Spas with reservation required

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.

Atlanta, Georgia

A Midtown Atlanta hotel day spa with massage, facials, nail services, a steam room and a lounge serving mimosas and spa bites.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

A moderate-priced day spa in Minnetonka with a sauna, steam room, thermal pool and cold plunge, set up for couples and adults-only visits.

Charlotte, North Carolina

A moderate-priced day spa in Charlotte's SouthPark area with a sauna, steam room and thermal pool alongside massage, facial and body-treatment menus.

Barcelona, Catalonia

Rooftop day spa at Casa Bonay hotel in Eixample with dry sauna, hammam, ice bath and a Japanese ofuro, booked by small-group circuit or free use.

San Diego, California

A budget-friendly massage and medspa in Core-Columbia, San Diego, with private suites, a sauna and a couples treatment room.

Seville, Andalusia

A reservation-only private spa suite with pool in Seville's Casco Antiguo, booked by the hour for couples.

Chicago, Illinois

A reservation-only day spa on Goose Island in Chicago offering massage therapy with locker-room access to rain or steam showers for longer sessions.

Tucson, Arizona

Day spa near Swan Way Park in Tucson with a cedar hot tub, cold plunge, infrared sauna and massage, bookable by reservation for adults only.

Kyoto

Hotel spa on the 2nd floor of Dhawa Yura Kyoto in Higashiyama, offering private-suite treatments by Banyan Tree Academy-trained therapists.

Encinitas, California

Adults-only day spa in Leucadia, Encinitas, about a mile from the beach, with private suites, a relaxation lounge and movement classes.

Beitou, Taipei

A hot-spring resort in Beitou, Taipei with private suites, outdoor baths and overnight stays, open to day-pass visitors by reservation.

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.

Austin, Texas

Adults-only resort spa on Lake Austin offering all-inclusive overnight stays and limited day passes to pools, saunas, steam rooms and lake activities.

Park City, Utah

A sauna-and-cold-plunge day spa in Park City with memberships, private group buyouts, and reservation-only access.

Nashville, Tennessee

A Gulch studio for infrared sauna and cold plunge sessions in private suites, open daily with reservations required.

Los Angeles, California

A wellness retreat in Westlake's Wilshire corridor offering cold plunge, sauna and movement classes, built around group and community sessions.

Naples, Florida

A hotel spa inside the Inn on Fifth in downtown Naples, open daily for massages, facials, nail services, sauna, steam room and lounge access.

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia

A suite hotel in central Aachen where each private room has its own jacuzzi and sauna, booked by the night rather than a day pass.

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

A mobile container-trailer spa in Pagosa Springs offering infrared sauna and cold plunge contrast therapy, adults only, by reservation.

Los Angeles, California

A medical spa in Silver Lake, Los Angeles offering body contouring, massage, hair removal and skin treatments in private suites, open daily 9am to 10pm.

Chicago, Illinois

A Gold Coast medical and day spa combining massage, facials, laser and injectables with a robe-and-locker relaxation lounge, open daily except Tuesday and

New York City, New York

A small Japanese-style bathhouse near Union Square with sauna, hot-tub onsen, cold plunge and a recovery lounge, open by reservation only.

Catskills, New York

A Catskills retreat center with a Tibetan-style spa offering sauna, steam, pools and cold plunge, built around overnight stays and group programs.