Spas with upscale

Chicago, Illinois

Thermal baths and spa rituals in a restored 1902 factory in West Town, Chicago, open daily for adults-only soaking and massage packages.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A small medical spa in Santa Fe focused on advanced facials, skin rejuvenation and massage, by reservation.

Barcelona, Catalonia

Adults-only thermal baths in a converted 18th-century building near Barcelona's Born market, with soaking pools, massages and couples rituals.

Sonoma, California

A Sonoma medical day spa run by a 25-year skincare specialist, offering non-toxic facials, microcurrent and micro-channeling treatments up to $350.

Aspen, Colorado

A reservation-only Aspen studio offering private sound, energy and subconscious-journey sessions instead of classic spa treatments.

Dallas, Texas

A Dallas day spa near University Park offering massage and facial treatments, with a $220 signature 60-minute ritual and walk-in availability.

Nashville, Tennessee

Upscale hotel spa inside 1 Hotel Nashville with 38 treatments, an infrared sauna wrap, and an 18-plus minimum age; no day pass offered.

Bangkok

Hotel day spa in Sathon with four signature treatments, couples rooms, and daily walk-in access from 10am to 8pm.

Boston, Massachusetts

A Newbury Street day spa and med spa in Back Bay offering massage, facials, hydrafacials and microneedling, closed Mondays.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

A Northwest DC day spa on 14th Street specializing in massage, facial and skincare treatments, with walk-ins accepted but reservations recommended.

Miami, Florida

A beachfront resort spa in North Beach, Miami with cryotherapy, a floating salt bath, sauna, steam and a cold plunge, open to walk-ins and day-pass guests.

Istanbul

A working Ottoman hammam built in 1741 in Istanbul's Fatih district, offering traditional bath rituals with no day-pass option, only full treatments.

Chicago, Illinois

Facial-focused day spa in Lakeview run by two master estheticians, offering customized skincare and body treatments by appointment near the Belmont L stop.

Florence, Tuscany

A 650-square-meter spa inside a 14th-century Florence monastery, with thermal pool, guesthouse rooms, bistro and day-pass access.

Asheville, North Carolina

Medical spa in Asheville offering injectables, PRP microneedling, red light therapy and a salt facial, with walk-ins accepted when space allows.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

A day spa next to the Trailborn hotel in Jackson Hole with an outdoor pool deck, salt lounge and day passes for walk-in soaks or treatments.

New York City, New York

A below-street-level day spa in NoHo with thermal baths, a three-story indoor waterfall, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, plus massage and facial treatments.

Doha

Hotel spa at The Westin Doha with some of the city's largest wet facilities, accessible to hotel guests and members only, no day passes sold.

Los Angeles, California

A Brentwood day spa on Wilshire Blvd focused on facial treatments, with a signature facial priced at $220 and couples treatments available.

Miami, Florida

A Peruvian-themed day spa inside the Victor Hotel on Ocean Drive, South Beach, with a hamam, steam room, sauna and a couples suite.

Chicago, Illinois

Day spa in Burr Ridge, about 20 miles outside Chicago, built around a hydrotherapy circuit with whirlpool, cold plunge and steam room.

Dallas, Texas

Hotel spa in Oak Lawn with six treatment suites, gender-specific steam rooms and a lounge, open to walk-ins Wednesday through Sunday.

Saint-Malo, Brittany

A seafront thalassotherapy center in Saint-Malo with an Aquatonic seawater pool circuit, day passes, and multi-day cure packages in a Belle-Époque building.

Atlanta, Georgia

Membership-based medical spa in Buckhead combining aesthetics, massage and facials, and lounge spaces for meditation and recovery.