The Retreat will feature a substantial wellness centre with 45 treatment rooms
GOCO Retreat UBUD, BALI OPENING: late 2017 / early 2018
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ith the aim of being “a pioneer in Indonesia’s wellness hospitality industry,” GOCO Retreat Ubud will be set on a 180,000sq m (1.9m sq ft) site, billed as Indonesia’s first large-scale wellness community. The retreat will have 76 wellness real estate properties ranging from single units to
four-bedroom villas, as well as 83 retreat guestrooms. It will also include a substantial wellness centre with 45 treatment rooms, as well as consultation rooms, traditional Chinese medicine rooms, an ayurvedic centre, nursing facilities, a medi-spa, fitness studios, outdoor treatment areas and an extensive outdoor rainforest bathing area.
We want to create a village with seamless integration between hotel, F&B, retail, sustainability, cultural authenticity, fitness and spa INGO SCHWEDER
“We want to create a village with seamless integration between hotel, F&B, retail, sustainability, cultural authenticity, fitness and spa,” says Ingo Schweder, CEO of GOCO Hospitality. All the buildings will have circadian lighting and air purification systems, and be constructed in accordance with green building standards. Masterplanning will encourage general physical activity and a wide range of facilities will be available, including F&B outlets such as a wellness restaurant, tea lounge, thermal bathing cafe, farm-to-table restaurant and food stalls. The development will also have an aromatherapy distillery, an organic farm and gardens, artists’
A farm-to-table restaurant, cultural gallery and organic gardens are all part of the Retreat’s wellness appeal
studios, an amphitheatre and a cultural gallery. Rounding out the development will be a cooking school, retail outlets, a kids’ club and jogging and bike trails. GOCO Retreat Ubud has plans to deliver integrative wellness programmes that are designed around the guest’s personal wellness journey, and use professional consultations to prescribe specialty treatments, along with focused nutrition and exercise. Treatments will combine Asian traditions and knowledge with contemporary Western medical science.
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