The Private Wellness Suite: What Villa Clients Are Asking For in 2026

Over the past two years, nearly every new villa enquiry we receive includes a wellness component — sauna, steam room, or a contrast plunge pool — as a core part of the brief, not an optional add-on.

The most requested configuration pairs an infrared or traditional sauna with a cold plunge positioned close enough for genuine contrast therapy circuits, rather than a spa room in isolation.

Material choices are shifting too, with clients favouring natural timber and stone over the tiled, clinical aesthetic of a decade ago — wellness spaces are being designed to feel residential, not medical.

We expect this to continue as more clients treat daily recovery and hydrotherapy as a standard part of how a home functions.