Eha Retreat: Estonian Island Wellness with Sauna, Forest Bathing & Cold Plunge

Eha occupies a stretch of land at Pikaranna, on Hiiumaa's coast, and it opens in summer 2026. The buildings were designed by architect Tiit Trummal with reed-thatched roofs, clean lines and large openings, oriented to catch light and block wind. The project was developed with ecologists and local advisers, and the planting, paths and buildings were all placed to limit impact on the site. It reads as a working farmstead rather than a hotel dropped onto a field.

Accommodation runs from thatched-roof suites to forest suites tucked further back among the trees. Interiors are restrained — the point is the view and the light moving across it through the day.

Wellness here centres on heat and cold. The thermal suite includes indoor and outdoor saunas, steam rooms, cold plunges and hydrotherapy, with views out to the Baltic. A traditional old Estonian massage is on the spa menu, using grounding strokes, joint work and firm touch. There is also a floating treatment — warm water suspension that softens the joints and slows the breath.

Movement classes are varied and pitched at whoever is in the room: breath-led yoga, functional strength work, and aquatic flow sessions in the water. Practitioners leading them are experienced, and sessions are adjusted rather than fixed.

Food is tied to the kitchen garden. Guests forage, harvest, prepare and preserve, and the menu follows what the island is producing at that point in its five-season year. Nature immersion includes forest skills, gardening, snowshoeing in winter and paddleboarding in the warmer months, plus walking the landscape with attention rather than pace. Reflection sessions — guided, written or through sound — close out the days.

What's included

- Accommodation in thatched-roof or forest suites - Access to the thermal suite (indoor and outdoor saunas, steam rooms, cold plunges, hydrotherapy) - Movement classes (breath-led yoga, functional strength, aquatic flow) - Guided nature immersion: forest walks, foraging, gardening, forest skills - Snowshoeing or paddleboarding depending on season - Reflection sessions: guided, journaling and sound healing - Meals from the organic kitchen garden

What's not included

- Flights and travel to Hiiumaa - Airport or ferry transfers - Travel insurance - Spa and massage treatments - Floating therapy session - Personal expenses - Additional nights