Spas with moderate

Sierraville, California

A non-profit hot springs retreat near Lake Tahoe with natural spring pools, reservation-only day and evening soaks, camping and rooms, closed Mondays and

Asheville, North Carolina

A boutique day spa inside Haywood Park Hotel in downtown Asheville, offering facials, massage and couples treatments with free valet parking.

Santa Barbara, California

A downtown Santa Barbara day spa built around a private infrared sauna, salt room, cold plunge and a sound-and-light meditation pod, booked by appointment.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Russian-Turkish bathhouse in Southampton, outside Philadelphia, with platza massage, a pool and multiple heat rooms, open to walk-ins with day passes.

San Diego, California

Adults-only day spa at Mission Bay Resort with massage, facials, Himalayan salt treatments and couples suites; walk-ins and day passes welcome.

Santa Barbara, California

A small downtown Santa Barbara day spa off State Street offering waxing, facials, massage and skin treatments, with online booking required.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A small reservation-only day spa in Center City East Philadelphia offering facials, massage, and lash and brow services.

San Francisco, California

Day spa on the 17th floor near Union Square offering massage-focused treatments, open daily 10am-8pm with walk-ins accepted.

Seattle, Washington

Full-service spa inside Nordstrom's downtown Seattle store, open daily for facials, massages and manicures, no hotel stay required.

Chicago, Illinois

A full-service day spa in Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park area offering massage and holistic treatments since 2005, with walk-ins welcome.

Austin, Texas

A day spa and med spa in North Burnet offering massage, facials, and injectables, with walk-ins and day passes accepted.

Austin, Texas

A day spa near Lake Travis in Austin offering massage, facial, hair, and nail treatments, with a couples room and walk-in access but no day pass.

Seattle, Washington

Hotel spa inside the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton, offering massages, facials and body treatments alongside pool, hot tub and steam room access.

Los Angeles, California

Korean-style day spa in Koreatown with detox rooms, body scrubs, gender-specific hours and on-site validated parking.

Chicago, Illinois

West Loop day spa and wellness club offering massage, facials and waxing alongside infrared sauna, red light therapy and a members' lounge.

Hudson, New York

A Hudson, NY day spa and Aveda salon offering hair, facials and massage, with a $130 Japanese Head Spa as its signature treatment.

Arima Onsen, Hyogo

A moderately priced onsen bathhouse in Arima Onsen, Kobe, with a forest sauna, a large outdoor bath, yoga and an award-recognized restaurant.

Sárvár, Vas

A large thermal and wellness complex in Sárvár with indoor and outdoor medicinal pools, slides, a sauna world, fitness center and massage treatments.

Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria

Adults-only thermal baths in Bad Wörishofen with palm-house pools, mineral pools and saunas; day passes available, minimum age 16.

Taos, New Mexico

A one-esthetician skincare studio in Taos offering organic facials, peels and waxing, with a 90-minute signature facial-plus-massage treatment at $145.

Tbilisi

A medical spa in Old Tbilisi built around natural sulfur-mineral water and volcanic mud, operating since 1938, open daily 10am–9pm.

Merano, Trentino-South Tyrol

Central thermal bath complex in Merano with 25 pools, a sauna world, thermal park and medical spa area, open daily year-round with walk-in day passes.

Queenstown, Otago

Adults-only bathhouse in central Queenstown with heated, ambient and cold pools, sauna and steam room, day pass $99.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Hotel spa inside the Rusty Parrot Lodge in downtown Jackson Hole offering massage, facials and couples treatments with hot tub access, day passes welcome.