Issue link: https://www.balharbourdigital.com/i/1218237
to-toe renovation in 2018, much of which included ultra-lush, borderline wild landscaping. e effort paid off, and their jungle is now in full bloom. Take a tour of the grounds with Keith—Golden Rock's head gardener, who has worked at the site for nearly 30 years. He'll show you fragrant cinnamon leaves, gigantic gray-green aloe vera shoots, poisonous albeit beautiful oleanders, ghost cacti, jasmine, "old man" palms and so, so much more, all while hummingbirds flit in and out of the scene and a Vervet monkey or two peers from its perch. ere are no gimmicks here— and not even air conditioning. But the immersion in nature is both highly restorative and informative. It is genuinely invigorating. goldenrocknevis.com UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa. Trancoso, Brazil Brazil's historic beach town Trancoso is a trip through barefoot-and- bohemian time; some of UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa's houses, alone, date back 500 years. ey were restored by the Dutch fashion designer Wilbert Das and, this year, the property is opening a brand-new spa (from late February). Coinciding with the spa's ribbon-cutting is a program dubbed UXUA Vida, which is led by Dr. Jullian Hamamoto. Patrons may reserve custom medical packages, or pre-book consultations to address concerns ranging from diet to energy to anxiety. Specialties include: a unique approach to sunburn maintenance and recovery (necessary when you're in Trancoso), nutritional guidance (including foraging for native plants with healing capabilities) and, even, balanced cooking classes. Even if you elect not to participate in UXUA Vida, the hotel's setting—a town older than the United States, and the big, boundless Atlantic Ocean to its east—is highly calming in and of itself. uxua.com Equinox Hotel. New York City, New York Equinox—you know, the famous, high-end, provocatively-advertised gym—opened its first hotel in New York City's Hudson Yards in 2019. at may not sound like the most ideal place to unwind, but, entering one of its massive rooms, you find yourself in an ostensible bubble of tranquility far removed from Manhattan's maelstrom below. (Not to mention: this hotel's rooms are enormous by New York's standards.) Its spa has some particularly innovative and enticing offerings, ranging from infrared saunas to cryotherapy. However, there's one must-try: a "Wave Table." It's a bed, but it's not your typical place to sleep. e Wave Table provides a "harmonic resonance therapy session," meaning you will receive the benefit of three hours' worth of slumber in only 30 minutes, due to low-frequency alpha waves. It may sound far-fetched, but spa-goers swear by it. equinox-hotels.com/nyc/ 80 BAL HARBOUR UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa offers UXUA Vida, a program of custom medical packages. The pool at the Equinox Hotel. At Golden Rock Inn, take a tour of the garden with Keith, who's worked at the site for nearly 30 years. THE WORLD IS AN INCREASINGLY NERVE- WRACKING PLACE, SO THE UPTICK IN HEALTH PROMOTION MAKES SENSE. COURTESY OF Golden Rock Inn; UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa; EQUINOX HOTEL HUDSON YARDS