A beautiful kasbah in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains was the venue for fitscape’s New Year getaway from 29 December 2010 to 5 January 2011.  Judging by the lovely comments that we’ve received from so many of our guests, everyone had a great time!

They key to success seems to be your network of staff – the quality of the trainers and chefs is top notch.

As usual, I loved it all – love the smug feeling when you come back from a Fitscape holiday!!  Great having trainers with different expertises – makes for lots of interesting sessions.

Really good balance between different exercises and intensity level.  All the trainers were excellent.  Really great week away… thoroughly enjoyed it.

Outstanding food!  Loved every dish at every meal.  Very hard to have any portion control when the food is this healthy and delicious! Would love to have his recipes.

I think that fitscape is a great formula and will be back for more.

Very good schedule.  It always looks light at first glance only to be busy all day once you start!  I really liked the variety in the schedule ranging from boxing to dancing classes!

Ideal break, ideal timing, lovely destination, great team effort, excellent food, lovely hosts.

James is an extremely nice, caring person and an absolutely fantastic host.  He resolved any issues very efficiently and kept everyone informed of what was happening.

Dan is an excellent trainer and I really enjoyed all his sessions including the killer core attack moves!  He is a very nice friendly person and a great team member. Maybe with a few more Fitscape weeks, he will be able to get me to dance…!

Elizabeth was absolutely superb and I found her sessions to be quite different to what I have done before, which is excellent.  I had two extra PTs with her, which should show how highly I rated her on a one to one basis as well as in larger classes.

Andy is a great trainer and a really fun person – very easy to get on with.  It was lovely to have a go at Tae Kwan Do.

After a couple of days of pretty intense fitness training in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, fitscape guests and staff at our Kasbah near Agadir, really got in to the swing of things at the Berber Party we threw on New Year’s Eve.  Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have fun whilst getting fit!  And what a great way to start 2011.  If you like planning ahead, our fitscape fitness holiday over New Year at the end of this year will be in Andalusia.  We’ll have to dig into our dressing up trunk for some authentic Spanish kit and dust down a guitar or two for that one.  Our fabulous converted monastery in southern Spain would certainly be a great place for a party.  See: Monasterio

We’re very happy that so many of our guests at our magical chateau in the South of France had such a fabulous holiday. It’s obviously key to the fact that we’re doing several more weeks there next year! Here are a few of their comments:

Thank you for a wonderful, entertaining, relaxing and rejuvenating week in France.

This was my fourth in:spa, and I will defintly be booking my fifth!

Given that it wasn’t my idea to go on an in spa holiday, I can honestly say that the whole experience has been life changing and culminated in a wonderful week away of sheer indulgence. Many thanks to my friend for booking it!

Food and service was amazing.

John was my assigned PT for the week.  I learned a lot from these sessions and am now doing things very differently when I go to the gym.  I am already starting to see visible results on abs and arms.  I feel so much stronger already.

What an excellent team. I can’t imagine (having not been on an in:spa before) that the team could have been better. Everyone was so professional, helpful and informative.

A lovely venue and a lovely setting.

I have had many massages in my life.  Many of them very good.  However I can firmly say that Jo’s massage was the best I have ever had.

I expected a lot – and it all came about! The physical effects are just amazing.

Please visit South of France to read more about our chateau and to check out all our holidays there in 2011.

It’s only a few days since the end of our last fitscape fitness holiday at Rosa Alpina in the Italian Dolomites, but already the ‘feedback forms’ are being emailed back by our guests.  We’re so happy that everyone had such a great time and so many guests saying they’ll be back again next year.  Here are a few of the comments…

There was nothing I didn’t like, everything was the best!

I am really glad you are using the same hotel again next year as it was top notch in all ways.

Al’s food was amazing!

For someone that is not a keen hiker, I thouroughly enjoyed them.  They were all challenging in their different ways and also varied.  I particularly enjoyed them because it gave a great opporunity to talk to your fellow fitscapers.

All staff were excellent and I really had a great time.

The hotel was beautiful – the setting was breathtaking and the hotel very luxurious.  The staff were very helpful and friendly.

Perfect holiday to kick start a healthy routine.  Particularly liked the fact that it was emphasised throughtout that it was a holiday.  This set the tone for a relaxed holiday and made me all the more motivated to make the most of each session.  Also liked that fact that treats (cafeine, alcohol, carbs) were available should you want them.

Now I know what personal trainers should be like!

What an amazing hotel.  The staff were great, the rooms just perfect with beautiful views and always very clean.

This will be my yearly escape!

Click:  fitscape for details about all our fitness holidays.

Shortly after each of our destination yoga holidays we send all our guests a ‘feedback form’ asking for their thoughts and observations about all aspects of their holiday.  It’s a very helpful mechanism for us in ensuring that our holidays are all as enjoyable and as beneficial as possible, and we greatly appreciate all the feedback we receive.  We thought we would share with you some of the comments from our weeks in Italy earlier this summer.

Loved every session… felt a real difference after only one week and will be continuing with yoga now.

Beautiful setting, lovely friendly people, would go back.

This was my first yoga holiday and I loved it, the people were very friendly. What an amazing teacher.

I thought the food was delicious, couldn’t fault it.

The content of the classes was great:  well-planned, varied and catering to all levels. Very enjoyable.

Excellent service all round. Very attentive and keen to please but without being over the top – just right.

Truly excellent home cooked vegetarian food.

Our teacher was able to accommodate everyone’s yoga level and progressed slowly throughout the week and each of us had progressed in one way or another – she was very open and easy going, fun to have around. Can’t wait to go back….

Very good service and very warm people.

The venue was superb. Very well-maintained, tasteful and clean.

Amazing people. I feel like I just visited friends.

We’ve just completed our fourth successful in:spa retreat to Chateau de Robernier, near Cotignac, in the South of France.  The weather was absolutely perfect and our guests all loved their holiday.  Once again, it was fabulous to have several guests on the trip who had already enjoyed an in:spa retreat before.

There’s only one more trip to the South of France this year, from 6 to 13 October.  We do still have some rooms available if you would like to join us at our magical chateau.  Please call Emily or Isabel on 0845 458 0723 or enquire now

Our first fitscape fitness holiday in the Italian Dolomites was a huge success.  Our guests loved the hiking!  We’ll be back for our next fitscape week here from 4-11 September.  Maybe you can join us?  7 nights all inclusive from £1,595 per person. For full details, click here or call us on 0845 458 0723

Some comments from our guests on the week of 26 June to 3 July:

Brilliant concept.  Very well organised.  A memorable holiday.

The location was enough to lift the spirits on its own, but the team all went out of their way to make it a brilliant week whatever your objectives were.  I came back feeling really positive, which is fabulous.

Lovely staff and very friendly.

Can’t praise the trainers highly enough!

Loved it!

All our guests raved about the hike earlier in the week and all were astonished that today’s hike was even more spectacular!  Particularly the gorgeous mountain lake.

Guest comments:

I had a fantastic time, again!

This was my second in:spa and I can’t recommend it highly enough.  Not only will you have fun but you’ll come back feeling better than you have in years.

As expected, our in:spa guests love the spectacular hiking on offer in the Italian Dolomites.  Here are a few pictures of everyone (taken on 22 June) who set out from our base, Hotel Rosa Alpina, for a sunny exhilarating hike through the mountains.

A great group photograph of our guests and the team at Chateau de Robernier during our most recent in:spa retreat here.  The photo was kindly sent to us by one of our guests with a note saying:  ’A big thank you for a wonderful holiday!’

The next trip to the South of France is from 4-11 August.  For full information about this fabulous destination, please click here

Guest comments:

The complete antidote to stress.  in:spa retreats provide fun, physical challenge and the opportunity to re-think one’s daily life.  I returned refreshed and re-energised.

Loved the blend of exercise, excellent food and great company.

In December last year, I hated exercise and coming on in:spa alone was a massive leap. Now, two in:spa’s and six months later I feel like a different person (or maybe more like myself!), am walking every day, love yoga and am even contemplating the half marathon. Thank you for another wonderful holiday.

Needless to say, the combination of healthy food, great fitness and awesome people just made my holiday the perfect all-in package.