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.

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.

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.

Kuala Lumpur

An onsen-style day spa in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, with thermal pools, sauna, steam room and couples treatments.

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.

Hudson, New York

Adults-only communal thermal baths and steam room in downtown Hudson, NY, with day passes, memberships and treatment-plus-soak packages.

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.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Historic 1935 bathhouse in Saratoga Springs offering mineral water soaks and massages in original tubs, reservation only, moderate pricing.

Mexico City, Quintana Roo

A Japanese-style hotel spa in Mexico City's Cuauhtémoc district with tatami suites, outdoor onsen baths and a $2,080 day pass for couples.

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.

Seattle, Washington

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

New York City, New York

Thermal bath circuit and massages in a restored 1883 Tribeca textile factory, with a skylit tepidarium and candlelit thermal pools; reservation required.

San Francisco, California

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

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.

New York City, New York

A small Japanese-style bathhouse near Union Square with sauna, hot-tub onsen, cold plunge and a recovery lounge, open by reservation only.

Krabi

A moderately priced onsen-style day spa in Ao Nang, Krabi, open daily from late morning into the night.