Spas with reservation required

Mérida, Yucatán

Resort spa on the grounds of Hacienda Xcanatun near Mérida, with a pavilion over a pond offering Asian-style massages and facials by reservation.

Zanzibar

A dedicated hammam in Stone Town offering a traditional steam, scrub and oil-massage ritual, open daily with reservations required.

San Diego, California

A Clairemont wellness studio in San Diego pairing acupuncture and bodywork with an infrared sauna and a Himalayan salt room for classes.

Santa Barbara, California

A State Street halotherapy spa built around a large underground crystal salt cave, with massage, facials and a relaxation lounge.

Transylvania County, North Carolina

All-inclusive multi-night wellness retreat in Pisgah Forest, NC, combining fitness classes, spa treatments, guided hikes and farm-to-table meals in private

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.

Orlando, Florida

Halotherapy day spa in Orlando's Lake Eola Heights offering salt room sessions, massage and acupuncture, adults only, by reservation.

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.

Carmichael, California

A single-room salt cave in a Carmichael strip mall offering 45-minute salt therapy sessions for relaxation and respiratory relief.

Palm Beach, Florida

An oceanfront resort spa in Riviera Beach combining Ayurvedic treatments with a hydrothermal circuit, hammam, salon and private beach access.

Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas

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

Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico

An adults-only luxury wellness retreat on the shore of Lake Avándaro in Valle de Bravo, built into a rock formation and run by reservation only.

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.

Kapaau, Hawaii

An oceanfront eco-boutique hotel and wellness retreat on Hawaii Island's North Kohala coast, open to overnight guests only, not day visitors.

North Royalton, Ohio

A North Royalton day spa built around a salt room and sauna, with adults-only halotherapy sessions on a walk-in or reserved basis.

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.

Las Vegas, Nevada

A Henderson day spa in MacDonald Ranch offering massage, facials and a Himalayan salt lounge, with walk-in and reservation options.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Float tank, massage and salt therapy spot in Peccole Ranch, Las Vegas, open daily with walk-ins accepted alongside bookings.

Ojai, California

A small, independently owned day spa in Ojai offering facials, massage, head spa treatments, infrared sauna and salt therapy.