Spas with sauna

Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico

A forest hotel spa outside Valle de Bravo built around a hydrotherapy circuit of hammam, sauna, cold pool and contrast pools, open to overnight guests only.

Velingrad, Pazardzhik

Hotel spa in Velingrad with mineral-water pools, saunas, steam rooms and a hammam spread over 4,000 square metres; day passes are available.

Archena, Murcia

A 19th-century thermal hotel in Archena with direct access to a Roman-era spring complex, open to day visitors as well as overnight guests.

Bük, Vas

Hotel spa in Bükfürdő with pool, jacuzzi, saunas and massage services, open to guests staying in either of its two linked wings.

Ischia, Campania

Family-run thermal pool park on Ischia's Maronti beach, open since 1973, with three sulfur-water pools, a sauna and direct beach access.

Duluth, Georgia

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse in Duluth with a $30 day pass, sauna rooms, cold plunge, thermal circuits and a junior Olympic pool.

Wiesbaden, Hesse

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

Bad Kissingen, Bavaria

Thermal bath and sauna park in Bad Kissingen with 10 indoor/outdoor pools, nine saunas and a day pass around €40.

Florence, Tuscany

Hotel spa inside the Helvetia & Bristol in central Florence, with two heated pools, a calidarium, sudatorium and tepidarium, open daily to walk-ins and hotel

Lake Como, Lombardy

A day spa inside the Castello di Casiglio parkland near Erba, offering a 3-hour pass with heated indoor-outdoor pools, saunas and a Turkish bath; adults and

Scottsdale, Arizona

Adults-only hotel spa at The Scott in Scottsdale with six treatment rooms, sauna, steam and pools, plus day passes for non-guests.

Austin, Texas

Lakeside day spa near Austin offering a $150 day pass with pools, steam room, sauna and relaxation lounges, open daily 9am–9pm.

Miami, Florida

Adults-only spa and pool complex inside Loews Miami Beach Hotel, open to hotel guests only, with sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal circuits.

Los Angeles, California

A historic Downtown LA athletic club from 1880 with an indoor pool, sauna and wellness spaces, open to members and hotel guests on W 7th Street.

Ein Bokek, Southern District

Hotel spa on the Dead Sea shore in Ein Bokek with a heated mineral-water pool, sulphur pools, hammam and sauna; day passes open to adults 16 and up.

Loutraki, Peloponnese

Thermal-water spa in Loutraki built on an ancient springs site, with indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, steam room and 32 treatments.

Windermere, England

Resort hotel spa on Lake Windermere's shore with thermal suite, indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, plus massage and facial treatments.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Resort spa at The Scottsdale Resort & Spa with massages, facials, body treatments and couples' services, plus pool, sauna and steam access for hotel guests.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Northeast Philadelphia day spa on Castor Avenue focused on skin treatments, massage and Venus Legacy body contouring, with sauna, steam and a thermal pool.

Pärnu, Pärnu County

A 193-room medical spa hotel in Pärnu with a pool and sauna complex, salt therapy, physiotherapy and water aerobics, open to day visitors.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Day spa in Allisonville, Indianapolis with sauna, steam room, thermal pool and cold plunge, plus about 10 massage and facial treatments for solo visits or

Tucson, Arizona

Hotel spa at Omni Tucson National Resort with 12 treatment rooms, a couples suite, salon services, and day passes open to both guests and locals.

Austin, Texas

Hotel spa at Omni Barton Creek with steam room, sauna, cold plunge and a rooftop pool overlooking Hill Country, open daily 9am-7pm.

Munich, Bavaria

A Jugendstil bathhouse from 1901 in Haidhausen with two swimming halls, a Roman-Irish steam bath and sauna, day pool pass from €5.80.