Spas with affordable

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.

Park City, Utah

A walk-in sauna-and-cold-plunge studio in Park City with a 198°F cedar sauna, 40° and 50°F plunge pools, and $39 day passes.

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.

Macomb County, Michigan

A budget-friendly day spa in Shelby Township, MI offering facials, body sculpting and a sauna, steam room and thermal pool for adults.

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.

Nikko, Tochigi

Walk-in public onsen in Nikko with mountain views, a sauna, and a cafeteria, closed Thursdays and open 10am–9pm other days.

Palm Springs, California

A no-frills, family-run day spa on Indian Canyon Dr offering walk-in massage and foot reflexology from $40, open daily until 10pm.

Palm Springs, California

A men-only massage spa in downtown Palm Springs with private suites, a table-shower wet room, and about a dozen treatments including body scrubs and massage.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

An affordable Virginia Beach day spa in the Northwest area offering massage, facials and body treatments, with a sauna on site and 16 services to choose from.

Boston, Massachusetts

A co-ed recovery studio in Saugus with cold plunge tubs, dry sauna, red light therapy and a mobility floor, day pass $50.

Los Angeles, California

Women-only Korean spa and sauna in Koreatown with a $25 day pass, body-scrub massages and clothing-optional bathing areas.

San Francisco, California

A reservation-only day spa in San Francisco's Marina offering private cold-plunge-and-sauna contrast suites and quiet float sessions, no walk-ins.

Denver, Colorado

A small European-style bathhouse in Denver where you rent a private sauna by the hour and share a cold plunge, cold waterfall bucket and steam room.

Busan

A large Korean jjimjilbang inside Centum City with 18 hot spring baths and 13 themed heat rooms, open daily 9am–10pm.

Cockeysville, Maryland

A Cockeysville medical day spa blending clinical massage, sauna, steam and thermal pool with reiki, coaching and corrective exercise for chronic pain and

Seattle, Washington

An adults-only wellness studio near Green Lake with private infrared sauna suites, therapeutic massage and red light therapy by reservation.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Hotel spa at the Inn at Eagle Mountain in Fountain Hills with sauna, steam room, pools and a $69 60-minute massage as its signature treatment.

Seattle, Washington

Neighborhood day spa in Madison Valley offering massage, sauna and float sessions by appointment, no walk-ins or day passes.

Sedona, Arizona

A walk-in infrared sauna studio in Sedona offering single and couples sessions by the half hour, with multi-visit packages and an optional clothing-free policy.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

A budget-friendly day spa in Murfreesboro built around a Himalayan salt cave, with infrared sauna, massage-chair lounge and walk-in access.

Mexico City

Unisex bathhouse in Mexico City's Centro Histórico with sauna, steam, jacuzzi, massage, barbershop and on-site parking, open daily from 6am.

Quebec City, Quebec

Siberia Station is a Nordic-circuit day spa in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, with hot tubs, saunas, cold plunges and a $60 day pass.