Spas with relaxation lounge

Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary Region

A 5-star medical spa and wellness hotel beside Karlovy Vary's colonnades, with seven saunas, five pools and a day pass for non-guests.

San Francisco, California

A hotel spa at Fort Baker near Sausalito for Cavallo Point guests, with a meditation pool, Zen garden, infrared sauna and outdoor Jacuzzis.

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.

Miami, Florida

Hotel spa inside Dua Miami, Autograph Collection in Brickell, open daily 9am-6pm, with sauna, steam room, cold plunge and couples massage rooms.

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.

Florence, Tuscany

A 650-square-meter spa inside a 14th-century Florence monastery, with thermal pool, guesthouse rooms, bistro and day-pass access.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Day spa and Aveda salon in Hot Springs with baths, a salt room, oxygen bar and massage, facial and hair services.

Jūrmala

A pool-and-sauna complex inside Pegasa Pils Hotel in Jūrmala, with a 12.5m pool, three saunas, steam room and a salt room; day passes available, minimum age 16.

Mývatn, Northeastern Region

A geothermal lagoon by Lake Mývatn in North Iceland, with hot tub, steam cave, swim-up bar and massages, open daily noon to 10pm.

Palm Beach, Florida

A 42,000-square-foot hotel day spa in Manalapan with a central dipping pool, garden lounge areas, and day passes open to non-guests.

Palm Springs, California

Moroccan-themed inn in Desert Hot Springs with natural mineral hot springs, a spring-fed pool and day-pass access from 9am to 4pm.

Miami, Florida

Esencia Wellness Spa is a day spa in Mid-Beach, Miami Beach, with a hydrotherapy circuit, relaxation lounge and poolside views, open to walk-ins with a day

Palm Springs, California

Hotel spa inside the Avalon in Palm Springs, open Thursday through Monday, with a $75 day pass covering jacuzzi, sauna, cold plunge and steam rooms.

Monroe, New Jersey

Affordable day spa in Williamstown, NJ with sauna, steam room and thermal pool, offering massages, facials and couples treatments.

Montego Bay, Saint James

A 12-treatment hotel spa at Half Moon resort in Montego Bay, with a waterfall-fed lagoon pool, steam rooms and outdoor yoga, open to resort guests only.

Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg

A Renaissance-era thermal bathhouse in Baden-Baden built in 1877, offering a structured Roman-Irish bathing ritual for about 39 euros a day.

Houston, Texas

A Korean jjimjilbang in Houston with clothing-optional bathing pools, sauna and steam rooms, $58 day pass, adults 18+ only, walk-ins welcome.

Orlando, Florida

Medical spa in Orlando offering facials, massage, body contouring and couples packages, with an on-site sauna, steam room and thermal pool.

New York City, New York

A below-street-level day spa in NoHo with thermal baths, a three-story indoor waterfall, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, plus massage and facial treatments.

Madrid, Community of Madrid

A Moorish-style hammam near Plaza Mayor in central Madrid, with thermal pools, a relaxation lounge and treatment packages for adults and couples.

Seattle, Washington

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

Gold Coast, Queensland

An overnight wellness retreat in Tallebudgera Valley with a cedar sauna, magnesium spa bath, ice bath and a 60-minute aromatherapy massage.

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.