Testimonials
and Reviews

"I have just spent a week at a heavenly Boutique Slimming Retreat near the coast in East Sussex. What a find!! I leave exhilarated and with that rare feeling of accomplishment (massive weight loss) and a sense of utter well-being that ONLY comes when you are fit and healthy. Brain sharp, mood light (almost elated) and body alive. It suddenly dawns on me that our health is the most important thing and yet the thing we put most at risk and most neglect. A week like this, even once a year, goes a long, long way to restoring that balance. And what makes the experience at Slimmeria so perfect all round (not just for me but for my fellow guests)? Firstly, the House is exquisite, each room divine and individual. My room had a vast, stunning 4-poster bed with real English and French country manor style furnishings- immaculately and lovingly decorated, maintained with great attention to details. The bathroom are sparkling White and everything works perfectly. So, it feels as though you are the treasured guest at a beautiful country estate. Then there is the food - simple, light and unbelievably delicious. I only really had a slight feeling of hunger if I woke in the night - but, of course on such a light, detoxing and vegetarian diet, we all sleep SO well. If you want a colonic to aid your detox, that is available as are a significant range of beauty treatments etc. Pretty much anything you want. BUT - FREE every single day, is a dreamy facial AND a dreamy full body massage AND soaks and steams. That is after a morning of perfectly judged exercise. The exercises are intelligently designed to fit with your energy levels (which increase dramatically from day 3). So you start with a walk along the beautiful coast or through the fields and woods. Then you have a class with an excellent trainer (the numbers are so small -max 5- that it's almost one to one) who works with the largest to the smallest, fittest to the most unfit with equal skill and encouragement. THEN comes the yoga class- heaven. The clever thing is - that's all over in a flash and it's only 12.30. Lunch and then blissful pampering for the rest if the day. All the massage girls are wonderful. But the real secret of this wonderful little treasure of a retreat is Galia. She runs the place with such attention to detail and a real sense of caring- coupled with a deep wisdom and total approachability. I really trusted and warmed to her as soon as we met. She seems effortless as she gently manoeuvres her guests around, giving common sense but very well-researched advice when asked for. She does all the cooking herself, and is a constant warm, gently encouraging presence. She has sprinkled her magic dust over the whole experience. I wanted a discrete week - with plenty of my time to think, read, not be forced to inter-act with others unless I chose to. Somehow Galia managed to provide that for me. I still don't quite know how she does it. I will be back and (having been to many such places over the world) will make it my 'regular'. What a find!' ...And of course none of this would have been accessible to me if it weren't affordable. I just simply can't afford the sorts of prices many such places charge. Slimmeria is FANTASTIC value for money. Seriously- you work it out! (and I haven't mentioned half the perks/benefits!)" - Lady Eatwell, OBE, Cambridge (left 7lbs lighter after one week!)