Vibrant Living Day Spa is a wellness sanctuary on two acres of tranquil gardens at 88 Rippingale Road, Hanmer Springs. Part day spa, part retreat, it offers therapeutic massage from NZ$135, organic facials and body treatments, pampering packages of 90 minutes to three hours, and the signature Alpine Renewal Ritual — a four-to-five-hour journey of exfoliation, infrared sauna and deep relaxation, complete with artisan treats.
The business is owned by Adela and Jan, who took over in 2023. Adela is a Czech-born physiotherapist, massage therapist, athletic trainer and retreat facilitator, and that clinical grounding shapes every session — the spa describes its treatments as deeply personal and clinically informed. Alongside massage and beauty, the Healing & Transformation menu offers Reiki, singing bowl meditation, energy healing and counselling-style energy sessions.
For a longer escape, guests can stay in the Lodge Ensuite, Alpine Spa Villa or Three Bedroom Villa, or design a private retreat of two to thirteen nights with Adela — combining daily yoga, meditation, massage and healing sessions with home-cooked organic meals using local produce, plant-based options and fresh eggs from the property's own chickens. The spa is open Monday to Sunday, 9:00am to 8:00pm, and gift vouchers are available for any treatment or package.
On a quiet road in Hanmer Springs, set back from the village on two acres of tranquil gardens, Vibrant Living Retreat & Day Spa operates at its own pace. It is a day spa — with a full menu of therapeutic massage, organic facials and energy healing — but also a small accommodation and retreat business, where guests can check into an alpine villa for a night or commit to a thirteen-night wellness programme designed just for them. Treatments run from 9:00am to 8:00pm, seven days a week.
The spa describes its sessions as "deeply personal and clinically informed", and there is a good reason for the clinical half of that phrase. Vibrant Living is owned by Adela and Jan, who took over the business in 2023. Adela, originally from the Czech Republic, is a physiotherapist, massage therapist, athletic trainer and retreat facilitator, as well as mother to twins Alice and Oliver. Her training shows in how treatments are framed: therapeutic as much as pampering, with massage aimed at restoring body, mind and spirit together.
The heart-centred half belongs to the couple's shared mission, which they state simply: to offer a space where guests feel "genuinely held — not just treated", where the food, the products and the treatments are all chosen with love. That philosophy runs through the property itself — chemical-free cleaning products, composting, recycling, and a small flock of chickens that supplies fresh eggs for retreat breakfasts.
Massage is the backbone of the spa, with sessions from NZ$135 covering holistic relaxation, deep tissue, hot stone, reflexology and Indian head massage — enough range that both first-timers and regulars have somewhere to land.
Holistic beauty treatments use New Zealand organic products and include organic facials, exfoliation and dedicated back treatments. For a longer indulgence, pampering packages run from 90 minutes to three hours, pairing massage and facials, building body-exfoliation programmes and adding spa bath rituals; a half-day Divine Bliss option sits in between. At the gentler end of the spectrum, the Healing & Transformation menu offers Reiki, singing bowl meditation, energy healing and counselling-style energy sessions — work guests often pair with massage or fold into a retreat.
The spa's signature experience is the Alpine Renewal Ritual, a four-to-five-hour journey through exfoliation, infrared sauna and deep relaxation, complete with artisan treats. From NZ$699, it is the most substantial thing on the menu and the clearest expression of what Vibrant Living is about: not a single treatment but an unhurried arc of a morning or afternoon in which nothing needs to be rushed.
What sets Vibrant Living apart from a town-centre day spa is that you can stay. Accommodation ranges from the Lodge Ensuite to the Alpine Spa Villa and a Three Bedroom Villa, all within the two-acre grounds. Private retreats of two to thirteen nights are built one-on-one with Adela: guests choose their daily sessions — yoga, meditation, massage, energy healing, EFT, sound healing or guided meditation — while meals are home-cooked with local, organic produce, plant-based options and those fresh eggs from the property's own chickens. Sessions are included but flexible, so the pace stays entirely yours.
The day spa is open every day from 9:00am to 8:00pm, making it easy to book a treatment around a day out in Hanmer Springs — the property even lists fat bikes among the things to do. Bookings can be made through the online portal, by phone on +64 3 315 7429 or by email at [email protected], and it pays to book ahead for the multi-hour Alpine Renewal Ritual. Gift vouchers are available for any treatment or package, and whether you come for a one-hour massage or the full ritual, the invitation is the same: arrive, slow down, and feel properly looked after.