Dubai and Abu Dhabi are less than 100 miles apart, but in some ways they are worlds apart. While Dubai is synonymous with futuristic glitz and off-the-wall glitz, Abu Dhabi exhibits a softer, slower-paced, less glossy look. This distinction is one that the city is increasingly leveraging to position itself as a cutting-edge wellness destination, and its newest destination spa, Kintsugi Space, serves as a prime example. We want to be thinking.
Kintsugi Space is Abu Dhabi’s first women-only membership club, founded by a group of Abu Dhabi-based female wellness enthusiasts. The idea for a holistic wellness company started in 2015 and evolved from a product line and magazine. The spa, which opened in November 2023, currently occupies his seven-story pastel pink biophilic residence on Al Reem Island. The women-only spa, which is free of charge, features Patrizia Bortolin, creative director of Kintsugi, a leading Italian company that operates the health resort Preidlhof in South Tyrol, and a well-known facialist who is a wellness community ambassador. It brings together renowned experts with international pedigree, including Anastasia Achilleos. He is a lymphatic and fascial system specialist whose clients include Jodie Comer and Demi Moore. Some practitioners are drawn from the world-famous Chiva-Som in Thailand.
The 7-story spa has a calm atmosphere.
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Kintsugi treatments take inspiration from all over the world, from the ancient (such as chinei tsang, an internal organ massage of Chinese origin) to the avant-garde (ke, an Italian ergonomic machine that aids arterial circulation). A wide range of services are available, including surgical treatments, etc. ). There is no shortage of crystals and motivational quotes, but “quantum” principles underlie many treatments that use scalar waves and sound and light therapy. High-tech equipment includes oxygen chambers, LED beds, and bioacoustic generators.
Membership terms are 3, 6, and 11 months, with minimum 3-month memberships starting at $3,920. Her six-day retreats are also available for non-members, with prices starting at $8,167. If health is wealth, here wealth is health.
East and west merge in the treatment room.
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“There are many other wellness concepts emerging, but the way we are leading here is very Italian, with quantum technology, quality of touch, and a plant-based menu.” says Achilles about Patrizia’s influence. Achilles moved to Abu Dhabi with his family at the head of Spa. “[It’s] Italian love for food and Italian furniture. There’s really nothing like this. ”
But others will soon follow suit. The UAE capital already has a health infrastructure, with the opening of Cleveland His Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2015. This clinic is a 23 acre multi-specialty luxury hospital. The hospital, which cost an estimated $1.9 billion to build, is located about 10 minutes from the spa. Al Maryah Island. There is a need for holistic health that combines Western and Eastern practices and philosophies. The five-day Kayan Wellness Festival, the first festival of its kind in Abu Dhabi, began on Al-Fahid Island in April. It featured international experts such as Dr. Shefali, an Oprah-approved clinical psychologist and self-proclaimed “teacher of wisdom,” and there was plenty of yoga, meditation, and sound healing.
The spa takes a holistic approach.
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In 2025, an outpost of the renowned wellness clinic and five-star hotel SHA will open in Sahel Al Emarat, the so-called Emirates Riviera, about 30 miles north of the city center. With a mission to “live longer and better,” a focus on natural remedies and regenerative medicine are key totems of both the original His SHA Spain and his newest His SHA Mexico, which opened in January 2024. guess. There are no accommodation fees yet. However, SHA Spain and SHA Mexico start at $7,796 and $5,770, respectively.
High-demand luxury wellness real estate is also in the pipeline. Although there is no firm opening date yet, the UAE’s first wellness-focused residential community is coming to Saadiyat Grove in Abu Dhabi. The Source, a new low-rise community with prices starting at approximately $767,785, will feature one-, two- and three-bed apartments, as well as amenities such as a wellness concierge, rooftop Zen garden, and fitness space. Alder, a real estate developer and manager, said he needed to add 148 units to the community after his first 204 units sold within days of launch.
“[In Abu Dhabi], they have everything they need to build what they want, and it’s done here very quickly, ”says Achilleos. “They have the ability, the wealth, the intelligence. People from all over the world are moving to the Middle East; [and] We are part of that movement. ”
