes no difference — they are inside a mountain at a constant temperature. For everything else, summer, because the graded walking is prescribed and the Hohe Tauern paths are open.",[1002,1003,1004,1005],{"src":146,"alt":895},{"src":127,"alt":897},{"src":626,"alt":627},{"src":474,"alt":475},{"lat":1007,"lng":1008},47.11,13.13,{"airport":942,"code":126,"city":1010,"routings":1011,"transfer":1021,"flightNote":1022},"Salzburg — 90 minutes north by rail or road",[1012,1014,1017,1019],{"from":636,"how":1013,"time":823},"Direct to Salzburg, heavily seasonal — winter has many more flights than summer.",{"from":640,"how":1015,"time":1016},"Munich is two and a half hours by rail and often the better gateway; Vienna is three hours on a direct train.","2.5–3 hours",{"from":644,"how":1018,"time":915},"Direct to Munich or Vienna, then rail.",{"from":562,"how":1020,"time":918},"One stop through Munich, Frankfurt or Vienna.","90 minutes from Salzburg. The train comes into Bad Gastein station in the middle of the village and the mountain railway is a beautiful hour and a half.","Take the train from Salzburg or Munich rather than a car. The Tauern line runs into the valley floor, the village is walkable and vertical, and a hire car spends the week in a garage.",[24,29,13,503,1024,655,1025,843,1024,1026,658,24],17,22,13,"An alpine valley at 1,000 m. Snow from December to March, wildflowers in June, and a shoulder season in November when much of the village closes.",[1029,1033,1036,1040,1043],{"name":1030,"kind":663,"duration":1031,"note":1032,"when":666},"The Gastein waterfall","90 minutes","The Ache falls through the middle of the village in three stages, floodlit at night. The marked path down beside it is the best short walk in the valley.",{"name":1034,"kind":669,"duration":823,"note":1035,"when":674},"The Böckstein Montanmuseum","The gold-mining history that produced the healing gallery — the tunnels were dug for ore and the therapeutic use came afterwards, by accident.",{"name":1037,"kind":1038,"duration":664,"note":1039,"when":697},"Stubnerkogel and the suspension bridge","active","Cable car to 2,300 m, a 140 m suspension bridge, and high ridge walking in summer. Altitude on a radon-therapy day is not advised — take it before or after the course.",{"name":1041,"kind":1038,"duration":682,"note":1042,"when":666},"Skiing, from the village","Two hundred kilometres of piste across the Gastein valley, lift-linked, and the lift station is a walk from most hotels.",{"name":1044,"kind":669,"duration":823,"note":1045,"when":666},"The Belle Époque walking tour","The great abandoned hotels of the 1900s, several now half-restored, in the strangest architectural landscape in the Alps.",[1047,1049,1052],{"name":942,"nights":692,"note":1048,"side":944},"Ninety minutes down the line: the Altstadt, the fortress, and the Festival if the dates fall right.",{"name":1050,"nights":692,"note":1051,"side":689},"The Grossglockner road","The high alpine road over the Hohe Tauern, open May to October, and the finest drive in Austria.",{"name":1053,"nights":687,"note":1054,"side":689},"Vienna","A direct train east, and the coffee houses are the correct end to a fortnight of abstinence.",{"slug":102,"name":103,"place":1056,"country":104,"countryCode":1057,"cluster":105,"fame":22,"modalities":1058,"hook":1059,"caseFor":1060,"hardFacts":1065,"caveat":1071,"season":1072,"seasonNote":1073,"practical":1074,"figures":1085,"faqs":1097,"image":109,"imageAlt":110,"gallery":1104,"coords":1112,"gateway":1115,"tempC":1134,"climateNote":1135,"leisure":1136,"extensions":1153,"resortCount":24,"programmeCount":23},"The Kurviertel and the northern Black Forest","DE",[107],"The archetype of the nineteenth-century European spa, and one of eleven towns UNESCO inscribed together in 2021.",[1061,1062,1063,1064],"It is a UNESCO World Heritage component — one of the eleven Great Spa Towns of Europe inscribed on 24 July 2021, recognition of an intact and still-functioning cure tradition rather than a pretty facade.","The Friedrichsbad, opened in 1877, is the surviving template for the Roman-Irish bath: a fixed circuit — commonly given as seventeen stations — of hot air, steam, brush massage and cooling immersion, taken in order and to the clock. It is a protocol, not a leisure facility.","Twelve thermal springs rise from around 2,000 metres at 56–68 °C, delivering roughly 800,000 litres a day of a sodium-chloride water with bicarbonate, calcium, fluoride and silica.","German statutory insurers can subsidise an outpatient preventive cure in a recognised Kurort under §23(2) SGB V — a real, if modest, public-health entitlement rather than a marketing claim.",[1066,1067,1068,1069,1070],"UNESCO World Heritage, \"The Great Spa Towns of Europe\" (ref. 1613), inscribed 24 July 2021 under criteria (ii) and (iii).","Friedrichsbad opened 1877; the Caracalla Therme opened 1985.","Twelve thermal springs from c. 2,000 m depth at 56–68 °C, roughly 800,000 litres per day.","The official analysis lists sodium, chloride, fluorine, lithium, silicic acid and boron.","German statutory insurers may subsidise an ambulante Vorsorgeleistung (§23(2) SGB V) in a recognised Kurort, typically once every three years.","The Friedrichsbad is textile-free and largely mixed-gender, with only limited single-sex days, and that stops a lot of visitors at the door — check the day’s schedule before you book. The town also skews old, formal and expensive: the casino enforces a dress code, and if what you want is a modern medical programme rather than a historic bathing circuit, Bad Gastein or an Austrian Mayr clinic will serve you better.",[23,23,22,22,24,24,22,22,24,24,23,22],"Late spring and early autumn give the Lichtentaler Allee gardens, the Festspielhaus season and mild walking weather without August heat or the deep grey of a Rhine-valley winter. The baths themselves are indoors and open all year, so a January cure is perfectly possible — it is the walking half of the prescription that suffers.",[1075,1077,1080,1082],{"label":587,"value":1076},"Karlsruhe\u002FBaden-Baden (FKB) for low-cost routes, Frankfurt or Stuttgart plus a ninety-minute train, or the ICE to Baden-Baden station.",{"label":1078,"value":1079},"The Friedrichsbad","A fixed circuit of roughly seventeen stations over about three hours, in a set order. Textile-free throughout; mixed on most days, with a small number of segregated days each week. Check the current circuit before you go.",{"label":596,"value":1081},"German statutory insurers may part-fund a Kur with a doctor’s referral obtained in advance. It cannot be applied retrospectively.",{"label":1083,"value":1084},"Walking","Bring boots. The graded forest paths are the other half of the treatment and the Kurärzte prescribe them.",[1086,1089,1091,1094],{"value":1087,"label":1088},"1877","Friedrichsbad opened",{"value":1090,"label":990},"68 °C",{"value":1092,"label":1093},"~17","Stations in the circuit",{"value":1095,"label":1096},"2021","UNESCO inscription",[1098,1101],{"q":1099,"a":1100},"Is the nudity really unavoidable?","At the Friedrichsbad, yes — it is textile-free and mostly mixed. The Caracalla baths next door are swimwear except on the upper sauna floor, so a fortnight here is perfectly possible without ever entering the Friedrichsbad. We would still gently encourage the full circuit once.",{"q":1102,"a":1103},"What does a thermal cure actually do?","The best-supported effect is on osteoarthritic and chronic musculoskeletal pain, with modest but real improvements that persist for some months. Beyond that the claims thin out quickly. The daily structure, walking and sleep probably do as much as the water — which is not an argument against going, only against expecting a miracle.",[1105,1106,1108,1110],{"src":474,"alt":475},{"src":487,"alt":1107},"Backlit forest leaves",{"src":381,"alt":1109},"Still water in the Black Forest",{"src":166,"alt":1111},"The forest from above",{"lat":1113,"lng":1114},48.76,8.24,{"airport":1116,"code":108,"city":1117,"routings":1118,"transfer":1132,"flightNote":1133},"Karlsruhe\u002FBaden-Baden","Baden-Baden — with Frankfurt (FRA) and Strasbourg (SXB) the practical long-haul gateways",[1119,1122,1125,1129],{"from":636,"how":1120,"time":1121},"Direct to Karlsruhe\u002FBaden-Baden on a low-cost carrier, or to Frankfurt and 90 minutes by ICE.","1h45 flying",{"from":640,"how":1123,"time":1124},"The ICE network. Frankfurt 90 minutes, Paris 3 hours on the TGV, Zurich 2 hours.","2–3 hours by rail",{"from":1126,"how":1127,"time":1128},"India & the Gulf","Direct to Frankfurt, then rail. The best-connected European gateway from the subcontinent.","8–9 hours flying",{"from":562,"how":1130,"time":1131},"Direct to Frankfurt from most east-coast hubs.","8 hours","Fifteen minutes from Karlsruhe\u002FBaden-Baden; 90 minutes by ICE from Frankfurt to Baden-Baden Bahnhof, then ten minutes into town.","This is a destination to reach by train, and we book European rail as readily as flights. Frankfurt to Baden-Baden is 90 minutes city-centre to city-centre with no transfer, no bag drop and no security queue, and it is very often cheaper than the connecting flight it replaces.",[14,658,654,502,655,656,657,657,655,842,13,298],"The Rhine valley is one of the warmest corners of Germany. May to September is the season for the town; the baths themselves are best in the cold.",[1137,1140,1144,1147,1150],{"name":1138,"kind":663,"duration":823,"note":1139,"when":666},"The Lichtentaler Allee","A two-kilometre arboretum along the Oos, planted in the eighteenth century and walked by everybody who has ever taken the cure here. Free, and the point of the town.",{"name":1141,"kind":669,"duration":1142,"note":1143,"when":666},"The Festspielhaus","An evening","Europe’s second-largest opera house, in a converted railway station, with a programme that pulls the Berlin Philharmonic several times a season. Book before you book the hotel.",{"name":1145,"kind":669,"duration":823,"note":1146,"when":674},"Museum Frieder Burda","A Richard Meier building alongside the Staatliche Kunsthalle, with a serious twentieth-century collection. An hour and a half, and the best indoor afternoon in town.",{"name":1148,"kind":663,"duration":682,"note":1149,"when":674},"The Black Forest high road","The Schwarzwaldhochstrasse to Mummelsee and back through the vineyards at Neuweier. Better by car, and we will arrange one.",{"name":1151,"kind":681,"duration":682,"note":1152,"when":689},"Alsace, across the river","Strasbourg is 45 minutes and a different country: the cathedral, Petite France, and the wine road south through Riquewihr.",[1154,1157,1160],{"name":1155,"nights":687,"note":1156,"side":689},"The Alsace wine road","Strasbourg, Colmar and the villages between. Forty-five minutes from the baths and entirely another world.",{"name":1158,"nights":839,"note":1159,"side":689},"Switzerland by rail","Two hours to Zurich and on to Lucerne and the Bernese Oberland — the whole thing on one rail booking.",{"name":1161,"nights":692,"note":1162,"side":697},"Heidelberg & the Neckar","An hour north, and the most beautiful university town in Germany.",[1164,1240,1290,1370,1463,1510,1558,1619,1703,1779,1838,1917,1984,2051],{"slug":171,"name":172,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1165,"country":8,"modalities":1166,"character":173,"knownFor":1167,"why":1168,"signature":1174,"typicalNights":1175,"accolades":1176,"honest":1180,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":19,"imageAlt":1183,"gallery":1184,"website":1189,"greatFor":1190,"whoShouldGo":1195,"team":1196,"roomTypes":1197,"facilities":1216,"dining":1225,"activities":1229,"arrival":1235,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":24,"fromPrice":1239},"Chowara Beach, 9 km south of Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala",[11,12],"An Ayurveda hospital on a hillock at Chowara Beach. Its About page calls it the \"World’s First Ayurveda Hospital with a Resort Ambiance\" — its own claim, worded differently across its pages, one of which limits it to India.",[1169,1170,1171,1172,1173],"A separately owned resort at somatheeram.org trades under the same name, Somatheeram — check which one you are booking. This one’s About page dates it to 1985; the somatheeram.org page gives a different founding account.","It describes itself as a Green Leaf classified Ayurveda hospital and a classified Heritage Ayurveda Resort, with its own medicine manufacturing unit and herbal garden.","Every package includes an initial, daily and final consultation with the doctor, daily treatments, Ayurvedic vegetarian full board and medicines during the stay, per the tariff, which says the consulting doctor takes the final decision on the programme.","Its Health Insurance page says the company that runs it is NABH-accredited and the hospital is registered on the Government of India’s ROHINI registry, with reimbursement subject to the patient’s own policy; the 2025–26 tariff shows NABH under 'Accredited by'.","The 2025 corporate brochure places it on over 15 acres, 9 km south of Kovalam. The About page lists 30 treatment rooms, 20 Ayurvedic doctors and 90 therapists.","Ayurveda Panchakarma and Rasayana packages of 7 to 21 nights, from Rejuvenation and Body Purification to Psoriasis and Anti-Ageing, with a daily doctor’s consultation.","7–21 nights by package; some programmes 28 days",[1177,1178,1179],"NABH accreditation, per the Health Insurance page and the 2025–26 tariff","Green Leaf classified Ayurveda hospital, per its About page; its Health Insurance page says Kerala classifies it 'Ayur Diamond'","Six national and six or eleven state awards, per its Awards pages and brochure; somatheeram.net credits two National Tourism Awards to sister Soma Manaltheeram","The whole booking is paid in advance, and cancelling within 30 days of arrival costs all of it. Medical need comes first when rooms are assigned, so your category is not guaranteed, and a specific room costs 5% more. The tariff says every amenity, the pool included, is used only on the doctors' advice, and that treatment length, and so the price, can change on their direction.","bookable","medium","Palms over a Kerala backwater channel",[1185,1188],{"src":1186,"alt":1187},"photo-1468413253725-0d5181091126","A palm-lined beach on the Kerala coast",{"src":309,"alt":768},"https:\u002F\u002Fsomatheeram.in",[1191,1192,1193,1194],"Doctor-supervised Ayurveda","Daily doctor consultations","Stays of seven nights or more","Hatha yoga teacher training","Somebody who wants treatment prescribed by a doctor, with a consultation every day, at a house that calls itself an Ayurveda hospital. Its rejuvenation, purification and immunisation packages are sold from seven nights, so a first week is possible.","The property says it has 20 Ayurvedic doctors and 90 therapists, with a resident Ayurveda doctor and a modern-medicine doctor on call.",[1198,1201,1204,1207,1210,1213],{"name":1199,"note":1200},"Standard Room A\u002FC","A room with an attached bathroom with hot and cold water, fans and mosquito nets.",{"name":1202,"note":1203},"Garden Cottage A\u002FC","A detached mud-and-brick cottage with a garden view, double or twin beds and an attached bathroom.",{"name":1205,"note":1206},"Special Cottage A\u002FC","A round or square thatched mud-and-brick cottage with a full or partial sea view.",{"name":1208,"note":1209},"Kerala House Standard A\u002FC","An independent traditional Kerala wooden house with antique doors and furniture, a verandah, a bedroom and an attached bathroom.",{"name":1211,"note":1212},"Kerala House Deluxe A\u002FC","A bedroom with a sea-view verandah in a traditional Kerala wooden house that holds one suite and two deluxe rooms, let separately.",{"name":1214,"note":1215},"Kerala Deluxe Suite A\u002FC","A living room, a bedroom and a sea-facing verandah in a traditional Kerala wooden house shared with two separately let deluxe rooms.",[1217,1218,1219,1220,1221,1222,1223,1224],"Own medicine manufacturing unit and herbal garden, per the About page","30 treatment rooms, per the About page","Yoga hall","Swimming pool, used on the doctors' advice","Beach deck","Ayurveda beauty clinic and Ayurveda shop","Ayurveda Academy and International Institute of Yoga, with massage and yoga teacher-training courses","Internet café, Wi-Fi, indoor games and 24-hour room service, per the tariff’s amenities list",[1226],{"name":1227,"note":1228},"The Diet Restaurant","Sea-facing, with about 250 Ayurvedic vegetarian dishes (the same page also says 280), plus non-vegetarian and multi-cuisine food. Package guests get full board from an individual Ayurvedic diet menu.",[1230,1231,1232,1233,1234],"A daily yoga and meditation session, free with a package (otherwise €10 group, €20 individual)","Live cooking demonstrations","Cultural performances","A half-day backwater boat tour, free on packages of 21 nights or more","Beach and indoor games",{"airport":1236,"code":1237,"transfer":1238},"Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram)","TRV","The About page gives the airport as 21 km away; the tariff includes a free transfer from it with any treatment package.",{"amount":16,"currency":17},{"slug":175,"name":176,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1241,"country":8,"modalities":1242,"character":173,"knownFor":1244,"why":1245,"signature":1251,"typicalNights":1252,"accolades":1253,"honest":1255,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":770,"imageAlt":1256,"website":1257,"greatFor":1258,"whoShouldGo":1262,"team":1263,"roomTypes":1264,"facilities":1271,"dining":1276,"activities":1280,"arrival":1286,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":22},"Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala",[11,12,1243],"meditation","An Ayurveda hospital run by CGH Earth in what it describes as a 200-year-old palace near Kollengode, with 19 rooms, 12 treatment rooms and a 14-day minimum stay. The NABH certificate the site links ran until 28 January 2026.",[1246,1247,1248,1249,1250],"CGH Earth says the hospital is NABH-accredited. The certificate it links for Kalari Kovilakom, No. AH-2014-0010 under NABH standards for AYUSH programmes, was first issued in January 2014; the linked copy was valid until 28 January 2026.","The minimum treatment duration is 14 days, or 21 for Panchakarma Chikitsa, and named programmes run 14 to 28 days.","The property page says every programme includes doctor consultations, treatments, herbal medicines, a prescribed Sattvic diet, yoga consultations and meditation, accommodation, garments and airport transfers.","Hospital rules prohibit smoking and alcohol, the food is Sattvic vegetarian, and guests are asked to cut down on phones and other devices or switch them off during the programme.","CGH Earth says the building is a 19th-century palace of the Vengunad chieftains, and that it kept the palace’s historical value when turning it into a centre for traditional Ayurvedic healing.","Panchakarma Chikitsa, the complete detox, runs 21 to 28 days; shorter programmes such as Shodhana Chikitsa start at 14 days, with a Sattvic diet prescribed per patient.","From 14 days; 21 for Panchakarma",[1254],"NABH Certificate of Accreditation No. AH-2014-0010 for Kalari Kovilakom Ayurveda Hospital, first issued January 2014; the linked copy ran until 28 January 2026.","The only NABH certificate the site links for this hospital ran until 28 January 2026, and several other pages link the sister hospital Kalari Rasayana’s certificate instead. Leaving the premises during treatment, even for a walk, is not permitted, and the property says a detox should not be stopped once begun. The admission declaration says the number of days can change after admission; a patient may need to consider extending, subject to rooms, or plan a return visit.","A houseboat on the open Kerala backwaters","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cghearthayurveda.com\u002Fayurveda-kalari-kovilakom\u002F",[1259,1260,1261],"Panchakarma, 21 days minimum","Stays of 14 days and up","Stress and weight programmes","Someone ready for at least 14 days (21 for Panchakarma) under hospital rules: no leaving the premises, no smoking or alcohol, a prescribed diet. Surgery, chemotherapy or radiation must be six months past, bedridden, wheelchair-bound or critically ill patients cannot be treated, and the minimum age is 14 or 15 depending on the page.","The property lists five Ayurvedic physicians, all with a BAMS and one also with an MD (Ayurveda), with 4 to 26 years' experience in Ayurveda Panchakarma, each listed as registered with the Kerala State Medical Council. CGH Earth says its therapists use Kalaripayattu, a Kerala martial art, to build their own energy.",[1265,1268],{"name":1266,"note":1267},"Guest rooms","The property says there are 19 well-appointed rooms with modern amenities within the palace grounds. Accommodation is included, with single-occupancy and sharing options.",{"name":1269,"note":1270},"Kovilakom Suite","Named as Kalari Kovilakom’s room category on CGH Earth’s monsoon offer page, which does not describe it.",[1272,1273,1274,1275],"A clinic with 12 treatment rooms","Herbal medicines the property says come 'from our organic garden and Ayurvedic Kitchen'","Yoga consultations and meditation sessions, included","A shrine to the goddess Bhagavathy, which the property says is still a place of worship",[1277],{"name":1278,"note":1279},"Prescribed diet","Sattvic vegetarian food prescribed for each patient’s doshas, in restricted portions, with the chef following the doctor’s instructions. The only drinking water is warm herbal or medicated water.",[1281,1282,1283,1284,1285],"Yoga and meditation, including candlelight meditation","Kathakali dance and Carnatic music, which the property calls part of the daily ritual","Mantra chanting, Satsang and discourses","Doctors' talks","Kalaripayattu demonstrations",{"airport":1287,"code":1288,"transfer":1289},"Trivandrum, as the site names it","","Airport pick-up and drop-off is included, from Trivandrum, the nearest airport.",{"slug":178,"name":179,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1291,"country":8,"modalities":1292,"character":180,"knownFor":1297,"why":1298,"signature":1303,"typicalNights":1304,"accolades":1305,"honest":1311,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1312,"image":763,"imageAlt":1313,"website":1314,"greatFor":1315,"whoShouldGo":1320,"team":1321,"roomTypes":1322,"facilities":1341,"dining":1350,"activities":1357,"arrival":1368,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":22},"Marari beach, Mararikulam, Alappuzha, Kerala",[11,12,1293,1294,1295,1296],"naturopathy","marma","pranic healing","kalari","A villa resort with its own Ayurveda spa on the Arabian Sea shore at Marari, Alappuzha, set in what it describes as 25 acres of landscaped gardens.",[1299,1300,1301,1302],"The resort lists a 2026 Ayur Diamond classification from Kerala’s Department of Tourism among its awards, with a 2017 Forbes feature it words as \"Five Top Wellness Retreat for Ultimate Renewal\".","Five villa categories, each with a published built-up area, from Rs. 11,750 per person a night sharing with breakfast.","Its team page lists four Ayurveda doctors with BAMS degrees, two of them specialised in marma therapy, and two of its programme pages list a daily doctor’s consultation.","Its healing programme page lists daily Ayurveda treatment of 60–90 minutes, a daily marma or pranic healing session, medicines, a diet plan on the doctor’s advice, and daily yoga and meditation.","Panchakarma detoxification and rejuvenation, for which the resort’s brochure recommends 7 to 14 days; it recommends 14 to 21 days for weight loss.","Brochure: 7–14 days, 14–21 for weight loss",[1306,1307,1308,1309,1310],"Ayur Diamond 2026 — Ayurveda Centre Classification, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala (per the resort’s home page)","Swachhata Green Leaf Certificate — Ministry of Tourism (per the resort’s home page)","Best Wellness Resort — FICCI Travel & Tourism Excellence Award 2026 (per the resort’s home page)","Metro Expedition Tourism Awards 2024 — Top Eco-Friendly Wellness Resort (per the resort’s home page)","Featured in Forbes, \"Five Top Wellness Retreat for Ultimate Renewal\", 2017 (per the resort’s home page)","Villa rates cover bed and breakfast only; programmes are priced separately. The booking policy asks for payment by cash or demand draft and forfeits 50% on a cancellation 15 days before arrival and the full amount inside that — its terms page words the 50% window as 20 to 15 days. The resort serves no alcohol and holds no liquor licence, and its healing programme page says it does not do cross-gender treatments.","low","Palms leaning over the Kerala backwaters","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.carnoustieresorts.com",[1316,1317,1318,1319],"Ayurveda at a beach resort","Panchakarma or rejuvenation stays","Marma, kalari or pranic healing","Villa rates published on its site","Somebody who wants Ayurvedic treatment at a beach resort with its own Ayurveda spa, a swimming pool, 25 acres of gardens (the resort’s figure) and two restaurants. Two of its programme pages list a daily doctor’s consultation, and three list a diet plan set on the doctor’s advice.","The team page lists four Ayurveda doctors with BAMS degrees, two specialised in marma therapy, and two yoga practitioners whose listed qualifications include a PhD in yoga with an MD in alternative medicine, and an MSc in yoga.",[1323,1327,1331,1334,1337],{"name":1324,"size":1325,"note":1326},"Punag Pool Villa","236 sqm","Private pool with deck area, and a jacuzzi, per its page.",{"name":1328,"size":1329,"note":1330},"Semantha Pool Villa","164 sqm","Private pool with deck area, per its page.",{"name":1332,"size":1333,"note":1330},"Zukra Pool Villa","112 sqm",{"name":1335,"size":1336,"note":1330},"Mallika Pool Villa","98 sqm",{"name":1338,"size":1339,"note":1340},"Akund Deluxe Villa","102 sqm","An outside deck with a lily pool — ask us whether it has a private swimming pool.",[1342,1343,1344,1345,1346,1347,1348,1349],"Aryavaidyasala, which the resort calls its Ayurveda spa","Swimming pool","Beach","25 acres of landscaped gardens (the resort’s figure)","Private pool with deck area listed on the Punag, Semantha, Zukra and Mallika villa pages","Its own air-conditioned houseboat, about 92 feet, with a chef, captain and lifeguard-cum-driver","An organic garden the resort says supplies most of its vegetables and herbs","Each meal’s menu prepared for each guest with its Ayurvedic doctors, per the brochure",[1351,1354],{"name":1352,"note":1353},"Ida","Multi-cuisine: the resort lists continental, south Indian and pan-Indian dishes.",{"name":1355,"note":1356},"Chimaera","The seafood speciality restaurant. The resort’s dining page says it does not serve alcohol.",[1358,1359,1360,1361,1362,1363,1364,1365,1366,1367],"Daily yoga and meditation on three programme pages; early-morning yoga sessions near the beach","Cookery classes, listed in the resort’s brochure","Bicycle rides around local villages","Kerala art and dance performances by locals at the resort","Lunch cruise (1200–1600) on the resort’s houseboat through Punnamada and Vembanad lakes","Evening high-tea cruise to Thaneermukkom, listed as 1500–1700 (the page also gives a 4pm check-in)","Kalaripayattu","Day visits to Fort Kochi","Nearby, per the resort: Kanichukulangara Devi temple (2 km), St Andrew’s Basilica (3 km)","Kumarakom bird sanctuary, 12 km away, per the resort",{"airport":776,"code":18,"transfer":1369},"Return transfers from Cochin are listed on its healing and pain-and-injury programme pages; no drive time is published.",{"slug":215,"name":216,"destinationSlug":102,"area":1371,"country":104,"modalities":1372,"character":180,"knownFor":1373,"why":1374,"signature":1380,"typicalNights":1381,"accolades":1382,"honest":1385,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":109,"imageAlt":1386,"website":1387,"greatFor":1388,"whoShouldGo":1394,"team":1395,"roomTypes":1396,"facilities":1420,"dining":1431,"activities":1450,"arrival":1459,"destinationName":103,"programmeCount":23},"Lichtentaler Allee, Baden-Baden",[96],"A hotel on Baden-Baden’s Lichtentaler Allee, formerly Brenners Park-Hotel & Villa Stéphanie, that calls itself 'A legendary grand hotel'. Its spa is in the historic Villa Stéphanie, and private practices provide its medical programmes.",[1375,1376,1377,1378,1379],"The history page traces the hotel to the 1872 auction purchase of a hotel on the Lichtentaler Allee, and a destination spa opened in the historic Villa Stéphanie in 2015. The property says the hotel reopened in late 2025 after a two-year renovation.","Brenners Medical Care offers residential programmes and specialist treatments. Its website and medical brochure list check-ups, detox and weight loss, orthopaedics, sleep, immune care, apheresis, dental packages and the ReLIFE Longevity Protocol.","The medical brochure names four private practices behind the offer: integrative naturopathy diagnostics and therapy, aesthetic medicine, aesthetic and sports dentistry, and physiotherapy and medical fitness.","The Superior and Deluxe Stéphanie Rooms, which the property places in Villa Stéphanie, and the Stéphanie Spa Suite have direct spa access and what it calls a 'digital detox switch', which it says disconnects the room from electromagnetic waves.","The medical-care page says the medical teams can visit guests in their room or suite and that an interpreter can be provided. Non-medical Wellness Retreat and Holistic Health packages sit alongside the medical ones.","Residential programmes under Brenners Medical Care — check-ups, detox, orthopaedics, sleep, immune care and longevity — with Brenners Spa & Wellbeing in Villa Stéphanie.","Minimum 2–14 nights, by package",[1383,1384],"Wintergarten restaurant: Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, according to its restaurant page","Part of Oetker Hotels; the history page records the Oetker family’s purchase of the hotel in 1941","Programme prices exclude the room, and the offer terms exclude meals unless specified. Several programmes go beyond diagnostics: ReLIFE includes chelation, a plasma treatment and autologous stem cells, others include ozone therapy, colon hydrotherapy or infusions, and the brochure says Immune Care’s infusions include homeopathic supplements. The site calls ReLIFE 'a medically validated, precision-based programme' but cites no study; its offer page points to www.ecist.de\u002Fen.","Sunlight through Black Forest trees","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.oetkerhotels.com\u002Fhotels\u002Fbrenners-park-hotel-spa\u002F",[1389,1390,1391,1392,1393],"Residential medical check-ups","Detox and weight-loss programmes","Orthopaedic programmes","Sleep and immune programmes","A longevity protocol","Somebody who wants a residential check-up, detox, orthopaedic, sleep, immune or longevity programme in a hotel that also caters for families, with a kids club and a children’s splash hour in the pool. Programme prices exclude the room. The FAQ page says the hotel is wheelchair accessible, with accessible rooms and elevators.","The medical brochure names four private practices working with the hotel, in integrative medicine and naturopathy, aesthetic medicine, aesthetic and sports dentistry, and physiotherapy. The physician behind the integrative-medicine practice leads the medical care.",[1397,1401,1405,1409,1413,1416],{"name":1398,"size":1399,"note":1400},"Superior Stéphanie Room","40 m²","The property places it in the Villa Stéphanie building; courtyard view. Direct access to Brenners Spa & Wellbeing and what the property calls a digital detox switch.",{"name":1402,"size":1403,"note":1404},"Deluxe Stéphanie Room","50 m²","The property places it in the Villa Stéphanie building; park view, most with a balcony, up to three guests. Direct spa access and the digital detox switch.",{"name":1406,"size":1407,"note":1408},"Stéphanie Spa Suite","110 m²","One-bedroom suite with a private spa area (sauna, steam room and fitness equipment) and a balcony facing the private park and the river Oos. Direct spa access and the digital detox switch.",{"name":1410,"size":1411,"note":1412},"Accessible Superior Town Room","30 m²","In the main building, with a balcony and a Schillerstraße view. The page lists it for '2 guests (2 adults & 1 child)', with a fully accessible marble bathroom and roll-in shower.",{"name":1414,"note":1415},"Other rooms and suites","The rooms page lists 19 categories in all, from the Single Room (23 m²) to the Two Bedroom Park, Penthouse and Royal Garden Suites (150 m² each).",{"name":1417,"size":1418,"note":1419},"The Parkvilla","600 m²","A standalone residence on three floors with eight bedrooms for up to 20 guests, a private garden and terraces. Its page says breakfast and a limousine transfer to and from Frankfurt Airport are included.",[1421,1422,1423,1424,1425,1426,1427,1428,1429,1430],"Brenners Medical Care, shown as its own location on the spa brochure’s site map","Brenners Spa & Wellbeing in the historic Villa Stéphanie","Roman-style indoor pool, 500 m² sauna area, steam rooms, cold plunge pool and Ladies Spa","Daylit pool whose doors open onto the private park on warm days","Spa brochure hours: fitness and pool 7.00–22.00, sauna 9.00–22.00, spa reception 10.00–19.00","Technogym fitness centre, private gym and outdoor gym","Salon Jardin hair and beauty","Alois' Nest kids club for ages 3–12 in Villa Viardot, across the street, with babysitting on request","Accessible rooms and elevators (FAQ page)","On-site parking with valet and electric-vehicle charging",[1432,1435,1438,1441,1444,1447],{"name":1433,"note":1434},"Fritz & Felix","In the hotel; a Galician charcoal grill in an open kitchen, open Thursday to Monday evenings.",{"name":1436,"note":1437},"Wintergarten","Overlooks the Lichtentaler Allee; lunch and dinner daily. Its restaurant page cites a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.",{"name":1439,"note":1440},"Le Salon","Linked to Brenners Spa & Wellbeing, with a terrace in front of Villa Stéphanie. Light lunches, daily noon to 9.00pm. Its page says pets are not permitted in the restaurants.",{"name":1442,"note":1443},"Minerva Terrace and Kaminhalle","The hotel page lists afternoon tea, aperitifs and bar snacks on Minerva Terrace. The restaurants page places afternoon tea in the Wintergarten or Kaminhalle.",{"name":1445,"note":1446},"Oleander Bar and Fritz & Felix Bar","Bars, as listed on the restaurants page.",{"name":1448,"note":1449},"Vitality cuisine","Several medical offer pages list vitality cuisine; The Kings Way’s is lactose- and gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan.",[1451,1452,1141,1145,1453,1454,1455,1456,1457,1458],"Running and walking on the Lichtentaler Allee","Theater Baden-Baden and the casino","Black Forest hikes and e-mountain bike tours","Iffezheim racecourse","Castles, classic car tours and carriage rides","Golf, paragliding and climbing","Skiing at Mehliskopf, which the activities page puts a little over 20 minutes away","Europa-Park, which the families page lists among family activities",{"airport":1460,"code":1461,"transfer":1462},"Frankfurt","FRA","The hotel offers the Fraport VIP Service private terminal at Frankfurt Airport.",{"slug":218,"name":219,"destinationSlug":102,"area":103,"country":104,"opened":1464,"modalities":1465,"character":220,"knownFor":1466,"why":1467,"signature":1473,"typicalNights":1474,"accolades":1475,"honest":1477,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":381,"imageAlt":1478,"website":1479,"greatFor":1480,"whoShouldGo":1486,"team":1487,"roomTypes":1488,"facilities":1489,"dining":1496,"activities":1503,"arrival":1508,"destinationName":103,"programmeCount":23},1877,[107],"A Renaissance-style Roman-Irish bath house of 1877, with a seventeen-station sequence the bath recommends taking over about three hours — one station, the soap-brush massage, costs extra and runs at set times.",[1468,1469,1470,1471,1472],"Built between 1869 and 1877. The bath says it was considered the most modern bathhouse in Europe when it opened.","The bath lists seventeen stations in a set order — thermal showers, warm air at 54 °C and hot air at 68 °C, two thermal steam rooms and four thermal-water pools ending in an 18 °C cold plunge, then the rest and reading rooms.","The operator says its thermal water rises from 2,000 m through twelve springs at the foot of the Florentinerberg, at up to 68.8 °C, about 800,000 litres a day.","The soap-brush massage station currently runs on Monday 14.00–16.00, Thursday 16.00–20.00 and Sunday 14.00–18.00, costs €19 extra and is booked in person on the day.","The FAQ says no reservation is needed for the bath. It is run by CARASANA Bäderbetriebe GmbH, which describes itself as an owner-managed private service company and also runs the Caracalla Therme next door.","The Roman-Irish circuit: seventeen stations over about three hours, the soap-brush massage at extra cost and set times, textile-free on five days a week.","A day visit — about three hours recommended",[1476],"Named by the bath as a showpiece of Baden-Baden’s UNESCO World Heritage inscription among the Great Spa Towns of Europe (24 July 2021)","Men and women bathe together, with no single-sex sessions. Bathing is without swimwear on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday; Wednesday and Saturday are swimwear-only. Bathing time is limited and overstaying is charged. Guests with heart or circulatory complaints and pregnant women should consult a doctor first, and phones, photography and filming are banned.","Still water in the wooded hills of the Black Forest","https:\u002F\u002Ffriedrichsbad.eu",[1481,1482,1483,1484,1485],"Roman-Irish bathing","19th-century bath architecture","Textile-free bathing","Swimwear bathing, Wed and Sat","A private thermal bath for two","Adults, and teenagers from 14 with an adult, who are happy to bathe mixed and without swimwear except on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The house rules say guests who cannot move, dress or get into the pool unaided may bathe only with a companion. It is sold by the ticket, open daily 9.00–22.00, and the site describes no accommodation.","Bath attendants explain the bathing ritual and give the soap-brush massage; masseurs and cosmeticians work in the operator’s Wellness & Beauty department. The operator credits its springs with healing power for heart, circulatory, metabolic and musculoskeletal complaints.",[],[1490,1491,1492,1493,1494,1495],"A seventeen-station Roman-Irish bathing circuit","A circular 28 °C thermal exercise pool under a dome its pages put at 17.5 m and almost 18 m","Hand-painted majolica tiles in the warm-air and hot-air rooms","Historic private baths, the Kaiserbad and Prinzenbad, with spring thermal water cooled to 36 °C","A spa area with a private pool, used in the four-hour DaySpa package for two","Bädergarage, Rotenbachtalstraße 1: 250 spaces with direct access to the operator’s facilities",[1497,1500],{"name":1498,"note":1499},"Reading-room tea","Aromatic tea is included in the reading room at the end of the circuit, and water and soft drinks are sold at the counter. The FAQ says outside food and drink are not allowed.",{"name":1501,"note":1502},"DaySpa lunch","The four-hour DaySpa package for two includes a small lunch and drinks; the private-bath packages include sparkling wine, orange juice and mineral water.",[1504,1505,1506,1507],"The Caracalla Therme, which the operator places right next to the Friedrichsbad","The Roman bath ruins beneath the building, a museum open 16 March to 15 November, adults €5","A monthly guided tour of the ruins, second Saturday at 14.00, €7.50 including entry","Private baths for two, from the 60-minute Prinzenbad to the 240-minute DaySpa",{"airport":1116,"code":108,"transfer":1509},"Bus 205 runs from Baden-Baden station to the Caracalla Therme, two minutes' walk from the bath.",{"slug":225,"name":226,"destinationSlug":122,"area":1511,"country":124,"opened":1512,"modalities":1513,"character":227,"knownFor":1514,"why":1515,"signature":1521,"typicalNights":1522,"accolades":1523,"honest":1526,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":127,"imageAlt":1527,"website":1528,"greatFor":1529,"whoShouldGo":1534,"team":1535,"roomTypes":1536,"facilities":1537,"dining":1547,"activities":1551,"arrival":1556,"destinationName":123,"programmeCount":23},"Böckstein, Bad Gastein — in the Radhausberg",1952,[107],"A tunnel driven into the Radhausberg in the 1940s to reach a gold vein, used since 1952 for courses of radon-heat therapy 2.5 km inside the mountain.",[1516,1517,1518,1519,1520],"Patients ride an electric train 2.5 km into the Radhausberg to a therapy area the operator gives as 37–41.5 °C, 70–100% humidity and 44 kBq\u002Fm³ of radon. Its session page says patients start at around 37 °C, moving warmer on later visits if they tolerate it.","The operator describes itself as an outpatient health resort. Its doctors generally recommend eight to twelve sessions of about an hour; its planning page puts a course at two to three weeks, other pages at two to four.","Patients have been treated here since 1952, when, the operator’s history page says, the people of Gastein set up the facility with the University Hospital of Innsbruck. The operator says studies with the Gastein Research Institute have confirmed its effects.","The operator says the therapy is recognised by Austrian and German health insurers and the South Tyrolean health service, but that cover varies by diagnosis, needs prior approval, usually is not granted every year, and that many patients pay for themselves.","Doctors can prescribe physical therapies alongside the gallery sessions. The operator lists 19, including therapeutic exercise, massage, lymphatic drainage, electrotherapy, laser therapy, nutrition counselling and therapeutic climbing.","Sessions of about an hour in the gallery’s radon, heat and humidity — generally eight to twelve, the operator’s doctors say — alongside physical therapies they prescribe.","8–12 sessions, usually over two to three weeks",[1524,1525],"The operator says it is recognised by Austrian and German health insurers and the South Tyrolean health service","The operator says it has treated 125,000 ankylosing spondylitis patients since 1952 and calls itself the world’s largest therapy centre for the condition","Radon, the gallery’s active agent, is classed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as carcinogenic to humans. The operator says therapeutic doses are extremely low and the body excretes almost all of it within three hours; discuss it with your doctor first. Contraindications include pregnancy, untreated hyperthyroidism, severe claustrophobia and cancer within a year of finishing treatment.","An Alpine meadow below high peaks","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gasteiner-heilstollen.com",[1530,1531,1532,1533],"Ankylosing spondylitis","Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia","Osteoarthritis, spinal syndromes","Some respiratory, skin conditions","Somebody with a condition on the operator’s indication list — inflammatory rheumatic disease, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, spinal syndromes, some respiratory and skin conditions — who has checked the contraindications. The operator says courses usually run two to three weeks but sells a one-week package; a doctor gives free phone advice.","The session page says a doctor at the health centre, or a referring spa doctor beforehand, examines patients before the first session, and that medical professionals accompany gallery sessions. The operator says its certified physiotherapists, specialising in rheumatology, give therapeutic exercise; its home page puts the team at around 50 employees.",[],[1538,1539,1540,1541,1542,1543,1544,1545,1546],"The healing gallery, reached by electric train 2.5 km into the mountain from the Kurhaus","A health centre where a doctor examines patients, with changing cubicles","Towels, bathrobes, swimwear and bathing shoes for rent","Relaxation rooms for the half-hour rest after each session","A therapeutic climbing wall about 2.5 m high, used in physical therapy","A shop","The operator says its entire health centre is barrier-free, with help changing","Four electric-car charging stations, according to the directions page","No accommodation at the gallery, says the planning page; Prices & Packages sells packages with it",[1548],{"name":1549,"note":1550},"Café","Image captions on the operator’s session and images pages refer to a café at the Healing Gallery. Each introductory offer includes one drink.",[1552,1553,1554,1555],"Group Nordic walking and therapeutic climbing, among the physical therapies doctors prescribe","Medical consultations, indication-specific lectures and personal counselling","Walking and skiing in the valley — the operator’s 2022 German FAQ says many patients do so","A two-hour spa admission, included in the operator’s package examples",{"airport":942,"code":126,"transfer":1557},"About 1.5 hours' drive from Salzburg, whose airport is about 100 km away. Euro- and Intercity trains stop at Bad Gastein.",{"slug":232,"name":233,"destinationSlug":141,"area":1559,"country":143,"opened":1560,"modalities":1561,"character":234,"knownFor":1562,"why":1563,"signature":1569,"typicalNights":1570,"accolades":1571,"honest":1574,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":357,"imageAlt":1575,"website":1576,"greatFor":1577,"whoShouldGo":1582,"team":1583,"roomTypes":1584,"facilities":1600,"dining":1609,"activities":1613,"arrival":1617,"destinationName":142,"programmeCount":23},"Clarens, Montreux, on Lake Geneva",1931,[96],"A Swiss longevity clinic on Lake Geneva that says its history began in 1931 with cellular therapy. Its story page names Winston Churchill and Marlene Dietrich among the guests it drew from the 1950s onwards.",[1564,1565,1566,1567,1568],"The clinic dates its history to 1931. The Montreux page says its historic Residence, a house by the lake, is where its founding doctor began his longevity research, and the story page says it drew 'world leaders, celebrities, and aristocrats' from the 1950s.","Guests stay in 'one of our three buildings, depending on availability and room category', Prepare Your Stay says: the Château, the Residence or top-floor suites in the medical centre. The clinic also lists a longevity spa, a fitness centre and a pool.","The Montreux page says there are 'over 50 doctors on-site'. The clinic says its Health Diagnostic check-up is coordinated by a dedicated medical lead with access to cardiologists, pulmonologists, dermatologists and gastroenterologists.","Options run from a 3-day check-up and a 4-day Stem Cells Protocol to 7-day longevity, detox, brain-health, weight and mental-wellbeing programmes, and each programme page publishes a starting price in Swiss francs.","In July 2026 the clinic announced a renovated Advanced Skin Science & Regenerative Aesthetic Center in Montreux, which it says has in-house operating rooms and post-surgery recovery suites.","The 7-day Revitalisation programme, which the clinic calls its 'signature' programme and sells only in Switzerland, built around the CLP Extract.","3–7 days, by programme",[1572,1573],"Best Global Medi-Spa 2026, The Global Spa Awards by The Luxury Spa Edit, as announced on the clinic’s blog","Best Luxury Wellness Sanctuary in Europe 2026, Luxury Lifestyle Awards, as announced on the clinic’s blog","The Revitalisation page describes results as what 'most guests report' and cites no published trials for the CLP Extract at its centre. The site describes the extract two ways: 'the product of 90 years of research in longevity' and 'a standardized extract refined since 1992'. The Stem Cells Protocol involves fat-tissue extraction under general anaesthesia, and its prices exclude accommodation and meals. Airport transfers cost extra except on the two Revitalisation programmes.","A lake below the mountains in western Switzerland","https:\u002F\u002Fcliniquelaprairie.com",[1578,1579,1580,1581],"Medical check-ups","Longevity programmes","Brain-health and weight programmes","Lake Geneva","An adult who wants a medically supervised stay. Prepare Your Stay says programmes are open from 18; the Revitalisation page calls it 'ideal for adults over 30', and the Stem Cells page recommends skin regeneration from 40. Companions can stay but 'do not receive any medical care or treatments'.","The Montreux page says 'over 50 doctors on-site'; the home page says over 50 medical specialists. Four programmes include week-long follow-up by a 'leading physician'. Programme pages name cardiologists, a pneumologist, a gastroenterologist, a dermatologist, a bone health specialist, a brain specialist, nutrition specialists and an exercise physiologist.",[1585,1588,1591,1594,1597],{"name":1586,"note":1587},"Suite","The Montreux page says the Suites have 'panoramic views'.",{"name":1589,"note":1590},"Junior Suite","The Montreux page says each opens onto a private balcony or terrace with views of the lake and gardens.",{"name":1592,"note":1593},"Deluxe Room","In the wings of the Château, according to the Montreux page, with lounge areas and views of the garden, lake and Alps.",{"name":1595,"note":1596},"Superior Room","The Montreux page says these rooms have 'inspiring views of the Alps and Lake Geneva'.",{"name":1598,"note":1599},"Standard Room","The category included in the Health Diagnostic, Master Detox and Life Reset prices; Health Diagnostic offers a suite on request.",[1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606,1607,1608],"Selected guest suites on the top floor of the medical centre","The historic Residence, which the clinic says houses its general management and a few guest rooms","Longevity spa, which the clinic calls award-winning","Pool, sauna, steam room, vitality pool and zero-gravity floating bed, as listed in programmes","Fitness centre with personalised training programmes","Advanced Skin Science & Regenerative Aesthetic Center with in-house operating rooms, the clinic says","A large garden facing the lake","On-site parking",[1610],{"name":1611,"note":1612},"seeds","The Montreux page describes a gourmet restaurant 'reserved exclusively for our guests' and names seeds, a plant-based concept. Prepare Your Stay says lunch and dinner menus are generally dairy- and gluten-free.",[1614,1615,1616],"Walks along Lake Geneva","Visits to nearby Montreux","Outdoor hikes or activities with a coach, included in some programmes",{"airport":632,"code":145,"transfer":1618},"About 1h15 by road from Geneva. Airport transfers cost extra except on the two Revitalisation programmes.",{"slug":236,"name":237,"destinationSlug":150,"area":1620,"country":124,"opened":1621,"modalities":1622,"character":227,"knownFor":1623,"why":1624,"signature":1630,"typicalNights":1631,"accolades":1632,"honest":1637,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":146,"imageAlt":1638,"website":1639,"greatFor":1640,"whoShouldGo":1645,"team":1646,"roomTypes":1647,"facilities":1679,"dining":1685,"activities":1695,"arrival":1700,"destinationName":151,"programmeCount":22,"fromPrice":1702},"Lans, near Innsbruck",1984,[153,96],"The Lans page says the first Lanserhof opened here in 1984 and calls it \"the origin of the Lanserhof Method\". An interview on the group’s site says a hotel built in 1974 became a health hotel in 1984, starting with F.X. Mayr medicine.",[1625,1626,1627,1628,1629],"The group FAQ calls Lans its smallest resort, with a 'family' like, casual atmosphere.","The Lans page says guests work out a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy with their attending physician. The 2026 brochure’s Lanserhof Classic includes a 50-minute initial examination, bioimpedance, lactate diagnostics and a urinalysis.","The Lans page’s team section lists nine physicians, eight of whom include F.X. Mayr medicine or therapy among their qualifications.","Beyond Lanserhof Classic, the Lans page lists programmes for mental health, women’s hormone health, longevity, Long Covid and INUSpheresis blood purification, plus four-night retreats.","Innsbruck airport is 11 km, about 20 minutes by car, according to the arrival page. The 2026 brochure says Lanserhof Classic includes daily group movement and relaxation therapies.","Lanserhof Classic, the Lans page’s 'Medical Basic Programme': seven nights minimum, 14 days recommended, with initial and final examinations and two abdominal treatments.","7+ nights, 14 days advised; 4-night retreats",[1633,1634,1635,1636],"European Health & Spa Award, Best Medical Spa, 2017. The property says it was the eighth time.","Tatler Spa Awards 2017, 'Medical Maestro' category (group press release).","World Spa Awards 2018: World’s Best Spa Design and Austria’s Best Wellness Retreat (group press release, 26 October 2018).","RELAX Guide 2018 and 2019: four lilies and 20 points, the guide’s highest score (as reported on the group’s site).","Lanserhof’s method centres on its fasting therapy. The room and a binding EUR 63 fee per person a night, not refunded if unused, are extra. Outpatient stays are not offered, and the first days may bring headaches, dizziness or fatigue. Cancelling under four weeks out can cost 50% of the room rate.","An Alpine lake below the Tyrolean mountains","https:\u002F\u002Flanserhof.com\u002Fen\u002Flanserhof-lans\u002F",[1641,1642,1579,1643,1644],"Physician-planned stays","Medical diagnostics","Women’s hormone health","Mental-health programmes","Somebody who wants a physician-planned stay of at least a week. Besides Lanserhof Classic, the Lans page lists mental-health, women’s hormone, longevity, Long Covid, INUSpheresis and weight-loss medication programmes, and four-night retreats. Ask before booking whether fasting is required.","The Lans page’s team section lists nine physicians: the medical director, a deputy and a second general-medicine specialist, and six internal-medicine specialists, one also in cardiology. Eight of the nine list F.X. Mayr medicine or therapy. The 2026 brochure adds physiotherapists and sports scientists, plus an on-call doctor and night service.",[1648,1652,1656,1660,1664,1668,1671,1675],{"name":1649,"size":1650,"note":1651},"Single Room","20 m²","Floor-to-ceiling window; shower. The room pages list it from EUR 350 per person a night; the 2026 brochure gives EUR 350 classic, EUR 400 garden view and EUR 450 mountain view.",{"name":1653,"size":1654,"note":1655},"Double Room","20–45 m²","Floor-to-ceiling windows; the Deluxe Double Rooms have a balcony with mountain views. The 2026 brochure gives EUR 490–630 for one guest, or EUR 375–445 per person for two.",{"name":1657,"size":1658,"note":1659},"Grand Double Room","55–58 m²","Living and sleeping area with garden or Nordkette views and a private balcony; the room page says some add a small second bedroom and bathroom. EUR 690 for one guest, or EUR 475 per person for two (2026 brochure).",{"name":1661,"size":1662,"note":1663},"Lanser Suite","About 50 m²","Balcony, bathtub and separate WC; the brochure says some have a steam or infrared shower. EUR 900 for one guest, or EUR 580 per person for two (2026 brochure).",{"name":1665,"size":1666,"note":1667},"Loft Suite","55–70 m²","North side; the rooms page lists a panoramic window or Juliet balcony. EUR 990 for one guest, or EUR 625 per person for two (2026 brochure).",{"name":1669,"size":1662,"note":1670},"Rooftop Suite","Balcony plus a private rooftop terrace. EUR 1,250 for one person (2026 brochure).",{"name":1672,"size":1673,"note":1674},"Corner Suite","About 65 m²","Large balcony, bathtub and separate WC. EUR 1,400 for one person (2026 brochure).",{"name":1676,"size":1677,"note":1678},"Panorama Suite","100 m²","Private sauna, second bedroom with en-suite bathroom, east-facing balcony. The 2026 brochure gives EUR 2,500 for one guest, or per person EUR 1,250 for two, EUR 920 for three and EUR 755 for four.",[1680,1681,1682,1683,1684],"Laboratory diagnostics through partner laboratories in Germany, Austria and Scandinavia (brochure)","Outdoor pool and bathhouse, named in the Lans gallery captions","Cold chamber at −110°C (2026 brochure)","CellGym room and Kneipp corner (history page)","Reception, restaurant, shop, fireplace lounge and library in the entrance hall (2017 article)",[1686,1689,1692],{"name":1687,"note":1688},"Energy Cuisine","The Lanserhof Concept page lists Energy Cuisine as the diet within the Lanserhof fasting cure. The group FAQ says the room rate includes doctor-prescribed meals, herbal teas, mineral water and alkaline broth.",{"name":1690,"note":1691},"Energy Cuisine Active","The Longevity and Long Covid pages charge EUR 69 per person a day for the Energy Cuisine Active programme.",{"name":1693,"note":1694},"Lanserhof Active Cuisine","The group’s press release says none of the four-day retreats follows a traditional fasting regimen; each uses Lanserhof Active Cuisine instead.",[1696,1697,1698,1699],"Daily group movement and relaxation sessions (included with Lanserhof Classic)","Introductory medical lecture, topical talks and a cultural evening programme","Yoga, Pilates and exercise in water (bookable therapies)","Meditation and guided deep relaxation (listed in the Longevity programme)",{"airport":905,"code":156,"transfer":1701},"About 20 minutes (11 km) by car; the property’s transfer is EUR 40 a trip. Munich airport is about 2.5 hours away, EUR 490.",{"amount":155,"currency":17},{"slug":239,"name":240,"destinationSlug":150,"area":1704,"country":124,"modalities":1705,"character":227,"knownFor":1706,"why":1707,"signature":1713,"typicalNights":1714,"accolades":1715,"honest":1722,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1723,"image":626,"imageAlt":1724,"website":1725,"greatFor":1726,"whoShouldGo":1732,"team":1733,"roomTypes":1734,"facilities":1751,"dining":1761,"activities":1768,"arrival":1776,"destinationName":151,"programmeCount":22,"fromPrice":1778},"Igls, above Innsbruck",[153],"A Modern Mayr Medicine house above Innsbruck that calls itself a 'Medical Spa Resort' and says it is state-recognised as a certified medical services provider.",[1708,1709,1710,1711,1712],"The FAQ says every programme is guided by certified and examined Mayr doctors, and the team page says individual attention matters more to the house than 'time pressure, rigid scheduling and routine treatments'.","Rates are published: rooms from €210 per person per day, with breakfast and either underground parking or an Innsbruck airport or station transfer.","A spa with a heated indoor pool, Finnish and organic saunas, a steam room, an infrared cabin and Kneipp water therapy, and a nature park with a putting green and a herb garden.","Igls sits at 870 m, according to the FAQ. The property runs guided walks and hikes for all fitness levels, and its Explore Tyrol page describes a 7 km walk to Heiligwasser chapel and back, with 370 m of ascent.","The house lists 51 rooms and suites. Its history page says the building went up as a sanatorium from 1905 and has had a medical focus since 1993.","Modern Mayr Medicine built on doctor-led examinations and an eight-stage diet, with laboratory diagnostics in some programmes; most programmes are priced by the week.","10–14 days or more advised; a 4-night option",[1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721],"The Times, The World’s 50 Best Spas 2025: 'Best Detox Spa' (per the property’s awards page)","Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence 2026: 'Best Wellness Programme' (per the property’s awards page)","SPA Star Awards 2026: winner, 'Medical Spa Concept' category (per the property’s awards page)","Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence 2025: Best Destination Spa in Europe (per the property’s awards page)","Connoisseur Circle 2025: winner, 'Top Medical Spa' (per the property’s awards page)","Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Best Destination Spa Europe (per the property’s awards page)","The FAQ says the medical department is closed from Saturday noon to 7.30 a.m. Monday, so a Saturday arrival sees a doctor on Monday at the earliest. Cancelling in the last week before arrival costs 100% of booked services, and the FAQ says there is no refund for leaving early.","high","A mountain lake in the Tyrolean Alps","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.park-igls.at\u002Fen",[1727,1728,1729,1730,1731],"Mayr detox and weight loss","Preventive medical checks","Stress and sleep problems","Back and joint pain","Allergies and skin problems","Someone who wants a Mayr cure centred on medical examinations and a diet set by a doctor, in a house of 51 rooms and suites above Innsbruck, and who can commit to one of its programmes — most are priced by the week, and the Detox Short Break is 4 nights.","The medical staff page lists four doctors — a medical director, an assistant medical director and two Mayr doctors — and says its doctors hold the Mayr Diploma. It also lists two psychologists and 18 consultant doctors, from radiology and cardiology to ENT. The FAQ adds health psychologists, physiotherapists, sports scientists, therapists and masseurs.",[1735,1739,1743,1747],{"name":1736,"size":1737,"note":1738},"Single rooms","20–40 m²","Standard, Superior, Deluxe and Deluxe Plus, €217–€501 per person per day. The Deluxe Plus has its own infrared cabin.",{"name":1740,"size":1741,"note":1742},"Double rooms","28–43 m²","Standard, Superior and Deluxe, €210–€365 per person per day, plus €84–€146 a day for single use.",{"name":1744,"size":1745,"note":1746},"Suites","45–64 m²","Standard, Superior, Deluxe and Deluxe Plus, €399–€637 per person per day, plus €160–€255 a day for single use.",{"name":1748,"size":1749,"note":1750},"Park Igls Suite","about 110 m²","Two Deluxe double rooms and a Superior single room for up to five people, at €292 per person a night when five share it. The page says it is bookable only with a programme.",[1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760],"A medical department offering blood laboratory checks, ultrasound, ECG and microbiome analysis","Heated indoor pool, Finnish and organic saunas, steam room, infrared cabin and Kneipp water therapy","Physiotherapy and sports therapy, and a panoramic gym","A nature park with a putting green, an outdoor Kneipp water therapy area and a herb garden","A lounge the property describes as having a fireplace, library and games","A cosmetics studio, the Head & Soul hairdressing salon, and an F.X. Mayr shop and boutique","Free electric-car charging in the underground garage and free e-bike hire in summer","Air conditioning and a balcony in every room, and two wheelchair-accessible rooms","A Day Spa for ages 16 and over, from €50 (After Work Spa) to €200 (Day Spa Deluxe) a day",[1762,1765],{"name":1763,"note":1764},"Restaurant (Modern Mayr Cuisine)","Breakfast is in the room rate; lunch and dinner are in every programme. The doctor sets and reviews an eight-stage diet, and the property says it uses regional, organic produce and caters for allergies and intolerances.",{"name":1766,"note":1767},"Tea bar","Serves the alkaline vegetable broth from 10:00 to 13:00.",[1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775],"Guided walks and hikes for all ages and fitness levels","The walk to Heiligwasser chapel, 7 km there and back with 370 m of ascent","Aqua gymnastics, aqua fit, Feldenkrais®, qi gong and kybun® classes","E-bike handling workshops and short rides","Evening medical lectures, and film or music evenings","Excursions including city tours, cultural visits and shopping trips","The Patscherkofelbahn cable car in Igls",{"airport":905,"code":156,"transfer":1777},"About 15–20 minutes by car. Room rates include a free airport or station transfer, or underground parking instead.",{"amount":363,"currency":17},{"slug":245,"name":246,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1780,"country":8,"modalities":1781,"character":180,"knownFor":1783,"why":1784,"signature":1790,"typicalNights":1791,"accolades":1792,"honest":1793,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":1794,"imageAlt":1795,"website":1796,"greatFor":1797,"whoShouldGo":1803,"team":1804,"roomTypes":1805,"facilities":1812,"dining":1818,"activities":1828,"arrival":1835,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":23},"Munambam Road, Cherai, Kochi, Kerala",[11,12,1782,1243],"panchakarma","An Ayurveda and yoga resort in Cherai that claims a physician lineage dating to 1952, publishing nine named programmes of 7 to 28 days and protocols for back pain, spine and neck, stroke, Parkinson’s and trigeminal neuralgia.",[1785,1786,1787,1788,1789],"The site traces its authority to a physician lineage it says began in 1952 with a palace physician to the Kochi royal family, who founded Sree Rudravilasam Vaidyasala.","The wellness page publishes nine named programmes, covering purification, stress, weight, skin, digestion and gynaecological care among others, most running 7, 14, 21 or 28 days. For Panchakarma it recommends a minimum seven-night stay.","Separate protocol pages cover back pain, spine and neck disorders, stroke rehabilitation, Parkinson’s and trigeminal neuralgia in Ayurvedic diagnostic terms, and the homepage says each treatment is 'prescribed following consultation' with its physicians.","The day is published hour by hour, from Dinacharya at 6am to dinner at 7pm. The package lists pre-arrival, arrival and post-departure doctor consultations, full-board Ayurvedic meals, daily treatments, yoga and meditation.","Booking terms are published: a full refund, less bank charges, for cancellations 15 days or more before arrival, sliding to no refund within 4 days. Packages of seven nights or more add complimentary airport transfers and a backwaters shikara ride.","Akantamaya, which the yoga page calls 'our signature Ayur - Yoga retreat' — a two-day schedule of yoga, Prakriti analysis, a home remedy class and an Ayurveda therapy.","7–28 days by programme",[],"The beach is about 750 m away rather than on the doorstep. Meals are described as plant-based; ask us whether seafood is served if that matters to you.","photo-1590050752117-238cb0fb12b1","The prow of a canoe in a palm-lined Kerala canal at sunset","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.akantaayur.com\u002F",[1798,1799,1800,1801,1802],"Back, spine and neck protocols","Ayurveda programmes of 7–28 days","Panchakarma, 7 nights recommended","Monsoon Karkitaka Chikitsa","Yoga packages from seven days","Someone who wants Ayurveda with published programmes and a daily timetable, and who will confirm the rate, stay length and room in writing before paying. Not for anyone who needs a named accreditation or one clear rate first. For stroke, the stroke page’s FAQ says rehabilitation can take 'a few weeks to several months or even longer'.","The Ayurveda page lists three Ayurvedic doctors, including an MD (Ayurveda) it describes as the founder’s granddaughter and a BAMS graduate.",[1806,1809],{"name":1807,"note":1808},"Cherai Standard Room","Air conditioning, free WiFi, smart TV, safe locker, intercom and handicap accessible facilities. Per person a day, its page quotes ₹10,500 sharing or ₹13,000 alone; the stay-with-us page gives ₹12,000 sharing.",{"name":1810,"note":1811},"Cherai Deluxe Room","The same amenities as the standard room, at ₹13,500 per person sharing or ₹16,000 for one guest, per day.",[1813,1814,1815,1816,1817],"Swimming pool, fitness centre and library, per the facilities page","Spa offering massages, facials and body wraps, per the facilities page","Roof-top yoga and meditation, per the homepage timetable","Table tennis, carrom board and chess, listed on the facilities page","Handicap accessible facilities, listed on both room pages",[1819,1822,1825],{"name":1820,"note":1821},"Ayurvedic full board","The wellness page includes 'Ayurvedic Meals (Full Board)' in its packages. No menu is published.",{"name":1823,"note":1824},"Diet, described inconsistently","Plant-based, Sattvic vegetarian meals, according to the resort page; ask us whether seafood is still offered.",{"name":1826,"note":1827},"Herbal juice and tea","Herbal juice at 11am and herbal tea at 4pm, on the published daily timetable.",[1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834],"Yoga and meditation at 7am and 6pm","Dinacharya morning routine, 6am to 7am","Sunset walk at 6.30pm","Thrataka, Cyclic, Panchabhootha and Om meditations, with pranayama","Complimentary backwaters shikara ride with packages of seven nights or more","Cooking classes, canoeing and a temple visit, listed as add-ons in a June 2025 blog post",{"airport":1836,"code":18,"transfer":1837},"Cochin International Airport","26.4 km, about 46 minutes, per the site; complimentary pick-up and drop-off with packages of seven nights or more.",{"slug":248,"name":249,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1839,"country":8,"modalities":1840,"character":173,"knownFor":1841,"why":1842,"signature":1848,"rooms":803,"typicalNights":1849,"accolades":1850,"honest":1861,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":1862,"imageAlt":1863,"website":1864,"greatFor":1865,"whoShouldGo":1870,"team":1871,"roomTypes":1872,"facilities":1887,"dining":1898,"activities":1905,"arrival":1913,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":23},"Kodumbu, Palakkad district, inland Kerala at the foot of the Western Ghats",[11,1782,12,1243,333],"It describes itself as an NABH-accredited Ayurvedic hospital, and its directions page says \"It is not a spa.\" Its programme pages print per-night rates for four villa categories in rupees, dollars and euros.",[1843,1844,1845,1846,1847],"The homepage states NABH accreditation \"since 2018\", and the how-to-reach page calls the property \"an NABH-accredited Ayurvedic hospital\".","Panchakarma stays run from ₹21,235 per person a night sharing a Deluxe Villa to ₹49,480 for one guest in the Maharaja Suite.","Minimum stays are printed programme by programme: three nights for preventive-and-regenerative and yoga-and-meditation, seven for rejuvenation-and-detox and sleep restoration, fourteen for Panchakarma and weight loss, twenty-one for de-addiction.","The homepage lists five Ayurvedic physicians shown with B.A.M.S. qualifications and years of clinical experience, two yoga teachers and two assistant nurses.","The village facilities page lists separate treatment rooms for men and women, an in-house pharmacy and a consultation room. The walk-in treatment page gives a daily Ayurvedic OPD from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.","The Panchakarma Therapy programme — a printed fourteen-night minimum, with two Ayurvedic therapies a day and daily consultation listed among its inclusions.","3–21 nights minimum, by programme",[1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860],"NABH accreditation, held since 2018 according to the homepage","Green Leaf certification, which the accreditations page says was \"Awarded by the Kerala Tourism Department\". No grade, certificate number or date is given.","ISO certification, named on the accreditations page with no standard number, issuing body or date.","\"AYUR Diamond Certified\", claimed on the homepage with no issuing body named.","Allied membership of the Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India, stated on the homepage with a certificate link.","Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020–2026, claimed on the homepage.","World Luxury Spa Awards 2017–2020 and 2023–2025, and World Luxury Hotel Awards 2024 and 2025, claimed on the homepage.","PATWA International Travel Award 2026, \"Best Retreat – Wellness (India)\", which the homepage says was presented at ITB Berlin.","Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards 2026 (two titles claimed), and certification by the Haute Grandeur Global Spa Awards 2026, per the homepage.","Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition \"Wellness Resort of the Year\" 2024, claimed on the homepage.","The Panchakarma Therapy page reports that 87% of guests improve within two weeks, while the disclaimer page says the property 'does not diagnose or cure medical issues' — treat it as a wellness stay, not a cure. Minimum stays, deposit and add-ons vary by programme, and we confirm them in writing.","photo-1585229190075-5d94076e3c81","Green paddy under a line of coconut palms in inland Kerala","https:\u002F\u002Fayurvedichealingvillage.com\u002F",[1866,1867,1868,1869],"Panchakarma, 14 nights or more","Per-person nightly rates","Programmes from three nights","Inland Kerala, not the coast","Somebody who wants Kerala Ayurveda presented as clinical care: the how-to-reach page says every treatment programme begins with a clinical consultation. Three-night programmes are priced, but the FAQ says 3–5 days give \"an introduction to Ayurveda and temporary relief, but lasting transformation requires a longer commitment\".","The homepage lists nine staff: five Ayurvedic physicians with B.A.M.S. qualifications and 2+ to 12+ years of clinical experience, two yoga teachers and two assistant nurses. Walk-in guests must check in before 3:30 PM to see a doctor that day.",[1873,1877,1880,1883],{"name":1874,"size":1875,"note":1876},"Deluxe Villa","144–244 sq ft, up to 3 adults","The entry category, lowest on every programme table. Published features include an air conditioner, attached washrooms, an LED TV, a twin or king bed, toiletries and a bathrobe; the page adds a telephone.",{"name":1878,"size":1875,"note":1879},"Classic Villa","Same published size range and feature list as the Deluxe. Its page describes Kerala architecture with interiors that \"follow the principles of Vastu Shastra\". ₹25,225 for one guest a night (Panchakarma Therapy page).",{"name":1881,"size":1875,"note":1882},"Royal Villa","Same published size range; its feature list differs from the Deluxe and Classic only by a hairdryer. ₹29,530 for one guest a night (Panchakarma Therapy page).",{"name":1884,"size":1885,"note":1886},"Maharaja Suite","144–432 sq ft, up to 4 adults","Its page describes two separate rooms and a private lawn opening to a waterbody, with a refrigerator, hairdryer and coffee maker. The only category whose published range goes past 244 sq ft.",[1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897],"Separate treatment rooms for men and women, an in-house pharmacy and a consultation room","Yoga and meditation hall","Swimming pool, which the FAQ describes as chemical-free with natural filtration","Fitness centre, tennis court, indoor games, library and antique shop","Herbal and organic garden, paddy field and coconut plantation","Conference hall and amphitheatre","Front desk and telephone; the FAQ says Wi-Fi is in common areas","Walk-in Ayurvedic OPD daily 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, last therapy starting 4:00 PM","Laundry at an additional charge, typically a 24-hour turnaround, the FAQ says","Alcohol-free, caffeine-free, smoke-free and 100% vegetarian, per its house-rule pages",[1899,1902],{"name":1900,"note":1901},"Ayurvedic restaurant","The restaurant page describes sattvic dishes suited to your body constitution and health, with chefs working with the physicians. The FAQ describes three organic, dosha-specific vegetarian meals a day.",{"name":1903,"note":1904},"Herbal teas and waters","The Panchakarma Therapy page lists unlimited herbal-infused detox water, one in-room mineral water bottle per person a day, and fresh juice or herbal tea after every session.",[1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912],"Morning group yoga and evening meditation on the Panchakarma Therapy page; private sessions extra","A two-hour private yoga session each morning, included on the yoga programme and three villa pages","A weekly rota of one-hour talks, cookery and farm sessions, per the Panchakarma Therapy page","Weekly organic farm tours, village walks and nature trails","Bharathanatyam and puppet shows, listed as cultural activities","A chargeable visit to the group’s Ayurvedic factory","Palakkad Fort is 10.8 km away and Malampuzha Dam and Gardens 46 km, the FAQ says",{"airport":1914,"code":1915,"transfer":1916},"Coimbatore International","CJB","The site gives about 50–75 km, about 1–2 hours, depending on the page; the FAQ publishes transfer fares.",{"slug":251,"name":252,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1918,"country":8,"modalities":1919,"character":173,"knownFor":1920,"why":1921,"signature":1927,"typicalNights":1928,"accolades":1929,"honest":1932,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":1933,"imageAlt":1934,"website":1935,"greatFor":1936,"whoShouldGo":1941,"team":1942,"roomTypes":1943,"facilities":1952,"dining":1964,"activities":1971,"arrival":1981,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":23},"Poolani, Meloor, Chalakudy, Thrissur district, Kerala",[11,1782,12,1243],"The site describes Back to Roots as an Ayurvedic hospital and retreat for in-patient treatment, with eight programmes of seven days or more and a founding physician whose clinic group is in the UAE.",[1922,1923,1924,1925,1926],"The Guest Journey page sets out the stay: an optional online pre-consultation, a plan from the resident Ayurveda doctor on arrival, then one to two therapy sessions a day. It says the Vaidyas are available for online consultations afterwards.","Eight programmes, each with a published duration: de-stress, slimming, skin and hair, and post-natal care at 7 to 21 days; therapeutic, rejuvenation, pre-conception and Panchakarma at 10 to 30 days.","The Ayurveda centre page says the property has the tools for complete Panchakarma — Vamana, Virechana, Vasti, Raktamoksha and Nasya — and the homepage says it prepares its own Ayurvedic medicines, oils and formulations.","The team page lists three physicians, all BAMS, with qualifications for each, including a Resident Medical Officer. The founding physician offers an optional online pre-consultation.","The experience page says milk comes from the property’s own goat and cow farm, fruit, vegetables and spices are homegrown, and no pre-packaged spices are used; spices are sun-dried and ground at community spice mills.","Shuddhi, the Panchakarma programme, published at 10 to 30 days. Its page says the choice of Panchakarma is determined by a thorough Dosha analysis.","7–21 or 10–30 days, by programme",[1930,1931],"NABH Accredited, as shown in every page footer, citing the Quality Council of India","The founding physician’s profile page lists three awards, including a Dubai Health Authority award (2017); the site presents them as his, not the property’s.","Plans offered for September 2026 were non-refundable, so we confirm cancellation terms with you before you book. The Junior Suite and Executive Suite share the same features; ask us which is available.","photo-1663647690423-aebc47739cde","Coconut palms along a paddy canal in rural Kerala","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.backtorootsayurveda.com\u002F",[1937,1938,1939,1940],"Physician-supervised Panchakarma","In-patient Ayurvedic treatment","Programmes of a week or longer","Farm and village setting","The site presents it as an in-patient Ayurvedic facility, though its FAQ also pitches it for \"a health vacation\". The homepage lists ten treatment areas, from spine and joints to neurological rehabilitation and what it calls supportive cancer care. All eight programmes run seven days or more.","The team page lists three Ayurvedic physicians, all BAMS, and a wellness manager. The founder, whose clinic group is in the UAE, also holds an MD in Shalyatantra.",[1944,1947,1949],{"name":1945,"note":1946},"Executive Suite","Described as independent cottages in the traditional architectural style, with a living area, bedroom, kitchenette and two private bathrooms, one open and one closed.",{"name":1589,"note":1948},"A separate category with the same features as the Executive Suite.",{"name":1950,"note":1951},"Nalukettu Rooms","Ensuite rooms in the main building, named for the Kerala Nalukettu style, which the page describes as known for a central courtyard and sloping roofs.",[1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963],"Treatment rooms with wooden Ayurvedic tables, wooden steam chambers and shirodhara equipment","Ayurvedic medicines, oils and formulations, which the homepage says the property prepares itself","Temple of Lord Dhanwanthari, which the recreation page places at the centre of the property","Swimming pool with loungers","Yoga and dance floor","Natural pond with fish that guests can feed","Farm with chickens, ducks, cows and goats, which the bio-farming page says supplies milk and eggs","Walkways through nutmeg plantations and lawns","Bicycles for guests","Free wi-fi, laundry, housekeeping and 24-hour check-in","Airport transportation and taxi service, as listed on the room pages",[1965,1968],{"name":1966,"note":1967},"On-site restaurant","Unnamed, with no published menu, serving at fixed hours. The room pages list a vegetarian Ayurveda diet menu and the FAQ says diets are personalised; the experience page says milk comes from its own farm.",{"name":1969,"note":1970},"Non-vegetarian dishes with physician approval","The FAQ says an easy-to-digest vegetarian diet is often recommended, but the physician may permit non-vegetarian dishes if treatment will not be hampered.",[1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980],"Daily yoga classes, mornings or evenings","One-to-one therapeutic yoga sessions by arrangement","Two-hour Ayurveda workshops with the Vaidyas","Kerala dance or classical music performances by local artists, on request","Cycling around Poolani village","Fishing on the Chalakudy river, with the catch cooked traditionally","Consulting a traditional Kerala astrologer, by appointment","A weekly staff-guided local tour, which the experience page says is part of the packages","Local temple festivals, depending on the time of visit",{"airport":1982,"code":18,"transfer":1983},"Cochin International, Kochi","Ask us to arrange the transfer from Kochi airport.",{"slug":254,"name":255,"destinationSlug":6,"area":1985,"country":8,"opened":1986,"modalities":1987,"character":180,"knownFor":1988,"why":1989,"signature":1995,"typicalNights":1996,"accolades":1997,"honest":1998,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":1999,"imageAlt":2000,"website":2001,"greatFor":2002,"whoShouldGo":2007,"team":2008,"roomTypes":2009,"facilities":2024,"dining":2033,"activities":2040,"arrival":2049,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":23},"Nadukani Hills, Kanjirappally, Kottayam district, Kerala",1999,[11,1782,12,1243,333],"A hilltop Ayurvedic treatment centre that calls itself a 'Heritage Ayurveda Retreat'. It publishes a day of two prescribed therapy sessions and yoga morning and evening, and its headline programme is a 28-day Panchakarma.",[1990,1991,1992,1993,1994],"The homepage publishes the treatment day: yoga and meditation 07:00–08:00, therapy 09:00–12:00, the doctor from 14:30, a second therapy 15:00–18:00, evening yoga 18:15–19:15 and herbal medicine from 20:30.","The What We Offer page lists a consultation with the resident doctor on arrival, treatments twice a day as prescribed, abdominal cleansing every 8th day or as the doctor recommends, and a diet chart on the last day.","Meals are Keralan vegetarian and follow a diet plan the doctor prescribes for each guest’s dosha. The site says produce comes from its own organic farm, with five cows on site, though the Ayurveda page says it is grown in the surrounding area.","The site tells a devotional founding story: an ancestral home turned into an Ayurvedic healing centre after the founder’s illness in 1989. Its own timeline dates the formal inauguration to November 1999.","Three room types are published with sizes, from a 280 sq ft Standard Room to a 420 sq ft Garden Cottage. Rooms in a separate villa are described for a four-week Hatha yoga course of at most 10 participants.","The 28-day Panchakarma, which the Panchakarma page says includes five therapies: Vamana, Virechana, Nasya, Basti and Raktamokshana.","7–28 days, varying by programme and page",[],"Prices, rooms and programme lengths are confirmed on request, and we get them in writing for you. The named clinician is the Chief Vaidya, a BAMS graduate.","photo-1659410553816-fa68a5d1bd94","Forested ridges with mist lying in the valley below","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.chamundihillpalace.org\u002F",[2003,2004,2005,2006],"28-day Panchakarma","Twice-daily prescribed treatments","Daily yoga alongside treatment","Four-week Hatha yoga course","Someone who wants an Ayurvedic programme of one to four weeks under a doctor, and is content to follow a published timetable of two therapy sessions and yoga morning and evening on a vegetarian diet plan.","A Chief Vaidya with a BAMS degree, credited with 23 years at the centre, guides the medical team. The homepage says programmes are 'Supervised by certified Ayurvedic doctors' and lists '24\u002F7 doctor availability'.",[2010,2013,2017,2021],{"name":1598,"size":2011,"note":2012},"280 sq ft","Described as heritage rooms blending traditional Keralan woodwork with modern comforts, with a twin or double bed, ensuite bathroom, free Wi-Fi and a garden or estate view.",{"name":2014,"size":2015,"note":2016},"Room with Balcony","340 sq ft","King size bed, private balcony and free Wi-Fi; the site lists the view as 'Stunning Hillside View'.",{"name":2018,"size":2019,"note":2020},"Garden Cottage","420 sq ft","Standalone cottages the site says are 'tucked away in lush tropical foliage', with a king size bed, a private veranda and a listed forest view.",{"name":2022,"note":2023},"Villa room (yoga course)","Twin-sharing ensuite rooms in what the site calls its new Villa, 250 m from the yoga hall, described only for the four-week yoga course.",[1219,2025,2026,2027,2028,2029,2030,2031,2032],"Treatment rooms and a herbal pharmacy, per the site’s founding account","Organic farm supplying spices, vegetables and fruit, per the Accommodation page","Five cows on site for milk, ghee, curd and paneer","Walking trails around the centre, per the yoga-course page","Free Wi-Fi, which the site says is available 24 hours","Daily housekeeping and fresh linens, per the homepage","Airport pick-up and drop, free one way from one week and both ways from two weeks","Help with travel planning before and after the stay",[2034,2037],{"name":2035,"note":2036},"Dining area","Keralan vegetarian food at all three meals, plus morning and evening tea or coffee, on a doctor’s diet plan. The homepage describes a communal dining area; a Gallery photo is subtitled 'Private Herbal Dining'.",{"name":2038,"note":2039},"Herbal water and medicinal teas","The homepage lists medicinal teas and purified herbal water 'served throughout the day'.",[2041,2042,2043,2044,2045,2046,2047,2048],"Yoga and meditation morning and evening, six days a week, free for all guests","Spice tours within the centre","Walk through local rubber plantations","Visit to a nearby Hindu temple the site says is more than 100 years old","Free Ayurvedic cooking demonstration once every 15 days","Thekkady trip with a tea plantation and factory, boat ride and spice garden","Kumarakom backwater half-day trip","Yoga-course workshops on Ayurveda, breathing through Carnatic vocal music and Ayurvedic cooking",{"airport":1836,"code":18,"transfer":2050},"About 120 km, per the site’s markup; no travel time is given. Transfers free one way from one week, both ways from two weeks.",{"slug":263,"name":264,"destinationSlug":6,"area":2052,"country":8,"modalities":2053,"character":180,"knownFor":2054,"why":2055,"signature":2061,"typicalNights":2062,"accolades":2063,"honest":2064,"relationship":1181,"confidence":1182,"image":2065,"imageAlt":2066,"website":2067,"greatFor":2068,"whoShouldGo":2073,"team":2074,"roomTypes":2075,"facilities":2080,"dining":2089,"activities":2099,"arrival":2108,"destinationName":7,"programmeCount":23},"Melattingal, near Attingal, north of Trivandrum, Kerala",[11,1782,12,1243,333],"An eleven-suite riverside retreat north of Trivandrum where every room is a \"Spasuite\" with its own treatment area. The site says most treatments are given in the suite, with a rooftop spa for heavy-oil ones.",[2056,2057,2058,2059,2060],"Eleven 600 sq ft suites, all one category, each with a private in-suite spa, a personal library and a balcony. The treatments-page FAQ says \"Most treatments are done privately in your suite\"; heavy-oil treatments use the rooftop spa.","Rates are all-inclusive, per person a night by package and length of stay: for one guest from ₹13,542 (Yoga\u002FMeditation) to ₹23,135 (Unlimited Ayurveda).","The brochure sets out how much treatment each rate buys: one to two treatments a day for Classic Ayurveda and Panchakarma, three to four for Unlimited Ayurveda and Marma. One Panchakarma page, however, promises \"Unlimited Ayurvedic treatments\".","It is set on a river. The accommodation page gives a 400 metre river frontage, a private jetty, a pool, an organic garden and a bamboo grove; the FAQ offers fishing, boating and birdwatching, and puts Varkala beach 20 minutes away.","The house rules are published. The FAQ says \"one would never find a buffet at Mekosha\" and that meals are freshly prepared; the terms ban alcohol and outside food, and allow smoking only in a designated zone.","Unlimited Ayurveda — which the brochure lists as three to four treatments a day, prescribed by the Ayurveda doctor after a consultation with pulse diagnosis.","1 to 28+ nights, by package; minimums vary",[],"It sells a Cancer Care programme, but it is a wellness retreat, not a cancer treatment centre — keep your own doctors involved. Panchakarma length and treatment numbers vary by programme, from one or two treatments a day to unlimited, and we confirm yours in writing.","photo-1704365159747-1f7b8913044f","Coconut canopy from above, with a canal and a single boat","https:\u002F\u002Fmekosha.com\u002F",[2069,2070,2071,2072],"Most treatments in your own suite","A small, eleven-suite property","All-inclusive rates","A riverside setting with a jetty","Somebody who wants a small property — eleven suites, one room type, most treatments given in the suite — by a river, with walks to nearby temples. The FAQ says \"a lot of single women\" stay. Anyone who needs a documented registration or accreditation before a long or medically framed programme will not find it on this site.","The team page heads its doctors \"Chief & Consulting Physicians\" and says one or two of them look after the retreat at a time. The homepage profiles two doctors and says the panel includes Ayurvedic and allopathy doctors.",[2076],{"name":2077,"size":2078,"note":2079},"Spasuite","600 sq ft","The only room type, eleven in all. The accommodation page lists a king-sized bed, a private in-suite spa, a personal library and a balcony over the pool and river; the FAQ says an elevator connects all rooms.",[2081,2082,1343,2083,2084,2085,2086,2087,2088],"A private treatment area in each of the eleven suites","Rooftop spa, used for heavy-oil treatments, per the accommodation page","River frontage of 400 m with a private jetty, per the accommodation page","Amphitheatre, bamboo grove and riverside walkways","Organic garden whose vegetables and herbs are used in the kitchen, per the cuisine page","Yoga studio, with sessions also on the riverbank and by the rooftop spa, per the FAQ","An elevator the FAQ says connects all rooms","No alcohol; smoking only in a designated zone, per the terms and conditions",[2090,2093,2096],{"name":2091,"note":2092},"Chef’s menu","The brochure describes a set Chef’s Menu of \"Tridoshic Sattvic Meals\", with specific dietary needs met with the doctor’s consent and advance notice to the chef. The FAQ says every meal is freshly prepared.",{"name":2094,"note":2095},"Communal table","The communal table page places it at Aamala restaurant, with \"vast wooden tables\" and \"a chance to meet people from all over the world\"; the 2026–27 brochure gives it its own page.",{"name":2097,"note":2098},"Non-vegetarian and à la carte","The FAQ says non-vegetarian food is available à la carte with the doctor’s permission, though the treatments-page FAQ says meals are sattvic and vegetarian. Meals can be served in-suite or at the riverside dining area.",[2100,2101,2102,2103,2104,2105,2106,2107],"Daily yoga, breathing exercises and meditation","Nature walks by the river","Temple walks — the FAQ says three temples are within walking distance","Fishing, boating and birdwatching, per the FAQ","Ayurvedic cooking demonstrations, per the cuisine page","Varkala beach, which the FAQ puts 20 minutes away","Excursions to Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kuthira Malika and Shankumugham Beach","Trips to the Attingal bazaar, arranged through the front desk",{"airport":2109,"code":1237,"transfer":2110},"Trivandrum International","About 35 km, a drive of 30 to 45 minutes. Ask us whether the transfer is included for your stay.",[2112,2187,2228,2327,2369,2466],{"slug":2113,"name":2114,"resortSlug":171,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":2115,"intention":2116,"concerns":2117,"nights":842,"lengths":2118,"groupSize":23,"overview":2119,"suitedTo":2123,"notSuitedTo":2124,"phases":2126,"dayShape":2127,"sampleDay":2128,"included":2156,"excluded":2165,"faqs":2169,"image":337,"imageAlt":766,"featured":464,"startingPrice":2170,"priceBasis":2171,"counted":2172,"priceIncludes":2181,"care":2182,"price":2186,"resortName":172,"resortCharacter":173,"destinationSlug":6,"destinationName":7,"country":8},"somatheeram-body-purification-therapy","Body Purification Therapy (Shodhana Chikilsa)","Somatheeram’s Panchakarma purification package — Shodhana Chikilsa — sold as a seven-night or fourteen-night stay.","cleanse",[333],[653,842],[2120,2121,2122],"Body Purification Therapy (Shodhana Chikilsa) is package 2 of Somatheeram’s Ayurveda Panchakarma and Rasayana packages. The property describes it as a process of purifying the whole body to attain proper balance of vatha, pitha and kapha, based on Panchakarma and Swethakarma treatment.","The property lists body massage, snehapanam, nasyam, virechanam (a medicated purgative), snehavasthi, dhara, pizhichil, njavarakizhi, karnapooranam, tharpanam, sirovasthi and a steam bath, with internal herbal medicines. Its tariff describes snehapanam as medicated ghee taken internally in gradually increasing amounts.","The tariff says the consulting doctor takes the final decision and the process may change with the patient’s body condition. The property states that each guest is given a tailor-made diet and treatment schedule after consultation with the doctors, and that all its medicines are manufactured by Somatheeram from medicinal plants grown organically in its own gardens.",[],[2125],"Children under 12 — the tariff states that, as an Ayurveda hospital, it does not recommend them unless the doctors recommend admission",[],"The property publishes a general day: medicine at 6am, yoga and meditation, meals in set windows, two hours' treatment minimum, bed by 10pm.",[2129,2132,2135,2139,2143,2147,2150,2153],{"time":2130,"what":2131},"06:00","Internal medicine, as advised by the doctors",{"time":2133,"what":2134},"07:00–11:00","Vegetarian breakfast, as advised by the doctors",{"time":2136,"what":2137,"note":2138},"07:00–19:00","Treatment","At least two hours a day in set slots. The property says it may vary with the doctor’s direction and therapy; some packages have two treatments.",{"time":2140,"what":2141,"note":2142},"07:30–08:00","Meditation","The property allows half an hour of meditation a day.",{"time":2144,"what":2145,"note":2146},"08:00–09:30","Yoga (advanced)","Or beginners' yoga at 10:00–11:30, or intermediate at 17:00–18:30. The property allows an hour and a half of yoga a day.",{"time":2148,"what":2149},"12:30–15:00","Vegetarian lunch, as advised by the doctors",{"time":2151,"what":2152},"19:00–22:00","Vegetarian dinner, as advised by the doctors",{"time":2154,"what":2155},"22:00","Bedtime — before 10pm",[2157,2158,2159,2160,2161,2162,2163,2164],"Accommodation as per the category of booking","Daily Ayurvedic treatments, with internal herbal medicines","Ayurvedic vegetarian full-board meals, with an individual Ayurveda diet menu","Initial, daily and final consultation by the doctor","Free medicines during the inpatient treatment period","One yoga session a day","Airport transfer from Thiruvananthapuram, complimentary","Language interpreters, complimentary",[2166,2167,2168],"The half-day backwater boat tour, included only from 21 nights","A specific room on request, at 5% extra","Early check-in and late check-out — subject to availability, at an additional charge",[],{"amount":16,"currency":17},"14 nights, sharing a Standard Room A\u002FC",[2173,2177],{"value":2174,"label":2175,"detail":2176},"14","nights","It also sells a 7-night package.",{"value":2178,"label":2179,"detail":2180},"2","hours of treatment a day","The property’s schedule states a minimum of two hours of treatment a day, which may vary with the doctor’s direction and the therapy booked.","Accommodation, daily Ayurvedic treatments with herbal medicines, vegetarian full board, the doctor’s consultations and medicines.",{"supervision":2183,"team":2184,"consultations":2185},"The property states that all treatments are prescribed by Ayurvedic doctors at the hospital and carried out under supervision. Its tariff lists a resident Ayurveda doctor and a modern-medicine doctor on call.","The property states it has 20 Ayurvedic doctors and 90 therapists. Its tariff says pizhichil, listed for this package, is given by two to four trained therapists.","Initial, daily and final consultation by the doctor, according to the tariff.",{"amount":16,"currency":17},{"slug":2188,"name":2189,"resortSlug":171,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":2190,"intention":2191,"concerns":2192,"nights":842,"lengths":2193,"groupSize":23,"overview":2194,"suitedTo":2198,"notSuitedTo":2200,"phases":2201,"dayShape":2127,"sampleDay":2202,"included":2211,"excluded":2214,"faqs":2216,"image":2217,"imageAlt":2218,"startingPrice":2219,"priceBasis":2171,"counted":2220,"priceIncludes":2224,"care":2225,"price":2227,"resortName":172,"resortCharacter":173,"destinationSlug":6,"destinationName":7,"country":8},"somatheeram-stress-management","Stress Management Programme","Somatheeram’s stress management package — yoga, meditation, dhara and massage — sold as a fourteen-night or twenty-one-night stay.","rebuild",[295],[842,843],[2195,2196,2197],"The Stress Management Programme is package 8 of Somatheeram’s Ayurveda Panchakarma and Rasayana packages. The property describes it as combining yoga, meditation and Ayurveda therapy to help attain a relaxed state of mind.","The property lists rejuvenation massages and therapies, dhara, njavarakizhi, thalam, herbal steam baths and herbal packs, with herbal medicines. Its tariff describes dhara, where herbal oils or medicated milk or buttermilk are poured on the forehead, as mainly for insomnia, mental tension and other conditions, and thalam as helpful for insomnia and migraine.","According to the tariff, the consulting doctor takes the final decision on the programme, the duration may vary with the doctor’s direction, with corresponding changes in packages and rates, and the process may change with the patient’s body condition. The property states that each guest is given a tailor-made diet and treatment schedule after a detailed consultation with the doctors.",[2199],"Stress and tension — the property says it combines yoga, meditation and Ayurveda for a relaxed state of mind",[2125],[],[2203,2204,2205,2206,2207,2208,2209,2210],{"time":2130,"what":2131},{"time":2133,"what":2134},{"time":2136,"what":2137,"note":2138},{"time":2140,"what":2141,"note":2142},{"time":2144,"what":2145,"note":2146},{"time":2148,"what":2149},{"time":2151,"what":2152},{"time":2154,"what":2155},[2157,2212,2159,2160,2161,2213,2163,2164],"Daily Ayurvedic treatments as per the package, with herbal medicines","One yoga and meditation session a day, complimentary",[2166,2167,2215,2168],"A €60 per person supplement on 31 December",[],"photo-1677475455506-1e429162f44f","Palms reflected in a still Kerala canal at dusk",{"amount":300,"currency":17},[2221,2223],{"value":2174,"label":2175,"detail":2222},"It also sells a 21-night package.",{"value":2178,"label":2179,"detail":2180},"Accommodation, the package’s Ayurveda treatments, vegetarian full board, the doctor’s consultations and medicines.",{"supervision":2183,"team":2226,"consultations":2185},"The property states it has 20 Ayurvedic doctors and 90 therapists.",{"amount":300,"currency":17},{"slug":2229,"name":2230,"resortSlug":175,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":2231,"intention":2116,"concerns":2232,"nights":843,"lengths":2233,"groupSize":23,"overview":2234,"suitedTo":2238,"notSuitedTo":2242,"phases":2251,"dayShape":1288,"sampleDay":2292,"included":2293,"excluded":2302,"faqs":2303,"image":2316,"imageAlt":2317,"priceBasis":1288,"counted":2318,"priceIncludes":1288,"care":2323,"resortName":176,"resortCharacter":173,"destinationSlug":6,"destinationName":7,"country":8},"kalari-kovilakom-complete-detox","Complete Detox — Panchakarma Chikitsa","Panchakarma over 21 to 28 days at a palace near Kollengode the property describes as 200 years old and a NABH-accredited Ayurveda hospital.",[333],[843,802],[2235,2236,2237],"The property describes Panchakarma as an intensive cleansing treatment that follows early Ayurvedic texts such as the Charaka Samhita. The name means five actions — induced vomiting, purgation, two kinds of medicated enema and nasal medication. A preparatory stage comes first, the doctor prescribes one or more of the five, and a corrective, rejuvenating stage closes a course of 21 to 28 days.","Kalari Kovilakom stands in the palace grounds of the erstwhile Vengunad kingdom near Kollengode, in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The property describes it as a 200-year-old palace with 19 rooms and a clinic of 12 treatment rooms. CGH Earth’s treatments page says its treatments are offered at both its healthcare facilities in Kerala, Kalari Kovilakom and Kalari Rasayana.","The property’s hospital rules set a Sattvic vegetarian diet with limits on portions and physical activity. Patients may not leave the premises, even for a walk, swimming is not permitted, and phones should be minimised or switched off. Tobacco, alcohol and any addictive substance are strictly prohibited within the property, and anyone using them would be asked to leave the programme.",[2239,2240,2241],"Anyone who can stay the full course the doctor sets — the property says completing it is mandatory","Anyone prepared to eat a prescribed Sattvic vegetarian diet and stay within the hospital premises throughout","Anyone wanting cleansing in three stages — preparation, elimination, then corrective and rejuvenating care",[2243,2244,2245,2246,2247,2248,2249,2250],"Anyone who has had surgery, chemotherapy or radiation in the last six months — the property requires a six-month interval first","Patients who are bedridden, wheelchair-bound, critically ill or on life support — the property says it cannot treat or admit them","Anyone not fit for a given Panchakarma procedure — the property performs them only on patients fit for them under classical texts","Anyone with a communicable disease or a condition treatment could worsen — the property’s declaration asks patients to confirm neither","Older patients — the property says strong cleansing is not indicated for the aged, especially after 70","Anyone who may need to leave early — the property says it is not safe to stop a detox procedure midway","Anyone under 14 — the property takes only residents aged 14 and above (its enquiry form says 15 and above)","Anyone who would use tobacco, alcohol or any addictive substance during the stay — the property prohibits them within the property",[2252,2259,2267,2276,2283],{"title":2253,"days":1288,"body":2254,"points":2255},"Diagnosis","The property says every treatment begins with three diagnostic procedures, from which the vaidya determines the patient’s doshas, or body constitution, and decides the course of treatment. CGH Earth’s blog says the initial days focus on the patient’s constitution, current imbalances and lifestyle.",[2256,2257,2258],"Darshana — observation","Sparshana — physical examination","Prasna — questioning",{"title":2260,"days":1288,"body":2261,"points":2262},"Poorvakarma — preparation","The body is prepared for toxin removal by Snehanam, oleation inside and out, and Swedanam, therapeutic sweating. The vaidya chooses the methods to suit the patient’s condition and doshas, and the property says some patients first undergo Rookshna, a drying stage.",[2263,2264,2265,2266],"Achapanam — medicated ghee in rising doses over 3 to 7 days","Vicharana — medicated ghee taken with the normal diet","External oleation with medicated oils, such as Uzhichil","Swedanam — including Pizhichil, herbal-pouch kizhi massages and steam",{"title":2268,"days":1288,"body":2269,"points":2270},"Pradhanakarma — elimination","The property calls this the main stage of the treatment. Based on the diagnosis, the doctor prescribes one or more of the five Panchakarma procedures, and the property’s blog says most patients need not all five but one or two.",[2271,2272,2273,2274,2275],"Virechana — therapeutic purging","Nasyam — nasal cleansing","Vamana — therapeutic vomiting","Kashayavasthi — medicated enema","Snehavasthi — medicated enema with oil",{"title":2277,"days":1288,"body":2278,"points":2279},"Samana — correction and rejuvenation","The final stage uses moderate corrective and rejuvenating treatments to maintain the effects of the cleansing, and the physician prescribes the diet and lifestyle to follow.",[2280,2281,2282],"Elakizhi, Narangakizhi, Dhanyakizhi or Njavarakizhi, as prescribed","Pizhichil, Kashaya dhara, Thakradhara or Ksheeradhara, as prescribed","Diet and lifestyle prescribed by the physician",{"title":2284,"days":1288,"body":2285,"points":2286},"Upakarma — supporting treatments","The property says the doctor decides after diagnosis whether a patient needs supporting treatments or treatments for other ailments, and that the treatments listed are not all given to a person at one time.",[2287,2288,2289,2290,2291],"Netra Kalpana — treatment for the eye","Murdha Tailam — treatment for the head and neck region","Karna Kalpana — treatment for the ear","Mukhalepam — face treatment","Vasthy — medicated oil held on an area such as the lower back or knee",[],[2294,2295,2296,2297,2298,2299,2300,2301],"Doctor consultations","Ayurveda treatments","Herbal medicines made at the property from its garden, some from other Kerala pharmacies","Prescribed Sattvic diet, personalised to the patient’s doshas","Yoga consultations and meditation sessions","Accommodation, with single-occupancy and sharing options","Garments made from natural organic materials","Airport pick-up and drop-off — the property’s page names Trivandrum Airport",[],[2304,2307,2310,2313],{"q":2305,"a":2306},"When is Panchakarma recommended?","CGH Earth’s blog says the doctor prescribes Panchakarma when a patient is diagnosed with a disease for which it is recommended, and only if the patient is strong enough. It gives the ideal season as the time when the patient’s dosha is aggravated, leading to disease.",{"q":2308,"a":2309},"Are all five Panchakarma procedures used?","The property’s blog says most patients need only one or two of the five. Its Complete Detox page says the doctor prescribes one or more according to each individual’s condition.",{"q":2311,"a":2312},"Can the length of treatment change after arrival?","Yes, according to the property’s declaration. It says the recommended days are only an estimate that can change after admission, especially after heavy symptom-suppressing medication, so a patient may need to extend, subject to room availability, or plan a return visit.",{"q":2314,"a":2315},"What happens during the menstrual cycle?","The property’s hospital rules say certain treatment procedures are toned down or avoided during the menstrual cycle, and the vaidya advises which procedures can go ahead.","photo-1532092367580-3bd5bc78dd9d","Hands sorting fresh herbs on a table",[2319],{"value":2320,"label":2321,"detail":2322},"21","to 28 days of treatment","The treatment duration the property gives for Complete Detox: Panchakarma Chikitsa.",{"supervision":2324,"team":2325,"consultations":2326},"The property describes Kalari Kovilakom as an Ayurveda healthcare facility and hospital, certified and accredited by the NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers).","The property lists five vaidyas, all BAMS and one also MD (Ay), all specialising in Panchakarma and registered with the Kerala State Medical Council, with 4 to 26 years' experience.","Doctor and yoga consultations are included. The property says treatment begins with observation, examination and questioning.",{"slug":2328,"name":2329,"resortSlug":178,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":2330,"intention":2331,"concerns":2332,"nights":23,"groupSize":23,"overview":2333,"suitedTo":2337,"notSuitedTo":2343,"phases":2344,"dayShape":1288,"sampleDay":2345,"included":2346,"excluded":2356,"faqs":2357,"image":770,"imageAlt":771,"priceBasis":1288,"counted":2358,"priceIncludes":1288,"care":2366,"resortName":179,"resortCharacter":180,"destinationSlug":6,"destinationName":7,"country":8},"carnoustie-womens-health-care","Women’s health care","Carnoustie describes it as a combination of Ayurveda and yoga, with daily treatment and a daily doctor’s consultation.","women",[347],[2334,2335,2336],"Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort describes this programme as a combination of Ayurveda and yoga. Among the problems it says Ayurvedic treatment can address, it lists insufficient or delayed periods (amenorrhoea), painful periods (dysmenorrhoea), PCOD\u002FPCOS, ovarian or uterine cysts, infertility and uterine prolapse. The page also discusses hormonal balance and menopausal symptoms.","The property says treatment is based on each guest’s individual constitution (dosha). It calls panchakarma, which it describes as a combination of five purification procedures, the master therapy, and pairs it with rejuvenation therapies such as pizhichil, elakizhi, njavarakizhi and shirodhara. The page also covers marma therapy, yoga therapy, pranayama, yoga nidra and pranic healing.","The page recommends inverted postures for the reproductive organs, but says they should be left out during menstruation and after the sixth month of pregnancy. It recommends a wholesome vegetarian diet, and meals follow an individual Ayurvedic diet plan set on the doctor’s advice.",[2338,2339,2340,2341,2342],"Insufficient or delayed periods (amenorrhoea), as listed by the property","Painful periods (dysmenorrhoea), as listed by the property","PCOD\u002FPCOS and ovarian or uterine cysts, as listed by the property","Infertility, which the property lists among the problems it addresses","Uterine prolapse, as listed by the property",[],[],[],[2347,2348,2349,2350,2351,2352,2353,2354,2355],"Airport transfers","Accommodation in a select villa","A daily Ayurveda treatment of 60–90 minutes, based on the doctor’s advice","A daily 45–60 minute marma, naturopathy or pranic healing treatment, as the doctor advises","A daily doctor’s consultation","Medicines during treatment at no extra charge, as the doctor advises","All meals, on an individual Ayurvedic diet plan following the doctor’s advice","Daily yoga and meditation","Daily detox tea, gut-cleansing gel, Himalayan tea and white tea",[],[],[2359,2362],{"value":2178,"label":2360,"detail":2361},"treatments each day","A 60–90 minute Ayurveda treatment and a 45–60 minute marma, naturopathy or pranic healing treatment, both as the doctor advises.",{"value":2363,"label":2364,"detail":2365},"1","doctor’s consultation a day","The property lists a daily doctor’s consultation among the programme’s inclusions.",{"supervision":2367,"team":2368,"consultations":2365},"The programme page lists a doctors' wellness team. Three of those doctors also appear on the property’s team page, each with a BAMS degree, and one lists PCOD, endometriosis and menopause care among their specialisations.","The programme page lists eight doctors in its doctors' wellness team and four yoga teachers. The property’s team page shows a different, smaller roster.",{"slug":2370,"name":2371,"resortSlug":236,"modalitySlug":153,"hook":2372,"intention":2116,"concerns":2373,"nights":842,"lengths":2374,"groupSize":23,"overview":2375,"suitedTo":2379,"notSuitedTo":2382,"phases":2387,"dayShape":1288,"sampleDay":2388,"included":2389,"excluded":2399,"faqs":2404,"image":146,"imageAlt":1638,"startingPrice":2441,"priceBasis":2442,"counted":2443,"priceIncludes":2460,"care":2461,"price":2465,"resortName":237,"resortCharacter":227,"destinationSlug":150,"destinationName":151,"country":124},"lanserhof-lans-classic","Lanserhof Classic","What Lanserhof Lans lists as its Medical Basic Programme — medical examinations with abdominal treatment, detox applications, diagnostics.",[333],[653,505,842,1024],[2376,2377,2378],"Lanserhof Lans says the Lanserhof Classic package forms the basis of a stay. With their attending physician, guests develop a diagnostic and therapy strategy for their own needs and goals. Prices are published for stays from 7–8 nights to 17–21 nights, and the property recommends two weeks.","What is included depends on the length of stay. The Classic page lists medical examinations with abdominal treatment, reflexology and therapeutic massages, detox drainage, detox algae packs with a liver wrap and detox foot baths, with bioimpedance, resting-lactate and urine diagnostics. A resort fee of €63 per person per night is charged on top, and accommodation is priced separately.","The 2026 Lans brochure says a stay can only be arranged with the Lanserhof fasting therapy, which the concept page calls the core of its method — though the German FAQ says fasting is not required and the guest Q&A calls it optional. The nutrition page says chewing training is taught at the start of a stay, with each bite chewed 30 to 40 times while fasting.",[2380,2381],"Guests who want a diagnostic and therapy strategy agreed with a physician as the basis of a stay","Stays of at least seven nights — the property recommends two weeks",[2383,2384,2385,2386],"Stays shorter than seven nights — the minimum for Lanserhof Classic; the property’s 4-day retreats are separate programmes","Children — the German FAQ says a stay with children is not possible; the guest Q&A says under-16s are generally not accommodated","Day-spa or outpatient visits — the German FAQ and Q&A say no; the Q&A says exceptions may be made for recent guests back for follow-up care","Guests travelling with pets — the brochure says cats and dogs cannot be accommodated; the German FAQ says to ask about exceptions",[],[],[2390,2391,2392,2393,2394,2395,2396,2397,2398],"1 initial medical examination (50 min.)","Medical examinations with abdominal treatment (20 min.) — 2, 4, 6 or 8 by length of stay","1 discussion of medical findings (20 min.)","1 final medical examination (30 min.), listed for 7–8, 12–16 and 17–21-night stays","For 12–16 nights: 1 reflexology massage (25 min.), 2 therapeutic massages (50 min.)","For 12–16 nights: 2 detox drainages, 2 algae packs with liver wrap, 2 detox foot baths","Bioimpedance analysis, resting-lactate fat metabolism measurement and urinalysis","Listed under the resort fee: 24-hour on-call physician and daily Kneipp treatments","Also under the fee: daily group exercise and relaxation, lectures, cultural evenings",[2400,2401,2402,2403],"Accommodation","A resort fee of €63 per person a night","Dietary supplements and medication","More medical services — the German FAQ says they can be added after the first consultation",[2405,2408,2411,2414,2417,2420,2423,2426,2429,2432,2435,2438],{"q":2406,"a":2407},"How long should a stay be?","The Classic page sets the minimum stay at seven nights and recommends two weeks. Lanserhof’s German FAQ says many guests choose ten to fourteen nights.",{"q":2409,"a":2410},"Do I have to fast?","The diet is set with your attending physician, from gentle digestive relief to reduced-calorie programmes, and the guest Q&A says fasting is optional. Lanserhof’s method centres on its fasting therapy, so we confirm what your stay includes when we quote.",{"q":2412,"a":2413},"What does the daily programme look like?","Lanserhof’s guest Q&A, in an answer that does not name Lans or Lanserhof Classic, says a typical day might bring morning exercise or meditation and medical check-ins, then personalised therapies and movement sessions, relaxation or hydrotherapy, and dinner from Lanserhof Energy Cuisine. It says guests can usually adjust or skip sessions.",{"q":2415,"a":2416},"Is there medical care throughout the stay?","The German FAQ says its team of doctors looks after guests for the whole stay, with therapists and movement and nutrition experts. The Classic page lists a 24-hour on-call physician under the resort fee; the brochure ties the €63 flat rate to on-call and night-time medical services.",{"q":2418,"a":2419},"How many meals are served each day?","The German FAQ says three meals a day of Lanserhof Energy Cuisine, set to your health goal and therapy plan with your attending physician. The guest Q&A says the room rate includes doctor-prescribed meals, medicinal herbal teas, mineral water and alkaline broth.",{"q":2421,"a":2422},"Do I need to book treatments in advance?","The German FAQ says no: basic treatments are reserved when you book, and more can be added after the first consultation. The guest Q&A recommends booking the Lanserhof Advanced or Longevity Cure in advance, and says additional treatments can be booked during the stay, subject to availability.",{"q":2424,"a":2425},"Will health insurance pay for the stay?","The German FAQ says insurance does not usually cover the full cost, though some medical, diagnostic or therapy services may be reimbursable, and offers a detailed invoice of medical services. The brochure says reimbursement by private insurance cannot be guaranteed. The guest Q&A says a cost estimate can be prepared for the insurer.",{"q":2427,"a":2428},"When should I arrive and leave?","The 2026 Lans brochure asks guests to arrive on a Sunday by 5 p.m. if they can, with rooms available from 3 p.m., and gives check-out as 11 a.m. The German FAQ and the guest Q&A give check-out as 12:00 noon.",{"q":2430,"a":2431},"What are the cancellation terms?","The brochure says the property reserves the right to charge 50% of the room rate for cancelled nights less than four weeks before arrival, and 90% less than seven days before if the room cannot be given to another guest. The guest Q&A says these fees will apply. Both say the terms apply to everyone booked in the same room.",{"q":2433,"a":2434},"Can someone share my room without the programme?","Yes, arranged in advance. A companion without medical care can share the main guest’s room for an additional fee; we confirm the length and terms when we quote.",{"q":2436,"a":2437},"Can the programme be done as an outpatient?","No, according to the German FAQ and the guest Q&A. The Q&A says guests may have side effects such as headaches, dizziness or fatigue in the first days, and should stay on site where the medical team is available.",{"q":2439,"a":2440},"How can I prepare for the stay?","The German FAQ says no special preparation is needed, beyond thinking about your goals and slowing down beforehand. The guest Q&A suggests cutting back on coffee, alcohol and sugar, eating lighter and sleeping well for a few days before arrival. The brochure suggests tea instead of coffee.",{"amount":155,"currency":17},"12–16 nights, accommodation not included",[2444,2448,2452,2456],{"value":2445,"label":2446,"detail":2447},"6","medical examinations","With abdominal treatment, 20 minutes each, for a 12–16-night stay, according to the Classic page.",{"value":2449,"label":2450,"detail":2451},"7","nights minimum","Lanserhof sets the minimum stay for Lanserhof Classic at seven nights, and recommends two weeks.",{"value":2453,"label":2454,"detail":2455},"3","meals a day","Lanserhof Energy Cuisine, set to your therapy plan with your attending physician, according to the German FAQ.",{"value":2457,"label":2458,"detail":2459},"€63","resort fee per person per night","Charged on top of the programme price. The Classic page lists the on-call physician, Kneipp treatments, group therapies, lectures and evenings under it.","The programme’s medical examinations, treatments and diagnostics. Accommodation, a resort fee of €63 per person a night, supplements and medication are extra.",{"supervision":2462,"team":2463,"consultations":2464},"The programme page says guests develop a diagnostic and therapy strategy with their attending physician. The Classic page lists a 24-hour on-call physician; the 2026 Lans brochure lists an on-call doctor, duty and night service.","Lanserhof’s German FAQ says its team of doctors looks after guests throughout the stay, working closely with therapists and with movement and nutrition experts.","For 12–16 nights: a 50-minute initial examination, 6 examinations with abdominal treatment, a findings discussion and a final one.",{"amount":155,"currency":17},{"slug":2467,"name":2468,"resortSlug":239,"modalitySlug":153,"hook":2469,"intention":96,"concerns":2470,"nights":653,"groupSize":23,"overview":2471,"suitedTo":2475,"notSuitedTo":2479,"phases":2482,"dayShape":1288,"sampleDay":2483,"included":2484,"excluded":2499,"faqs":2504,"image":127,"imageAlt":2531,"startingPrice":2532,"priceBasis":2533,"counted":2534,"priceIncludes":2543,"care":2544,"price":2548,"resortName":240,"resortCharacter":227,"destinationSlug":150,"destinationName":151,"country":124},"park-igls-detox-medical-check","Detox Medical Check","A week of preventative checks — bloods, ultrasound, resting and exercise ECG — with a Modern Mayr diet plan and five full body massages.",[96],[2472,2473,2474],"The property describes the Detox Medical Check as comprehensive preventative examinations with no wait for an appointment, with maximum privacy and discretion. The week includes a blood laboratory check with hormone status, an oxidative stress test, urinalysis, a stool test, spirometry, a physiotherapeutic assessment, abdominal, vascular, thyroid and heart ultrasound, and resting and exercise ECG.","Around the examinations sit the basic services included in every programme: daily Kneipp treatments, a personal Modern Mayr Cuisine diet plan, group exercise, relaxation and mental coaching, lectures, and use of the pool, saunas and panoramic gym. Five 50-minute full body massages are included, and further examinations can be added on request.","On its blog the property says the gut sits at the heart of the check, and that the result is meant as a personal plan for preventive health rather than a medical report alone. Its guest magazine ParkZeit describes annual check-ups as playing a key role for longevity. Park Igls stands on a sunny plateau at about 900 metres above sea level, above Innsbruck, the property says.",[2476,2477,2478],"People wanting a preventative health check — the property files this programme under 'check my health'","Anyone wanting heart, abdominal and thyroid checks in one place — the property says all under one roof","Guests interested in Modern Mayr Medicine alongside diagnostics",[2480,2481],"Anyone under 16 — the property welcomes guests aged 16 and above, as its cuisine and therapy programme are not designed for children","Booking on arrival — the property says the Detox Medical Check must be booked in advance",[],[],[2485,2486,2487,2488,2489,2490,2491,2492,2493,2494,2495,2496,2497,2498],"Initial examination — holistic health check (30 minutes)","One medical examination with manual abdominal treatment (20 minutes)","Final examination (30 minutes)","Comprehensive blood laboratory check including hormone status","Oxidative stress test, urinalysis and Haemoccult® stool test for traces of blood","Spirometry (lung function) and a 50-minute physiotherapeutic assessment","Ultrasound of abdominal organs, vessels, carotid, thyroid, prostate and testes or breasts","Echocardiography (heart ultrasound) and resting and exercise ECG","Five full body massages (50 minutes each)","Daily Kneipp treatments and a personal Modern Mayr Cuisine diet plan","Mineral water, herbal tea and alkaline broth","Group exercise and relaxation, lifestyle management and mental coaching, and talks","Pool, saunas, steam bath, infrared cabin, panoramic gym, chipping and putting green","Breakfast, and parking or Innsbruck airport or station transfer, in the room rate",[2500,2501,2502,2503],"Mayr medication","Further medical examinations, on request","Extending the initial examination to 50 minutes (€108, booked in advance)","Urological examination with consultation, 50 minutes (€455)",[2505,2508,2511,2514,2517,2520,2523,2526,2529],{"q":2506,"a":2507},"Which day should I arrive?","The property says any day is possible but recommends Sunday, when guests are welcomed at 5.30 pm with a drink, a tour and a welcome dinner. Its medical department is closed from 12 noon on Saturday until 7.30 am on Monday, so a Saturday arrival means the first doctor’s consultation is on Monday morning at the earliest.",{"q":2509,"a":2510},"Do I need to book in advance?","Yes. The property says the Detox Medical Check is only available when booked in advance.",{"q":2512,"a":2513},"How long does the property recommend staying?","Its FAQ recommends at least 10 to 14 days with a week of follow-up at home; elsewhere it recommends at least two weeks, ideally three, and says even one week brings a noticeable improvement. The Detox Medical Check itself is priced for one week, and the programme page invites requests for an individual length of stay.",{"q":2515,"a":2516},"Will health insurance pay?","The property says private health insurers normally cover at least part of the cost, depending on the policy. It recommends bringing a prescription from your family doctor, and issues an invoice for the stay to submit to your insurer.",{"q":2518,"a":2519},"Which medical documents should I bring?","The property says guests are welcome to bring records from previous examinations or surgeries.",{"q":2521,"a":2522},"Can a companion come without taking part?","Yes. The property recommends a companion who does not join the therapy programme books the basic services only, at €133 per day per person on top of the room rate.",{"q":2524,"a":2525},"Is food included?","Breakfast is in the room rate; lunch and dinner on Modern Mayr Cuisine are part of the basic services included in every programme. The property says its kitchen caters for intolerances, allergies and special diets.",{"q":2527,"a":2528},"Can the check help with weight loss?","The property’s blog says the check can be an entry point into sustainable weight loss through metabolic regulation, digestive relief and tailored nutrition. On the Mayr cure more generally, its FAQ calls weight loss a positive side effect rather than the aim.",{"q":2430,"a":2530},"Free up to two weeks before arrival; 50% of booked services up to one week before; 100% in the last week. The FAQ says no discount or refund is given on packages and confirmed room reservations for early departure; elsewhere it says refunds cannot be given for special offers and fixed room reservations.","A figure on a rocky outcrop above an Alpine valley",{"amount":363,"currency":17},"7 nights, sharing a Standard double room",[2535,2537,2539],{"value":2449,"label":2175,"detail":2536},"The programme is priced for one week.",{"value":2453,"label":2446,"detail":2538},"An initial examination (30 minutes), one with manual abdominal treatment (20 minutes) and a final examination (30 minutes).",{"value":2540,"label":2541,"detail":2542},"5","full body massages","50 minutes each.","Accommodation with breakfast, lunch and dinner, the examinations and diagnostics, five massages and the basic services. Mayr medication and further examinations are extra.",{"supervision":2545,"team":2546,"consultations":2547},"The property says all its programmes are guided by doctors who are also certified Mayr doctors with expertise in nutritional medicine, and that the state recognises it as a certified medical services provider.","The property lists Mayr Diploma doctors, health psychologists, physiotherapists, sports scientists, therapists and masseurs, plus consultant radiologists and a cardiologist.","Three examinations — a 30-minute initial health check, a 20-minute one with manual abdominal treatment and a 30-minute final one.",{"amount":363,"currency":17},{"amount":16,"currency":17},[2551,2552,2554,2555,2557,2559,2560,2561,2562,2563,2564,2565,2566],{"slug":423,"shortName":424,"region":105,"tier":22},{"slug":426,"shortName":427,"region":2553,"tier":22},"north-america",{"slug":429,"shortName":430,"region":512,"tier":22},{"slug":432,"shortName":433,"region":2556,"tier":22},"asia-pacific",{"slug":435,"shortName":8,"region":2558,"tier":22},"south-asia",{"slug":437,"shortName":104,"region":105,"tier":22},{"slug":442,"shortName":143,"region":105,"tier":24},{"slug":444,"shortName":445,"region":2553,"tier":24},{"slug":447,"shortName":448,"region":2556,"tier":24},{"slug":450,"shortName":451,"region":105,"tier":24},{"slug":453,"shortName":133,"region":105,"tier":24},{"slug":455,"shortName":456,"region":512,"tier":24},{"slug":458,"shortName":459,"region":105,"tier":29},1790946581913]