Spas with relaxation lounge

Băile Felix, Bihor

A thermal baths complex in Băile Felix with outdoor and indoor pools, open daily with walk-in access and no membership required.

South Haven, Michigan

An adults-only glamping resort and pool club at South Haven Country Club with a day-pass spa area featuring a pool, sauna and relaxation lounge.

Granada, Andalusia

An Arab-style bathhouse in Granada's Centro district with thermal pools and a relaxation lounge, open daily 10am–10:30pm, adults only.

San Diego, California

Adults-only hotel spa in Carmel Valley with sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal circuits, open to guests of the Fairmont Grand Del Mar.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Adults-only resort spa in Scottsdale with sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal pools, open only to hotel guests.

Bad Ragaz, St. Gallen

Hotel resort spa in Bad Ragaz built around the valley's 36.5°C thermal water, with saunas, pools and treatments open to overnight guests.

Maui, Hawaii

A nine-room resort spa on Maui's Road to Hana offering lomi lomi and lava-stone pōhaku wela massage, plus a eucalyptus steam room and cold plunge.

Kapaau, Hawaii

An oceanfront eco-boutique hotel and wellness retreat on Hawaii Island's North Kohala coast, open to overnight guests only, not day visitors.

San Francisco, California

A Japantown bathhouse open for 50+ years, with a Japanese-style thermal pool and relaxation lounge, reservation required, adults only.

Austin, Texas

Adults-only resort spa on Lake Austin offering all-inclusive overnight stays and limited day passes to pools, saunas, steam rooms and lake activities.

Palm Springs, California

A 10-room mineral hot springs hotel in Desert Hot Springs near Palm Springs, offering day passes to its 120°F spring-fed pools, sauna and massage rooms.

Lake Tahoe, California

Lakeside day spa in Tahoe City offering massage and Dermalogica facials, open daily 9am-7pm, operating for 35 years.

Oranjestad

Blue Waters Day Spa inside Paradise Beach Villas, a family resort about 75 steps from Eagle Beach in Oranjestad, is open to hotel guests only.

Big Sur, California

A five-room hotel spa at Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, open only to overnight guests, with redwood views, a couples suite, and a private infrared sauna.

New York City, New York

Adults-only day spa on Governors Island with heated outdoor pools, saunas and an Italian-style café, reachable by ferry from Manhattan.

Nashville, Tennessee

A 21st-floor hotel spa at The Joseph in downtown Nashville offering massage, body and facial treatments, open to hotel guests only.

Bangkok

Hotel spa at SO/ Bangkok on Sathorn Road offering facial, body and beauty treatments plus rooftop infinity pool and fitness access, hotel guests only.

Shibu Onsen, Nagano

A ryokan in Shibu Onsen with indoor and outdoor hot-spring baths fed by two blended mineral springs, open only to overnight guests.

Scottsdale, Arizona

A luxury resort spa in Paradise Valley near Scottsdale with outdoor baths, a thermal pool and a relaxation lounge, open to hotel guests only.

The Hamptons, New York

Adults-only destination spa and 12-room retreat in Water Mill, offering hydrotherapy, yoga, spa treatments and overnight stays by reservation.

Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

A hotel spa at the boat-access-only Six Senses Ninh Van Bay resort near Nha Trang, open to overnight guests for treatments like bamboo massage and yoga.

Tyrol, Bavaria

Hotel spa in Kreuth-Reitrain near Tegernsee with a 3,000 sqm onsen-style bathing area, hot and cold pools, saltwater pools and sauna, open on a day-pass basis.

Bora Bora

Overwater spa at the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort, with glass-floor treatment bungalows for massages and facials, hotel guests only.

Beppu, Oita

A 1938 public bathhouse in central Beppu known for its sand bath, where attendants bury bathers in heated sand while they wear a yukata.