Spas with relaxation lounge

Bishop, California

A century-old natural hot springs pool near Bishop in the Eastern Sierra, with a cooling waterfall, a separate hot soak, and simple day-use facilities.

Bad Kissingen, Bavaria

Thermal bath and sauna park in Bad Kissingen with 10 indoor/outdoor pools, nine saunas and a day pass around €40.

Tucson, Arizona

Hotel spa at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson offering massages, facials and body treatments, open only to resort guests.

Saint-Malo, Brittany

A seafront thalassotherapy center in Saint-Malo with an Aquatonic seawater pool circuit, day passes, and multi-day cure packages in a Belle-Époque building.

Windermere, England

Resort hotel spa on Lake Windermere's shore with thermal suite, indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, plus massage and facial treatments.

Portland, Oregon

A Finnish-style sauna bathhouse in Portland's Boise neighborhood offering day passes, memberships, and a handful of massage and facial treatments.

Tucson, Arizona

Hotel spa at Omni Tucson National Resort with 12 treatment rooms, a couples suite, salon services, and day passes open to both guests and locals.

Borjomi, Samtskhe-Javakheti

A hotel resort in Borjomi with a pool, gym, children's room and wellness treatments like physiotherapy and electrophoresis, open only to overnight guests.

Monroe, Utah

Natural hot spring pools fed by mineral water in rural Monroe, Utah, open 24/7 with day-pass soaking and funky bus and cabin lodging on site.

Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo

Adults-only spa inside the all-inclusive Ocean Riviera Paradise resort in Playa del Carmen, with sauna, Turkish bath and four treatment options via day pass.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A 77-acre hot springs resort outside Santa Fe with spring-fed thermal pools, day-pass soaking packages from $175, and overnight lodging.

Byron Bay, New South Wales

A moderate-priced day spa at the Elements of Byron resort, open to walk-ins and hotel guests for massages, facials and body rituals.

Saturnia, Tuscany

Walk-in thermal park in the Maremma countryside with four outdoor sulfur pools, hydromassage jets and a vascular circuit fed by a 3,000-year-old spring.

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Geothermal hot springs and day spa in Fingal on the Mornington Peninsula, with a family-friendly Bath House and an adults-only Spa Dreaming Centre.

Scottsdale, Arizona

A hotel spa at JW Marriott Desert Ridge with sauna, steam rooms, a sanctuary pool, bistro and salon, open to day-pass guests as well as hotel guests.

Vail, Colorado

Hotel spa at The Arrabelle in Lionshead Village, Vail, with 11 treatment rooms, a fitness center and locker-room steam rooms, open to hotel guests.

Budapest

A centuries-old Turkish-style thermal bath on the Buda riverside with pools, saunas, massages and weekend late-night soaking hours.

Busan

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

Scuol, Grisons

Hotel spa at the 4-star Belvedere in Scuol with indoor/outdoor pools, mineral and thermal water, sauna, steam bath and a day pass option.

Houston, Texas

A walk-in friendly day spa in Houston's Hyde Park area offering massage, facials, hydrotherapy, sauna and steam room at moderate prices.

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.

Sofia, Sofia City

Small day spa near South Park with a heated pool, jacuzzi, Finnish sauna, steam room and a traditional-style hamam, capped at 10 guests.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

A budget-friendly day spa in Murfreesboro built around a Himalayan salt cave, with infrared sauna, massage-chair lounge and walk-in access.

Mexico City

Unisex bathhouse in Mexico City's Centro Histórico with sauna, steam, jacuzzi, massage, barbershop and on-site parking, open daily from 6am.