Spas with reservation required

Toronto, Ontario

A reservation-only thermal bath circuit in a 1912 Edwardian building in Toronto, with eight pools, a dry sauna, steam room and massage treatments.

Amsterdam, North Holland

A day spa inside a former bank vault in central Amsterdam, with pool, whirlpool and a canal-view gym; adults-only, day pass by reservation.

Barcelona, Catalonia

Adults-only thermal baths in a converted 18th-century building near Barcelona's Born market, with soaking pools, massages and couples rituals.

San Francisco, California

Adults-only Russian bathhouse in San Francisco's India Basin with steam rooms, cold plunge, rooftop deck and a café, open daily except Tuesday.

Daylesford, Victoria

A rammed-earth house on 80 hectares near Daylesford, rented whole for up to 10 adults, with in-room massage and a two-night minimum stay.

Sydney, New South Wales

Korean bathhouse in Chatswood with herbal baths, steam room and dry sauna, built around the traditional Korean body scrub, open by reservation only.

Sydney, New South Wales

Reservation-only Korean bathhouse in Paddington, Sydney, with herbal baths, a steam room and the signature Korean Body Scrub, closed Tuesdays.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Adults-only hotel spa at Oaklawn Resort in Hot Springs with vitality pools, heated loungers, needle showers and treatment-based access only.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Adults-only hotel spa at Resorts World Las Vegas with a six-pool hydrotherapy circuit, salt room, and a themed Aufguss sauna show on weekends.

Palm Springs, California

Adults-only hot springs resort on Miracle Hill in Desert Hot Springs with private mineral tubs, a Finnish sauna, salt room and 35 spa treatments.

Nashville, Tennessee

Upscale hotel spa inside 1 Hotel Nashville with 38 treatments, an infrared sauna wrap, and an 18-plus minimum age; no day pass offered.

Aspen, Colorado

A downtown Aspen wellness studio offering sauna, cold plunge, IV drips, hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy and sports massage, open daily 10am–6pm for adults.

Marrakech, Marrakesh-Safi

A 1,200-square-metre hotel spa at Selman Marrakech built around the Chenot method, with hammams, pools and multi-day wellness programmes.

Miami, Florida

Hotel spa inside Dua Miami, Autograph Collection in Brickell, open daily 9am-6pm, with sauna, steam room, cold plunge and couples massage rooms.

Durango, Colorado

A hot springs resort in the Animas Valley near Durango, Colorado, with 32 mineral pools, cold plunges, a lap pool and private cedar soaking tubs.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hotel spa inside Hilton Grand Vacations on the Las Vegas Strip, open to non-guests via day pass or booked treatment, minimum age 16.

Palm Springs, California

Hotel spa inside the Avalon in Palm Springs, open Thursday through Monday, with a $75 day pass covering jacuzzi, sauna, cold plunge and steam rooms.

New York City, New York

Hotel spa inside Thompson Central Park combining massages, facials and body treatments with daily fitness classes and private saunas, near Central Park.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Day spa in South Scottsdale focused on facials and a signature holistic massage, with sauna, steam room, thermal pool and cold plunge on site.

Columbia, Maryland

A luxury medical and day spa in Columbia's Town Center combining facials, massage and laser/injectable treatments with a thermal pool, sauna and steam room.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A reservation-only traditional Nordic sauna in North Philadelphia, open Wednesday through Monday and closed Tuesdays.

New York City, New York

A below-street-level day spa in NoHo with thermal baths, a three-story indoor waterfall, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, plus massage and facial treatments.

Seattle, Washington

A Bellevue day spa in Wilburton specializing in head spa scalp treatments, massage, facials and couples sessions, with free on-site parking.

Gold Coast, Queensland

An overnight wellness retreat in Tallebudgera Valley with a cedar sauna, magnesium spa bath, ice bath and a 60-minute aromatherapy massage.