Independent spa and wellness consultancy

A good spa feels effortless.
Behind that ease sits careful thought.

Wellness Works is an independent spa and wellness consultancy. We help hotels, resorts and developers create spa and wellness destinations guests love and owners are proud of.

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Spa operations led for

Kempinski·Ritz-Carlton·Rotana

Europe · Middle East · Africa · Asia

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Independent

No management contracts.
No supplier commissions.

Our advice is independent. We hold no management contracts and take no commission from the suppliers or brands we recommend. What we suggest is what we believe serves your spa and nothing else.

How we help

Five ways we help

Take them together as one piece of work or choose the single service you need. Each stands on its own and each is ready to sit alongside the rest.

  1. 01

    Concept and vision

    Shaping the idea for a new spa. Its character, its treatments, the experience guests will feel and the thinking that makes the business sound.

  2. 02

    Bringing the spa to life

    Everything that turns a plan into a working spa. The budget, the right team, trusted suppliers, the systems behind the day and a calm path to opening.

  3. 03

    Standards and guest experience

    How the spa feels and performs each day. Service standards, treatment quality and the guest experience from arrival to farewell, kept consistent over time.

  4. 04

    Team and training

    Preparing the people who bring the spa to life. Therapists, hosts and spa leaders, trained and confident, ready for opening day and every day after.

  5. 05

    Review and improvement

    For spas already open. A clear, honest look at how the spa is doing, with practical changes to improve the guest experience and the results, without a full rebuild.

Good spas are joined up. We keep the parts connected, even when a client asks for only one. There is no set path, we meet you where you are.

Who we work with

Who we work with

Wherever the spa and wellness is in the world and whatever stage it has reached.

  • 01Luxury hotel groups and independent hotels
  • 02Resorts and wellness retreats
  • 03Wellness and real estate developers
  • 04Spa owners and operators
  • 05Asset managers and hospitality investors
Cholpon Salieva, Founder and Director of Wellness Works

Founder and Director

Cholpon Salieva

Cholpon’s career in spa and wellness spans more than fifteen years, across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. She has led spa operations for respected hospitality names including Kempinski, Ritz-Carlton and Rotana, opened luxury spas from the ground up and guided established spas to stronger performance and international recognition.

She founded Wellness Works to offer hotels, resorts and developers something the larger firms rarely provide — independent, senior expertise, shaped around what each spa and wellness destination truly needs.

A good spa is built room by room and understood the same way.

Contact

Start a conversation

Tell us where your spa is today and where you want it to be. We will take it from there.