Newly reimagined spa applies high-tech, high-touch philosophy to personalised wellness
The transformed spa at Six Senses Con Dao invites guests to embark on personalized wellness journeys and experience heritage treatments, designed to instill Vietnamese vitality. Located within the Con Dao archipelago, a 45-minute flight southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the spa is set within lush tropical foliage and stretches across nine overwater structures to emulate the serene charm of a Vietnamese fishing village.
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The spa’s design is inspired by the water lilies that grace the surrounding waters and spread over 1.5 hectares. Sustainable building materials including bamboo and teak wood adorn the natural landscape, while the all-encompassing range of experience follow the Six Senses high-tech, high-touch philosophy to blend age-old wisdom with modern day methods.
Six Senses has achieved worldwide recognition as a pioneer of sustainable practices, demonstrating that beautiful hideaways can live in harmony with local communities and ecosystems. Through genuine actions promoting personal health and the health of the planet, Six Senses takes guests beyond destinations into new discoveries, so they feel the purpose behind their travels.
At Six Senses Con Dao, the approach to wellness is integrated and personalized, focusing on optimizing sleep, mindful nourishment, movement, and self-discovery. Bespoke programs include Ayurveda, detoxification, sleep enhancement and yogic retreats. Each is led by in-house experts and formulated for each guest upon their arrival, informed by a 1:1 Wellness Screening, which provides comprehensive biomarker evaluations for tailored health improvements.
The new spa at Six Senses Con Dao features traditional Ayurveda and Thai Massage facilities, in harmony with biohacking technology and a myriad of modern thermal bathing such as steam rooms, Finnish saunas, infrared sauna rooms, and ice bucket showers. Eight treatment rooms including a couples suite feature, alongside a Relaxation Lounge and Alchemy Bar, where guests can join workshops on how to harness the healing powers of indigenous plants and herbs grown in the on-site gardens of Six Senses Con Dao.
Unique to the location are natural healing therapies derived from age-old local traditions of Vietnamese Medicine and Northern Herbology, including Dien Chan facial reflexology to enhance natural glow, and acupressure stimulation to energize and revitalize.
Morning meditation, restorative yoga, and sound healing sessions are held in dedicated open-air pavilions set against the backdrop of the 2-kilometer private beach. The wellness journey continues at the Biohack Recovery Lounge, where advanced technology is combined with recovery techniques including compression therapy, pain relief, and instant tension release, intended to strengthen physiology and psychology, ensuring guests leave in a better place than when they arrive.
Treatment programs are further complemented by Eat With Six Senses, a Six Senses standard where food is as nutritious as it is delicious, and Sleep With Six Senses, a groundbreaking programme conceived by Six Senses in collaboration with renowned clinical psychologist and Sleep Doctor Michael Breus. A carefully curated calendar of renowned Visiting Practitioners also support guests in their journey towards physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Eat With Six Senses principles emphasise local, organic, and seasonal foods curated to the needs of each individual guest and their nutrition goals. This means indulging in healthy, flavourful meals that follow a seasonal sea-and farm-to-table concept using ingredients fresh from the resort’s organic farm and ocean waters, rich in vitamins, enzymes and sea minerals.
Every Six Senses guest room is optimized for sleep, from the handmade mattresses by Naturalmat to the organic pillow menu and bedding on top. The Sleep With Six Senses programme sees guests follow a sleep tracker or sleep tracking ring can to measure a wide range of metrics during the different sleep stages. These results are analyzed during a sleep review to pinpoint any changes that may need to be made for the following night.
Six Senses – part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle portfolio, one of the world’s largest – invites its guests to experience something out of the ordinary whilst being part of a community to ultimately reconnect with themselves, others, and the world around them.
The Spa at Six Senses Con Dao opens on November 15, 2024 with programmes priced from USD 675 and rooms from USD 1300, bed and breakfast. More information can be found at official website or by contacting [email protected].
ABOUT SIX SENSES CON DAO
Six Senses Con Dao is perched on a 2km golden sandy bay, overlooking the sapphire blue ocean and sheltered by a verdant forest. In appreciation of the resort’s luxurious facilities, out-of-the-ordinary services, and ongoing commitment to sustainability, Six Senses Con Dao is known as a world-class property, receiving the respected recognition of Travel + Leisure as the #1 Resort in Southeast Asia as well as one of the best hotels in the world. Condé Nast Traveller have also voted Six Senses Con Dao one of the top 20 resorts in Asia, as well as being hailed a top ecolodge by National Geographic.
Six Senses Con Dao boasts 50 luxurious pool villas, ranging from one to four bedrooms, each with its own infinity-edged pool. The resort enjoys a private and secluded setting, offering a variety of activities to entertain guests of all ages and satisfy the most discerning tastes. Two world-class restaurants and two unique bars provide memorable food and drink experiences for guests staying at the resort.
ABOUT SIX SENSES
Six Senses, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio, operates 27 hotels and resorts and has signed a further 40 properties into the development pipeline.
Six Senses serves as a changemaker and maintains a leadership commitment to community, sustainability, emotional hospitality, wellness, and crafted experiences, infused with a touch of quirkiness. Whether an exquisite island resort, mountain retreat, or urban hotel, the vision remains the same: to reawaken people’s senses so they feel the purpose behind their travels and ultimately reconnect with themselves, others, and the world around them.
Six Senses Residences offers all the unique amenities of a resort life community while retaining the privacy and personal touches of a beautifully appointed private villa or apartment.
Six Senses Spas guide guests on their personal path to well-being in all resorts as well as a handful of standalone spas. The high-tech and high-touch approach goes beyond ordinary beauty treatments to offer holistic wellness, integrative medicine, and longevity.
Figures as of 30 June 2024
