Spas with affordable

Geneva

A central Geneva adults-only club built around a sauna, hammam and jacuzzi, with nightly themed events for swingers, couples and gay visitors since 1999.

Los Angeles, California

A clothing-optional Korean-style bathhouse in East Hollywood built over LA's only natural mineral hot spring, with soak pools, steam room and sauna.

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.

Lake Tahoe, California

Family-friendly hot springs resort near Lake Tahoe with outdoor pools, private indoor soaking rooms and saunas, open daily on a walk-in basis.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

24/7 men's bathhouse in Logan Circle with sauna, steam room, lounge, and private rooms, clothing optional, 18+ with ID.

Austin, Texas

Contrast therapy studio in East Austin with a communal garden sauna-and-cold-plunge setup, private suites, and red light sessions, day passes from $25.

Chicago, Illinois

Walk-in reflexology and massage spa in the Chicago Loop with foot soaks, hot stone work and a $59 combo massage.

Dogo Onsen, Ehime

A roughly 3,000-year-old public hot spring bathhouse in Matsuyama, designated an Important Cultural Property, open daily with walk-in day passes from 700 yen.

San Diego, California

A budget-friendly day spa in downtown San Diego offering Thai, Swedish and deep-tissue massage plus a sauna and hot tub package for solo visitors and couples.

Pärnu, Pärnu County

Thermal bath complex in Pärnu with pools, saunas and hot tubs, open daily 7:30–21:30, day passes from €15 on weekdays.

Bad Füssing, Bavaria

Large thermal bath complex in Bad Füssing with 17 indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna area and therapy basins, open daily year-round.

Atlanta, Georgia

Korean day spa in Norcross near Atlanta with hot and cold baths, sauna rooms, salt room and a restaurant; day pass runs $30.

Helsinki, Uusimaa

Central Helsinki day spa and gym near Kaivopiha, with a €39 day pass covering two hours of sauna and fitness access.

Beppu, Oita

A hot-spring bathhouse in Beppu's Kannawa district, running since 1922 on 100% unblended spring water with walk-in day passes.

Duluth, Georgia

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse in Duluth with a $30 day pass, sauna rooms, cold plunge, thermal circuits and a junior Olympic pool.

Bishop, California

A century-old natural hot springs pool near Bishop in the Eastern Sierra, with a cooling waterfall, a separate hot soak, and simple day-use facilities.

New York City, New York

A Korean jjimjilbang-style spa in Palisades Park, NJ, with ten heated sauna rooms, hot tubs, cold plunge and a $69 day pass, open daily 9am to 2am.

Chicago, Illinois

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse and sauna complex in Niles near Chicago, with 11 heat rooms, hot and cold pools, and a $45 day pass covering walk-in access.

Bad Kissingen, Bavaria

Thermal bath and sauna park in Bad Kissingen with 10 indoor/outdoor pools, nine saunas and a day pass around €40.

Santa Cruz, California

A communal hot-tub and sauna garden in Santa Cruz, modeled on a Japanese bathhouse, with day passes, private rooms, and massage add-ons.

Lake Tahoe, California

Boutique day spa in Truckee with a co-ed thermal suite, massage, facials and non-toxic nails, plus a $50 drop-in hot tub, sauna and cold plunge pass.

Los Angeles, California

A budget-friendly day spa inside the Commerce Casino complex near Los Angeles, with saunas, steam rooms, jacuzzis and massages from $68.

Munich, Bavaria

A Jugendstil bathhouse from 1901 in Haidhausen with two swimming halls, a Roman-Irish steam bath and sauna, day pool pass from €5.80.

New York City, New York

A Flushing, Queens bathhouse open 8am-11pm daily, with wet and dry saunas, hot tubs, exfoliating treatments and a restaurant, $40 day pass.