Spa consultancy Soul House is creating a 1,500sq m (16,146sq ft) spa for Time Hotels in Healthcare City, Dubai, set to debut in September 2017.

Rhythm Wellness is described as “a fusion between a comprehensive therapeutic and medical approach to health issues and our inborn need to be in touch with nature.” Nature serves as both the inspiration for the ultramodern design of the spa, and also as the heart of the spa’s water hub of therapies.

The spa will have a specialised therapeutic menu with a wide range of alternative and recovery therapies, conducted and supervised by alternative wellness consultants such as anti-ageing specialists, dermatologists, osteopaths, naturopaths and chiropractors.

“Rhythm Wellness appeals to a growing demographic of wellness guests looking to improve their health; that’s why its offering will go beyond standards,” said Daniella Russell, spa development and operations director for Soul House.

A men’s fitness studio is guided by the principle of “getting fit in a smart way,” and will offer tailored solutions in response to medical screening results. The spa will also feature a yoga and Pilates studio, rooftop yoga studio and booster bar with rooftop greenhouse.

The first five-star UAE-based property for Time Hotels, the 277-room Time Royal Hotel will have a strong medical tourism focus, with facilities and services specifically designed to accommodate the needs of wellness tourists, including a spa channel, spa music, health food menu, good morning green juice door service and salt bedtime baths, as well as 20 handicap-accessible rooms.

“Dubai plans to position the emirate as a global medical tourism destination by 2020 with the Dubai Health Authority targeting 500,000 medical tourists, so there is a clear need for a hospitality product that can accommodate the specific needs of medical tourists,” said Mohamed Awadalla, CEO of Time Hotels. “The Time Royal Hotel will support the wellness proposition as well as provide much-needed room stock to the Oud Metha area of the city.”