Independently researched rankings of the best juicing wellness resorts, juice cleanses and juice fasting retreats, from Lake Constance to the North Sea, judged on medical care and safety.
Unveil the treasured sanctuaries of juicing wellness resorts, where a century-old fasting tradition meets fresh juices, long walks and expert care. Our team reviews each retreat carefully, reading the resorts' own programme pages rather than what others say about them, and focuses on wellness criteria that blend traditional and modern practice into a stay built around rest, nourishment and supervision.
We see through the online noise with laser-focused clarity, allowing you to enjoy your best wellness journey effortlessly. Here you will find the world's top destinations for juice cleanses, juice fasting and supervised fasting retreats in one place.
A juice retreat swaps solid food for fresh juices, vegetable broths and herbal teas for a few days, usually alongside walks, yoga and rest. Many people find it a powerful reset: a break from alcohol, caffeine and processed food, more vegetables than usual, and time to notice how they eat. The science is more modest than the marketing. The body does not need a juice cleanse to remove toxins, because the liver and kidneys do that every day; most of the weight lost in the first days is water, and it returns as normal eating resumes. Medically supervised fasting has been studied mainly in observational studies, which report falls in blood pressure and weight, but long-term benefits depend on what you eat afterwards. Fasting also carries real risks for some people, so the best programmes screen guests, supervise them and plan a careful return to food. This guide ranks programmes on exactly that, puts specialist fasting houses with longer, supervised stays first, names the extras with no evidence, such as colonics, and does not repeat claims that a cleanse cures anything.
With so many accommodations on the wellness bandwagon these days, true independent, thorough, specialized data is more important than ever. Juice cleanses are sold everywhere, from celebrity retreats to beach bungalows with a blender, and many come with daily colonics, drips and promises to flush out toxins. We searched across Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa, in English and in the languages of the great fasting traditions, opened the resorts' own programme pages, and kept only genuine resorts selling a juice-based programme. We ranked them on what keeps a fast safe and useful: screening before you arrive, medical or nutritional supervision, a careful return to food, and a full day of walking, movement and rest, and we put specialist fasting houses with longer, supervised stays ahead of short cleanses at general resorts. We left out places with cure claims, drips or ozone, and we name every colonic and flush.
Welcome to the refreshing world of juicing wellness resorts, where a few days of fresh juices, broths and long walks can reset how you eat and feel. Above Lake Constance and on the Costa del Sol, a century-old fasting tradition is guided by doctors and nurses, while in Germany's Nahe valley a family-run spa hotel pairs fasting with vineyard walks. Near Lake Neusiedl in Austria's Burgenland, doctors help each guest choose the right fast in a quiet park; above the river Inn in Upper Austria, a health resort on the site of a former monastery pairs doctor-checked fasting with Kneipp water treatments; on the North Sea, small groups fast together on long beach walks; and in the hills behind Marbella, a nutritionist tailors a gentler cleanse. One shared aim runs through them all: to send you home rested, eating better and with habits worth keeping.
Type: Therapeutic Fasting
Address: Wilhelm-Beck-Str. 27, 88662 Überlingen, Germany, +49 7551 807-0; Marbella: Avda. Buchinger 15, 29602 Marbella, Spain, +34 952 76 43 00
Stay options: Compact (10 nights), Classic Light (14), Classic (21) and Classic Royal (28)
What the fasting is designed for: therapeutic fasting under medical care, with "freshly prepared vegetable consommé and fruit juice" as fasting provisions and up to four refeeding days, in a package that, in the clinic's words, "ideally suits your goals and your available time".
Buchinger Wilhelmi has carried on Dr Otto Buchinger's fasting method for more than a century, at a clinic high above Lake Constance at Überlingen and a sister clinic in the hills above Marbella. A fasting stay begins with a digestive rest day of light food, then fasting days on freshly prepared vegetable consommé and fruit juice (organic vegetable consommé and freshly pressed juices in Marbella), and ends with up to four days of gradual refeeding. A doctor examines you on arrival, comprehensive laboratory tests are taken and discussed with you, a nurse checks you every morning and doctors see you twice a week, with a doctor on call around the clock; between times there is daily group exercise and relaxation, with walks, yoga and lectures.
Medical supervision of this kind is the safest way to fast for several days, and the daily structure makes it easier. At Lake Constance, a nurse gives intestinal cleansing every second fasting day (see the medical procedures section above); the Marbella package page does not list it, so ask there. The clinic's own claims that fasting cleanses cells and treats disease are not ones we repeat.
Buchinger Wilhelmi publishes 2026 services and prices lists for both clinics on its website; prices depend on clinic, room and package, so ask for a quote.
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Type: Buchinger Fasting
Address: Naheweinstraße 65, 55566 Meddersheim, Germany; +49 6751 850
Stay options: 10, 14, 21 or 28 days, arriving Sunday to Thursday
What the fasting is designed for: preventive fasting to improve lifestyle, and therapeutic fasting under supervision and regular medical advice; the resort recommends ten to twelve days for prevention and at least two weeks, ideally three, for therapeutic fasting.
Menschels Vitalresort is a family-run four-star spa hotel in the Nahe valley wine country, with a doctor's practice in the house. Its Buchinger fasting programmes run on freshly squeezed fruit juices, vegetable broths, herbal teas and mineral water, about 250 calories a day, with a medical examination at the start and a final consultation, medical fasting talks, body fat measurements, laboratory tests on stays of fourteen days or more, herbal liver packs and massages, alongside a daily activity programme and the hotel's thermal spa.
Regular medical oversight at a moderate price makes this a sound choice for a longer fast. Every package also includes one or two colon hydrotherapy sessions, two to six bowel washes and colon massages, depending on length (see the medical procedures section above); ask whether these can be left out. The resort's own claims about what fasting does for named diseases are not ones we repeat.
In 2026, ten days cost from €2,320 per person, fourteen from €3,300, twenty-one from €4,590 and twenty-eight from €5,880, including VAT and full board (operator site); local tax is extra, and 2027 prices are not yet published.
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Type: Medically Guided Fasting
Address: Birkenallee 2, 7123 Mönchhof, Austria; +43 2173 80205-0
Stay options: Fasten mit Genuss packages of seven, ten or fourteen nights (a two-night Fasten-Kick taster also exists); the fasting form, including juice fasting, is chosen with the doctor on arrival
What the fasting is designed for: in the house's words, "Reset & Reduktion" (reset and reduction): fasting that is individually adjusted and mindfully accompanied by dietitians, doctors and therapists, beginning with a doctor's consultation to choose the right form of fasting.
Marienkron is a retreat and health resort in a 21-hectare park in the Seewinkel near Lake Neusiedl, in Austria's Burgenland, with more than fifty years of experience in medically guided fasting; Dr Ulrike Göschl leads the medical team. Your stay begins with a doctor's consultation and therapy plan, based on a recent laboratory report you bring, and the doctor chooses the fasting form with you, from soup and vegetable fasting to juice fasting: fresh fruit or vegetable juice twice a day with vegetable soups and herbal teas. Liver wraps, an abdominal massage, a Kneipp affusion and a heart rate variability check come with every package, alongside yoga, movement and mindfulness training, meditation, lectures, an indoor pool and sauna, and the stay ends with a final consultation and a mindful return to everyday food; the fourteen-night package adds two doctor's checks, a body composition measurement with nutrition advice and a final check with a dietitian.
Juice fasting here is the strictest form, and the doctors recommend it mainly to guests who have fasted before; whether it suits you is always agreed in a consultation, so ask for it when you book. The doctors strongly advise against water-only fasting, and no colonics are listed. The house's own claims about what fasting does for named diseases are not ones we repeat.
Fasting packages cost from €2,199 per person for seven nights, €2,999 for ten and €4,129 for fourteen, with fasting or individually adjusted meals (operator site; the price year and room category are not stated, so confirm with the house).
Type: Heilfasten (Therapeutic Fasting)
Address: Kurhausstraße 6, 4780 Schärding, Austria; +43 7712 3221
Stay options: seven nights, Sunday to Sunday, the juice fast described here; ten-night and thirteen-night stays are also offered and may follow a different fasting form, so ask
What the fasting is designed for: in the house's words, a medically accompanied fasting programme that gives the body a rest through a temporary break from solid food, aimed above all at the holistic regeneration of body and mind.
Kurhaus Schärding is a health resort hotel run by the Brothers of St John of God on the site of a former monastery above the river Inn, on Upper Austria's border with Bavaria, set in a large private park. Its Heilfasten is a calorie-reduced, purely liquid diet of herbal and spice teas, vegetable broths and freshly pressed juices. A doctor examines you on arrival and takes a full medical history, with regular medical checks and adjustments to your fasting plan during the stay; around them come Kneipp treatments, manual lymphatic drainage, relaxation and fasting groups, walks, light exercise, meditation, health coaching and talks, and the fast ends with build-up days back to light food. The seven-night package, as listed with the Upper Austria tourism board, brings full board on freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juices of about 400 calories a day, twelve Kneipp treatments, a lymphatic drainage session, a group relaxation session and digital materials for the days before and after your stay.
A medical examination, regular checks, a planned return to food and materials for before and after the stay make this a well-supervised fast at a modest price. No exclusions are published, so share your medical history and every medicine you take with the house before booking. Do not fast if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, underweight, or have or have had an eating disorder; with type 1 diabetes, medicines that lower blood sugar, or kidney, liver or heart disease, fast only with your own doctor's agreement (see the medical procedures section above). The alkaline capsules and oil pulling in the package, as listed with the tourism board, have no good evidence behind them, and the house's talk of detoxification and self-healing is marketing rather than science.
Seven nights cost from €1,406 per person, with full board on juices (operator site and tourism board listing); prices vary with length of stay and room, and 2027 prices are not yet published.
Type: Juice Fasting Week
Address: Am Kurbad 2, 25826 St. Peter-Ording, Germany; +49 4863 9999-0
Stay options: five-night juice fasting weeks on set dates: one more in 2026 (8 to 13 November) and seven in 2027, from January to November
What the week is designed for: doing yourself and your body some good for a week by the North Sea, for healthy adults aged 18 to 65, on their own responsibility and not under medical supervision.
StrandGut Resort is a modern lifestyle hotel beside the dunes and wide beaches of St. Peter-Ording on Germany's North Sea coast. Its Saftfasten weeks bring juices, smoothies, broths and organic teas, in a group of at most nineteen led by Sylke Weigl-Bengsch, a fasting leader whose certification was examined by doctors and who is also a nutrition adviser and meditation teacher, with daily walks of two to three hours, guided relaxation and talks on fasting.
Clear rules on who should not take part (including anyone on medication that a doctor must keep monitoring), a small group and long walks in sea air make this a sociable, affordable introduction to juice fasting for healthy people. There is no medical supervision, and the return to food is not described, so plan the days after the fast; the hotel suggests its alkaline-fasting week for that. Its talk of helping the body detoxify is marketing rather than science.
Weeks cost from €840.25 per person (8 to 13 November 2026) to €1,110.50; the 2027 weeks, from 24 to 29 January to 7 to 12 November, cost from €935 to €1,110.50 (operator site). The page does not say whether the room is included, so ask the hotel; treatments at the Dünen-Therme spa are bookable separately.
Type: Detox Retreat
Address: Llanos de Purla Km 22, Carretera A-355, 29110 Monda (Marbella), Spain; +34 952 864 455. Algarve (opening February 2027): Pes do Cerro 223, 8700-124 Moncarapacho, Portugal; +351 308 800 554
Stay options: five nights minimum; seven to ten recommended
What the retreat is designed for: a gentle reset for generally healthy adults who feel they need to press pause, after periods of overindulgence, travel or busy routines.
Shanti Som is a small boutique wellness retreat in the hills behind Marbella, with a sister retreat opening in the eastern Algarve in February 2027. Its Detox Retreat starts with a health questionnaire reviewed by the team before you arrive and a pre-detox guide to taper caffeine, alcohol and sugar; a nutritionist then recommends either a juice cleanse or a whole-food detox. Cold-pressed juices, broths and herbal teas run through the day, with daily consultations, daily yoga and guided meditation, lymphatic drainage massage, pressotherapy, body wraps and infrared sauna, and you leave with a post-retreat consultation and a plan for returning gradually to normal food.
The nutritionist's guidance, the flexibility to add light food and the planned return to eating make this a thoughtful, gentle programme, and there are no colonics or drips. There is no doctor on the team, so anyone with a health condition should ask their own doctor first, and the retreat's talk of releasing toxins is marketing rather than science.
Shanti Som's programmes start from €140 per person a day, with accommodation charged separately (operator site); the Detox Retreat price itself is not published, so ask for a quote.
Buchinger Wilhelmi stands high above Lake Constance at Überlingen, with a sister clinic in the hills above Marbella, and has refined Dr Otto Buchinger's fasting method over four generations. Fasting guests take fresh juices and vegetable broth, see doctors twice a week and a nurse every morning, walk, stretch and listen to talks, then return to food over several days. Among juicing wellness resorts it is the one for the most thorough medical supervision.
Menschels Vitalresort sits among the vineyards of the Nahe valley in south-west Germany, a family-run four-star spa hotel with a doctor's practice, a thermal spa and a park. Its Buchinger fasting programmes pair juices and broths with medical checks, fasting talks, liver packs, daily activity and walks along the valley trails. Among juicing wellness resorts it is the one for doctor-guided fasting at a moderate price.
Marienkron lies in a 21-hectare park in the Seewinkel near Lake Neusiedl, in Austria's Burgenland, a retreat and health resort with more than half a century of medically guided fasting. Each stay begins with a doctor's consultation to choose the fasting form, with juice fasting for those who have fasted before, then liver wraps, yoga, meditation, lectures, forest bathing in the park and a mindful return to everyday food, with dietitians at hand in a mostly vegetarian kitchen. Among juicing wellness resorts it is the one for medically guided fasting with a choice of fasting forms.
Kurhaus Schärding stands above the river Inn on Upper Austria's border with Bavaria, a Kneipp health resort run by the Brothers of St John of God on the site of a former monastery, with a large private park and a barefoot path. Its fasting weeks pair juices, vegetable broths and herbal teas with a doctor's examination and regular checks, Kneipp water treatments, walks, meditation and talks, then a gradual return to light food. Among juicing wellness resorts it is the one for a doctor-checked week of fasting in the Kneipp tradition.
StrandGut Resort looks out over the dunes and vast sands of St. Peter-Ording on the North Sea, a relaxed lifestyle hotel beside the town's thermal spa. Its juice fasting weeks gather small groups for juices, broths, long beach walks and relaxation under an experienced fasting leader. Among juicing wellness resorts it is the one for a sociable, affordable juice fast for healthy adults.
Shanti Som is a small, serene retreat in the hills behind Marbella, with a sister house opening in the Algarve in February 2027, where a nutritionist tailors each guest's detox. Juices and broths, yoga, meditation, lymphatic treatments and infrared sauna fill gentle days, with a plan for returning to food afterwards. Among juicing wellness resorts it is the one for a gentle, nutritionist-led cleanse in a boutique setting.
Medically supervised fasting on fresh juices and vegetable broth, above Lake Constance and in Marbella.
Buchinger Wilhelmi continues Dr Otto Buchinger's therapeutic fasting at Überlingen on Lake Constance and in Marbella. Stays of 10 to 28 nights begin with a digestive rest day, continue with fasting days on freshly prepared vegetable consommé and fruit juice, and end with up to four refeeding days, with a doctor's examination, comprehensive laboratory tests, twice-weekly consultations, daily nursing checks and a full programme of walks, yoga and talks.
On the evidence. Supervised fasting is the safest way to fast for several days; most early weight loss is water, and long-term benefits depend on what you eat afterwards. Bowel cleansing has no evidence of benefit. An observational study of 1,422 guests at the clinic (Wilhelmi de Toledo and colleagues, PLoS One 2019) reported falls in weight and blood pressure and side effects in under 1%, without a control group.
Setting: A hillside at Überlingen high above Lake Constance, looking over the forested shores to Mainau Island and the snow-capped Alps, with a sister clinic in the hills above Marbella on the Costa del Sol.
Treatments include:
Wellness Centre Facilities:
The clinic says it is only partly suitable for guests with limited mobility.
Wellness programmes include:
What the fasting is designed for, in the clinic's words:
What a stay involves:
Bring a full list of your medicines; your own doctor should help plan any changes before you fast.
Additional Activities:
Fasting guests take freshly prepared vegetable consommé and fruit juice; the digestive rest day, the refeeding days and non-fasting stays bring organic gourmet meals.
Dining atmosphere: Calm and communal, with lake views at Überlingen.
Accommodations:
Service Approach: Medical and hospitable at once: a family-run clinic with doctors, nurses and therapists, and the warmth of a long-established house.
Estimated Pricing & Value:
Pricing is indicative; confirm current rates directly with the clinic.
Included: At Lake Constance, accommodation, fasting provisions, the doctor's examination and consultations, laboratory diagnostics, daily nursing, daily group exercise therapy and relaxation, the therapy voucher, fitness studio and pool. In Marbella, the package page lists fasting drinks, initial and final laboratory tests and 24-hour nursing care; confirm the full Marbella inclusions with the clinic.
FAQ:
Is it a juice fast?
In part: the packages list freshly prepared vegetable consommé and fruit juice as the fasting provisions.
Is there a clinic in Spain?
Yes, in Marbella, with organic vegetable consommé and freshly pressed juices as fasting drinks.
Who should not fast?
Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, underweight or with an eating disorder, and anyone whose medicines have not been reviewed by their own doctor.
Is there bowel cleansing?
At Lake Constance a nurse gives intestinal cleansing every second fasting day; the Marbella package page does not list it, so ask the Marbella clinic.
Distinctions
No award here concerns juicing specifically.
Doctor-guided Buchinger fasting with vineyard walks and a thermal spa in the Nahe valley.
Menschels Vitalresort is a family-run four-star spa hotel in the Nahe valley, south-west Germany, with a doctor's practice on site. Its Buchinger fasting programmes of 10 to 28 days run on freshly squeezed juices, vegetable broths and herbal teas, about 250 calories a day, under supervision and regular medical advice, with a medical examination and final consultation, body fat measurements, laboratory tests on longer stays, medical fasting talks and daily activity.
On the evidence. Medical supervision makes longer fasts safer. Colon hydrotherapy and bowel washes have no evidence of benefit.
Setting: The Nahe valley wine country near Bad Sobernheim, south-west Germany.
Treatments include:
Water & Wellness Facilities:
Ask whether the colon hydrotherapy and bowel washes can be left out.
Wellness programmes include:
What the fasting is designed for, in the resort's words:
What a stay involves:
Bring a list of your medicines for the doctor. The resort itself says that fasting without medical supervision is not suitable for serious heart, kidney or cancer diseases.
Additional Activities:
Fasting guests receive juices, broths and herbal teas, with a fasting tray in the room on longer stays.
Dining atmosphere: Calm and supportive, in a family-run house.
Accommodations:
Service Approach: A family-run spa hotel with a doctor's practice in the house.
Estimated Pricing & Value:
Pricing is indicative; confirm current rates and season directly with the hotel.
Included: Accommodation, fasting meals and kit, the medical services, talks, treatments and bowel cleansing of your package, spa access and the Fit & Relax programme.
FAQ:
How long should I fast?
The resort recommends at least two weeks, ideally three, for therapeutic fasting; ten to twelve days for prevention.
Is a doctor involved?
Yes: medical examinations and regular advice from the in-house practice.
When can I arrive?
Sunday to Thursday.
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Medically guided fasting in a quiet Burgenland park, with juice fasting for experienced fasters.
Marienkron is a retreat and health resort in a 21-hectare park in the Seewinkel near Lake Neusiedl, in Austria's Burgenland, with more than fifty years of experience in medically guided fasting. Its Fasten mit Genuss packages of seven, ten or fourteen nights begin with a doctor's consultation to choose the fasting form, from soup and vegetable fasting to juice fasting, and bring liver wraps, abdominal massage, yoga, meditation, lectures and a final consultation, with dietitians in the team and a mindful return to everyday food.
On the evidence. A doctor choosing the fasting form, a recent laboratory report and a planned return to food make a fast safer; most early weight loss is water, and long-term benefits depend on what you eat afterwards. Liver wraps and abdominal massage are comforting rather than proven to change how the body works.
Setting: A 21-hectare park in the Seewinkel near Lake Neusiedl, in Austria's Burgenland, near Vienna.
Treatments include:
Wellness Centre Facilities:
Bring a laboratory report no older than six months; the house lists the values it needs, including blood sugar values for guests with diabetes.
Wellness programmes include:
What the fasting is designed for, in the house's words:
What a stay involves:
Juice fasting is the strictest form here; the doctors recommend it mainly to guests who have fasted before and always agree it in a consultation. They strongly advise against water-only fasting. No exclusion list is published, so share your medical history and medicines before booking.
Additional Activities:
Fasting guests follow the form agreed with the doctor; non-fasting meals are mostly vegetarian buffets, with dietitians on hand in the restaurant to advise and to agree preferences, intolerances or allergies with the chefs.
Dining atmosphere: Calm, with buffets and individual plates on request.
Accommodations:
Service Approach: A medically guided fasting house led by medical director Dr Ulrike Göschl, with doctors, dietitians and therapists; Prof. Dr Andreas Michalsen, head of naturopathy at Berlin's Immanuel Hospital, has been its scientific adviser since 2019.
Estimated Pricing & Value:
Pricing is indicative; confirm current rates, room and inclusions directly with the house.
Included: Accommodation, fasting or individually adjusted meals, the doctor's consultations and therapy plan, liver wraps, abdominal massage, a Kneipp affusion, an HRV check, yoga, movement and mindfulness training, meditation, lectures and the spa; on fourteen nights also two doctor's checks, a BIA measurement with nutrition advice and a dietitian's final check (operator site).
FAQ:
Is it a juice fast?
It can be: juice fasting is one of the forms offered, chosen with the doctor on arrival and recommended mainly to guests who have fasted before, so ask for it when you book.
Is a doctor involved?
Yes: every stay begins with a doctor's consultation and therapy plan and ends with a final consultation; the fourteen-night package adds two doctor's checks.
What should I bring?
A laboratory report no older than six months and a full list of your medicines; eat lightly for two days before you arrive.
Distinctions
No award was verified for this page. No award here concerns juicing specifically.
A doctor-checked juice and broth fast with Kneipp treatments on the site of a former monastery above the Inn.
Kurhaus Schärding is a health resort hotel run by the Brothers of St John of God on the site of a former monastery above the river Inn in Upper Austria. Its Heilfasten, which the house calls a medically accompanied fasting programme, is a calorie-reduced, purely liquid diet of herbal and spice teas, vegetable broths and freshly pressed juices, with a medical examination on arrival, regular medical checks, Kneipp treatments, lymphatic drainage, relaxation, walks, meditation, health coaching and talks, and build-up days back to light food.
On the evidence. Medical checks make a fast safer, and the return to food matters as much as the fast; most early weight loss is water. Alkaline capsules and oil pulling have no good evidence of benefit, and claims that fasting detoxifies the body or activates self-healing are not supported by evidence.
Setting: The site of a former monastery above the river Inn at Schärding, Upper Austria, on the border with Bavaria.
Treatments include:
Water & Wellness Facilities:
Ask the house for its list of who should not fast, and share every medicine you take.
Wellness programmes include:
What the fasting is designed for, in the house's words:
What a stay involves:
Bring a full list of your medicines for the doctor.
Additional Activities:
Fasting guests take juices, teas and vegetable broths, then build-up meals as they return to light food.
Dining atmosphere: Calm and quiet.
Accommodations:
Service Approach: A health resort hotel run by the Brothers of St John of God, a Catholic religious order, offering fasting with medical care.
Estimated Pricing & Value:
Pricing is indicative; confirm current rates and inclusions directly with the house.
Included: The seven-night package, as listed with the tourism board, includes full board on fresh juices, a doctor consultation, twelve Kneipp treatments, one lymphatic drainage, one group relaxation session, herbal teas, digital materials for before and after the stay, and alkaline capsules and oil for oil pulling, which have no good evidence; the house's own page adds an examination on arrival and regular medical checks. Confirm with the house.
FAQ:
Is a doctor involved?
Yes: a medical examination on arrival with a full history, and regular medical checks with adjustments to the fasting plan.
Is it a juice fast on every stay?
The seven-night package is; ask whether the ten-night and thirteen-night stays follow the same fast.
Who should not fast?
The house publishes no list. Do not fast if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, underweight, or have or have had an eating disorder; with diabetes or another health condition, ask your own doctor first.
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A small-group juice fasting week with long beach walks on the North Sea.
StrandGut Resort is a lifestyle hotel beside the dunes of St. Peter-Ording on Germany's North Sea coast. Its Saftfasten weeks, five nights on set dates, offer juices, smoothies, broths and organic teas to healthy adults aged 18 to 65, in a group of at most nineteen led by the certified fasting leader Sylke Weigl-Bengsch, with daily walks, guided relaxation and talks on fasting, explicitly without medical supervision.
On the evidence. A short juice fast is safe for most healthy adults; the hotel's exclusion list is sensible. Plan the return to food carefully.
Setting: The dunes and wide beaches of St. Peter-Ording on the North Sea.
Treatments include:
Water & Wellness Facilities:
Read the exclusion list before booking.
Wellness programmes include:
What the week is designed for, in the hotel's words:
What a stay involves:
Not suitable in pregnancy or breastfeeding, during recovery from serious illness, on medication that a doctor must keep monitoring, or with an overactive thyroid, depression or heart and circulation disease, among other exclusions.
Additional Activities:
Juices, smoothies, broths and organic teas through the fasting week.
Dining atmosphere: Relaxed and sociable.
Accommodations:
Service Approach: Relaxed and friendly, with a specialist fasting leader for the group.
Estimated Pricing & Value:
Pricing is indicative; confirm inclusions and current rates directly with the hotel.
Included: The page does not say whether the room is included in the per-person price; confirm with the hotel what the price includes beyond the fasting programme.
FAQ:
Is a doctor involved?
No; the programme is for healthy adults on their own responsibility.
What about after the fast?
Plan a gradual return to food; the hotel suggests its alkaline-fasting week for those days.
Can I join alone?
The week is priced per person; ask the hotel about the room and single-room rates.
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A gentle, nutritionist-led juice cleanse in the hills behind Marbella.
Shanti Som is a boutique wellness retreat in the hills behind Marbella, with a sister retreat opening in the Algarve in February 2027. Its Detox Retreat, five nights minimum, is designed as a gentle reset for generally healthy adults: a nutritionist recommends a juice cleanse or a whole-food detox, with cold-pressed juices and broths through the day, daily consultations, yoga, meditation and lymphatic treatments, and a post-retreat consultation for returning to food.
On the evidence. A short, nutritionist-guided juice cleanse with yoga and rest is a pleasant reset for healthy people. Claims about releasing toxins are not supported by evidence.
Setting: Hills above the Costa del Sol near Monda, inland from Marbella; a second retreat near Moncarapacho in the eastern Algarve opens in February 2027.
Treatments include:
Wellness Centre Facilities:
Tell the team about any health condition and medicines before you book.
Wellness programmes include:
What the retreat is designed for, in the resort's words:
What a stay involves:
Taper caffeine, alcohol and sugar in the two weeks before you arrive.
Additional Activities:
Juices, broths, teas and infusions through the day, with light solid food where the team agrees.
Dining atmosphere: Quiet and intimate.
Accommodations:
Service Approach: Small and personal, with a nutritionist and a wellness team.
Estimated Pricing & Value:
Pricing is indicative; ask the retreat for a quote.
Included: The home page says accommodation is charged separately from the programme price; an older page also said every retreat includes a room, so confirm with the retreat what your quote includes.
FAQ:
Is it juice only?
Not necessarily; the nutritionist may recommend light solid food.
Will I be hungry?
The retreat says hunger usually settles by the third day.
Is there a doctor?
No; the programme is for generally healthy adults, so check with your own doctor first if you have a health condition.
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