Spas with walk-ins welcome

Barcelona, Catalonia

Adults-only thermal baths in a converted 18th-century building near Barcelona's Born market, with soaking pools, massages and couples rituals.

Amman

A hotel hammam in Tla al-Ali, Amman, with marble bathing halls, a hot pool, sauna and Jacuzzi, offering about 20 treatments from a basic scrub to a $120

Las Vegas, Nevada

Adults-only hotel spa at Resorts World Las Vegas with a six-pool hydrotherapy circuit, salt room, and a themed Aufguss sauna show on weekends.

Geneva

A central Geneva adults-only club built around a sauna, hammam and jacuzzi, with nightly themed events for swingers, couples and gay visitors since 1999.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

A multi-level day spa near DC with indoor and rooftop hydrotherapy pools, several sauna types, lounges, an a la carte spa menu and eateries.

Seattle, Washington

A Russian-style bathhouse in South Lake Union with a hydrotherapy circuit and sauna, open to walk-ins daily except Monday, adults only.

Chicago, Illinois

Hyde Park day spa since 1978 offering facials, massage, body treatments, waxing and hydrotherapy, with walk-ins welcome.

Los Angeles, California

A clothing-optional Korean-style bathhouse in East Hollywood built over LA's only natural mineral hot spring, with soak pools, steam room and sauna.

Portland, Oregon

Neighborhood day spa in Portland's Overlook area with a private soak-and-steam retreat studio, massage, skincare and nail services.

Bormio, Lombardy

Family-friendly thermal baths in Bormio with chlorine-free pools heated to 37–40°C, plus sauna, steam room and adult-only wellness areas.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Historic 1912 bathhouse on Bathhouse Row offering walk-in thermal mineral baths, steam cabinet and Swedish massage, no appointment needed.

Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg

Modern thermal baths in Baden-Baden with indoor-outdoor pools and a Roman-style sauna garden, open daily 8am–10pm, day pass €40.

Miami, Florida

A beachfront resort spa in North Beach, Miami with cryotherapy, a floating salt bath, sauna, steam and a cold plunge, open to walk-ins and day-pass guests.

Los Angeles, California

A Korean spa in Arlington Heights, LA, with gender-separated floors, a co-ed Jim Jil Bang, pool and body scrubs; open daily 9am–midnight.

Los Angeles, California

A Glendale day spa offering massage, facials, waxing and nail care, plus private jacuzzi-and-sauna suites, open daily 9am to 9pm with walk-ins welcome.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Two Indianapolis locations for cryotherapy, infrared sauna, Normatec compression and float therapy, with walk-ins welcome.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Day spa inside Casa Munras Garden Hotel in Monterey, open daily 10–6, with sauna, soak baths and a couples suite.

Austin, Texas

A North Austin head spa near The Domain built around Japanese-style scalp massage, with private, couples and group suites by appointment.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Day spa and Aveda salon in Hot Springs with baths, a salt room, oxygen bar and massage, facial and hair services.

Dogo Onsen, Ehime

A roughly 3,000-year-old public hot spring bathhouse in Matsuyama, designated an Important Cultural Property, open daily with walk-in day passes from 700 yen.

Jūrmala

A pool-and-sauna complex inside Pegasa Pils Hotel in Jūrmala, with a 12.5m pool, three saunas, steam room and a salt room; day passes available, minimum age 16.

Mývatn, Northeastern Region

A geothermal lagoon by Lake Mývatn in North Iceland, with hot tub, steam cave, swim-up bar and massages, open daily noon to 10pm.

Charleston, South Carolina

A West Ashley day spa in Charleston offering lymphatic massage, infrared sauna, halo therapy and foot soaks by reservation, no day pass.

Noosa, Queensland

Day spa on Hastings Street in Noosa Heads with a hydrothermal circuit, day passes, and walk-ins welcome.