Spas with day pass

Palm Springs, California

Hotel spa at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage with day passes for the sauna, steam room, salt rooms and private spa pool.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Natural hot spring inside Sapporo's Jasmac Plaza Hotel in Susukino, open to day visitors and hotel guests alike, with sauna and a rest lounge.

Nashville, Tennessee

A Germantown contrast therapy studio with private suites pairing infrared sauna, cold plunge and a vitamin-c shower; day pass is $70.

Charleston, South Carolina

Contrast therapy studio in Mt Pleasant offering private 60-minute sessions with infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin-c shower; day pass $60.

Palm Beach, Florida

A Palm Beach Gardens studio offering 60-minute private-suite sessions combining infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin-c shower.

Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Oceanfront outdoor onsen in Ibusuki where the two gender-assigned baths swap daily, with views of Mount Kaimon, the East China Sea, and Take-yama.

Tuscany

A five-star resort in the Tuscan countryside built around a natural thermal spring, with day passes from €39 for outdoor thermal pools, hydromassage circuits

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Hotel spa inside the Rusty Parrot Lodge in downtown Jackson Hole offering massage, facials and couples treatments with hot tub access, day passes welcome.

Buenos Aires

A hotel spa at the Four Seasons Buenos Aires with day passes, seven treatments including a tango-inspired massage, plus pool, sauna and steam room.

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.

Atlanta, Georgia

A medical spa in Atlanta's Five Points district offering walk-in treatments, a private lounge, refreshments and luggage storage.

Miami, Florida

AVEDA hotel spa at The Palms in Mid-Beach Miami, offering Ayurvedic-inspired massages, facials and salon services with pool and beach access included.

Santa Barbara, California

A 42,000-square-foot hotel spa in Santa Barbara with an adults-only pool, redwood sauna, eucalyptus steam room, cold plunge and rooftop terrace.

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.

Los Angeles, California

Downtown LA hotel spa at the Ritz-Carlton with massages, facials, a couples suite, rooftop pool and gym; outside guests need to book a treatment to enter.

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.

Calistoga, California

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

Chicago, Illinois

A hotel spa inside Four Seasons Chicago, Streeterville, with an indoor infinity-edge pool, whirlpool and fitness centre, open on a day-pass basis.

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.

Hunter Valley, New South Wales

Large day spa at Chateau Elan in Hunter Valley with 17 treatment rooms, a float tank, outdoor mineral spas and couples' treatments; day passes and walk-ins

Palm Springs, California

A 38,000-square-foot resort spa at JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert offers day passes, saunas, a saltwater lap pool and couples suites.