A famous Powys hotel has been transformed into a health and wellness centre.

Lisa and John Brant have converted the 20-bedroomed Maesmawr Hall Hotel near Newtown into a new health retreat after taking over the popular venue in earlier in the year.

The couple purchased the hotel, set in four acres of grounds at Caersws, near Newtown, in February and ran it as a traditional hotel until August to honour existing bookings.

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Now Lisa and John are calling on their 12 years’ experience of running La Crisalida Retreats, a hugely popular health and wellbeing retreat near Alicante in Spain.

The couple were all set to buy a property in North Wales to establish their first Welsh retreat, before the Covid pandemic scuppered their plans in 2020.

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“In 2023, we started to look again and came across Maesmawr Hall Hotel,” said Lisa. “The location and venue work really well for a retreat.

“Having done a degree in Archaeology and Geography, I love old buildings and that’s why we chose this beautiful, Grade II Listed property. Everything that we do here will respect and take care of this hall, the oldest part of which dates to 1535.

The new retreat now named ‘La Crisalida Wellness at Maesmawr Hall’ is open all year round, has a team of 20 staff and began welcoming guests last month.

Guests choose their own arrival and departure dates, and the retreat also offers a limited number of day passes.

Tailored packages are available for those suffering from burnout, in need of an immune system boost or looking for a health reset.

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“We believe that the programme we provide at La Crisalida Wellness offers people the opportunity to create optimal health and wellbeing,” said Lisa. “Some people will come for yoga and detox, some for a health reset, while others may be going through life change, such as redundancy, career move or divorce.

“We offer a place where they can come and take time out from their busy lives -quietness provides clarity. People coming from London or other big cities are struck by how green and peaceful it is here.

“Hopefully, bringing people in from a wider area will have a positive knock-on effect to the local area and other local businesses which is what happened in Spain. We always try to work with local businesses.”

To help promote the business, La Crisalida Wellness has joined MWT Cymru, an independent membership organisation representing around 550 tourism businesses across Powys, Ceredigion and Southern Snowdonia (Eryri).