Bodywork
Aromatherapy Massage
Cold-pressed botanical oil, chosen with you at the consultation. Long, continuous strokes to settle the nervous system.
Marylebone Since 2014
A quieter
kind of luxury.
Nine treatment rooms, a hammam and a silence policy. Unhurried bodywork and botanical skin care for the hour after the city.
★★★★★
4.9 / 612 visits
Open today until 21:00
“The hour I didn’t know I needed.”
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18 Wrenfield Mews · London W1U
Our philosophy
We built a house for the hour after.
Verdara began with a simple observation: the city doesn’t need another treatment menu. It needs somewhere to put down the day. We took a Georgian mews house in Marylebone and made it quiet — thick walls, low light, and no phones past the door.
Everything here is designed to slow the nervous system: warm rooms, unhurried hands, and a consultation before every ritual. Nothing is templated. Nothing is rushed. The hour is yours.
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Consultation, always
Two minutes, three questions, and a plan. We adjust the ritual to the body in front of us.
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Botanical, always
Oils and masks blended in-house from cold-pressed botanicals. No synthetic fragrance.
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Quiet, by design
Nine rooms, three guests per floor, and a silence policy that everyone keeps.
Maren EllisFounder & lead therapist
12Years of quiet
14Therapists
9Treatment rooms
4.9Guest rating
The ritual menu
Six ways to come back to yourself.
Every ritual includes a consultation, tea, and as much time afterwards as you need. Prices include VAT.
Showing all 6 rituals.
Bodywork
Bodywork
Hot Stone Ritual
Warm basalt along the spine and shoulders, with slow oil work underneath. For the week that followed you home.
Skin
Botanical Facial
Double cleanse, steam, and a mask mixed by hand for your skin that day. Finished with a slow facial massage.
Skin
Citrus Salt Scrub
A full-body polish with mineral salt and cold-pressed citrus oil, followed by a warm oil massage.
Bodywork
Slow Flow & Stretch
Assisted stretching on a warm mat with guided breath. For desk-bound bodies and busy heads.
Journeys
The Couples Retreat
Two therapists, one private suite, and ninety minutes of not having to talk.
The house
A Georgian mews house, made quiet.
Original brick, lime plaster, and a lot of considered silence. The thermal suite sits below the treatment floor; the tea lounge sits between everything.
- Hammam
- Cedar sauna
- Plunge pool
- Dressing rooms
- Tea lounge
The thermal suite is included with every ritual and every membership.
Membership
Wellness, kept on the calendar.
Memberships are capped at 120 people to keep the house quiet. Pause any month; unused rituals roll for 90 days.
The Essential
One unhurried ritual a month, plus the run of the thermal suite.
£95per month
Billed monthly · pause anytime
- One 60-minute ritual monthly
- Hammam, sauna & plunge pool
- Tea lounge & robe service
- Member booking window
- Roll over unused rituals for 90 days
The Ritual
Two rituals a month, and a standing reason to leave the desk.
£175per month
Billed monthly · pause anytime
- Two 60-minute rituals monthly
- Everything in The Essential
- 10% off additional treatments
- Priority weekend booking
- Two guest passes each year
The Residence
Four rituals, unlimited thermal access, and a therapist who knows your shoulders.
£320per month
Billed monthly · pause anytime
- Four 60-minute rituals monthly
- Everything in The Ritual
- Unlimited thermal suite access
- 15% off additional hours & retail
- A dedicated therapist
No joining fee. Cancel with 30 days’ notice. Prices are illustrative and include VAT. Not ready to join? Book a single ritual from £85.
The hands
People who do this because they mean it.
Fourteen therapists, each with their own specialty. These are three you’re most likely to meet.
01Bodywork
Maren Ellis
Founder & lead therapist
Twenty years of bodywork, trained in Kyoto and Bristol. Still takes clients on Thursdays.
02Deep tissue
Elias Hart
Deep tissue & sports
A former dancer who finds the shoulder you forgot about. Firm, precise, never rushed.
03Skin
Ines Duarte
Skin & botanical facials
A formulator first. Mixes every mask by hand and will tell you the truth about your routine.
All therapists hold ITEC or CIDESCO qualifications. Request a therapist by name when you reserve, and we’ll do our best to match the diary.
In their words
Quiet praise.
★★★★★
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The journal
Notes on slowing down.
Short reads from the treatment floor. No hacks, no ten-step routines, no promised transformations.
Reservations
Begin with an hour.
Tell us what you need and when. We’ll reply within one working day to confirm the therapist, the room, and the tea.
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Before you arrive
Good to know.
Still wondering? Call the concierge on +44 20 7946 0318 or write to hello@verdara.house.
Nothing but yourself. Robes, towels, slippers and all products are provided. Lockers are in the dressing room; phones stay there too.
Fifteen minutes. That gives you time to change, have tea, and fill in a short consultation form without rushing.
Twenty-four hours’ notice for single bookings, twelve for members. Late cancellations are charged in full; we’ll always try to move you first.
Yes. We have trained prenatal therapists and side-lying supports. Please tell us at booking and check with your doctor first.
Yes — any amount or any ritual. They arrive by email as a letterpress-style card and are valid for eighteen months.
The treatment floor and thermal suite are step-free via the mews entrance. Two rooms have adjustable tables. Call us and we’ll plan the visit with you.