Spas with solo travelers

Austin, Texas

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

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.

San Francisco, California

Neighborhood day spa in Noe Valley with a private outdoor hot tub, offering massage and a combined soak-and-massage package for two.

Nashville, Tennessee

Day spa in Nashville's Maxwell neighborhood built around olive-oil massages, a DIY Mud Lounge, salt room and infrared sauna.

Edinburgh, Scotland

One Spa is an adults-only day spa in Edinburgh's city centre with a rooftop Hydropool, thermal suite and day-pass access.

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Victorian-style bathhouse in downtown Pagosa Springs with mineral soaking tubs, a rooftop tub, sauna, cold plunge and on-site massage.

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.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

A compact Ayurvedic spa and yoga retreat near Laxman Jhula in Rishikesh, offering six treatments including Shirodhara by appointment only.

Park City, Utah

A 14-room hotel spa at Westgate Park City Resort with a waterfall, sauna, steam room and thermal pools, open daily 9:30am-6:30pm.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Day spa in Columbia-Tusculum, Cincinnati, with massage, facials, an infrared/Himalayan salt sauna and a $99 signature sampler package.

Boston, Massachusetts

A Seaport social wellness club in Boston offering saunas, ice baths, IV therapy, red light and HBOT sessions, with reservations required and no membership

Napa Valley, California

Hotel day spa atop the Archer in downtown Napa with a water deck, fitness studio access and treatment rooms; reservations required.

Seattle, Washington

A clothing-optional outdoor hot pool, sauna and sun deck in Seattle's West Woodland, open to walk-ins for three-hour day visits.

Indianapolis, Indiana

A moderate-priced day spa in northwest Indianapolis offering float therapy, salt room sessions, infrared sauna, cold plunge and foot detox, closed Mondays.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A small Santa Fe day spa centered on a halotherapy salt room, with sauna and ionic foot detox add-ons, booked by reservation only.

Denver, Colorado

A Denver day spa in Speer built around the Vietnamese Red Dao herbal bath, with infrared sauna, salt chamber and foot baths, open daily 10am-6pm.

Sedona, Arizona

A moderately priced day spa in Sedona with outdoor gardens, a hot tub and fountains, known for its Prickly Pear Pomegranate body treatment.

Asheville, North Carolina

A Japanese-inspired destination spa on a mountainside outside downtown Asheville, built around private outdoor salt hydrotherapy tubs and massage.

Charleston, South Carolina

A wellness studio in Charleston's Cannonborough Elliotborough built around a 400 sq ft Himalayan salt room, plus float therapy, infrared saunas and body work.

Santa Barbara, California

A downtown Santa Barbara day spa built around a private infrared sauna, salt room, cold plunge and a sound-and-light meditation pod, booked by appointment.

Auckland

Hotel day spa at Pullman Auckland CBD with a 25m heated pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and gym plus massage and facial treatments.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Downtown K Street day spa in DC offering massage, facials, infrared sauna and a salt therapy lounge, open daily 10am-8pm with day passes available.

Nashville, Tennessee

A Berry Hill day spa in Nashville offering massage, facials, body treatments and a sauna pod/salt room, open Tuesday through Saturday.

Asheville, North Carolina

A trauma-informed day spa in Asheville's Haw Creek neighborhood with saltwater floatation tanks, massage, infrared sauna and facials; walk-ins welcome.