Spas with relaxation lounge

Houston, Texas

Upscale day spa at The Houstonian in Houston with 22 treatment rooms, soaking pools and a sundeck; pool access comes with a 50-minute-plus treatment, not a

Reykjavik, Capital Region

Eight oceanfront geothermal pools in Hvalfjörður, 45 minutes from Reykjavík, plus steam baths, a bistro and guest houses for rent.

Miami, Florida

A co-ed Turkish hammam and day spa in North Miami offering a $125 day pass with saunas, steam rooms, a hydromassage pool and an on-site Turkish restaurant.

Wiesbaden, Hesse

A 16+ textile-free thermal bath in central Wiesbaden with Roman-style architecture, saunas, steam rooms and a cold plunge pool.

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.

Boston, Massachusetts

A Finnish kelo-log banya in Newton with sauna, steam room and cold plunge, alternating men's and women's days, day passes from $69.

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.

New York City, New York

A Korean jjimjilbang-style spa in Palisades Park, NJ, with ten heated sauna rooms, hot tubs, cold plunge and a $69 day pass, open daily 9am to 2am.

Chicago, Illinois

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse and sauna complex in Niles near Chicago, with 11 heat rooms, hot and cold pools, and a $45 day pass covering walk-in access.

Chicago, Illinois

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

Tucson, Arizona

Hotel spa at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, with eight treatment rooms, an adults-only pool, and a 24-hour fitness center; open daily 9am–6pm.

San Francisco, California

Hotel spa at The Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill with a heated soaking pool, sauna, steam room and terrace, open daily 8am-7pm; treatment booking required.

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.

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.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Adults-only resort spa at the Andaz Scottsdale with treatment suites, a private pool, fitness center and cabana bookings, day pass available.

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

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.

Denver, Colorado

A 14,000-square-foot hotel spa inside Gaylord Rockies in Aurora, offering massages, facials, body treatments and a couples room, adults only.

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

Nashville, Tennessee

Day spa and medical spa on the third floor of The Westin Nashville downtown, with nine treatment rooms, a dry cedar sauna, steam showers and walk-in access to

Orlando, Florida

Adults-only luxury hotel spa at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, with 40 treatment rooms, couples suites and a lap pool.

Denver, Colorado

Bathhouse in Denver's Ballpark District built around contrast therapy: a 40-person cedar sauna, eucalyptus steam room, five cold plunges, and thermal soaking

Busan

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