Spas with cold plunge

Chicago, Illinois

Day spa in Burr Ridge, about 20 miles outside Chicago, built around a hydrotherapy circuit with whirlpool, cold plunge and steam room.

Munich, Bavaria

A Jugendstil bathhouse from 1901 in Haidhausen with two swimming halls, a Roman-Irish steam bath and sauna, day pool pass from €5.80.

Oslo

A member-run bathhouse on Sukkerbiten in Oslo offering communal and private saunas, a boat sauna, and fjord-side cold dips, open daily 7am–11pm.

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Victorian-style bathhouse in downtown Pagosa Springs with mineral soaking tubs, a rooftop tub, sauna, cold plunge and on-site massage.

Shibu Onsen, Nagano

Reservation-only private hot spring and sauna suites at a Nagano brewery complex, built around a craft beer bathing plan for two to four guests.

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.

Busan

A large Korean jjimjilbang inside Centum City with 18 hot spring baths and 13 themed heat rooms, open daily 9am–10pm.

Vienna

Hotel spa in Vienna's Neubau district with a 20-metre indoor pool, two saunas, a steam room and day passes for non-guests.

Montreal, Quebec

Indoor Nordic spa in Old Montreal offering a hot-and-cold thermal circuit, massages and a relaxation lounge, open daily with day passes and valet parking.

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.

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur

A day spa in El Tezal, Cabo San Lucas, with a pool, cold plunge and cabanas, offering walk-ins and day passes at moderate prices.

Quebec City, Quebec

Siberia Station is a Nordic-circuit day spa in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, with hot tubs, saunas, cold plunges and a $60 day pass.

Seattle, Washington

A reservation-only social wellness sauna spa in Renton (serving the Seattle area) with a thermal pool, cold plunge, sauna and steam room, day passes from $75.

Dax, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A walk-in day spa in Dax with pool, sauna, hammam and Norwegian bath access, plus facials, massages and aquabike classes.

Duluth, Georgia

Korean jjimjilbang in Duluth near Atlanta with hot and cold tubs, saunas, and a food court, open daily from 9am and until 2am on weekends.

Chamonix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Hotel spa at Heliopic Chamonix with an ice cave, cold-water well, hammams, sauna and a 15m pool facing the Mont Blanc massif, open to day visitors who book a

Quebec City, Quebec

A riverside Nordic spa in Old Quebec with an infinity pool, salt-water floating bath and thermal baths along the St. Lawrence, open daily 9am-10pm.

Denver, Colorado

A walk-in day spa on Larimer Square in Denver with a sauna, cold plunge, compression therapy, LED light circuit, and an AI robot massage option.

Palm Beach, Florida

A Palm Beach Gardens studio offering 60-minute private-suite sessions combining infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin-c shower.

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.

Wanaka, Otago

A lakefront wood-fired sauna at The Outlet in Wānaka running guided or self-guided group sessions with cold dips in the lake between rounds.

Los Angeles, California

Four Seasons hotel spa in Beverly Hills with a steam room, rooftop pool, fitness center and eight treatments, open daily, day passes available.

Vail, Colorado

A hotel spa at Grand Hyatt Vail with three treatments, an outdoor heated infinity pool, hot tubs and cold plunges along Gore Creek.

Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan

Hotel spa at The Standard, Hua Hin, offering 11 treatments, ice bath therapy, and a day pass option at a beachfront resort on Naresdamri Road.