Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary Paro
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is the first and only 5-star traditional spa-inclusive resort in Bhutan. It is more than just ‘great food’ and ‘all services included’. It aims to create a lasting positive change in the guests’ daily lives. The Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary team consists of about 70 people, of which more than 95% are Bhutanese. All middle-management positions are fulfilled by Bhutanese people.
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary invites guests to have a free consultation with one of the traditional Bhutanese medicine doctors, who will create a personal well-being program, including dietary advice, focused on balancing the body, mind, and spirit. Guests can enjoy the benefits of traditional massages, herbal treatments, yoga, meditation, hot stone baths, and forest bathing.
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is the perfect choice for travelers seeking the essence of Bhutan. It is also the best location to enjoy all-inclusive culinary surprises. All food is prepared by the dedicated and passionate Kitchen Team according to the farm-to-table concept. Guests can enjoy their meals at any moment and at any location they wish.
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is a great place for the traveler who is searching for balance, who wants to learn about culture and history, and who wants to benefit from pristine nature. It is a place where you can find the peace to let go of the daily craziness, find the balance between body, mind, and spirit, and experience the essence of Bhutan.
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary Room
All the rooms have a beautiful view of the scenic Neyphu Valley. The elegantly decorated rooms provide all modern comfort and a breathtaking view into the Neyphu valley from either a private balcony or terrace. All the rooms are plastic-free. Usually, the hotel cost will include all food, all drinks (excluding alcohol), free use of all spa services and facilities, free laundry service, and all activities in and around the Sanctuary.
The Balcony room has 46m2 of floor space and an 8m2 big balcony. The room houses a sitting area with a coffee table, sofa, and a comfortable chair. The balcony has a table and two chairs. The bathroom has floor heating, a bathtub, a separate walk-in shower, a hairdryer, a bathrobe, slippers, and locally handmade bathroom amenities.
The intimate Balcony room has a combined bedroom and living area, decorated in an elegant traditional Bhutanese style. The room houses an inviting sitting area with a coffee table, sofa, and comfortable chair. The floor-to-ceiling glass doors open to a private balcony – with outdoor furniture – from which guests have a beautiful view over the Neyphu Valley and the apple orchards around the Sanctuary. All rooms have a walk-in closet, a personal safe, and high-speed internet.
The mini-bar is refreshed every day and plenty of drinking water is available in glass bottles. The spacious bathroom is equipped with modern and luxury elements such as floor heating, two vanities, a walk-in shower, a separate bathtub, a hairdryer, a bathrobe, and slippers. Upon arrival, guests can choose their soap and bath foam from a collection of locally handmade bathroom amenities.
The Terrace room has 54m2 of floor space and an 8m2 big terrace. The room houses a sitting area with a coffee table, sofa, and a comfortable chair, a dining table with two chairs, and a work desk. The terrace has a table, two chairs, and an umbrella. The bathroom has floor heating, a bathtub, a separate walk-in shower, a hairdryer, a bathrobe, slippers, and locally handmade bathroom amenities.
The spacious on-suite Terrace room is elegantly decorated with traditional Bhutanese woodwork and materials befitting the surroundings. The room houses a comfortable sitting area, an intimate dinner table for two, and a writing desk. The room has floor-to-ceiling glass doors that lead out to a terrace with outdoor furniture. The perfect spot to enjoy a hot cup of herbal tea and see the sunrise behind the majestic mountains surrounding the Sanctuary. All rooms have a walk-in closet, a personal safe, and high-speed internet. The mini-bar is refreshed every day and plenty of drinking water is available in glass bottles.
The spacious bathroom is equipped with modern and luxury elements such as floor heating, two vanities, a walk-in shower, a separate bathtub, a hairdryer, a bathrobe, and slippers. Upon arrival, guests can choose their soap and bath foam from a collection of locally handmade bathroom amenities.
Daily, guests can enjoy the dining-inclusive concept. The very skilled kitchen team is eager to surprise guests with healthy and tasty breakfasts, 4-course lunches, and 6-course dinners whereby a variety of Bhutanese, Western and Indian dishes are served, all in due respect of the guest’s diet or personal preferences. Guests can enjoy their meals at the time and location of their preference. The Sanctuary has its greenhouse, vegetable- and herb garden and uses as many local products as possible. During the season we enjoy juicy apples (and tasty apple pie) from the apple orchard. Upon request, the Executive Chef takes guests for a tour through the gardens and explains the traditional Bhutanese cuisine and ingredients.
We kindly invite guests to explore the varied collection of books and magazines on well-being, meditation, yoga, mindfulness, and traveling in our elegant library, which is decorated by wall-covering tapestries of the former Bhutanese kings.
The tea bar in the restaurant offers over 20 herbal-infused teas, each focusing on a different aspect of balance between the body-mind-spirit. The restaurant team gladly informs guests about the benefits of each tea.
The lounge area is the perfect place for informal gatherings, small events, or freshly brewed tea and homemade cookies to see the sun disappear behind the mountains while relaxing in comfortable sofas and cushions. The Sanctuary is situated in a unique setting, surrounded by majestic mountains and ancient woods with views into the Neyphu valley from every angle of the property.
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary offers cooking classes with one of the Bhutanese Chefs in the restaurant’s kitchen or on the open terrace. In the art studio, guests can enjoy a pottery class and take home their hand-made ceramics. Upon interest, we also arrange traditional Bhutanese sports such as darts and archery in the apple orchard. All activities are included in the room rate.
Guests of the Sanctuary can make free use of all spa facilities. We house six rustic and simply designed treatment rooms with ten treatment beds. Central in the spa center is the lounge area with comfortable chairs, where guests can enjoy a fresh cup of herbal tea, providing them with the opportunity to pause, relax and focus on their well-being.
The heated, indoor pool is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass doors, providing a magnificent view of the mountains and valley surrounding the Sanctuary. After an energizing swim, guests can relax on comfortable deck chairs on the outdoor terrace of the pool area. To refresh and rejuvenate after the intense mountain hikes we have two saunas and steam rooms, one for female guests and one for male guests. We also have two types of Jacuzzis, whereby one is equipped for two persons. The practically designed fitness center provides all the necessary equipment for a daily workout.
Part of the spa-inclusive concept is free yoga and meditation classes, individual or in a group, at beginners' or advanced levels. The classes or sessions can take place in the specially designed yoga studio or the morning sun on the pool terrace.
The Sanctuary is specialized in traditional Bhutanese medicine. After arrival, we invite guests to benefit from a private consultation with the in-house traditional medicine doctors (included in the room rate). The doctors will provide guests with a complete program to achieve a healthy balance between body, mind, and spirit while they are in the Sanctuary and teach them how to sustain it once they are at home.
The skilled and internationally trained therapists offer a wide range of treatments rooted in the nature and well-being tradition of Bhutan. Our signature treatments are herbal compression, hot oil compression, moxibustion, herbal Jacuzzi, herb-infused hot stone bath, and Ku Nye massages (full body, neck, feet, and back). All guests are entitled to at least one traditional treatment per day per person.
In the lounge area, we have a collection of more than 100 original Bhutanese herbs, which the in-house traditional medicine doctors use for Himalayan plant- and herb-based treatments and therapies. Upon interest, the traditional medicine doctors take guests for a herbal walk around the Sanctuary to point out and teach about the benefits of the herbs.
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