• About Sanoviv Medical Institute

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    Sanoviv Medical Institute, a health and wellbeing retreat in Rosarito, Mexico, an hour from San Diego, fuses diverse medical programming against a serene beachfront landscape. The institute is dedicated to providing guests with an all-encompassing, personalized stay, assigning each to a devoted team of health professionals, ranging from nutritionists, a kinesiologist/chiropractor, psychologist, fitness expert, dentist and physicians, that administers a series of diagnostic tests, assesses and suggests comprehensive programs and treatments aimed at specific health concerns and individual needs. Sanoviv, meaning “healthy living” in Spanish, completes the experience with an all-organic menu designed to support detoxification and restoration.

    All-inclusive amenities includes full program components, along with all meals, snacks, juices and organic cotton clothing.

    Location

    Sanoviv Medical Institute

    ADDRESS

    Km 39 Carre Tij – Ensenada
    Playas de Rosarito, B.C., 91950
    Mexico

    Phone: 801 954 7600

Services View Treatments Menu

The spa at Sanoviv fosters an airy, light design and a soft color palette. The spa enchants guests with its playful, organic vibe: Hydrotherapy jetted tubs overlook the ocean and treatments celebrate all-natural scrubs, salts and oils handmade on site. Other amenities in the 4,000-square-foot facility include an infrared sauna, separate men’s and women’s locker rooms with showers and ten treatment rooms, though the entire five-acre campus is utilized for fitness, trainings and classes.

Sanoviv’s medical doctors prescribe guests with therapeutic, detoxing treatments designed to accommodate individual health needs and complement services with energy medicine. Each guest's care is managed by an MD who he/she meets with daily; each on-staff doctor sees no more than six guests weekly, ensuring an intensely personalized experience. Spa-goers can also unwind with services like the signature Sanoviv Fango Body Wrap, energy medicine, Vitamin C and acuscope myopulse therapies, ozone insulfflation, time in the hydrotherapy tub and infrared sauna, dips in the cold plunges, a Vichy shower and a body wrap of warm ocean mud.

The spa welcomes guests ages 16 years and older.


Hair/Nail Services

Hair Styling and Care

Manicures

Pedicures

Complimentary and Alternative

Biofeedback

Chiropractic

Detoxification Treatments

Massages

Aromatherapy

Cranio Sacral Massage

Deep Tissue

Lymph Drainage

Myofascial Release

Reflexology

Shiatsu

Swedish

Preventive

Cardiovascular Medicine

Dentistry

Imaging Tests

Lab Tests

Nutrition Consultation or Therapy

Other Traditional Wellness Treatments

Fitness & Activities

Dancing

Personal Training

Tai Chi

Yoga Classes

Facilities & Amenities

Cold Plunge Pool

Concierge

Infrared Sauna

Locker Room

Retail Store

Robes Provided

Sauna

Showers

Slippers Provided

Swimming Pool

Toiletries Available

Whirlpool, Jacuzzi

Facials

Acne/Deep Cleansing

Back Facial

Custom

Body Wraps

Algae/Seaweed

Mud

Body Scrubs

Fruit Scrub

Salt Scrub

Water Treatments

Vichy Shower

Other

Cupping

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Naturopathic Medicine

Sanoviv Medical Institute

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Sanoviv
By SharonE | February 14, 2012
5.00 out of 5 stars
52 of 98 People Found This Review Helpful
Sanoviv is a wonderful place. The minute you arrive you feel the love coming from everywhere and everyone. The clean environment, about the only scent you will smell comes from the kitchen (and oh that scent is wonderful). You feel safe and at home immediately. I have nothing but praise for Sanoviv and the staff. I didn't want to leave!
Would you visit again? Yes
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By BeverlyM | February 14, 2012
5.00 out of 5 stars
49 of 87 People Found This Review Helpful
I have been going to Sanoviv for years. The massages I've received there are like nowhere else - very therapeutic. Add the milk & aroma 'tub' and the stress just melts away. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and skilled. Highly recommend!
Would you visit again? Yes
Service Quality
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5.00 out of 5 stars

Location & Hours

Business Address

Sanoviv Medical Institute

Km 39 Carre Tij – Ensenada
Playas de Rosarito, B.C., 91950
Mexico

Phone: 801 954 7600

Travel Information

  • Guests can travel through the San Diego International Airport, located 90 minutes away, or the Tijuana International Airport, approximately a 45-minute drive away.
  • Transfers to/from Sanoviv and the San Diego International Airport are available and included in the program price.
  • It is recommended that guests transition to a detox diet 7 - 10 days prior to arriving, decreasing intake of caffeine, sugar and processed foods and increasing intake of raw and unprocessed foods for maximum health and comfort benefits.
  • Sanoviv provides guests with organic cotton clothing (jacket, pants, T-shirts, camisoles, socks and shoes) that are washed daily to make packing easy.
  • The region enjoys a mild, sunny climate throughout most of the year.

Facilities & Amenities

Facilities

Infrared Sauna

Retail Shop

Pool-Outdoor

Sauna

Toiletries Available

Showers

Changing/Locker Rooms

Cold Plunge Pool

Nutritional/Dietical Expert

Jacuzzi

Amenities

Slippers Provided

Concierge

Changing/Locker Rooms

Robes Provided

Retail Shop

Rooms & Dining

All 47 guest accommodations are studio or two-bedroom suites appointed with oceanfront balconies and comfortable, simply designed sitting areas. Marble bathrooms come complete with non-toxic USANA bath and body products and private enema tables. All electrical cords and outlets are shielded to reduce exposure to electromagnetic fields, and each room has a chi massage and a rebounder for guests' use.

A communal vibe ensues in the main dining room, where Sanoviv guests enjoy family-style meals prepared with many ingredients sourced from the property’s garden. A strict non processed-foods rule applies; dishes instead emphasize organic, portion-controlled fare that is lactose-, soy- and gluten-free. Each guest’s menu is personalized for his or her optimal wellbeing with the help of Sanoviv’s team of nutritionists.

Food Options

Portion Control

Organic

Vegan

Vegetarian

Activities

Guests will enjoy Sanoviv’s rich combination of high-impact and low-energy activities. Mornings begin with meditation and energy medicine class, and numerous exercise classes – stretching, yoga, salsa dance, water fitness, rebounding and tai chi, among them – are available daily at the oceanfront fitness center. Every guest will also partake in one-on-one fitness consultations and guided sessions with a personal trainer.

When it’s time to refresh, five saltwater swimming pools await, varying from a lap pool, water fitness pool and three thalassotherapy pools. Cold plunges can be found outside, as well as the men’s and women’s sauna areas. Come evening, guests settle in and listen to an array of health lectures, given by Sanoviv experts and visiting health professionals from around the globe; motivational movies can also be viewed in the education center. There are also juicing classes, held weekdays after lunch.

The surrounding region is also filled with exciting pursuits for guests to delight in during their downtime, including Fox Studios Baja, where Titanic was filmed. The Valle de Guadalupe wine country is just 30 minutes away, while Rosarito Beach is within 10 minutes.

Facilities & Amenities

Slippers Provided

Infrared Sauna

Concierge

Retail Shop

Pool-Outdoor

Sauna

Toiletries Available

Changing/Locker Rooms

Showers

Changing/Locker Rooms

Cold Plunge Pool

Robes Provided

Nutritional/Dietical Expert

Jacuzzi

Retail Shop

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