Spas with day pass

Oslo

A member-run bathhouse on Sukkerbiten in Oslo offering communal and private saunas, a boat sauna, and fjord-side cold dips, open daily 7am–11pm.

Denver, Colorado

A small European-style bathhouse in Denver where you rent a private sauna by the hour and share a cold plunge, cold waterfall bucket and steam room.

Chicago, Illinois

A Russian-style bathhouse in Chicago's West Town running since 1906, with steam room, sauna, a restaurant and full bar for day visitors.

Nashville, Tennessee

A community sauna studio in East Nashville's Porter Road corridor with communal and private sauna rooms plus an outdoor pop-up cold plunge.

Denver, Colorado

Bathhouse in Denver's Ballpark District built around contrast therapy: a 40-person cedar sauna, eucalyptus steam room, five cold plunges, and thermal soaking

Atlanta, Georgia

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse and spa in Doraville near Atlanta, with heat rooms, a restaurant, and day-pass access for walk-ins.

Lisbon

Adults-only liberal sauna club in central Lisbon with pool, jacuzzi, steam room, dry sauna, cinema room and cruising areas, open to all genders and

Cotswolds, England

A woodland sauna and ice bath venue near Northleach in the Cotswolds, offering communal and private heat-and-cold sessions plus occasional workshops.

Mexico City

Unisex bathhouse in Mexico City's Centro Histórico with sauna, steam, jacuzzi, massage, barbershop and on-site parking, open daily from 6am.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Russian-Turkish bathhouse in Southampton, outside Philadelphia, with platza massage, a pool and multiple heat rooms, open to walk-ins with day passes.

New York City, New York

A budget-friendly Korean-style bathhouse in Queens with indoor and outdoor hydrotherapy pools, saunas and a restaurant, open to walk-ins daily.

Koh Samui, Surat Thani

A forest day spa on Koh Samui built around granite steam caves, waterfalls and plunge pools, open daily with walk-in or day-pass access.

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.

New York City, New York

A Brooklyn bathhouse built around the largest banya in the US, with Turkish and Moroccan hammams, multiple saunas and a hydrotherapy pool circuit.

Noboribetsu, Hokkaido

A plain neighborhood bathhouse in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, offering 100% source-fed hot spring water in two mineral varieties, about 10 minutes from the station.

Calistoga, California

A day spa and co-ed bathhouse in downtown Sebastopol with women-only and clothing-optional sessions on set days.

Carefree, Arizona

A 20-plus-acre desert wellness resort in Carefree, Arizona, with a full spa, pools, and 100-plus weekly fitness and mindfulness classes open to day visitors by

Thatcher, Idaho

A riverside hot springs in Thatcher, Idaho, with outdoor thermal pools, day passes, and overnight stays in yurts, cabins, or tents.

Cotswolds, England

A wood-fired riverside sauna at Whichford Mill in the Cotswolds, with a cold-plunge bath, river dipping, and both private and communal sessions.

Asheville, North Carolina

Ayurvedic destination retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, with day-pass spa visits and multi-night panchakarma cleanses by reservation.

Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas

A destination spa with outdoor thermal pools near Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, open daily with reservations required.

Maui, Hawaii

A nine-room resort spa on Maui's Road to Hana offering lomi lomi and lava-stone pōhaku wela massage, plus a eucalyptus steam room and cold plunge.

San Francisco, California

A Japantown bathhouse open for 50+ years, with a Japanese-style thermal pool and relaxation lounge, reservation required, adults only.