Spas with reservation required

Austin, Texas

Hotel spa inside Austin Proper with 15 treatments, a cold plunge and sauna recovery room, open daily by reservation.

Chicago, Illinois

A Near South Side day spa pairing Chinese-technique massage and foot reflexology with a wine and cocktail menu, priced for couples visits.

Gold Coast, Queensland

A 90-minute hydrotherapy circuit in Southport with a Finnish rock sauna, 5° ice baths and hot/cold magnesium pools, day pass $49.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Rittenhouse Square day spa built around manual lymphatic drainage, with massage, wood therapy, cupping, facials and an infrared sauna.

Palo Alto, California

A Palo Alto day spa built around private hot tub and cold plunge suites, with about 50 treatments and couples options, open daily by reservation.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Adults-only hotel spa at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess with a rooftop pool, grotto waterfall pool, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, open daily 6am-7pm.

Dubai

Hotel spa inside Fairmont Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road, offering massage, hammam and couples treatments by reservation only, no day pass.

Bled, Upper Carniola

Small reservation-only day spa in Bled combining Thai massage with Turkish, Finnish, bread and bio-panorama saunas.

Houston, Texas

A Houston day spa on E Airtex Dr with two locations, offering massage, facials and body treatments alongside a sauna, steam room, cold plunge and thermal pool.

Carmel, Indiana

A moderate-priced day spa in Carmel, Indiana with sauna, steam room and thermal pool, plus facials, massage and body contouring treatments.

Asheville, North Carolina

A small massage studio in downtown Asheville offering Thai and signature massage alongside private infrared and traditional sauna sessions.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A 16,000-square-foot adults-only hotel spa at Hilton Buffalo Thunder near Santa Fe, with separate men's and women's saunas, steam rooms and whirlpools.

Nashville, Tennessee

Upscale day spa in Franklin outside Nashville offering facials, massages, a salt room, infrared sauna and hydrotherapy tub, open daily by reservation.

Houston, Texas

Luxury day spa near Houston's Galleria with massage, facial and body treatments, a salt room and infrared sauna; reservations only, no walk-ins.

The Colony, Texas

A day-soaking spa in The Colony with mineral pools at varying temperatures, seven saunas, cold plunges and a poolside café.

Park City, Utah

A reservation-only day spa in Sandy, Utah, built around scalp spa treatments, plus sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal pools.

Dallas, Texas

Hotel ZaZa's spa in Oak Lawn offers massage and skincare treatments with valet parking and pool access, but no standalone day pass.

Portland, Oregon

A moderate-priced day spa in Portland's Irvington neighborhood with massage, facials, couples treatments and Oregon's only halotherapy salt cave.

Seattle, Washington

A moderate-priced day spa in Bellevue's Wilburton area offering full-body massage and foot reflexology alongside a sauna, steam room and cold plunge.

Tallinn, Harju County

A small hotel spa in central Tallinn with three treatment rooms, two saunas and a Japanese pool, offering massages and facials by appointment.

Seattle, Washington

A two-tank float therapy and infrared sauna studio set inside a ranch house near Kent, Washington, open by appointment only.

Miami, Florida

Medical spa in Miami's Edgewater doing Botox, fillers and facials, plus a sauna, steam room and thermal pool for aftercare.

Luhačovice, Zlín Region

A destination spa in Luhačovice built around mineral springs, offering medical cures, sauna world, outdoor whirlpools and fitness, open daily 7am–8pm.

Vail, Colorado

Hotel spa inside Park Hyatt Beaver Creek with a 5-step hydrotherapy circuit, sauna, steam room and day-pass access to massages, facials and fitness classes.