LA BUENA VIDA
SHA WELLNESS CLINIC, COSTA BLANCA
Consistently voted one of the top wellness centres in the world, the SHA is so discrete you may not have even heard of it – its name a wellness secret shared by cognoscenti in whispered tones.
Conveniently situated a 30-minute drive from Alicante airport, the SHA Wellness Clinic sits incongruously in the middle of a quiet suburban housing area, high on a hillside with distant views of the sea on one side and majestic mountains on the other. First impressions as you walk up the wide, sleek marble steps are of a vast, modern white complex, more clinical than cosy.
The building’s footprint is huge and includes a spa (treatments include cryothermy in a freezing-cold capsule to boost metabolism and aid muscle recovery), a high-tech beauty centre, thalassotherapy pools, fantastic fitness, Pilates andworld and there are separate suites with private entrances and even a heli-pad for the very rich (or very famous) to come and go in private.
