Tenerife Slim & Wellness Week at Hotel Botanico

Each day follows a similar shape. You eat breakfast in your room, then head out for the walking and activity programme, which is tailored to your fitness and arranged around the week. Lunch and dinner are served at The Slim, the hotel's dedicated diet restaurant, where the kitchen cooks with ecological and organic ingredients and doesn't sacrifice flavour for calories. A nutritionist reviews your progress and runs body analysis during the stay, adjusting the plan as the week goes on.

The rest of the day you have unlimited access to the thermal circuits at The Oriental Spa Garden. That means hydrothermal pools at different temperatures, saunas, steam rooms and the contrast bathing sequence that's the core of the spa's offering, plus aesthetic treatments aimed at toning and remodelling. How much time you spend there is up to you — some guests do a circuit every afternoon, others dip in and out around the walks.

What makes this different from a standard weight-loss clinic is that it's a full resort holiday with a diet and activity plan bolted on, rather than a medical facility. Hotel Botanico sits in subtropical gardens on Tenerife's north coast, at the foot of Mount Teide. The hotel has several restaurants (though your meals are at The Slim), pools and extensive grounds to walk in. You get the structure of a supervised programme with the freedom of a hotel stay.

The nutritionist and body analysis are included as a package, so you're not paying per consultation. The daily activity programme is also included and adjusted to your level — this isn't a fixed group timetable, so if you'd rather walk further or take it easier, that can be worked out.

Because meals are served at a diet restaurant and matched to a plan, the week is genuinely controlled rather than just 'healthy-ish'. That's the point of it. If you want a holiday where you can also order a steak and a bottle of wine, this isn't that; if you want a week where someone else has done the thinking about what you eat and how much you move, it is.

What's included

- 7 nights in a Double Deluxe room on an exclusive floor with sea or Mount Teide view - Daily breakfast served in your room - Lunch and dinner at The Slim diet restaurant - Control and follow-up by a nutritionist, including body analysis - Walking and activity programme - Unlimited access to the thermal circuits at The Oriental Spa Garden

What's not included

- Flights - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Additional spa treatments beyond the thermal circuits - Alcoholic drinks