The best Sedona wellness retreat depends on what you want from the trip. Choose Mii amo for a full destination spa, the Sedona Wellness Retreat at The Lodge for a medically supervised cleansing program, The Wilde Resort & Spa for a group retreat with a spa on site, and Sedona Self Love Retreats for private guided sessions. Pick The Sanctuary at Sacred Mesa when you want to run your own retreat in a private estate.
Searching for retreats in Sedona, AZ returns spas, healing centers, hotels and rentals all mixed together, and they sell very different things. Some run structured programs with staff and treatments. Others give you a beautiful place and leave the schedule to you. Confusing the two is how people overpay for the wrong trip.
Below, five options are compared the same way: what it is, who it suits, and how lodging and cost work. The first is our own property, so we say plainly what it does and does not include. Rates change, so confirm current prices with each provider before you book.
1. The Sanctuary at Sacred Mesa
What it is
The Sanctuary at Sacred Mesa is a private luxury rental just outside Sedona with five bedrooms plus a media room. It is not a program-led retreat. There are no therapists and no set schedule. You bring your group and design the days yourselves, using what the property offers:
- A 45-foot infinity edge pool, heated by solar year round
- An 8-person hot tub with an observation deck, heated all year
- A 1,500 square foot gym and game room in a converted garage
- A 3,000+ square foot patio and a 9-hole putting green
- 180 degree red rock views, on over 10,000 square feet of footprint
A private estate gives you the setting and the freedom, but you supply the program.
Who it suits
It suits families, friends and couples who want a quiet, self-guided retreat with room to spread out. Your hosts, Robyn Benincasa and Jeff Akens, are retired San Diego firefighters who share the home with guests. If you need massages, prepared meals or medical supervision handled for you, pick one of the spa options below. Note the location too: it sits 10.3 miles down a graded gravel road, so plan your drive and groceries.
Lodging and cost
Lodging is the whole house: 3 king beds, 5 queen beds and 1 sleeper sofa, with 4 full and 2 half bathrooms. You pay one rate for the property, so the cost per person drops as your group fills the beds. Booking direct on the website instead of Airbnb saves you money. Cancellations get a 100% refund at least 60 days before arrival and 50% at least 30 days before. Nothing is refunded inside 30 days. Current rates are on the website.
2. Mii amo
What it is
Mii amo is a Forbes Five-Star destination spa resort next to Enchantment Resort. Travel + Leisure voted it the #1 Domestic Destination Spa. It describes itself as sitting in one of Sedona’s major energy vortexes. Its menu covers body treatments, skin care, massage, fitness and mindfulness, plus specialty experiences.
Who it suits
Mii amo fits solo travelers and couples who want a treatment-heavy, fully hosted stay. It is also a strong pick for a first Sedona wellness spa retreat because the structure is built for you. Guests of Enchantment aged 16 and up get access to Mii amo, so a mixed group can split its time between the two properties.
Lodging and cost
As a spa resort, it includes on-site lodging. Treat it as the premium end of the Sedona market. Before you compare it with anything else, check whether treatments, meals and fitness classes sit inside the rate or are added on top. Package details are on the Mii amo website.
At a destination spa, the real price is what the nightly rate leaves out.
3. Sedona Wellness Retreat at The Lodge
What it is
This is a residential, doctor-monitored program built on the Gerson therapy tradition, with cleansing, juicing, and juice and water fasting options. It calls itself a bed and breakfast style retreat, not a hotel or spa. Days include organic juices and meals, nutritional talks and demonstrations. The aim is that you take what you learn home.
Who it suits
It suits people who want education and a supervised reset more than pampering. Be careful with the health claims. Gerson therapy is an alternative approach, and major cancer organizations say there is no reliable evidence that it treats cancer. If you have a serious condition, talk to your own doctor before you enrol. The retreat also limits how many guests join each session, which gives a more personal feel.
Lodging and cost
Guests get private rooms and bathrooms on site. Cost depends on the program and its length, and the retreat builds a customized plan around your health goals. Ask what the price includes: medical consultations, testing, meals and juices, and any supplements.
Pick this one for guided education, and check any medical decision with your own doctor first.
4. The Wilde Resort & Spa
What it is
The Wilde is a boutique resort with Wilde Haven Spa, where treatments draw on desert botanicals and minerals. It also has flexible meeting spaces and an in-house culinary team. Views reach Thunder Mountain, and the resort points to its closeness to Sedona’s vortex sites. Whether vortexes heal is a matter of belief. The benefits you can count on are quiet, hiking and rest.
Who it suits
The Wilde is built for groups. It hosts yoga retreats, leadership workshops, creative retreats, corporate wellbeing programs and women’s wellness weekends. If you lead a group, you can ask for a tailored itinerary through its request-for-proposal form. A solo traveler will find Mii amo or a private program simpler.
Lodging and cost
Lodging is in the resort’s boutique accommodations, and wellness packages can include meals and refreshments. Group pricing is quoted through that proposal request, so give your headcount, dates and the experiences you want. Compare quotes on a per-person, per-night basis.
The Wilde works best when you arrive with a group and a plan.
5. Sedona Self Love Retreats
What it is
Sedona Self Love Retreats offers private spiritual, healing and wellness journeys. It lists over 65 sessions, so you assemble a trip from sessions instead of joining a fixed group program.
Who it suits
It suits individuals, couples, friends and families who want personal, one-on-one guidance over a spa menu or a medical program. This is the format many solo travelers ask about when they want something mindful and spiritual without a crowd.
Lodging and cost
Confirm whether lodging is included. If it is not, pair the sessions with a stay you choose yourself, such as a private rental. Ask how it prices single sessions versus multi-day packages.
With session-based retreats, the cost depends on how many sessions you choose, so budget the stay separately.
Choosing the right retreat
Match the retreat to the job you need done. Mii amo suits a hosted spa stay. The Lodge suits supervised education, with your doctor’s approval. The Wilde suits groups with a plan, and Self Love Retreats suits personal guidance. For a quiet, self-led group retreat with red rock views, the private estate fits best.
Before you book anything, ask three questions. What is included in the rate? What is the cancellation policy? How far is it from the trails and towns you want to visit? If a private setting sounds right, see The Sanctuary at Sacred Mesa and book direct.