Formerly a 17th-century Dominican monastery, Monastero Santa Rosa is a one-of-a-kind historic property that sits along the heart of the Amalfi Coast within Conca dei Marini, a fishing village located between Amalfi and Positano. Now a luxury boutique hotel, it has been meticulously restored with 20 rooms and suites that offer sea views, along with an infinity-edge swimming pool, a Michelin-Star restaurant, Mediterranean gardens, and a world-class spa.

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The Spa at Monastero Santa Rosa has been designed to fit within the historic property’s original vaulted ceilings and ancient stone walls, with luxurious amenities that include a Thermal Suite with an interconnecting double height vaulted tepidarium with heated benches and whirlpool foot baths, a domed herbal steam room, a wood sauna, hydrotherapy pool, and a Rasul room.

Guests can also enjoy alfresco spa services in the private walled outdoor Treatment Pavilion located under a shaded canopy.The spa’s treatments are exclusively created for Monastero Santa Rosa featuring the world-renowned Santa Maria Novella products.

We chatted with Monastero’s Spa Manager, Natalie DiPino, who shared insider tips, recommended treatments to try, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: Guests are drawn to our spa as we maintain elements of Monastero’s storied past, highlighted in every single treatment which are executed proudley and solely by manual techniques. Our spa reflects an above all "ad personam" contact to each guest, wrapped in an authentic feeling and providing a timeless sense of vitality and joy. Guests are surrounded by 17th-century vaulted ceilings and rustic walls, as well as a number of interior décor pieces from the nuns’ occupancy while we provide a fabulous array of relaxing and invigorating spa treatments. 

Key Features: Our spa features both pampering and wellness offerings including thermal bathing, massage, facials, grooming, hand and feet treatments, body therapies, and spa rituals. Our spa includes a stunning double-height vaulted tepidarium with pomegranate infused foot spas and heated mosaic loungers, domed aromatic steam room, crushed ice fountain, stone sauna, hydrotherapy-pool and an emotion shower. Individual spa cabins are tucked inside the ancient walls and are complete with showers and changing areas.

Alternatively, guests can enjoy a treatment outdoors under the shade of a pergola overlooking the length of the Coast within the privacy of the Spa Garden Terrace. It is a place of abundant scents—rosemary, lavender, jasmine, rose, etc. The perfect place to unwind! Our full spa menu can be found here.

Bonus: All of our guests are welcomed with an herbal infusion at check-in which is freshly prepared with natural herbs and essences from our garden, aromas that recall most of our treatments. Dried fruits are also available to each guest, in addition to glasses of prosecco and rose petals for every special occasion. 

Insider’s Tip: Authenticity and passion in combination with a unique protocol, exclusively set us apart. We are designed to handle every type of client with a winning combination that emphasizes the character of our special monastery experience.

Snacks Served: A selection of complementary herbal teas, as well as lemon and rosemary scented water, are available in our thermal suite. Spa lunches are included with select treatments or can be added to create a personalized spa day. In addition, one of our more unique packages, the ‘Santa Rosa Divine Discovering the Sacred Fragrances,’ offers a special restorative glass of red wine to complete a sensory experience.

Splurge Treatment: Any treatment in our most exceptional room—the Spa Suite—is highly recommended. This is indeed a ‘private spa within a spa’ with stunning 80m2 double height vaulted space with a Rasul, steam room, double wet and dry treatment couches, manicure/pedicure areas, relaxation lounge, private dressing and grooming space, and a garden terrace.

Our ‘Monastero Spa Life’ treatment takes place here where guests can enjoy a Pomegranate Foot Bathing, Rasul, Santa Maria Novella Facial, Spa Massage, a Manicure or Pedicure, and light lunch all in one package— truly a luxurious and unforgettable experience for our guests. 

Insider’s Favorite: One of the most beautiful and personally favorite treatments is the ‘Hora Sexta - Nun’s Escape’, which has been a great success among guests since its release. This ritual aims to bring the guest back to the monastic splendor and to that sixth hour dedicated to self-care. This brings back an atmosphere of warmth, thanks to the hot stone massage that is then accompanied by a sequence of specific massage maneuvers. The essence of lemon and rosemary, well known for their detoxifying and revitalizing properties, along with an exclusive face mask, helps brighten and give turgidity to all skin types.

Unique Treatment: ‘Light a Candle’ is a very unique treatment that begins with an aromatic powder scrub of iris or bitter orange to soften and prepare the skin for a deeply focused relaxing massage using the unique Santa Maria Novella candle wax made of pure plant oils and prime emollient butters. Lit as a normal candle, the wax begins to melt to body temperature and is then expertly poured and buffed onto the skin. The soothing warmth and the delicate scent of spice is especially relaxing, and can be helpful to restore the body’s natural biorhythm that gets disrupted by travel as well as help to induce calm and balance. The candle within its ceramic Santa Maria Novella candle holder is given at the end of treatment to continue the experience at home.

Featured Products: We exclusively use Santa Maria Novella products in the spa, a brand that perfectly matches our concept of elegance, uniqueness and refinement  and traces its history to a centuries-old monastery. Since 1612, the products created at Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella have provided a multitude of benefits derived from the naturally occurring plants and flowers of Italy and the Mediterranean region, using their ancient and beautiful recipes of fragranced lotions, healing crèmes and balms. The aromatic oils of Santa Maria Novella such as lemon, iris, rosemary, lavender, sweet orange, and pomegranate are a delight to the senses and bring vitality and joy to our trusted and expertly offered spa treatments.

For more information on Monastero Santa Rosa, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @monasterosantarosa

[Photos courtesy of Monastero Santa Rosa]

Monastero Santa Rosa

Via Roma 2

84010 Conca dei Marini (SA)

Italy, Amalfi Coast

+39-089-831723

info@monasterosantarosa.com