Spas with relaxation lounge

Asheville, North Carolina

A downtown Asheville salt cave with Himalayan salt walls, a hammam steam bath and massage rooms for solo visitors and couples, reservation-based.

Houston, Texas

A Houston day spa near Memorial Park focused on massage and bodywork, with a spa pool, sauna and outdoor retreat, open daily 10am-8pm.

Sacramento, California

Day spa in Sacramento's Oak Park with float rooms, private cold plunge and sauna suites, infrared sauna, and a Somadome meditation pod.

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.

Austin, Texas

A South Lamar bathhouse with cedar saunas and cold plunges, plus massage and body scrub treatments, open daily with $25 walk-in day passes.

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.

Wiesbaden, Hesse

Historic thermal-water day spa inside Wiesbaden's Hotel Schwarzer Bock, with sauna, steam room, pool and day passes for solo visitors, couples and groups.

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.

Los Angeles, California

A day spa on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood with seven treatment rooms, sauna, soak baths and free parking, open daily 10am–7pm.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

A day spa next to the Trailborn hotel in Jackson Hole with an outdoor pool deck, salt lounge and day passes for walk-in soaks or treatments.

Atlanta, Georgia

Korean day spa in Norcross near Atlanta with hot and cold baths, sauna rooms, salt room and a restaurant; day pass runs $30.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe float spa with sensory-deprivation tanks and infrared sauna rooms, walk-ins accepted when the schedule allows.

Seattle, Washington

A Bellevue day spa in Wilburton specializing in head spa scalp treatments, massage, facials and couples sessions, with free on-site parking.

Nashville, Tennessee

A Finnish-inspired bathhouse and salon in a converted East Nashville factory, with sauna, steam room, cold plunge and private suites for couples.

Los Angeles, California

A women-focused Korean day spa in Pico-Union with steam, salt and ice rooms, open daily 9am to 9pm, with massage and facials open to men too.

Ischia, Campania

Family-run thermal pool park on Ischia's Maronti beach, open since 1973, with three sulfur-water pools, a sauna and direct beach access.

New York City, New York

A 24-hour Korean jjimjilbang-style day spa in Midtown Manhattan with saunas, a soaking tub, and a $135 body-scrub signature treatment.

Miami, Florida

A Peruvian-themed day spa inside the Victor Hotel on Ocean Drive, South Beach, with a hamam, steam room, sauna and a couples suite.

San Diego, California

A walk-in day spa in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood with massage, cryotherapy, salt therapy and a $100 all-day wellness pass.

Chicago, Illinois

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

Austin, Texas

Lakeside day spa near Austin offering a $150 day pass with pools, steam room, sauna and relaxation lounges, open daily 9am–9pm.

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.

Portland, Oregon

A Finnish-style sauna and bodywork space in Portland's Hosford-Abernethy area, open daily with walk-in and membership access.