Spas with upscale

Amsterdam, North Holland

A day spa inside a former bank vault in central Amsterdam, with pool, whirlpool and a canal-view gym; adults-only, day pass 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.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Hotel spa inside the Watergate Hotel with a retro indoor pool, whirlpool, dry sauna and steam room, plus a day pass for treatments and amenities.

Palm Springs, California

Adults-only hot springs resort on Miracle Hill in Desert Hot Springs with private mineral tubs, a Finnish sauna, salt room and 35 spa treatments.

Tenerife, Canary Islands

A hotel spa at Bahía del Duque in Costa Adeje with an outdoor seawater thalassotherapy circuit, hammam, saunas and a cold plunge, open to day visitors.

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.

San Francisco, California

A hotel spa at Fort Baker near Sausalito for Cavallo Point guests, with a meditation pool, Zen garden, infrared sauna and outdoor Jacuzzis.

Chicago, Illinois

Adults-only hotel spa in River North with a 67-foot pool, multiple sauna and steam rooms, and day passes for non-guests.

Miami, Florida

Hotel spa inside Dua Miami, Autograph Collection in Brickell, open daily 9am-6pm, with sauna, steam room, cold plunge and couples massage rooms.

Houston, Texas

Day spa in Houston's Westside with a grotto pool, outdoor pool, steam rooms and sundeck, plus an on-site restaurant; walk-ins welcome.

Gold Coast, Queensland

An overnight wellness retreat in Tallebudgera Valley with a cedar sauna, magnesium spa bath, ice bath and a 60-minute aromatherapy massage.

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.

Opatija, Primorje-Gorski Kotar

A 5-star hotel spa in Opatija with a sauna centre, seawater pools and couples treatments, open only to Hotel Ambasador guests.

Velingrad, Pazardzhik

Hotel spa in Velingrad with mineral-water pools, saunas, steam rooms and a hammam spread over 4,000 square metres; day passes are available.

Tucson, Arizona

Hotel spa at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, with eight treatment rooms, an adults-only pool, and a 24-hour fitness center; open daily 9am–6pm.

Chicago, Illinois

Hotel spa on the lower level of the Fairmont Chicago, open to guests for massages, facials and a couples suite with an infinity-edge soaking tub.

Ein Bokek, Southern District

Hotel spa on the Dead Sea shore in Ein Bokek with a heated mineral-water pool, sulphur pools, hammam and sauna; day passes open to adults 16 and up.

Atlanta, Georgia

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

Honolulu, Hawaii

A beachfront Waikiki hotel with a pool, fitness center and yoga sessions, open to guests staying at the OUTRIGGER Reef.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A 77-acre hot springs resort outside Santa Fe with spring-fed thermal pools, day-pass soaking packages from $175, and overnight lodging.

Edinburgh, Scotland

One Spa is an adults-only day spa in Edinburgh's city centre with a rooftop Hydropool, thermal suite and day-pass access.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Adults-only resort spa at the Andaz Scottsdale with treatment suites, a private pool, fitness center and cabana bookings, day pass available.

Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

A hotel-guest-only wellness room at Rascals in Kuta, Lombok, with a traditional sauna, dual ice baths and a magnesium pool, open daily 8am–9:30pm.

Sirmione, Lombardy

A lakeside thermal spa in Sirmione with indoor and outdoor pools fed by sulphurous spring water, a vascular circuit, saunas, and a day-pass option.