Cristina Pérez Muñoz
Lead Therapist. Her own page states a degree in psychology and a master's in addiction treatment and prevention. No registration is claimed
clinical
Malaga,
Hacienda Paradiso
A small ecological estate above Malaga where mid-market residential addiction treatment comes with a published price list and an organic garden.
AssessedThe clinic has a full assessment in this edition: all ten criteria scored, each with its reasoning, its sources with capture dates, and the gaps we could not close.
Rank #49The clinic's position by public score in this edition.Public score 40The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements.TiedAnother clinic has the same public score and shares this rank.
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score. · 40
Source: Hacienda Paradiso
About Hacienda Paradiso
Hacienda Paradiso publishes its rates, which almost nobody at any tier of this market does: EUR 25,000, EUR 20,000 and EUR 15,000 for a 28-day stay, with detox priced separately at EUR 3,500 at the entry tier and stated as included in the two tiers above. It is the Malaga arm of the Villa Paradiso Group, marketed as the world's first ecological rehab and evidenced as opening in August 2021.
Clinically the model is conventional mid-market residential rehab on a private estate in the hills above Malaga: medically supervised withdrawal management, then a 28-day programme of three one-to-one sessions a week alongside seven group sessions a week, psychoeducation, fitness and outdoor activity, closing with twelve months of aftercare. A doctor assessment, psychiatric assessment and medical screening happen on arrival, and blood tests are included for clients entering through detox.
What separates the three tiers is not clinical content but room privacy and how much television and telephone access a client is granted. The entry tier is described as private or shared room, so shared accommodation is possible at the lowest price. No treatment address, licence number or accreditation is published, and the Spanish national register of health centres returned no entry for the estate when it was queried.
Clinic overview
- Founded
- Two years are recorded and the clinic's own pages state none. A launch report dated 19 August 2021 describes the clinic as about to open, and a commercial directory records 2016. Recorded as unresolved.
- Capacity
- The only figure on a usable page of the clinic's own site is a maximum of 8 residents, stated for the 10-day relapse prevention programme. A figure of up to five residents at any time appears only on the clinic's self-published ranking page, which is owned media and is not used. The rooms page names eight rooms with no occupancy statement. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Languages
- English and Spanish are evidenced. The clinic publishes no language list, and a longer list circulating on a directory is not adopted. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Licence
- No licence or authorisation number is published on any page, and none was found. The Spanish national register of health centres was queried by centre name in a browser on 16 September 2026 and returned no entry for the estate. The Andalusian register has no public query tool that could be reached. Regulatory standing rests on the individual practitioners' own registrations. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Accreditations
- None published by the clinic. A directory asserts CARF accreditation and no CARF record was located, so it is not adopted. The awards the clinic displays come from a commercial rehab publisher rather than a clinical accreditor, and the claimed year differs between two of the clinic's own pages. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Payment and insurance
- No insurer relationship appears anywhere on the clinic's site, and no insurer list, reimbursement pathway or funding route is published. The packages page states that reservation is subject to availability and payment is due prior to booking. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Length of stay
- All three residential packages are fixed at 28 days. Medically supervised withdrawal management runs 7 to 10 days, and the relapse prevention programme is 10 days. A blog page describes residential programmes spanning four to twelve weeks, but no extension terms or longer package is published. Twelve months of aftercare follows.
Leadership
Four clinical staff are named on the team page, two of them by first name only, alongside support, hospitality and housekeeping staff. No medical director, clinical director or lead psychiatrist is named anywhere on the site.
Sergio Rubio
Titled Psychiatrist on the team page. His own page states a degree in medicine, a master in emergency medicine and a post as Specialist in Family and Community Medicine at a hospital elsewhere
medicine
Macarena
Nurse. Surname not published
nursing
Sergio
Detox Nurse. Surname not published
nursing
Lucy
Chef de Cuisine. Surname not published
nutrition
Martina
Culinaire Nutritionist. Surname and qualification not published
nutrition
No registration number, specialty board, training institution or publication record is published for any individual. No credential could be verified on an official register: one register lookup was still open and no public register search exists for the other profession.
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Treatments
Golden Package, 28 days
28 days
EUR 25,000, with withdrawal management stated as included
The top residential tier. A private room, an executive welcome package, a private kitchen option with weekly grocery runs, television from 19:00 to 22:30, phone and laptop access, a private boxing lesson and an individually designed fitness plan. The clinical core is the same across all three tiers: three one-to-one therapy sessions a week, group therapy seven times a week, a doctor assessment on arrival, a psychiatric assessment and medical screening, a recovery plan, prepared meals, laundry, pool, library and gym access and airport transfers. Treatment needed after the arrival assessment is not included.
Silver Package, 28 days
28 days
EUR 20,000, with withdrawal management stated as included
A private room, an executive welcome package, television from 20:00 to 22:30, phone and laptop access seven times a week and an individually designed fitness programme. The clinical content is identical to the tier above: three one-to-one sessions a week, group therapy seven times a week, a doctor assessment on arrival, prepared meals, gym access, transfers and a written recovery plan.
Single Room Package, 28 days
28 days
EUR 15,000 plus EUR 3,500 for withdrawal management
The entry tier, and the one that matters most to the privacy assessment: the room type is given as private or shared. Television is in the communal area from 20:00 to 22:30, and phone and laptop access is five times a week for an hour, available only after the first week. The three weekly one-to-one sessions and the full group programme are unchanged from the tiers above.
Medically supervised withdrawal management
Typically seven to ten days
EUR 3,500 at the entry tier, stated as included in the two tiers above
Withdrawal management under 24-hour medical supervision, opening with a medical evaluation, laboratory tests and a personalised plan, and using monitored medication to reduce discomfort and prevent complications. A consultant psychiatrist is stated to meet clients on admission, and a dedicated detox nurse is named on the team page. Lifestyle and nutrition planning is listed among the components. No hospital escalation route is named.
Relapse Prevention Programme
10 days
EUR 7,500 private suite, EUR 5,250 shared suite
A short structured return stay for people already in recovery, combining daily recovery sessions and group therapy with one-to-one therapy, psychoeducation, fitness and outdoor work, in private or shared luxury suites with a 24/7 on-site clinical team. The page states that a maximum of 8 residents are accepted. It is a separately priced return stay rather than a step-down from the residential programme, and its own aftercare is optional digital support during the first month.
Twelve months of aftercare
12 months after discharge
Included in every residential package, free to graduates
Regular online meetings and the ability to check in with counsellors and therapists for twelve months after discharge, with continued guidance and collaboration with professionals in the client's own area. Each resident is stated to leave with a detailed 12-month support plan covering ongoing therapy, relapse prevention and follow-up guidance. Psychiatric review and medication management after discharge are not published, and no outcome, follow-up or engagement data is published.
Prices
No public price found.
Our assessment
The verifiable review base is very small and partly artificial. No Google Business Profile rating or review count could be verified, which is unsurprising given that no treatment address is published. No Trustpilot profile exists for the clinic's domain. The only clinic-specific set found is six reviews at 4.8 out of 5 on a single commercial listing site, which this project does not cite as a review authority; the figure is recorded only to show the size of the base. Two figures in circulation inflate that picture without adding a single verified client account. A review widget vendor displays 4.4 stars from 47 reviews for the group's domain, which measures the group rather than this clinic and comes from a widget supplier rather than an independent platform. A directory listing displays 5.0 out of 5 from 1,023 reviews; that platform shows an identical figure across unrelated clinics, is blacklisted for this project, and the number is treated as a site-wide artefact and an authenticity concern rather than evidence. The clinic's own reviews page carried no platform, count, rating or third-party widget when it was captured. No regulator, court or tribunal outcome against the clinic was found in English or Spanish, and no inspection record exists because the register could not be retrieved.
The verifiable review base is very small and partly artificial. No Google Business Profile rating or review count could be verified, which is unsurprising given that no treatment address is published. No Trustpilot profile exists for the clinic's domain. The only clinic-specific set found is six reviews at 4.8 out of 5 on a single commercial listing site, which this project does not cite as a review authority; the figure is recorded only to show the size of the base. Two figures in circulation inflate that picture without adding a single verified client account. A review widget vendor displays 4.4 stars from 47 reviews for the group's domain, which measures the group rather than this clinic and comes from a widget supplier rather than an independent platform. A directory listing displays 5.0 out of 5 from 1,023 reviews; that platform shows an identical figure across unrelated clinics, is blacklisted for this project, and the number is treated as a site-wide artefact and an authenticity concern rather than evidence. The clinic's own reviews page carried no platform, count, rating or third-party widget when it was captured. No regulator, court or tribunal outcome against the clinic was found in English or Spanish, and no inspection record exists because the register could not be retrieved.
One launch feature in Euro Weekly News, published 19 August 2021, describing the clinic as the first eco rehab in the world and reporting group therapy seven times a week, twelve months of aftercare and a then price of EUR 10,000 to EUR 12,500 a month. It carries a house byline rather than a named journalist and describes no visit, so it is not first-hand reporting from inside the facility. Euro Weekly News is the only source for that 2021 figure, it is not a rate the clinic has ever published, and it counts toward no score here. Everything else found is directory listings, trade features and the clinic's own channels. The clinic's own website publishes a Top Rehabs in Europe guide, dated 2 December 2025, that lists Hacienda Paradiso first and a sister clinic of the same group second, with the group relationship disclosed in one footer line and no author named. It is published by the operator and is not treated here as an independent ranking.
All the awards claimed trace to a commercial rehab publisher rather than a clinical accreditor, and they are not accreditation. The claimed year differs between two of the clinic's own pages, one giving 2025 and the other 2024, and a claimed 2020 award would predate the evidenced 2021 opening.
Facility
A private estate in the hills above Malaga, which the clinic describes as sitting inside a protected natural park. Its own gallery evidences a living room, library, dining room, therapy room, outdoor terrace and grounds. Eight individually themed rooms are published by name: Gold Suite, Silver Suite, Eco Room, Julius Caesar Room, Alladin Room, Siam Room, Cleopatra Suite and Ying Yang Suite, with no occupancy, capacity or bathroom statement against them. Published amenities include an outdoor pool, a gym, gardens with an organic vegetable plot, an outdoor lounge, a business centre, internet, room service, housekeeping and laundry, and a chauffeur service. The setting supports hiking, biking, swimming and excursions. Two caveats weigh against the presentation. The entry package is described as private or shared room, and television and telephone access are rationed by price tier rather than by clinical stage: the entry tier gives communal television between 20:00 and 22:30 and phone and laptop access five times a week, available only after the first week. No street address is published, so the estate could not be independently located or corroborated, no emergency department is named and no road time to one is published. Emergency equipment, life support training, medication storage rules and any environmental risk assessment are not published.
Food
Two named food staff appear on the team page: a chef de cuisine and a culinary nutritionist, both by first name only and neither with a stated qualification. A dedicated culinary nutritionist on a team of this size is unusual at this price point and is the strongest single element of the food offer. The clinic markets chef-prepared organic fresh meals every day, grown partly in its own garden, with meals included in every package and nutrition counselling listed as a therapy. Lifestyle and nutrition planning is listed among the components of the withdrawal management programme. The gallery shows a dining room laid for a small group, and the top package adds a private kitchen option with weekly grocery runs. Not published: any chef biography, prior restaurant, culinary training or award; any nutrition assessment on admission or method behind the meal plan; any statement that the kitchen works to a clinical plan; any dietary, allergy or micronutrient testing; any monitoring during the stay or education for after discharge; and any food hygiene inspection result.
Privacy
shared setting
What is established. Clients meet each other routinely and by design. Group therapy is included in every package at seven sessions a week, the treatments page advertises only small groups, and the relapse prevention programme is sold with a shared suite option. The living room, dining room, library, therapy room, pool and gardens are shared. The entry-tier package is described as private or shared room, so at the lowest price a client may not have sole occupancy of a bedroom, and no single-client option is offered at any price. No named confidentiality mechanism beyond statute is published: no staff or client confidentiality undertaking, no arrival or departure separation, no individual transport statement and no scheduling that keeps clients apart. Television and telephone access are rationed by package rather than framed as protection for other clients. No treatment address is published on any page, which the clinic frames as a privacy measure. It also means the estate cannot be independently located or corroborated. Anonymity here depends on the small size of the resident group, not on structural separation.
Assessed 2026-10-01
Rank #49The clinic's position by public score in this edition.Public score 40The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements.TiedAnother clinic has the same public score and shares this rank.
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score. · 40
Headline basis: Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01
Public-evidence total: 40
The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements. For the licence element of C2 only, it can also use an authority ruling held in our sealed evidence room. It is the only number used for the rank.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low. ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: C10.
- C1 Client separation and occupancy · 2
The occupancy model is shared: the entry Single Room Package is sold as a private or shared room, the Relapse Prevention Programme sells a shared suite at EUR 5,250 next to a private suite at EUR 7,500, and group therapy seven times a week is included in every package. Shared bedrooms at a price tier plus group work core to the programme place the clinic in band 2. The clinic makes no one-client claim and no separately priced sole-occupancy tier exists, so nothing lifts the band; resident number figures play no part in the band and no capacity deduction applied.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- No confidentiality mechanism beyond statute is named.
Sources (4 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The Single Room Package gives the room type as private or shared room, with television in the communal area from 20:00 to 22:30 and phone and laptop access five times a week for an hour, available only after the first week of the stay.
- Hacienda Paradiso: Group therapy seven times a week and three one-to-one therapy sessions a week are included in all packages, alongside outdoor pool, library and gym access.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The Relapse Prevention Programme is a 10-day stay offered as a Gold Package with a private suite at EUR 7,500 or a Shared Package with a shared suite at EUR 5,250, with daily recovery sessions and group therapy.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The rooms page names its rooms with no occupancy, capacity or bathroom statement, and the gallery shows a shared living room, dining table, library, therapy room and outdoor area.
- C2 Clinical governance and medical cover · 5
The treatments page states 24/7 on-site clinical care by psychiatrists, therapists and nurses, and withdrawal management is carried out on site under 24-hour medical supervision, so overnight cover and on-site withdrawal management are met and psychiatric care by a psychiatrist is stated for the site. No licence or register entry could be established: the Spanish national register of health centres and the Andalusian register returned no citable result, and without a licence the band cannot exceed 5. No hospital route is named, no medical director is listed and no recognised accreditation is established (a CARF claim appears only on a directory).
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: high
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- Licence status is unverified because the registers could not be retrieved with a citable result, not because absence was confirmed.
- The CARF accreditation claim on a directory could not be matched on the CARF register and is not linked to an evidence item here.
Sources (12 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The treatments page states 24/7 on-site clinical care by psychiatrists, therapists and nurses, and psychiatric assessment and medical screening on arrival.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The withdrawal management page states that the process is carried out under 24-hour medical supervision, typically over seven to ten days, with monitored medication and an initial medical evaluation, laboratory tests and a personalised plan. No hospital is named.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The team page lists clinical roles of Lead Therapist, Psychiatrist, Nurse and Detox Nurse, with no medical director named.
- regcess.mscbs.es: The Spanish national register of health centres is a server-side search form with no citable result URL, and the Andalusian authorisation page links to no public query tool for the regional register. Both are recorded as register not retrievable.
- CARF provider search (store_search endpoint behind carf.org/find-provider, centred on Marbella): Search of CARF provider search (store_search endpoint behind carf.org/find-provider, centred on Marbella). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- JCI accredited organisations, country filter Spain: Search of JCI accredited organisations, country filter Spain. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- SICESS Acreditaciones field: Search of SICESS Acreditaciones field. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- IAF CertSearch: Search of IAF CertSearch. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- REGCESS (Ministerio de Sanidad) name search: PARADISO, VILLA PARADISO, HACIENDA (all Spain; HACIENDA returns only 2 Madrid ministry services): Search of REGCESS (Ministerio de Sanidad) name search: PARADISO, VILLA PARADISO, HACIENDA (all Spain; HACIENDA returns only 2 Madrid ministry services). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: no record found.
- REGCESS municipality and service scan: Fuengirola (29/290542, directory-reported location only): services U71, U69, U70 and centre types C14, C190, C2511, C12: Search of REGCESS municipality and service scan: Fuengirola (29/290542, directory-reported location only): services U71, U69, U70 and centre types C14, C190, C2511, C12. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: no record found.
- SICESS, Junta de Andalucia registry of health centres (Consulta de centros): name PARADISO (0), HACIENDA (0); postcode 29640 Fuengirola (310 records): Search of SICESS, Junta de Andalucia registry of health centres (Consulta de centros): name PARADISO (0), HACIENDA (0); postcode 29640 Fuengirola (310 records). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: no record found.
- Junta de Andalucia Mapa de Servicios Sociales (Registro de Entidades, Centros y Servicios Sociales public layer), terms PARADIS, HACIENDA: Search of Junta de Andalucia Mapa de Servicios Sociales (Registro de Entidades, Centros y Servicios Sociales public layer), terms PARADIS, HACIENDA. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: no record found.
- C3 Diagnostic depth on admission · 7
Five assessment and medication elements are published: psychiatric assessment on admission with the consultant psychiatrist, a doctor assessment on arrival, laboratory tests for clients entering through withdrawal management, physician-led medication selection including DNA testing, and monitored medication. That count places the clinic in band 7. No written formulation or other element needed for the band above is published.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Sources (4 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The treatments page states psychiatric assessment and medical screening on arrival.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The dual diagnosis page states that clients meet the clinic's consultant psychiatrist on admission, and describes DNA testing to identify which drugs would be safer and more effective for use in a client's recovery.
- Hacienda Paradiso: Every package includes a doctor assessment on arrival, a blood test on arrival for detox clients and a recovery plan.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The initial withdrawal management phase includes a medical evaluation, laboratory tests and a personalised plan, with monitored medication to reduce discomfort and prevent complications.
- C4 Clinical intensity · 4
Every package includes three one-to-one therapy sessions a week with no session length stated (counted at 50 minutes) against group therapy seven times a week, so roughly 70 percent of clinical hours are in groups. Three to four individual sessions a week places the clinic in band 4. The clinical team is pooled across the estate (four named clinical roles) and the stay is a fixed 28-day package; the fixed-package and group-share caps at 6 have no effect at this band.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- A blog page describes programmes of four to twelve weeks while the packages page publishes fixed 28-day packages with no extension terms.
Sources (4 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: Every package includes three one-to-one therapy sessions a week and group therapy seven times a week, over a fixed 28 days. No session length is stated.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The relapse prevention page states a 24/7 on-site clinical team.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The clinical roster for the estate is four people: a lead therapist, a psychiatrist, a nurse and a detox nurse.
- Hacienda Paradiso: A blog page describes residential programmes spanning four to twelve weeks depending on needs, while the packages page publishes fixed 28-day packages with no extension terms.
- C5 Continuity and aftercare · 7
Six aftercare elements are published: a defined 12-month duration included in every programme, a written 12-month support plan before discharge, delivery by the clinic's own counsellors and therapists through regular online meetings and check-ins, and collaboration with professionals in the client's area. Six elements place the clinic in band 7. No psychiatric follow-up, in-person option, family involvement in aftercare or clinician-run scheduled sessions is published, which keeps it below the band above.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- The relapse prevention programme's own aftercare is only optional digital support for the first month, which differs from the 12-month offer for main programmes.
Sources (4 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The home page states that every programme includes 12 months of aftercare, with continued guidance and collaboration with professionals in the client's own area.
- Hacienda Paradiso: Graduates are offered the clinic's free 12 months aftercare support system, described as regular online meetings and the ability to check in with counsellors and therapists.
- Hacienda Paradiso: Each resident is stated to leave with a detailed 12-month support plan including ongoing therapy, relapse prevention and follow-up guidance.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The relapse prevention programme's own aftercare is optional digital support during the first month after the programme.
- C6 Admission integrity and commercial conduct · 3
One violation is found: the clinic's own site publishes a Top Rehabs in Europe 2025 guide that lists Hacienda Paradiso first and a sister clinic of the same group second, which counts whether or not the relationship is disclosed. The award line on the home page comes from a commercial rehab publisher and is presented as an award, not accreditation; no fee evidence exists, so it is recorded but not scored. No text addressed to AI systems was found. The only positive signal is published fixed prices with no negotiability statement; no referral-fee position, exclusion criteria or policy on admissions arranged by a third party is published, giving band 3.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- An admission-process page stressing voluntary participation was not verified against an archived copy and does not state a policy on third-party arranged admissions.
Sources (5 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The clinic's own site publishes a Top Rehabs in Europe 2025 guide, dated 2 December 2025, whose first entry is Hacienda Paradiso and whose second entry is a sister clinic of the same group. It states that inclusion is editorial and the order is not a ranking, discloses the group relationship in a footer line and names no author.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The packages page publishes fixed prices of EUR 25,000, EUR 20,000 and EUR 15,000 plus EUR 3,500 for withdrawal management, all for 28 days, with reservation upon availability and payment prior to booking, and no statement that the fee is negotiable.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The home page carries the line awarded best addiction rehab in Europe and Spain 2025, while another page of the same site gives the same award for 2024. The awarding body is a commercial rehab publisher and the claim is presented as an award rather than as accreditation.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The site serves no llms.txt and no AI instructions page, and no text addressed to AI assistants was found on any page fetched.
- clinic and group domains, web search: Search of clinic and group domains, web search. Scope: domains checked haciendaparadiso.com (including /llms.txt HTTP 404, /ai-instructions/ HTTP 404, /faq/ HTTP 404, homepage, /homepage/, /about-us/, /top-rehabs-in-europe/, /alcohol-rehab-malaga/, /treatments/, /reviews/, /contact), villaparadisogroup.com (/best-rehab-centers/ HTTP 403 to direct.... Result: sweep recorded; outcome per the C6 V elements.
- C7 Transparency toward the client · 2
One transparency element is met: package inclusions and priced extras are published line by line, with the exclusion of mandatory treatment needed after the arrival assessment. No deposit, cancellation, refund, extension or early-departure terms are published, only reservation upon availability and payment prior to booking. The about page names the Villa Paradiso Group but no company name, registration number or address; no licence reference, complaints route or inspection result is published, and the privacy policy names no controller entity and no client records retention period. No contradiction between own pages was found, so no deduction applied; one element gives band 2.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Sources (4 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: Package inclusions and priced extras are listed line by line, with the exclusion that mandatory treatment needed after the arrival assessment is not included, and the terms reservation upon availability and payment prior to booking. No deposit, cancellation or refund terms appear.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The about page states only that the clinic is part of the Villa Paradiso Group, with a phone number and email address and no company name, registration number or address.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The privacy policy, last updated on 18 August 2022, names no data controller entity beyond an email address, refers generically to a local data protection authority, and gives retention only as the period necessary to comply with legal obligations. It describes website data rather than client records.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The contact page offers a phone number, an email address, WhatsApp and a contact form, with no address, registration number or complaints procedure.
- C8 Track record and regulator standing · 5
No final regulator, court or tribunal outcome concerning the clinic was found in English or Spanish, so no finding lowers the band. No inspection record exists because the registers could not be retrieved, and there is no first-hand bylined reporting from inside the facility: the 2021 launch report carries a house byline and describes no visit. No Trustpilot profile exists and the clinic's reviews page shows no third-party platform. With no standing signal the clinic sits in band 5, the not published band.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Sources (13 cited items):- trustpilot.com: No Trustpilot profile exists for the clinic's domain (HTTP 404).
- Hacienda Paradiso: The clinic's own reviews page carried no review platform, count, rating or third-party widget in the captured content.
- euroweeklynews.com: A launch report dated 19 August 2021 describes the clinic as the first eco rehab in the world, with group therapy seven times a week and twelve months of aftercare. It carries a house byline, names no journalist and describes no visit. Recorded for the founding date only.
- REGCESS (Ministerio de Sanidad) name search: PARADISO, VILLA PARADISO, HACIENDA (all Spain; HACIENDA returns only 2 Madrid ministry services): Search of REGCESS (Ministerio de Sanidad) name search: PARADISO, VILLA PARADISO, HACIENDA (all Spain; HACIENDA returns only 2 Madrid ministry services). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- REGCESS municipality and service scan: Fuengirola (29/290542, directory-reported location only): services U71, U69, U70 and centre types C14, C190, C2511, C12: Search of REGCESS municipality and service scan: Fuengirola (29/290542, directory-reported location only): services U71, U69, U70 and centre types C14, C190, C2511, C12. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- SICESS, Junta de Andalucia registry of health centres (Consulta de centros): name PARADISO (0), HACIENDA (0); postcode 29640 Fuengirola (310 records): Search of SICESS, Junta de Andalucia registry of health centres (Consulta de centros): name PARADISO (0), HACIENDA (0); postcode 29640 Fuengirola (310 records). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- SICESS centre detail pages (fields listed: Acreditaciones, Autorizaciones Especiales; no inspection field): Search of SICESS centre detail pages (fields listed: Acreditaciones, Autorizaciones Especiales; no inspection field). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "Villa Paradiso" rehab Spain Mijas OR Malaga lawsuit OR court OR fine OR investigation. Result: no record found.
- general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "Hacienda Paradiso" Málaga clínica sentencia OR denuncia OR sanción. Result: no record found.
- general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "Villa Paradiso Spain Rehab" sentencia OR BORME OR juzgado. Result: no record found.
- CourtListener: Search of CourtListener. Scope: "Hacienda Paradiso" (blocked). Result: no record found.
- press and news search: Search of press and news search. Scope: first-hand bylined reporting from inside the facility, last 5 years. Result: no record found.
- statutory regulator records: Search of statutory regulator records. Scope: inspection history and grades of this site. Result: no record found.
- C9 Environment, safety and nutrition · 4
Clinical sessions and withdrawal management take place on the estate, with a pool, gym, library and grounds and named residence staff including night support and housekeeping, giving three setting elements (setting sub-score 4). No treatment address is published, so the origin for an emergency department distance is unknown; a hospital emergency department in Malaga was identified but the element is not met because the residence location is not known. Nutrition rests on a culinary nutritionist named by first name only with no qualification stated, giving one nutrition element (sub-score 3). The mean of 3.5 rounds half up to 4.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- The emergency department distance was measured from a town-level location only because no address is published.
Sources (5 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The gallery includes a therapy room, a living room, a library, a dining table and an outdoor area.
- Hacienda Paradiso: An outdoor pool, library, WiFi and gym access are included in all packages.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The team page names a client liaison, general staff, two night support staff, two housekeeping staff, an IT and security role, a chef de cuisine and a culinary nutritionist. The nutritionist appears by first name only with no qualification stated.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The treatments page states chef-prepared organic fresh meals every day, and the withdrawal management page lists lifestyle and nutrition planning among the treatment components without a method. No hospital is named anywhere.
- Hacienda Paradiso: Place of care named as: Hacienda Paradiso estate ("Villa Paradiso"), Malaga area, Costa del Sol; street address not published
- C10 Clinical seniority and academic standing · 1
The team page names a lead therapist, a psychiatrist, a nurse and a detox nurse, but no credential is verified on any official register. The Spanish medical council register lookup for the doctor remained open, the national psychology council offers no public register search for the lead therapist, and the two nurses are named by first name only. The page titled psychiatrist also states a post as a family and community medicine specialist elsewhere, so the titles do not agree. With no verified credential the clinic is in band 1.
ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: Clinician register lookups for this criterion were still open at the edition cut-off (see known_gaps). The points count as assessed on the evidence available; the band may change when the lookups are completed, which is resolved in a later edition.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- One register lookup was not complete at publication; the C10 band may change when it is completed.
- The team page title of psychiatrist and the bio page's stated specialty of family and community medicine do not agree.
Sources (4 cited items):- Hacienda Paradiso: The team page names a Lead Therapist, a Psychiatrist, a Nurse and a Detox Nurse, with no registration numbers, no external register links and no medical director. Two of the four appear by first name only.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The lead therapist's own page states a degree in psychology, a master's in addiction treatment and prevention and further training in behavioural addictions, with no registration number.
- Hacienda Paradiso: The person the team page titles Psychiatrist has a page stating a degree in medicine from the University of Malaga, a master in emergency medicine and a post as Specialist in Family and Community Medicine at a hospital elsewhere, with no registration number and no medical director role. The team page title and the bio page title do not agree.
- cgcom.es: The Spanish medical council's public register of registered doctors was queried on 15 September 2026 and the lookup remained open, pending a browser session. The national psychology council offers no official public register search, so that credential could not be checked at all.
Frequently asked questions
What does treatment at Hacienda Paradiso cost?
The clinic publishes its rates, which is rare at any level of this sector. A 28-day residential stay is EUR 25,000 for the Golden Package, EUR 20,000 for Silver and EUR 15,000 for the Single Room Package, with medically supervised withdrawal management stated as included in the two upper tiers and charged at EUR 3,500 on top at the entry tier. A ten-day relapse prevention programme is EUR 7,500 in a private suite or EUR 5,250 in a shared suite, and twelve months of aftercare is included. Extras are priced separately, including fitness and boxing training at EUR 100 an hour and massage at EUR 65 or EUR 110. Treatment needed after the arrival assessment is stated as not included. Reservation is subject to availability and payment is due prior to booking. No deposit, cancellation or refund terms are published, and no insurer relationship appears anywhere on the site.
Where is it?
On a private estate in the hills above Malaga, Andalusia, which the clinic describes as sitting within a protected natural park on the Costa del Sol. The exact treatment address is not published on any page of the clinic's site, and the clinic frames the omission as a privacy measure. An office address circulates in third-party directories and is most plausibly administrative rather than the treatment estate. The treatment address could not be established, and no nearest hospital or emergency route is published. Malaga airport is the arrival point, and airport pick-up and drop-off are included in every package.
Who is it designed for?
People seeking residential addiction or dual diagnosis treatment at mid-market European pricing who want a nature-based setting and are comfortable in a small group. The dual diagnosis page lists psychosis, personality disorders and bipolar disorder among the conditions addressed, though no defined programme for them is described, and the clinic publishes no statement of conditions it does not treat. It is not structured for anyone needing anonymity: group therapy is central at seven sessions a week, and the entry-level package may involve sharing a bedroom. Anyone who cannot be seen by another client should look elsewhere.
How does admission work?
Enquiries go through a 24/7 admissions line and email, followed by assessment and package selection, with payment due prior to booking. No clinical screening before the client commits is described. On arrival there is a doctor assessment, a psychiatric assessment and medical screening, with blood tests for clients entering through withdrawal management, then medically supervised withdrawal where clinically indicated under 24-hour medical supervision, then the 28-day residential phase. Airport transfers are part of the package. No waiting time is published, and the clinic states it has no waiting lists.
What happens afterwards?
Every programme includes twelve months of aftercare, free to graduates, delivered as regular online meetings and the ability to check in with counsellors and therapists, with continued guidance and collaboration with professionals in the client's own area. Each resident is stated to leave with a detailed 12-month support plan covering ongoing therapy, relapse prevention and follow-up guidance. Psychiatric review and medication management after discharge are not published, and neither is any in-person or step-down option. The separate ten-day relapse prevention programme is a priced return stay rather than a step-down, and its own aftercare is optional digital support during the first month. No outcome data, follow-up rate or engagement measurement is published.