# Grail Springs Wellness Retreat Bancroft, ON · Chosen: named by hand to the short list. Not for sale. - Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/on/bancroft/wellness-retreat/grail-springs-wellness-retreat - Book direct: https://www.grailsprings.com/reservations - Their site: https://www.grailsprings.com/ - Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45.06,-77.85 ## Why it is Chosen A retreat on spring-fed Chalice Lake outside Bancroft. The water runs through the baths, the steam and the kitchen. ## Our read A retreat on spring-fed Chalice Lake outside Bancroft, running since 1993. The lake water goes into the baths, the steam and the kitchen, and the day is built around saunas, thermal tubs, plant-based food and evening meditation. ## Come here for - One person or a couple who want a few quiet nights with every meal handled - People who want a sauna, thermal tubs and a cold plunge as the daily rhythm - Toronto or Ottawa, two and a half hours by car ## Skip it if - You want to come as a group. They do not take group bookings - You have a nut, soy or wheat allergy. Their kitchen says it cannot prevent cross-contamination - You want meat, a bar, or a town to walk to in the evening ## The place Grail Springs sits on Chalice Lake, a spring-fed lake on Bay Lake Road just outside Bancroft, Ontario, and has run as a wellness retreat since 1993. The lake is the point of the place: its alkaline spring water is used in the baths, the steam, the therapies and the kitchen, and they say you can drink it from the tap. A stay is all-inclusive. Each day has morning movement, plant-based meals and snacks, guided nature walks, and evening meditation, with a forest walk to a crystal outcrop on Mondays and Saturdays. The hot and cold circuit runs outdoors: a dry and wet sauna, thermal tubs at 98 and 104 degrees, a cold plunge, and an infrared sauna indoors. The grounds hold a labyrinth, a prayer grotto, peace cairns and a crystal mound for sitting quietly, and there are canoes and paddle boards on the lake. Treatments are booked ahead and include massage, craniosacral work, sound healing, red light therapy and a steam tent. It is for one person at a time: no group bookings, at most two to a room, and guests must be 16 or older. ## What it is like - Chalice Lake: A spring-fed, alkaline lake. Its water is used in the baths, steams, therapies and cooking, and there are canoes and paddle boards to take out on it. - The hot and cold circuit: A dry and wet sauna, thermal tubs at 98 and 104 degrees, a cold plunge and a lounge deck outside, and an infrared sauna indoors. - The day: Morning movement, plant-based meals and snacks, a guided nature walk, and meditation in the evening. Take as much or as little as you want. - The grounds: A labyrinth, a prayer grotto, peace cairns and a crystal mound, with a forest walk to a crystal outcrop on Mondays and Saturdays. - Treatments: Massage, craniosacral work, sound healing, red light therapy and a steam tent, booked before you arrive. - One guest at a time: No group bookings, at most two people to a room, and guests are 16 or older. ## Ways to stay - The Grail Foundation Retreat · From $360 a night per person sharing, $545 alone · https://www.grailsprings.com/reservations - Cleanse & Renew · From $510 a night per person sharing, $670 alone · https://www.grailsprings.com/retreat-packages - Inner Healing · From $510 a night per person sharing, $670 alone · https://www.grailsprings.com/retreat-packages - Nourish My Soul · From $510 a night per person sharing, $670 alone · https://www.grailsprings.com/retreat-packages - Day Retreat · $249 plus tax · https://www.grailsprings.com/retreat-packages ## Best seasons - Year-round. The scenic road from Ottawa is not recommended in winter ## Stay lengths - Two to seven nights on the Foundation Retreat - Four or five nights on a wellness journey - A day, without staying ## Getting there 2004 Bay Lake Road, Bancroft, Ontario. About two and a half hours by car from Toronto, by Highways 115 and 28 rather than the slower Highway 62 from Belleville, and about two and a half hours from Ottawa by the scenic Highway 41 route, which they do not recommend in winter. By train, VIA Rail to Belleville, then about an hour by taxi. Check-in is 4 to 8pm. ## Questions **What is included in a stay?** The Foundation Retreat includes your suite, plant-based meals and snacks, morning movement, evening meditation, the forest walk on Mondays and Saturdays, and the saunas, thermal tubs and cold plunge. Treatments are extra and booked ahead. **What does it cost?** Their packages page lists the Foundation Retreat from $360 a night per person sharing or $545 alone, and the four or five-night wellness journeys from $510 sharing or $670 alone. A day retreat is $249 plus tax. Confirm the rate for your dates when you book. **Can they handle food allergies?** Not all of them. The kitchen is plant-based and works with peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, soy, wheat, corn and nightshades, and says it cannot prepare meals free of cross-contamination. Call them before you book if you have an allergy. **Can we come as a group, or bring a teenager?** They do not take group bookings, a room holds two people at most, and guests must be 16 or older. **How far is it from Toronto and Ottawa?** About two and a half hours from either by car. From Toronto they recommend Highways 115 and 28 through Bancroft, not Highway 62 from Belleville, which takes an hour longer. **What are check-in and check-out?** Check-in is 4 to 8pm, and the front desk closes at 8:30pm. Check-out is 12pm. **Can I cancel?** Their policy allows cancellation without penalty within 24 hours of making the reservation. They do not provide cancellation insurance. **How do I book?** Book online at grailsprings.com, call 1-613-332-0154 or 1-877-553-5772, or email reservations@grailsprings.com. ## How far to trust this Checked by hand against https://www.grailsprings.com/, October 2026. MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.