Laura Young
Laura Young Travel
Sobremesa Escapes at Miraval Austin
Feb 4, 2027 to Feb 7, 2027
Women's Retreat 2027
Sobremesa Escapes at Miraval Austin
You're everyone's person. The one who plans the trips, packs the bags, and keeps everyone happy the whole way through.
This is the one where someone does all of that for you, and the only thing left to do is finally, actually arrive.
Tucked into 220 acres of Texas Hill Country just outside Austin, Miraval is an all-inclusive wellness resort built around one idea: being fully present. It's consistently ranked among the best destination spas in the world, and once you're there, you'll understand why.
Farm-to-table meals, a world-class spa, quiet corners overlooking the hill country, and more ways to spend your time than you'll know what to do with. Most spaces are phone-free, not as a rule to follow, but as a gift you didn't know you needed until you're sitting in the morning stillness with your coffee and realising you haven't reached for your phone once. That stillness is the whole point.
What we're doing!
Your time here falls into four natural rhythms.
Together: A welcome gathering to open the trip, personally curated group experiences woven throughout, and a closing sobremesa dinner where nobody rushes and the conversation goes as long as it wants to.
Your own: Full daily access to Miraval's hundreds of wellness activities and classes, from aerial yoga and equine experiences to hiking, meditation, cooking classes, and more. Your pace, your choices, entirely yours.
Spa & Premium Experiences: A nightly resort credit of $175 toward treatments and premium experiences. I'll send personal recommendations to all registered guests before we arrive so you can book exactly what you want via their dedicated Group Concierge Team!
Nothing: Also on the schedule. The heated pool isn't going anywhere.
**You will receive a survey to capture your spa, activities and class selections a few months prior to the trip**
Meet your host!
I'm Laura, the founder of Sobremesa Escapes and the woman who will be with you every step of this trip, making sure the only thing on your mind is how good it feels to be there.
Sobremesa is a Spanish word without a real English translation. It describes the time after a meal when the plates are cleared but nobody moves, because the conversation is too good and the company is too comfortable to leave. No one is checking the time. No one is reaching for their phone. Everyone is simply, fully there.
The first time I experienced true sobremesa, I understood something I hadn't been able to name before. That's what travel is supposed to feel like. Not a checklist of sights, not a schedule to keep up with, but hours that stretch out because you are so completely present you lose track of time entirely. So I built a group travel brand around that exact feeling. Small, curated trips designed for real connection, with yourself, with the women beside you, and with the world you're moving through.
Here's what being on a Sobremesa Escapes trip actually means: every detail is handled before you arrive, and I mean every single one. I'm on the trip with you, working quietly in the background, so if anything shifts (and in travel, sometimes it does) you will never feel it. The logistics are invisible. Your only job from the moment you land is to be present. That's the whole design.
I can't wait to share a table with you.
Who is this trip for?
This retreat is for the woman who is everyone's person.
The one people call when they need something handled. The one who remembers every detail, anticipates every need, and makes everything look easy because she's been doing it so long she's forgotten it costs her anything. She's not burned out in any dramatic sense. She's just quietly, persistently running on a version of herself that hasn't been properly refilled in longer than she'd like to admit.
She knows how to have a good time. She's been on trips. But she's never been on a trip where her only job was to show up and receive. Where someone else held every detail so completely that she could put her phone down without that low hum of "but what if something needs me." Where the women around her weren't acquaintances making pleasant conversation, but strangers who became something real over four days and a lot of good wine.
That's what this is.
She invests in herself because she understands that the right experience, the kind that genuinely restores something, is not a reward for when things slow down. Things don't slow down. She books the trip anyway.
She doesn't need to be a spa person or a yogi or particularly outdoorsy. Miraval meets her exactly where she is, and so does this group. She can try the thing that quietly terrifies her or she can read by the pool for three days straight. Both are equally valid. Both are equally hers.
And if she's thinking about coming alone: good. Some of the most important yeses on this trip will come from women who arrived not knowing a single person. The connection that happens when a group of women are genuinely, finally off duty together doesn't need weeks to build. It just needs the right table. We have one.
Pricing & Inclusions:
Everything below is included in your retreat price:
- Three nights accommodation at Miraval Austin (February 4–7, 2027) - Single or Double Occupancy options
- Chef-prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, served in the on-site restaurant
- $175 nightly resort credit per person (That's $525!!), applied to your choice of fee-based activities, private sessions, and spa treatments (credits accrue nightly, roll over throughout your stay, and are forfeited if unused at check-out — they cannot be applied to retail purchases or alcohol)
- Access to complimentary smoothies and snacks in The Nest
- Two private group dinners/experiences with food & alcohol included
- Group spa time to connect, relax and use your resort credit for treatments
- Full daily activity schedule including complimentary fitness classes, group lectures, outdoor adventures, nutritional education, meditation, and yoga
- Access to all pools, contemporary spaces, and Life in Balance Spa amenities
- Welcome tote bag and reusable water bottle
- Shared round-trip transportation to and from Austin Bergstrom International Airport (to be scheduled once your flights are booked)
- Complimentary self-parking and valet if you are driving.
- Me, on the trip with you, handling everything behind the scenes so you never have to think about a single logistic
- Airfare to Austin
- Any spa or activities beyond what is included or covered by the $175 daily activity credit
- Any alcohol not included in a group activity
- Any incidentals charged to your room during the stay
- Any additional nights added to your trip (subject to availability)
- Travel Insurance (strongly recommended)
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Payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please register only when you are fully committed to attending. Every woman on this trip has made the same commitment, and that mutual investment is part of what makes the experience what it is.
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Spots are limited. Both room types are available in limited numbers and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. When they're gone, they're gone.
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Room options: Shared rooms feature two queen beds. Private rooms are also available, and will include one king or one queen bed. If you're attending with a friend and would like to share a room, include their name in your registration form or email me at laura@laurayoungtravel.com after you've both registered. I'll do my best to honor all roommate requests.
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Lodging is based on availability at the time of your deposit. Book early to secure your preferred room type.
- If you choose to stay an additional night please let me know asap - pricing/availability is not guaranteed and a cost will be incurred for the additional night.
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Staying fewer than three nights does not reduce your retreat price. The full retreat price applies regardless of the number of nights you stay.
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Travel insurance is strongly recommended and will be offered as part of your registration process.
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Taxes & fees: The rates do include resort fees and taxes. The taxes could vary slightly but are currently
as follows:(6% state recovery fee tax, 6% state occupancy tax, and 6% resort fee tax.)
- Hotel check-in time is 3 p.m. for room reservations. You may begin using the resort at 11 a.m. on the day of arrival.
- Hotel check-out time is 11 a.m. for your room. You may stay at the resort until 5 p.m. on the day of departure but after 2 p.m. complimentary airport transfers may no longer be available.
- Complimentary shared transportation is offered to and from the Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Airport transfers are shared rides services and offered in the package rate. Arrivals to Miraval Austin are available hourly between the hours of 10:00am to 5:00pm. Departures to Austin Bergstrom International Airport are available at 6:00am, 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm, and 2:00pm daily. Hotel must receive flight information, to include airline, flight number and arrival / departure times for each attendee 14 days prior to arrival in order to confirm shuttle service. Changes can be made up to 72 hours prior to arrival. This schedule is subject to change and the resort reserves the right to adjust. If you arrive or depart outside of the hours you may have to book your own ride share at your own cost.
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Your first payment will be processed immediately following registration.
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Your second payment will be automatically charged 7-9 days prior to travel using the card you used for the first payment (unless we hear otherwise from you by January 15, 2027 date)
- Payments will be allocated to Laura Young Travel and Miraval Austin as appropriate.
You Already Know!
You've been reading this and something in you has been quietly saying yes the whole time. That's not excitement, that's recognition. This is the trip you've been waiting for someone to create, and now that it exists, the only question is whether you're going to let yourself have it.
Spots are limited and they will go to the women who decide first.
Available Packages
EARLY BIRD: Dreamcatcher or Hill Country King or Queen (all to yourself!)
Available until August 31, 2026
- 6 left
Starting At: $3,649.00
Deposit: $1,824.50 per person
- Deposit $1,824.50- due at registration
- Final $1,824.50 - due by January 26, 2027
Payment includes room rate, retreat fees, resort fees & taxes.
- Payments are nonrefundable
- Travel insurance will be offered
- Taxes & fees: The rates include resort fees and taxes. The taxes could vary slightly when payments are due, but are currently as follows:(6% state recovery fee tax, 6% state occupancy tax, and 6% resort fee tax.)
EARLY BIRD: Dreamcatcher 2-Queen (to share!)
Available until August 31, 2026
- 4 left
Starting At: $3,249.00
Deposit: $1,624.50 per person
- Deposit $1,624.50- due at registration
- Final $1,624.50 - due by January 26, 2027
Payment includes room rate, retreat fees, resort fees & taxes.
- Payments are nonrefundable
- Travel insurance will be offered
- Taxes & fees: The rates include resort fees and taxes. The taxes could vary slightly when payments are due, but are currently as follows:(6% state recovery fee tax, 6% state occupancy tax, and 6% resort fee tax.