Spas with reservation required

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.

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.

Seattle, Washington

A private floating bathhouse on Seattle's Lake Union, booked out entirely for one group of up to 12 for sauna, cold plunge and hot tub rounds.

Dallas, Texas

Korean-inspired day spa in Carrollton near Dallas, offering K-beauty facials, scalp rituals and body-contouring treatments by appointment.

Los Angeles, California

A women-focused Korean day spa in Pico-Union with steam, salt and ice rooms, open daily 9am to 9pm, with massage and facials open to men too.

Oslo

Waterfront sauna spot on Aker Brygge with shared and private saunas, sea bathing, and sauna boat trips on the fjord.

Boston, Massachusetts

A Finnish kelo-log banya in Newton with sauna, steam room and cold plunge, alternating men's and women's days, day passes from $69.

Phuket

Adults-only Ayurvedic resort on a Rawai hillside with doctor-led Panchakarma programs, a saltwater pool and 47 private villas.

Amsterdam, North Holland

A small Amsterdam-West studio offering one-on-one Ayurvedic and deep tissue massage, with both walk-in and reservation options.

Sedona, Arizona

Namti is an Ayurvedic day spa in Sedona offering six treatments, including a $129 Abhyanga massage, with walk-ins and couples sessions available.

San Francisco, California

Women-only Korean-style bathhouse and day spa in Japantown, San Francisco, open daily by appointment, clothing-optional.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

A compact Ayurvedic spa and yoga retreat near Laxman Jhula in Rishikesh, offering six treatments including Shirodhara by appointment only.

Denver, Colorado

A small European-style bathhouse in Denver where you rent a private sauna by the hour and share a cold plunge, cold waterfall bucket and steam room.

Nashville, Tennessee

A community sauna studio in East Nashville's Porter Road corridor with communal and private sauna rooms plus an outdoor pop-up cold plunge.

Cotswolds, England

A woodland sauna and ice bath venue near Northleach in the Cotswolds, offering communal and private heat-and-cold sessions plus occasional workshops.

Mumbai, Maharashtra

An upscale Ayurvedic retreat in Vile Parle West, Mumbai, with five treatments, couples rooms and a relaxation lounge; reservations required, open daily

Los Angeles, California

Korean-style day spa in Koreatown with detox rooms, body scrubs, gender-specific hours and on-site validated parking.

Frisco, Texas

An Ayurvedic wellness center in Frisco offering oil massage, shirodhara, dosha consultations and detox packages, led by practitioner Ritu Bhalla.

London, England

A Russian-style banya bathhouse in Belgravia offering oak-lined steam rooms, cold plunge pools and leaf-massage rituals, with day passes by reservation only.

Port Douglas, Queensland

Ayurvedic-style massage and bathhouse studio in Port Douglas offering couples treatments, yoga and reformer Pilates, bookings required with no walk-ins.

Gold Coast, Queensland

A 90-minute hydrotherapy circuit in Southport with a Finnish rock sauna, 5° ice baths and hot/cold magnesium pools, day pass $49.

Dallas, Texas

An Ayurvedic clinic in Dallas offering consultations, panchakarma packages and individual therapies, by appointment only.

Seattle, Washington

Private-rental bathhouse and sauna in Capitol Hill, Seattle, open daily 8am–midnight, clothing optional and booked by reservation only.