Spas with affordable

Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar

A medical thermal bath in Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary, with iodine-bromine-salt water pools treating rheumatic and joint conditions, open daily 7am–7pm.

Ischia, Campania

Family-run thermal pool park on Ischia's Maronti beach, open since 1973, with three sulfur-water pools, a sauna and direct beach 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.

Saratoga Springs, New York

A floating Nordic-style sauna moored on Saratoga Lake, with a 15-person cabin, roof terrace and lake plunge, open daily except Monday.

Bursa

A historic thermal bathhouse and small hotel in Bursa's Kükürtlü district, with separate men's and women's hamams, day passes, and overnight stays.

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.

Bad Kissingen, Bavaria

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

Pärnu, Pärnu County

A 193-room medical spa hotel in Pärnu with a pool and sauna complex, salt therapy, physiotherapy and water aerobics, open to day visitors.

Monroe, Utah

Natural hot spring pools fed by mineral water in rural Monroe, Utah, open 24/7 with day-pass soaking and funky bus and cabin lodging on site.

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.

Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria

An outdoor natural thermal baths near Bad Wörishofen with a 34°C mineral pool and an unheated swim pond, open seasonally April through October.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Budapest

A centuries-old Turkish-style thermal bath on the Buda riverside with pools, saunas, massages and weekend late-night soaking hours.

Busan

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

Kusatsu, Gunma

A large open-air hot spring bath in Nishinokawara Park, Kusatsu, set among forest with mountain and seasonal views, open daily for walk-ins.

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.

Flúðir, Hrunamannahreppur

Iceland's oldest natural swimming pool, built in 1891 near Flúðir, fed entirely by onsite hot springs and a small geyser.

Seattle, Washington

A reservation-only social wellness sauna spa in Renton (serving the Seattle area) with a thermal pool, cold plunge, sauna and steam room, day passes from $75.