I also hadn't realised how much the sensory environment would matter. For me, clutter and noise can tip quickly into overwhelm. But the rooms here are simple and elegant, never visually busy. The soundtrack is waves and birdsong, not thumping bass. Even the spa, set in breezy open-air pavilions, felt like a sanctuary. I had an Ayurvedic massage so grounding I floated for hours afterwards, and a chiropractor session that fixed an issue I'd been struggling with for months.
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