Wellness Break in Aix-les-Bains: One Night, Two Spa Treatments at Hôtel Le Riviera

The package covers one night at the Hôtel Le Riviera in the room category of your choice, a gourmet breakfast buffet, and two relaxation treatments: a 20-minute session on a hydromassage bed and a 20-minute balneotherapy session. The hydromassage bed uses water jets to work on muscle tension, while balneotherapy is a warm-water treatment that leaves you feeling lighter. Both are short, so you can fit them into a single afternoon or spread them across your stay.

Access to Spa La Parenthèse depends on the room category you book. Where it is included, you get relaxation pools, heated pools, sensory experiences and rest areas. You can move between them at your own pace, or skip the spa entirely and take a walk along the shores of Lake Bourget instead.

Aix-les-Bains sits on the eastern edge of Lake Bourget, France's largest natural lake, in a region known as the Riviera des Alpes. The town has a long history as a spa destination, with thermal baths that date back to the Roman era. The hotel is central, so you can walk to the lakefront, the casino and the town's restaurants without needing a car.

The break is designed to fit into 24 hours. Check in, take your balneotherapy session first to release tension, then the hydromassage bed to extend the relaxation. After that, the afternoon is yours: a few hours at the spa, a stroll by the lake, or both. If you want something shorter, there is a one-treatment version called the Floating Retreat; if you want more, the Let Go Retreat adds a third treatment.

This is not a fitness retreat in the group-class sense. There is no yoga shala, no bootcamp and no daily training schedule. What it offers is a short, structured spa break with two treatments built in, in a town that has been treating people with thermal water for centuries. It suits anyone who wants a night away with a bit of recovery built into it, whether you are passing through the Alps or live within driving distance.

What's included

- 1 night at the Hôtel Le Riviera in the room category of your choice - Gourmet breakfast buffet - 20-minute hydromassage bed session - 20-minute balneotherapy session - Access to Spa La Parenthèse (depending on room category booked)

What's not included

- Travel to Aix-les-Bains - Additional treatments beyond the two included - Meals other than breakfast - Personal expenses