ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort

ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort is tucked into the quiet Al Zorah enclave of Ajman, about 40 minutes from Dubai Airport, where mangrove forests, a championship golf course, and a calm lagoon replace city noise with birdsong and rustling palms. With just 61 rooms and suites, it feels more like a boutique sanctuary than a big resort, and almost every space looks out over green fairways or protected mangroves, so you’re constantly reminded that this stay is about slowing down and resetting. From the moment you check in, it’s clear this is not a “spa weekend” in disguise. ZOYA positions itself as the UAE’s first fully integrated, adults-only holistic wellness retreat, blending medical diagnostics, physiotherapy, aesthetic medicine, and nutrition into structured programs rather than à la carte treatments. A medical and wellness team (typically including a doctor, nurses, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and fitness experts) starts with detailed assessments and body scans, then builds a personalised schedule around your goals – whether that’s detox and weight loss, stress and burnout recovery, immune boost, pain management, or longevity. Stays are usually booked as one of several curated “journeys” – nine retreat types in total – with a minimum of 2 nights, and many guests opting for 5–14-night programmes. These may include therapeutic fasting, light plant-based menus, IV infusions, oxygen therapy, hydrotherapy circuits, physiotherapy sessions, and guided fitness or yoga. A typical day might start with lab work or a posture and movement analysis in the medical gym, followed by a supervised workout, time in the hydro pool or saunas, then an afternoon of detox or anti-ageing treatments and a sunset walk through the mangroves. Food is a big part of the experience: the restaurant follows a strict “clean food policy”, focusing on plant-forward, low-inflammatory dishes designed by nutritionists and executed by chefs. Expect cold-pressed juices, broth days, carefully portioned gourmet plates, and guilt-free desserts that still feel like a treat. Menus are adjusted depending on your programme: weight management guests may be on structured calorie plans. At the same time, detox stays might include juicing phases and targeted supplements to support liver and gut function. Outside the medical side, ZOYA looks and feels like a modern, minimalist beach-adjacent resort. The 1,500 m² holistic spa spans hydrotherapy pools, Kneipp paths, Finnish and infrared saunas, a steam room, a hammam, and experience showers so that you can design your own thermal circuit between scheduled treatments. There’s an outdoor pool, access to Al Zorah’s beach and golf, light-filled lounges, and calming, neutral-toned rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows that keep the focus on nature. The idea is that once you arrive, everything you need for a complete mind-and-body reset. Starting from diagnostics, treatments, movement, food, and rest, is contained in one peaceful bubble, so you can step out of your everyday life and genuinely work on long-term wellbeing rather than “escape” for a couple of days.