Spas with solo travelers

Austin, Texas

A day spa on Slaughter Lane in South Austin offering customized massage, Ayurvedic-style treatments and an infrared sauna, with couples sessions available.

Seattle, Washington

A moderate-priced day spa in Bellevue's Wilburton area offering full-body massage and foot reflexology alongside a sauna, steam room and cold plunge.

The Hamptons, New York

A small day spa on Main Street in East Hampton offering HydraFacials, organic facials, laser treatments and massage, with a sauna and relaxation lounge.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

A St. Paul wellness studio in Macalester-Groveland offering infrared sauna, float tanks, salt therapy and cold plunge by reservation, adults-only, day-pass

Carefree, Arizona

A 20-plus-acre desert wellness resort in Carefree, Arizona, with a full spa, pools, and 100-plus weekly fitness and mindfulness classes open to day visitors by

Canggu, Bali

Open-air Balinese day spa on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong in Canggu, with 38 treatment rooms covering massage, beauty, hair and spa packages.

Seattle, Washington

Bellevue massage studio in the Crossroads area offering Swedish, deep tissue and couples massage plus sauna and steam room access, walk-ins welcome.

Santa Barbara, California

A reservation-based day spa in downtown Santa Barbara built around private infrared sauna, salt room and cold plunge sessions.

Chicago, Illinois

Upscale day spa in Lincoln Park, Chicago, where booking any treatment unlocks all-day access to a hydrotherapy circuit, thermal suite and outdoor terrace.

San Francisco, California

Oakland float and sauna studio near Grand Lake with private float tanks, infrared sauna cocoons and cryotherapy, open daily 11am-8:30pm.

Koh Phangan, Surat Thani

Day spa in Ban Tai, Koh Phangan, with massages, baths and multi-hour packages for solo guests or couples, plus private suites and a sauna.

Orlando, Florida

A moderately priced day spa in Orlando's tourist district offering massage, skincare, acupuncture and infrared sauna, open daily 10am-8pm.

Chicago, Illinois

A West Town day spa built around a beer soak, with sauna, steam room, salt room and thermal pool for couples or solo visits.

Palm Beach, Florida

A Juno Beach day spa with sauna, steam room and pool, offering massages, facials and couples treatments since 2008.

Park City, Utah

A Park City studio pairing private infrared sauna cabins with float therapy tanks, booked by reservation, with membership options for regulars.

Dearborn, Michigan

A Dearborn day spa focused on Japanese head spa treatments, plus massage and facials, with sauna and steam room on site.

Scottsdale, Arizona

A hotel spa at Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North offering massages, facials, a full salon and 24-hour fitness access, guests only.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

An upscale riverside resort 18 km outside Rishikesh with an in-house spa, yoga studio and restaurant, open only to overnight guests by reservation.

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.

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.

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.

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.