Spas with solo travelers

Lake Tahoe, California

Day spa in Truckee near Lake Tahoe offering massages, facials, body wraps and Thai poultice treatments, open daily with reservations.

Lake Tahoe, California

A South Lake Tahoe day spa offering massage, facials and body treatments including couples sessions, open daily except Monday.

Los Angeles, California

A boutique medical spa in Pico-Robertson focused entirely on facials, from HydraFacial to microdermabrasion, with no body treatments on the menu.

Los Angeles, California

A walk-in-friendly neighborhood day spa on Highland Ave in Hollywood offering massages and facials at budget-friendly rates.

Naples, Florida

Sole-practitioner day spa in Naples, FL offering massage, cupping, facials and a plumbed Japanese-style head spa, with private treatment suites.

Los Angeles, California

A day spa on La Brea Avenue near the Fairfax area of Los Angeles offering massages, facials and hydrotherapy, with reservations recommended.

Catskills, New York

A small storefront in Catskill, NY offering whole-body cryotherapy, infrared sauna and red light therapy sessions, open most days except Tuesday and Wednesday.

New York City, New York

A no-frills medical spa in Manhattan built around lymphatic drainage therapy and acupuncture, open daily 10am to 9:30pm.

Santa Barbara, California

A small boutique day spa on State Street in Santa Barbara offering facials, massages and body treatments by appointment, seven days a week.

Zanzibar

A moderate-priced day spa and hammam in Stone Town offering over 50 treatments, including Ayurvedic therapies and a sauna.

Carmel, Indiana

A no-frills contrast therapy studio in Carmel, Indiana, built around a 30-minute sauna-and-cold-plunge circuit for solo visitors.

Dallas, Texas

A no-frills massage studio in North Dallas offering Swedish, deep tissue and its own signature treatment, plus in-home and office visits by appointment.

San Diego, California

Independent massage studio in San Diego's Little Italy offering therapeutic bodywork, hot stone and couples treatments since 2009.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

A Monterey day spa open since 1999, offering massage, facials, waxing and skin treatments with reservations recommended daily from 9 to 5.

Las Vegas, Nevada

A no-frills massage and facial day spa on West Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, open daily 10am to 8pm with walk-in and reservation options.

Naples, Florida

Medical spa in North Naples focused on injectables, facials, peels and skin-resurfacing treatments like Morpheus and Votiva.

South Jordan, Utah

A day spa and wellness center in South Jordan, Utah, with a salt room, infrared sauna, cold plunge, float therapy and a yoga studio.

San Diego, California

Neighborhood day spa in Mission Hills offering massage, facials, acupuncture and waxing, with couples treatments and walk-in or booked visits.

Ubud, Bali

An adults-only wellness retreat on Ubud's Ayung River offering multi-day healing programmes, thermal circuits and plant-based cuisine by reservation only.

Nashville, Tennessee

Float Horizen is a day spa in Nashville's East End offering sensory-deprivation float tanks, infrared sauna, massage and sound meditation sessions.

Key West, Florida

A day spa just off Duval Street in Key West offering massage, facials, waxing and a Vichy shower, with walk-ins possible but reservations preferred.

Tucson, Arizona

Day spa in Tucson's La Encantada shopping center with a thermal circuit of sauna, steam room, cold plunge and soaking pools.

Asheville, North Carolina

A West Asheville day spa offering massages, facials and lymphatic therapy, with walk-ins welcome and reservations recommended.

Tokyo

Private-room head spa salon in Minami-Aoyama, Omotesando, offering 90- to 210-minute scalp treatments from roughly ¥24,750.