Spas with affordable

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.

Chicago, Illinois

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

Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg

A Renaissance-era thermal bathhouse in Baden-Baden built in 1877, offering a structured Roman-Irish bathing ritual for about 39 euros a day.

Helsinki, Uusimaa

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

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.

Bad Kissingen, Bavaria

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

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.

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.

Vail, Colorado

Hotel spa inside the Sonnenalp Resort in Vail with indoor-outdoor pools, whirlpools, an oxygen bar and $50 day passes when space allows.

Charleston, South Carolina

Private contrast-therapy suites with infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin C shower in West Ashley, Charleston, by reservation.

Idaho City, Idaho

A reservation-only hot springs soak in Idaho City with private tubs, a steam room and a $30 day pass, open five days a week.

Los Angeles, California

A 24-hour Korean jjimjilbang on Wilshire Blvd in Westlake with single-sex bathing floors, a family-friendly sauna level and a rooftop terrace.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

A budget-friendly day spa in Eivissa with heated indoor pools, a hammam, sauna and ice fountain, open to walk-ins for €20.