Spas with reservation required

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.

Lake Tahoe, California

Lakeside day spa in Tahoe City offering massage and Dermalogica facials, open daily 9am-7pm, operating for 35 years.

Half Moon Bay, California

A full-service spa inside an oceanfront hotel at Half Moon Bay Harbor, offering massages, facials and body treatments to guests by reservation.

Nashville, Tennessee

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

The Hamptons, New York

Adults-only destination spa and 12-room retreat in Water Mill, offering hydrotherapy, yoga, spa treatments and overnight stays by reservation.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

An 1889 bed-and-breakfast across from Hot Springs National Park, with in-room whirlpool tubs for two rather than a communal bathhouse.

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.

San Diego, California

Beachfront hotel spa at the Catamaran Resort in Mission Beach offering massages, facials and nail services with a view of Mission Bay.

San Diego, California

Hotel spa at The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, with ocean-facing treatment rooms near the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, open daily 8am–6pm by

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.

Bad Ragaz, St. Gallen

A resort thermal spa in Bad Ragaz with indoor and outdoor thermal pools and sauna, open daily 7:30am–8pm, reservation required for day passes.

Arima Onsen, Hyogo

Hotel spa in Arima Onsen with Arima's rare iron-rich "ginsen" waters, outdoor baths, sauna and jacuzzi, run as an all-inclusive overnight stay.

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.

Sedona, Arizona

A 23-casita destination spa resort inside Sedona's Boynton Canyon, open to overnight hotel guests 16 and older for multi-day wellness journeys.

Penang

An adults-only villa resort spa near Kepala Batas, Penang, with 18 private villas, spa treatments and plant-based dining; reservation required.

Scarborough

A boutique hillside hotel above Bacolet Bay in Scarborough, Tobago, with an infinity pool and ocean views, built around a converted 150-year-old Donkey Cart

Calistoga, California

MoonAcre Spa & Baths is a day spa in Calistoga with a thermal pool, hot tub and sauna, open daily 9am–5pm and geared toward families and couples.

Bad Blumau, Styria

Rogner Bad Blumau is a Hundertwasser-designed thermal resort in Styria with geothermal pools, outdoor baths and hotel-guest-only access.

Tulum, Quintana Roo

Beachfront resort in Tulum pairing overnight stays with spa treatments, yoga and fitness classes, open to hotel guests only.

Big Sur, California

Adults-only hotel spa at Ventana Big Sur with ocean-view treatment rooms, outdoor cabanas for couples, and a 24-hour fitness and yoga space.