Spas with family friendly

Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany

Hotel spa in a 15th-century Bagno Vignoni palazzo with a thermal pool fed by the village's natural hot springs, open to day visitors.

Bad Gastein, Salzburg

Thermal baths in Bad Hofgastein with indoor/outdoor pools, bathing lakes, slides, saunas and a sports medicine center, open daily year-round.

Längenfeld, Tyrol

A large thermal bath and 4-star hotel spa in the Ötztal valley near Längenfeld, with indoor-outdoor pools, a sauna garden and a dedicated kids' water world.

Ubud, Bali

A walk-in sauna and herbal steam house in Ubud with self-service löyly, four cold-plunge pools, a fire pit and café, open daily 8am–9pm.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

A multi-level day spa near DC with indoor and rooftop hydrotherapy pools, several sauna types, lounges, an a la carte spa menu and eateries.

O Grove, Galicia

A thermal spa on Isla de la Toja combining a seawater hydrotherapy circuit with a mineral-medicinal water balneario, open daily with a day pass option.

Calistoga, California

A moderate-priced resort spa in Calistoga with geothermal mineral pools, open daily 9am-5pm and offering day passes to the public.

Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg

Modern thermal baths in Baden-Baden with indoor-outdoor pools and a Roman-style sauna garden, open daily 8am–10pm, day pass €40.

Miami, Florida

A beachfront resort spa in North Beach, Miami with cryotherapy, a floating salt bath, sauna, steam and a cold plunge, open to walk-ins and day-pass guests.

Jūrmala

A pool-and-sauna complex inside Pegasa Pils Hotel in Jūrmala, with a 12.5m pool, three saunas, steam room and a salt room; day passes available, minimum age 16.

Palm Springs, California

Moroccan-themed inn in Desert Hot Springs with natural mineral hot springs, a spring-fed pool and day-pass access from 9am to 4pm.

Calistoga, California

A Calistoga hot springs spa built around mud baths, with private couples rooms and mineral pools open daily from 8am to 11pm.

Krynica-Zdrój, Lesser Poland

Mountain resort spa in Krynica-Zdrój with indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna complex, and a clothing-optional 18+ zone; day passes available.

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.

Oslo

Waterfront sauna spot on Aker Brygge with shared and private saunas, sea bathing, and sauna boat trips on the fjord.

Reykjavik, Capital Region

A tiny free geothermal footbath on the Seltjarnarnes coast near Reykjavik, good for warming your feet while watching the sunset or northern lights.

Saint-Malo, Brittany

A seafront thalassotherapy center in Saint-Malo with an Aquatonic seawater pool circuit, day passes, and multi-day cure packages in a Belle-Époque building.

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.

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.

Monroe, Utah

Natural hot spring pools fed by mineral water in rural Monroe, Utah, open 24/7 with day-pass soaking and funky bus and cabin lodging on site.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A 77-acre hot springs resort outside Santa Fe with spring-fed thermal pools, day-pass soaking packages from $175, and overnight lodging.