The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe

This is the spa at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, set within the resort property outside Santa Fe and reserved for hotel guests. The facility runs to 15 treatment rooms, four private soaking courtyards, steam rooms, dry saunas, an outdoor plunge pool and a separate hot soaking tub, plus outdoor showers for rinsing off between treatments.

The menu leans into regional themes rather than generic spa fare. The signature Spiritual Journey pairs a sage smudging ceremony with an adobe clay body wrap and a chakra-balancing massage. Staff describe their approach as blending modern technique with regional, ancient bodywork styles aimed at bodies adjusting to Santa Fe's high elevation. Beyond the nine core treatments, there are couples options, including a shared cacao ritual wrap, massage and foot polish followed by time together in a private courtyard with a hot tub and sauna. A couples' suite with its own wood-burning fire is available for side-by-side treatments.

Facilities extend past the treatment rooms: a co-ed Warming Room with a wood-burning fireplace, tea and snacks; an outdoor relaxation lounge with chaise loungers by the plunge pool; a Movement Studio for yoga and Pilates, including a complimentary gentle all-levels class; and a year-round heated outdoor pool with cabanas. For those wanting to combine wellness with the landscape, there's a guided hike-to yoga and meditation outing to Plaza Blanca, and an on-site EQUUS program using horses for personal development work.

The spa is adults-only and set up for couples as much as solo visits, open daily from 9am to 6pm. Since access is tied to staying at the resort, this is a destination for an overnight or longer stay rather than a drop-in day-pass spa.