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Viceroy Hotels & Resorts
Opening in May 2025
The Spa
Where Stillness Meets Connections
In a world of constant noise and endless distractions, we long for something deeper - moments of presence, a sense of belonging, the warmth of true connection. Yet, too often, we rush past what matters most. Love. Love for ourselves, for family and friends, for the warmth of touch, the beauty of nature, and the rituals of food and culture.
Nestled among rolling hills in the land of white almond blossoms under the golden Portuguese sun, where time slows, The Spa is more than a retreat – it is an embrace. A sanctuary where time slows, where touch heals, and the heart remembers how to open.
Here, stillness is more than a moment - it is a state of being. Through thoughtfully designed spaces, holistic treatments, and transformative rituals, we restore the rhythm of your inner and outer worlds, inviting you to return—to balance, to presence, to love.
Step inside, exhale and return to the art of togetherness.
The Art of Wellness: Connecting Mind, Body & Nature
We have developed three areas of focus, in which the product ingredients and treatment protocols intertwine to create deeply immersive experiences that nourish on a physical, mental, and emotional level.
We collaborate with local artisanal growers of herbs and flowers, and working with herbalists who understand the potency of nature, we have developed a range of products that combine to support the process of acceptance, intention setting, and embracing the present.
Our Sanctuary & Facilities
At The Spa, every experience is a ritual - a thoughtful progression designed to restore balance, deepen awareness, and cultivate a profound sense of connection. Our treatments are infused with intention, anchoring you in the present moment and inviting a state of deep release.
Restorative Treatment Spaces
Intimate spa rooms with private outdoor relaxation alcoves to provide the luxury of time - space to linger, to breathe, to recharge.
Luxurious Spa Suite for ultimate privacy, with treatment room, relaxation lounge, jacuzzi, sensory shower, and a private terrace. Individual Treatment Rooms and Couple’s Suites, each with a private terrace to breathe in the benefits of Mother Nature. Specialized Scrub Room, for rejuvenating body exfoliation rituals. Vichy Shower, for hydrotherapy experiences that restore and revitalize body & mind.
Thermal & Water Therapies
Connect with the healing power of water and begin your journey toward renewal.
Heated Indoor Thermal Pool for year-round relaxation and renewal. Secluded Outdoor Pool, a tranquil oasis surrounded by nature. Hammam, honoring ancient purification rituals for deep cleansing. Finnish Sauna and Herbal Steam Room to detoxify and restore balance. Sensory and Bucket Showers to awaken and invigorate the senses.
Mindful Movement
More than mere workouts, this is movement as meditation. A fusion of nature, breath, and ritual, each session blends yoga, meditation, and sound therapy to reinvigorate and reconnect the mind, body and spirit.
Private Consultation Room. Private Pilates Studio, offering personalized, one-on-one sessions for a tailored experience. Yoga Studio, a serene space for mindful movement and deep connection.
Beauty & Well-being
We honor the wisdom of the Earth, using carefully curated organic products that embody a holistic approach to wellness, sustainability, and community.
Hair Studio to provide expert treatments aimed at restoring and revitalizing hair health. Nails Studio that offers soothing manicures and pedicures for complete care and relaxation. Facial Suite to deliver advanced skincare rituals designed to replenish and rejuvenate the skin.
Spa Café
Food is an experience to be savored, a moment to gather and share. Our selection embraces seasonal ingredients, herbal infusions, and the joy of nourishment for body and soul.
Spa Shop
Our curated Spa store features a selection of our premium cosmetics and skincare products, a variety of locally inspired lifestyle gifts to pertain to the benefits of your visit, as well as a vast range of yoga clothing brands carefully selected for their innovative and bio-sourced materials that are gentle to the skin.
The Spa Experience
Step into stillness. Reconnect. Let go.
Holistic massage | 60 or 90 minutes
A personalized, therapeutic massage designed to induce deep relaxation and release stress-related tension
Deep tissue massage | 60 or 90 minutes
An intensive treatment that releases muscular tension using a combination of massage techniques, assisted holds and joint mobilization. Each session is intuitively adapted for a deeply recuperative experience.
Rebalancing Ritual | 90-120 minutes
A full-body exfoliation stimulates circulation and detoxification, rebalancing the body’s energy. This is followed by your choice of a 60- or 90-minute holistic massage for complete rejuvenation.
Herbal Compress | 90 or 120 minutes
A full body massage using warm herbal compresses steeped in nutrient-rich oils, relieves muscle tension and calms the nervous system. The compress is made with salt, fresh seasonal herbs and an essential oil blend of your choice.
Pregnancy massage | 60 or 90 minutes
Designed for mothers-to-be from their second trimester onwards. Relieve back tension, soothe swollen legs and ankles, and smooth and hydrate the skin with this nurturing treatment designed for mothers-to-be from their second trimester onwards.
Lympha treatment | 60 minutes
This unique experience combines body exfoliation on a heated water massage table with chromotherapy – a therapy that uses color and light to promote well-being – to engage multiple sensory channels and induce deep relaxation.
Vichy body exfoliation | 45 minutes
A classical hydrotherapy treatment using water jets set at varying pressures and temperatures, combined with full-body exfoliation to stimulate circulation and tone the skin.
Ignae Spirulina Lifting & Firming | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Regenerative, detoxifying, vitamin-rich Harnessing the powerful detoxifying properties of Azorean spirulina, this facial promotes lymphatic drainage and enhances collagen production for lifted, radiant skin.
Ignae Age defying facial | 90 minutes
Key benefits: Lifting, firming, cellular renewal This rejuvenating facial uses EPC plant-based liposomes to deliver active ingredients deep into the skin, regenerate damaged cells and provide antioxidant benefits, improving skin tone and elasticity.
Oway revitalising facial | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Soothing, hydrating, brightening A rejuvenating treatment that restores skin vitality by combating oxidative stress, enhancing cellular function and plumping the skin.
Oway detox facial | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Deep cleansing, refining, radiance-enhancing An essential seasonal reset, this facial purifies and refreshes the skin, refining its texture and restoring luminosity.
Oway sensitive skin facial | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Calming, hydrating, nourishing Designed for delicate, reactive skin, this facial soothes, deeply hydrates and strengthens the skin barrier. A lifting and firming effect is complemented by a relaxing head massage.
Signature Couples celebration | 4 hours
Indulge in an intimate retreat with our Signature Couples Celebration. Your journey begins with the Ritual of Love treatment, followed by two additional hours to unwind in our private Celebration Suite, featuring a steam shower, jacuzzi and secluded relaxation garden. The experience culminates in a sacred Cacao Ritual, a moment to set intentions, release, and embrace love together.
Ritual of Love | 120 minutes
Acceptance: Perfection is an illusion—true beauty lies in embracing the present. This treatment soothes the central nervous system and fosters emotional and physical connection. Beginning with breathwork and sound therapy, the experience flows into a full-body massage using a calming essential oil blend of sweet marjoram, vetiver, chamomile and vanilla essential oils to reduce stress, ease anxiety and encourage serotonin production.
Intention: Releasing what no longer serves us creates space for new possibilities. This treatment begins with a full-body detox, followed by a mineral-rich clay body envelopment to stimulate the lymphatic system and provide a sense of cocooned security. A deeply restorative body massage follows, infused with rose, geranium and orange essential oils to open the heart and inspire positive emotions.
Embrace: Designed to uplift body and spirit, this treatment begins with breathwork, followed by a massage incorporating a heated herbal compress to deliver warmth and allow the healing power of the herbs to penetrate deeply. A body massage with a revitalizing oil blend of lavender, oregano, tea tree and bay essential oils follows, to energize the body and mind. The treatment concludes with sound therapy, leaving you in a blissful state of connection.
Holistic massage | 60 or 90 minutes
A personalized, therapeutic massage designed to induce deep relaxation and release stress-related tension
Deep tissue massage | 60 or 90 minutes
An intensive treatment that releases muscular tension using a combination of massage techniques, assisted holds and joint mobilization. Each session is intuitively adapted for a deeply recuperative experience.
Rebalancing Ritual | 90-120 minutes
A full-body exfoliation stimulates circulation and detoxification, rebalancing the body’s energy. This is followed by your choice of a 60- or 90-minute holistic massage for complete rejuvenation.
Herbal Compress | 90 or 120 minutes
A full body massage using warm herbal compresses steeped in nutrient-rich oils, relieves muscle tension and calms the nervous system. The compress is made with salt, fresh seasonal herbs and an essential oil blend of your choice.
Pregnancy massage | 60 or 90 minutes
Designed for mothers-to-be from their second trimester onwards. Relieve back tension, soothe swollen legs and ankles, and smooth and hydrate the skin with this nurturing treatment designed for mothers-to-be from their second trimester onwards.
Lympha treatment | 60 minutes
This unique experience combines body exfoliation on a heated water massage table with chromotherapy – a therapy that uses color and light to promote well-being – to engage multiple sensory channels and induce deep relaxation.
Vichy body exfoliation | 45 minutes
A classical hydrotherapy treatment using water jets set at varying pressures and temperatures, combined with full-body exfoliation to stimulate circulation and tone the skin.
Ignae Spirulina Lifting & Firming | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Regenerative, detoxifying, vitamin-rich Harnessing the powerful detoxifying properties of Azorean spirulina, this facial promotes lymphatic drainage and enhances collagen production for lifted, radiant skin.
Ignae Age defying facial | 90 minutes
Key benefits: Lifting, firming, cellular renewal This rejuvenating facial uses EPC plant-based liposomes to deliver active ingredients deep into the skin, regenerate damaged cells and provide antioxidant benefits, improving skin tone and elasticity.
Oway revitalising facial | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Soothing, hydrating, brightening A rejuvenating treatment that restores skin vitality by combating oxidative stress, enhancing cellular function and plumping the skin.
Oway detox facial | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Deep cleansing, refining, radiance-enhancing An essential seasonal reset, this facial purifies and refreshes the skin, refining its texture and restoring luminosity.
Oway sensitive skin facial | 60 minutes
Key benefits: Calming, hydrating, nourishing Designed for delicate, reactive skin, this facial soothes, deeply hydrates and strengthens the skin barrier. A lifting and firming effect is complemented by a relaxing head massage.
Signature Couples celebration | 4 hours
Indulge in an intimate retreat with our Signature Couples Celebration. Your journey begins with the Ritual of Love treatment, followed by two additional hours to unwind in our private Celebration Suite, featuring a steam shower, jacuzzi and secluded relaxation garden. The experience culminates in a sacred Cacao Ritual, a moment to set intentions, release, and embrace love together.
Ritual of Love | 120 minutes
Acceptance: Perfection is an illusion—true beauty lies in embracing the present. This treatment soothes the central nervous system and fosters emotional and physical connection. Beginning with breathwork and sound therapy, the experience flows into a full-body massage using a calming essential oil blend of sweet marjoram, vetiver, chamomile and vanilla essential oils to reduce stress, ease anxiety and encourage serotonin production.
Intention: Releasing what no longer serves us creates space for new possibilities. This treatment begins with a full-body detox, followed by a mineral-rich clay body envelopment to stimulate the lymphatic system and provide a sense of cocooned security. A deeply restorative body massage follows, infused with rose, geranium and orange essential oils to open the heart and inspire positive emotions.
Embrace: Designed to uplift body and spirit, this treatment begins with breathwork, followed by a massage incorporating a heated herbal compress to deliver warmth and allow the healing power of the herbs to penetrate deeply. A body massage with a revitalizing oil blend of lavender, oregano, tea tree and bay essential oils follows, to energize the body and mind. The treatment concludes with sound therapy, leaving you in a blissful state of connection.
Our Brand Partners
Ignae
Ignae is a skincare product from the Azores. The ingredients are sustainably sourced from the mineral-rich thermal water and surrounds from the active volcano in Furnas. This is home to thousands of different botanical species including extracts from camellia flowers, Japanese cedars, and green tea. From the crystal blue ocean, algae and spirulina are sourced from the deep water thermal vents. Ignae uses advanced techniques to extract and combine ingredients that unlock the efficacy of the ingredients creating transformational products without affecting the biodiversity or the natural ecosystem.
Oway
Oway has developed agricosmetic formulations, composed of biodynamic, organic, and upcycled actives, scented exclusively with essential oils. The actives are extracted through natural processes like distillation and maceration, respecting both the soil and the health of skin, scalp, and hair.
Spa Contact
The Spa by Viceroy at Ombria Algarve opening in May 2025.
Join us at our Spa Suite for a thoughtfully designed menu of spa treatments, in partnership with skincare brand Ignae, that restore both body and mind with the power of herbs and flowers grown by local artisans and herbalists. Available daily from 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM through the spa opening in May 2025.
Spa FAQ
Spa bookings require a prior reservation.
Treatments are available each day from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM (last booking).
Prices are inclusive of 23% VAT.
Reservations may be made through the property reservations and reception team.
We understand the need for flexibility, and will try to accommodate late arrivals, although treatments may be shortened if there is a follow on booking.
If you do need to cancel, please inform the reception team as soon as possible. Cancellations within 6 hours may incur a 50% charge.
Payments made be settled to the guest room account, or by credit card at the spa.
Whilst we love children, the spa is an adult only environment and the minimum age for treatments is 16 years.
Guests taking treatments are invited to use the thermal area, with steam, sauna, experience showers and indoor and outdoor bathing areas.
There is a limited availability for hotel guests to reserve time in the thermal areas without a treatment booking. This is subject to availability and a charge of EUR 25 per person per day. Please contact spa reception to make a reservation.
The spa provides the opportunity for you to take some precious “me time” Please allow time to arrive, relax in our thermal area and fill out the consultation form prior to your treatment.
Whilst we recommend removing your jewelry and leaving it in your room safe, we have a jewelry tray and safe at the spa should you need to avail of its use.
All of our therapists are trained in protecting guest modesty during a treatment through draping of linens and towels. Should you prefer, we offer disposable underwear for your comfort and ease of mind.
Please inform the therapist of any changes required to lighting levels, music volume and temperature so that you are fully relaxed and able to “let go” during the treatment.
Please let the therapist know if they should modify the treatment pressure, and provide focus to any areas of concern.
We recommend that you stay and enjoy a refreshment after the treatment, this allows some time for the benefits to integrate and process before you go back to your day. Equally, we recommend avoiding sun bathing in the immediate period after the treatment.
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