A retreat, composed by you

Find & design a retreat that’s truly yours.

Hand-picked retreats across the world.

Every retreat is chosen by a person, and every price is shown in full.

Find your kind of retreat.

A person checks every retreat before it is listed. Choose a category and we’ll tell you when it opens.

Or start with a theme

Where we’re opening first

Start somewhere beautiful.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854
A dinner table laid with linen, glasses and a tall arrangement of dahlias

Twenty years of looking after guests. Now, retreats.

I’ve spent more than twenty years in luxury hospitality, where the details nobody notices are the ones that matter, and in trust and safety, where you learn what happens when nobody checks. Alma Escapes brings the two together. I speak with every host before they list, every price is shown in full, and when you need something you write to a real person.

Alex · Founder

How it will work.

Bookings open at launch. This is what to expect.

  1. Choose

    Browse retreats a person has checked. Every listing will show:

    • A day-by-day schedule
    • What’s included, and what isn’t
    • Room types and who you’ll share with
    • Your host, in their own words
    • Cancellation terms in plain words
    • The full price, before you book

  2. Book

    Pay securely through Stripe. In most cases your host isn’t paid out until the day after your retreat starts.

  3. Arrive

    Your host takes it from there. If anything isn’t as described, a real person at Alma is one email away.

Tell us in two lines. A person replies.

What you’re hoping for, roughly when, and your budget. We’ll reply within two working days, even before we open.

Write to us →
For hosts

Run a retreat people actually come back from.

We’re building Alma Escapes with a small circle of hosts we invite ourselves. If you lead retreats, we’d like to hear from you before we open the door.

  • Paid through Stripe, into your own account. Guests pay the full price at booking. No balance to chase. Our commission comes out at payment and the rest is released the day after your retreat starts (for hosts outside the US, by the 85th day after payment at the latest). Refunds and disputes come from your balance.
  • One commission, 14% of each booking. No software fee today, no monthly plan, no minimums. If nothing sells, you pay nothing.
  • Your currency. Price your retreat in any of 25 supported currencies. Guests see an estimate in theirs. Payouts arrive in your Stripe account’s settlement currency.
  • A person reads every listing. We review it before it goes live and send notes on anything to fix.
Apply as a founding host →

Good to know.

What is Alma Escapes?
A marketplace for wellness retreats, hand-picked from invitation-only hosts worldwide.
What kinds of retreats?
Eight categories: yoga, meditation, health & wellness, depth work, relationship & community, spirituality, leadership, and nature & adventure.
What does it cost to book?
The price you see is the price you pay. Nothing is added at checkout. Cancellations follow our Cancellation & Refund Policy.
What is the Best Price Guarantee?
If you find the same retreat for less elsewhere (same host, dates, room and number of guests, at a price anyone can book), we refund the difference. Tell us within 48 hours of booking and at least 14 days before the retreat starts. Read the guarantee.
When does the host get paid?
Payments go through Stripe. In most cases the host isn’t paid out until the day after your retreat starts.
Who are the hosts?
Host accounts are by invitation only. We speak with every host before they list, and we approve each listing before it is published.
What if I need to cancel?
Cancel 30 or more days before your retreat starts for a full refund. Cancel 15 to 29 days before for a 50% refund. Cancel 14 days or less before, or don’t show up, and there is no refund. If the host cancels, you get 100% back. The full terms are in the Cancellation & Refund Policy.

Something else? Write to hello@almaescapes.com.