Shanti-Som, the Wellness Retreat Brand Behind Marbella’s Celebrated Sierra de las Nieves Property, Announces the Opening of Shanti-Som Algarve

Shanti-Som, the wellness retreat brand, announces the opening of its second retreat, Shanti-Som Algarve, in February 2027. The 22-room retreat is taking bookings now for arrivals from 1 February 2027.

Housed within a restored 19th-century Portuguese farmhouse, Shanti-Som Algarve is set across four hectares of orange and almond orchard above Moncarapacho, inland from Olhão in the eastern Algarve. The original vaulted ceiling and stone walls have been retained with carefully selected interiors and design elements that create a sense of inspiration, calm and cosiness. The retreat sits close to the Ria Formosa lagoon and is just 20 minutes from Faro Airport.

The new property extends the approach that has defined Shanti-Som since the Marbella retreat opened 15 years ago: personalised, program-led wellness stays built around the brand’s five pillars of wellbeing which are Connection, Movement, Nutrition, Recovery & Sleep, and Nature. Shanti-Som Algarve offers six structured programmes which are Relaxation, Yoga, Pilates, Detox, Strength & Fitness, and Burnout & Nervous System Recovery with each priced on a full-board, per-person, per-day basis, with flexible arrival on any day of the week.

Co-Founder Geraldine Chiu commented, “A key success from Marbella is our personal and intimate approach, which we plan to bring to the Algarve. We keep our retreats small so our team can get to know guests by name, understand their preferences and connect with their individual health and wellness goals. Our mission is to create a warm, grounded space where every guest feels genuinely cared for.”

Two of these programs are exclusive to the Algarve property and mark a genuine expansion of what Shanti-Som offers as a brand. Strength & Fitness is built around longevity, bone density and muscle strength as guests age, combining a personalised 1:1 training session, reformer Pilates, a guided hike and a full health check with nutritional consultation, designed to be accessible for guests in their thirties through to their sixties and beyond, whatever their starting point.

Burnout & Nervous System Recovery takes a different approach to the same goal of sustainable wellbeing, built around daily breathwork, guided meditation, life coaching, sound healing and hot-cold contrast therapy, treating burnout as a physiological state rather than simple tiredness, and giving the body’s stress-recovery system the conditions it needs to properly switch back on.

Together, the two programmes represent Shanti-Som Algarve’s most significant new offering, unavailable anywhere else within the brand.

Shanti-Som Algarve’s 22 rooms are larger in number than the 15 offered at the original Marbella property, with accommodation for a maximum of three guests per room. Guests will have access to a restaurant, spa and wellness facilities, and can explore the surrounding area, including the beaches of Praia da Falésia and Praia da Marinha, and the nearby food scene in Almancil.

Ophélie Acaris Hotel Manager commented, “We see Shanti-Som as a hybrid of a holiday, a private wellness club and a gym. You can switch off completely and be looked after, but you also leave with real, practical ways to feel stronger, healthier and happier.

Whether someone comes for better sleep, more strength, a reset or simply time away from everyday demands, the experience is shaped around what they need.”

Notes to Editors

An all-inclusive stay for the Relaxation Retreat starts at €329 per night for one guest, staying in an Essential room.

Final price depends on room category, season and any additional add ons during your stay.

Shanti-Som Algarve — Pes do Cerro 223M, 8700-124 Moncarapacho, Faro, Portugal.

Opening February 2027; taking bookings now for arrivals from 1 February 2027.

Reservations: reservations@shantisom.com / +351 308 800 554.

https://www.shantisom.com/en/algarve/