Spas with walk-ins welcome

Queenstown, Otago

Adults-only bathhouse in central Queenstown with heated, ambient and cold pools, sauna and steam room, day pass $99.

Ho Chi Minh City

A Korean-style jjim jil bang in Ho Chi Minh City with six heated rooms, a Dead Sea mineral soaking pool, and massage, hair-wash and facial services.

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.

New York City, New York

A Brooklyn bathhouse built around the largest banya in the US, with Turkish and Moroccan hammams, multiple saunas and a hydrotherapy pool circuit.

Noboribetsu, Hokkaido

A plain neighborhood bathhouse in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, offering 100% source-fed hot spring water in two mineral varieties, about 10 minutes from the station.

Calistoga, California

A day spa and co-ed bathhouse in downtown Sebastopol with women-only and clothing-optional sessions on set days.

Granada, Andalusia

A traditional-style hammam in central Granada with a heated thermal pool and relaxation lounge, open daily from 9am to midnight.

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Adults-only bathhouse in Mornington with magnesium baths, ice plunge, sauna and steam rooms; walk-ins welcome.

Fez, Fès-Meknès

Family-run hammam and day spa in Fez's Ville Nouvelle offering traditional scrub-and-massage packages, a jacuzzi, sauna and à la carte beauty treatments.

Zanzibar

A moderate-priced day spa and hammam in Stone Town offering over 50 treatments, including Ayurvedic therapies and a sauna.

Antalya

A Turkish hammam and day spa in Konyaaltı, Antalya, offering steam baths, scrub-and-foam treatments, Doctor Fish, and massage therapy.

Portland, Oregon

A walk-in bathhouse in Portland's Hazelwood neighborhood with a sauna, open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for adults only.

Granada, Andalusia

An Arab-style bathhouse in Granada's Centro district with thermal pools and a relaxation lounge, open daily 10am–10:30pm, adults only.

Kinosaki, Hyogo

A walk-in public hot spring bathhouse in Kinosaki, Hyogo, open daily except Thursday, with affordable day-pass bathing for families.

Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County

A hammam in Gothenburg's Olivedal district offering traditional oriental-style treatments, open daily from 9am to 10pm.

Athens, Attica

A traditional hammam in central Athens offering steam bathing and a relaxation lounge, open daily, adults only, moderate pricing.

Fez, Fès-Meknès

A traditional hammam just inside Bab Boujloud in Fez's old medina, open daily from 11am to 8pm.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A neighborhood public bathhouse in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, open daily from 7am to 1am, with shampoo and body soap provided and walk-ins welcome.

Brussels

A walk-in sauna and bathhouse on Rue du Marché au Charbon in central Brussels, open into the early morning on weekdays.

Kinosaki, Hyogo

A public onsen bathhouse in Kinosaki, Hyogo, open to walk-in visitors daily except Wednesday from 3pm to 11pm.

San Francisco, California

An adults-only bathhouse in San Francisco's Tenderloin with a thermal pool and an on-site restaurant, open daily except Tuesdays.

Vienna

A day-pass bathhouse on Handelskai in Leopoldstadt with a sauna and thermal pool, open daily 10am–10pm.

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

A walk-in bathhouse in Dromana on the Mornington Peninsula offering sauna sessions, open daily and priced affordably.

Beppu, Oita

A 1938 public bathhouse in central Beppu known for its sand bath, where attendants bury bathers in heated sand while they wear a yukata.