Spas with family friendly

Byron Bay, New South Wales

A moderate-priced day spa at the Elements of Byron resort, open to walk-ins and hotel guests for massages, facials and body rituals.

St. Moritz, Grisons

An indoor-outdoor pool and spa complex in St. Moritz-Bad with four pools, three slides, a sauna zone, fitness center and bike/Nordic hub under one roof.

Buxton, England

Victorian hotel leisure club in Buxton with a heated indoor pool, gym, sauna and steam room, open to non-residents for an £8.50 day pass.

Saturnia, Tuscany

Walk-in thermal park in the Maremma countryside with four outdoor sulfur pools, hydromassage jets and a vascular circuit fed by a 3,000-year-old spring.

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Geothermal hot springs and day spa in Fingal on the Mornington Peninsula, with a family-friendly Bath House and an adults-only Spa Dreaming Centre.

Shibu Onsen, Nagano

Reservation-only private hot spring and sauna suites at a Nagano brewery complex, built around a craft beer bathing plan for two to four guests.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Thermal-water bathhouse on Central Ave in Hot Springs offering soaking pools, private mineral baths and eight spa treatments, minimum age 14.

Scottsdale, Arizona

A hotel spa at JW Marriott Desert Ridge with sauna, steam rooms, a sanctuary pool, bistro and salon, open to day-pass guests as well as hotel guests.

Vail, Colorado

Hotel spa at The Arrabelle in Lionshead Village, Vail, with 11 treatment rooms, a fitness center and locker-room steam rooms, open to hotel guests.

Budapest

A centuries-old Turkish-style thermal bath on the Buda riverside with pools, saunas, massages and weekend late-night soaking hours.

Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria

A sole-water thermal bath in Bad Reichenhall with indoor-outdoor pools, an underground salt grotto, sauna area, fitness center and family pool, open daily

Sirmione, Lombardy

A lakeside thermal spa in Sirmione with indoor and outdoor pools fed by sulphurous spring water, a vascular circuit, saunas, and a day-pass option.

Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary Region

A one-room beer bath spa in a 18th-century cellar in central Karlovy Vary, with unlimited beer, oak tubs and a straw-bed rest area.

Františkovy Lázně, Karlovy Vary Region

A private beer-bath spa in Františkovy Lázně where you soak in oak tubs with hop and yeast extracts and drink unlimited Krušovice beer.

Scuol, Grisons

Hotel spa at the 4-star Belvedere in Scuol with indoor/outdoor pools, mineral and thermal water, sauna, steam bath and a day pass option.

Vienna

Hotel spa in Vienna's Neubau district with a 20-metre indoor pool, two saunas, a steam room and day passes for non-guests.

Scottsdale, Arizona

A Thai-inspired day spa in North Scottsdale offering massage, facials and a signature Waterfall Scalp Spa treatment in private rooms.

Flúðir, Hrunamannahreppur

Iceland's oldest natural swimming pool, built in 1891 near Flúðir, fed entirely by onsite hot springs and a small geyser.

Sofia, Sofia City

Small day spa near South Park with a heated pool, jacuzzi, Finnish sauna, steam room and a traditional-style hamam, capped at 10 guests.

Mexico City

Unisex bathhouse in Mexico City's Centro Histórico with sauna, steam, jacuzzi, massage, barbershop and on-site parking, open daily from 6am.

Palm Beach, Florida

A hotel spa at the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island resort offering massages, facials and body treatments, open daily 9am–6pm, guests 16+ only.

Kyoto

Hotel spa in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward with a day pass for pool, bathhouse, sauna and gym, plus treatment suites and couples options.

New York City, New York

Korean-style day spa in Edgewater, NJ, with saunas, thermal pools and an infinity pool, open daily 9am–9:30pm, day passes for walk-ins.

Vail, Colorado

Hotel spa at the Westin Riverfront in Avon near Vail, with 14 treatment rooms, a saline lap pool, three infinity hot tubs and day passes for non-guests.