Spas with cold plunge

Saratoga Springs, New York

A floating Nordic-style sauna moored on Saratoga Lake, with a 15-person cabin, roof terrace and lake plunge, open daily except Monday.

Chantilly, Virginia

King SPA is a Korean bathhouse in Chantilly, VA, with gender-separated clothing-optional baths, mixed saunas, a restaurant, and day passes for walk-ins.

Portland, Oregon

A membership-driven wellness club in downtown Portland with hot pools, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, plus massage, skincare and fitness classes.

Chicago, Illinois

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

Miami, Florida

Adults-only spa and pool complex inside Loews Miami Beach Hotel, open to hotel guests only, with sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal circuits.

Austin, Texas

Hotel spa at Omni Barton Creek with steam room, sauna, cold plunge and a rooftop pool overlooking Hill Country, open daily 9am-7pm.

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.

Los Angeles, California

Women-only Korean day spa in Koreatown, LA with saltwater, mineral and cold pools, a salt room, and walk-in day passes.

Edinburgh, Scotland

One Spa is an adults-only day spa in Edinburgh's city centre with a rooftop Hydropool, thermal suite and day-pass access.

Austin, Texas

Eco-friendly day spa in Anderson Mill, Austin, offering organic massage, facials and body treatments with a sauna, steam room and cold plunge.

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.

Aspen, Colorado

Adults-only hotel spa at The St. Regis Aspen with Thai-inspired massage, 111Skin facials, an AI robotic massage, and a day pass covering pool, cold plunge, and

Scottsdale, Arizona

Recovery-focused studio in South Scottsdale centered on a cold plunge, hot tub, infrared sauna, compression therapy and red light rooms rather than traditional

Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

A hotel-guest-only wellness room at Rascals in Kuta, Lombok, with a traditional sauna, dual ice baths and a magnesium pool, open daily 8am–9:30pm.

Boston, Massachusetts

A Seaport social wellness club in Boston offering saunas, ice baths, IV therapy, red light and HBOT sessions, with reservations required and no membership

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.

Whistler, British Columbia

Outdoor Nordic baths spa in Whistler offering hot pools, cold plunges and a bistro, open daily 9am–10pm on a day-pass basis.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Hotel spa at the Inn at Eagle Mountain in Fountain Hills with sauna, steam room, pools and a $69 60-minute massage as its signature treatment.

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.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Russian-Turkish bathhouse in Southampton, outside Philadelphia, with platza massage, a pool and multiple heat rooms, open to walk-ins with day passes.

Austin, Texas

Adults-only hotel spa at the Fairmont Austin with nine treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy circuit, sauna and cold plunge, open daily with day passes available.

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.

Park City, Utah

A 27-room resort spa at Montage Deer Valley in Park City, open to hotel guests with a pool, steam room, sauna and cold plunge.