Spas with restaurant or café

Merano, Trentino-South Tyrol

Central thermal bath complex in Merano with 25 pools, a sauna world, thermal park and medical spa area, open daily year-round with walk-in day passes.

London, England

A Russian-style banya bathhouse in Belgravia offering oak-lined steam rooms, cold plunge pools and leaf-massage rituals, with day passes by reservation only.

Santa Barbara, California

A 42,000-square-foot hotel spa in Santa Barbara with an adults-only pool, redwood sauna, eucalyptus steam room, cold plunge and rooftop terrace.

Palm Springs, California

A 38,000-square-foot resort spa at JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert offers day passes, saunas, a saltwater lap pool and couples suites.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A 57th-floor hotel spa in Center City Philadelphia with an infinity-edge pool, 11 treatments, and a day pass that pairs pool access with a service.

Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan

Hotel spa at The Standard, Hua Hin, offering 11 treatments, ice bath therapy, and a day pass option at a beachfront resort on Naresdamri Road.

Rogaška Slatina, Savinjska

Wellness center at Grand Hotel Rogaška in Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia, with pools, saunas and fitness; day pass available by reservation.

Los Angeles, California

Day spa in West Hollywood with wet and dry banyas, pool, sauna, cold plunge and café; day pass is $110, walk-ins welcome.

Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

A Rotorua day spa built around Ngāti Whakaue hot-springs traditions, centered on a seven-step geothermal Restorative Journey with lakeview thermal pools, mud

Auckland

A family-run rainforest resort in the Waitakere Ranges near Auckland offering a day spa, private yoga and free hiking and biking trails.

Los Angeles, California

A 24-hour Korean jjimjilbang on Wilshire Blvd in Westlake with single-sex bathing floors, a family-friendly sauna level and a rooftop terrace.

The Colony, Texas

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

Houston, Texas

Hotel spa at Hotel ZaZa in Houston's Museum District, with massages, body treatments, infrared saunas and day-pass access to the pool lounge.

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

Calistoga, California

A 1952 Calistoga hot springs resort with three mineral pools at 85, 95 and 104°F, mud baths, overnight rooms and a day-pass option.

Húsavík, Northeastern Region

Geothermal seawater baths built into the cliffs above Skjálfandi bay in Húsavík, with walk-in day passes and views toward the Arctic horizon.

Olmué, Valparaíso

A boutique lodge and spa in the Olmué valley, about 80 minutes from Santiago, with a thermal pool, outdoor baths and day passes for non-guests.

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.

Ojo Caliente, New Mexico

Historic New Mexico hot springs resort with communal mineral pools, private tubs, and day-pass soaking near Taos.

Borrego Springs, California

An RV resort and hotel in the desert near Anza-Borrego with outdoor pools and hot tubs open to day visitors, no treatments involved.

Bad Ischl, Upper Austria

A salt-and-brine thermal bath complex in Bad Ischl with indoor/outdoor pools, a sauna world, and a rooftop wellness deck at the attached hotel.

Asheville, North Carolina

Ayurvedic destination retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, with day-pass spa visits and multi-night panchakarma cleanses by reservation.

Tekapo, Canterbury

Outdoor hot pools, a cooler soak and a kids' aqua play area beside Lake Tekapo, with walk-in day passes and an on-site café.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

A day spa on Central Avenue in Hot Springs with outdoor mineral soaking tubs, cold plunge, infrared sauna, massage and an on-site café.