Spas with day pass

Taupo, Waikato

Adults-only geothermal pool complex in Taupo with five heated pools and a cold plunge, open daily noon to 9pm, no time limit.

Puyehue, Los Lagos

A hot-springs resort inside Puyehue National Park with two mineral pools, cabins, river-side domes, camping, and day passes for non-guests.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Historic 1924 thermal bathhouse inside the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, offering mineral baths, sauna and massage, with walk-ins welcome.

London, England

A Russian-style banya bathhouse in Belgravia offering oak-lined steam rooms, cold plunge pools and leaf-massage rituals, with day passes by reservation only.

Queenstown, Otago

Adults-only bathhouse in central Queenstown with heated, ambient and cold pools, sauna and steam room, day pass $99.

Boston, Massachusetts

A Norwood, Massachusetts day spa built around a hot-cold hydrotherapy circuit of mineral baths, saunas, steam and cold plunges, open daily with a day pass.

Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan

A budget-friendly day spa in Hua Hin with sauna, cold plunge and an all-day pass covering massage and other treatments.

Portland, Oregon

An 18-and-up, clothing-optional spa in Portland's Kerns neighborhood with a salt hot tub, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, reservation required.

Miami, Florida

A walk-in sauna and cold plunge studio in Miami built around contrast therapy, with day passes and split morning and evening hours.

Lake Tahoe, California

A 17-room, adults-only hotel spa at Lake Tahoe's Ritz-Carlton with a heated lap pool, sauna and steam room; day pass access requires booking a treatment.

Portland, Oregon

Adults-only hotel spa in downtown Portland with a $50 day pass, infinity pool, sauna, steam room and cold plunge shower, booked in advance only.

New York City, New York

Korean jjimjilbang-style spa in Manhattan with saunas, steam room, soaking tub and body scrubs, open daily 8am-11:30pm on a day-pass basis.

Wanaka, Otago

A lakefront wood-fired sauna at The Outlet in Wānaka running guided or self-guided group sessions with cold dips in the lake between rounds.

Calistoga, California

Hotel spa in downtown Healdsburg with a garden patio, jacuzzi and pool access, open daily 9am-5pm for guests and day visitors.

Los Angeles, California

Four Seasons hotel spa in Beverly Hills with a steam room, rooftop pool, fitness center and eight treatments, open daily, day passes available.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Resort spa at Camelback Inn in Scottsdale with 20 treatment rooms, a thermal circuit and day-pass access open to non-guests.

Napa Valley, California

Adults-only hotel spa in Napa Valley with a co-ed thermal circuit of sauna, steam room and cold shower, open daily 10am–6pm; day passes available.

Denver, Colorado

A hotel spa in downtown Denver with a $150 day pass covering pool, steam room, whirlpool and fitness centre access, open to non-guests.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Hotel spa at Four Seasons Washington, DC with a private contrast therapy room, pool, and an adults-only, couples-friendly treatment menu.

Vail, Colorado

A hotel spa at Grand Hyatt Vail with three treatments, an outdoor heated infinity pool, hot tubs and cold plunges along Gore Creek.

Vail, Colorado

A day spa and recovery club in downtown Vail with hot tub, sauna, steam room, cold plunge and salt lounge, plus day passes and fitness access.

Sonoma, California

A luxury day spa in Sonoma with a Relaxation Garden, steam room and hot tub, open daily 9am–7pm with walk-in day passes.

Hudson Valley, New York

A historic resort spa at Mohonk Mountain House in the Shawangunk Mountains, with a heated mineral pool, steam room, sauna and day passes for non-hotel guests.

Napa Valley, California

Adults-only hotel spa in downtown Napa with thermal circuits, sauna, steam and cold plunge, plus massages, facials and medical aesthetics.