Spas with relaxation lounge

Nashville, Tennessee

Upscale day spa in Franklin outside Nashville offering facials, massages, a salt room, infrared sauna and hydrotherapy tub, open daily by reservation.

New York City, New York

A Brooklyn bathhouse built around the largest banya in the US, with Turkish and Moroccan hammams, multiple saunas and a hydrotherapy pool circuit.

The Colony, Texas

A day-soaking spa in The Colony with mineral pools at varying temperatures, seven saunas, cold plunges and a poolside café.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

A natural geothermal vapor cave in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, where visitors steam in ancient rock chambers and add massages, mineral baths or body treatments.

Noboribetsu, Hokkaido

A plain neighborhood bathhouse in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, offering 100% source-fed hot spring water in two mineral varieties, about 10 minutes from the station.

Tallinn, Harju County

A small hotel spa in central Tallinn with three treatment rooms, two saunas and a Japanese pool, offering massages and facials by appointment.

Vail, Colorado

Hotel spa inside Park Hyatt Beaver Creek with a 5-step hydrotherapy circuit, sauna, steam room and day-pass access to massages, facials and fitness classes.

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District

Hotel spa inside Hotel Drisco Tel Aviv on Ben Yehuda Street, with rooftop baths, a Jacuzzi and couples' treatment rooms.

Vals, Grisons

Peter Zumthor's quartzite thermal baths in Vals, built into the mountain, open to day visitors as well as hotel guests.

Hunter Valley, New South Wales

A resort spa inside Avani Cypress Lakes in Pokolbin, open to hotel guests for treatments, thermal pools, outdoor baths and a fitness and yoga space.

Carefree, Arizona

A 20-plus-acre desert wellness resort in Carefree, Arizona, with a full spa, pools, and 100-plus weekly fitness and mindfulness classes open to day visitors by

Osprey, Florida

Hotel spa and pool deck at a moderate-price resort in Osprey, Florida, with sauna, steam room and thermal circuits for overnight guests.

San Diego, California

A La Jolla medical spa specializing in lymphatic drainage, colon hydrotherapy and detox treatments, open since 1993, adults only, by reservation.

Canggu, Bali

Open-air Balinese day spa on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong in Canggu, with 38 treatment rooms covering massage, beauty, hair and spa packages.

Granada, Andalusia

A traditional-style hammam in central Granada with a heated thermal pool and relaxation lounge, open daily from 9am to midnight.

Chicago, Illinois

Upscale day spa in Lincoln Park, Chicago, where booking any treatment unlocks all-day access to a hydrotherapy circuit, thermal suite and outdoor terrace.

Chicago, Illinois

A West Town day spa built around a beer soak, with sauna, steam room, salt room and thermal pool for couples or solo visits.

Nipomo, California

A Nipomo day spa at the Monarch Club where massages and facials come with access to a garden hot tub, eucalyptus steam room and lounge.

New York City, New York

A five-treatment-room hotel spa inside The Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, built around a heated pool and Japanese-influenced design.

Tucson, Arizona

A resort day spa at Westward Look in Tucson with a thermal pool, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, open daily 9am-6pm by reservation.

Rocky River, Ohio

Massage-focused day spa in Rocky River offering couples treatments, sauna, steam room and thermal pool, open daily by appointment.

Galway, Connacht

Hotel spa in Galway with a thermal suite, pool and outdoor hot tub, open daily 10am–6pm with day packages from €80.

Palm Springs, California

Boutique hotel spa in Desert Hot Springs with two natural mineral hot spring pools, day passes, and overnight rooms that include breakfast.

Orlando, Florida

Hotel spa at the Rosen Centre on International Drive in Orlando, offering massages, facials, nail care and access to a steam room, pool and fitness center.