Spas with reservation required

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.

San Francisco, California

A Japantown bathhouse open for 50+ years, with a Japanese-style thermal pool and relaxation lounge, reservation required, adults only.

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.

Los Angeles, California

A Santa Monica Ayurvedic practice offering traditional bodywork, consultations and seasonal cleanses by appointment, Monday through Friday.

Hudson Valley, New York

A French-inspired hotel spa in the center of Rhinebeck village, open to overnight guests by reservation.

Mumbai, Maharashtra

An Ayurveda-based day spa on Marine Drive in Mumbai offering massage, detox and beauty therapies with a relaxation lounge and yoga space.

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.

Naples, Florida

Day spa in Central Naples with a salt cave for halotherapy, plus massage, facials and yoga classes; walk-ins welcome but reservations recommended.

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.

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.

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.

Kyoto

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

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.

Kyle, Texas

A 88-acre Hill Country resort near Kyle and Wimberley with overnight rooms, a garden spa, pool, hot tubs and day-pass access by reservation.

Seattle, Washington

A downtown Seattle yoga studio with heated and unheated vinyasa, sculpt and hatha classes, plus a sauna, steam room and pools for after class.

Asheville, North Carolina

An overnight-stay forest retreat near Fairview with private cedar hot tubs and a shared sauna pavilion session, not a drop-in day spa.

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