Award-winning Essex spa hotel near the coast

Luxurious adults-only Essex stay at an award-winning destination spa hotel near Frinton-on-Sea - includes breakfast, dinner, spa and gym access, and more

• Award-winning spa: Awarded Five Bubbles by the Good Spa Guide, Lifehouse Spa & Hotel lives up to its name with decadent Clarins and Elemis treatments, and plenty of beauty facilities. Make full use of the hydrotherapy pool, salt inhalation room, sauna and steam room, join a fitness or relaxation class, then browse the wealth of wellness treatments.

• Relaxing home from home: Soak up the room's clean and contemporary style, with pops of refreshing colour as well as large walk-in showers. Contemporary rooms feature a Juliet balcony overlooking the grounds or surrounding landscape, while ground-floor Garden rooms enjoy direct access to a leafy patio and the hotel's historic gardens.

• Wine and dine: At The Restaurant at Lifehouse, you can taste the care and thought that’s been put into your food - that's because taste, balance and nutrition are at the forefront of the thought process here. Produce is fresh, seasonal and sourced from local farmers. You can also treat yourself with an afternoon tea option or a coffee and a slice of cake.

How to get thereLifehouse Spa & Hotel is easily accessible by road, at little more than 90 minutes' drive from London. You can also catch a direct train from London Liverpool Street into Thorpe-le-Soken, and from there it's a five-minute transfer to the hotel.

Transfers from Thorpe-le-Soken train station are available for an additional fee. These must be booked prior to arrival; please contact the hotel directly to arrange this. The hotel can be found on satellite navigation devices using the postcode CO16 0JF.
Good to know

The spa facilities and gym may be used from 10am on your day of arrival until 6pm on your day of departure.
Please note that the hotel's restaurant and bar have a smart-casual dress-code from 6pm; bathrobes and sportswear will not be permitted. Guests are welcome to wear spa robes at breakfast and lunch.
Please also note that spa treatments and dinner should be booked in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please also note that there are essential maintenance works planned for the hydrotherapy pool from 17 to 19 September 2024. During this time the pool will be unavailable.

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.