A Guide to Day Spas & Hotel Spas in Philadelphia

The stylish W Hotel boasts an equally-as-photogenic spa — the AWAY Spa — with red velvet curtains and a carpet in the lounge. Let the stress melt away during any number of massages, facials, body treatments or IV hydration. Interesting offerings include a CBD massage (your massage therapist utilizes a bevy of CBD-infused products), a microcurrent treatment billed as a “workout” for your face, and a detox massage aimed at draining the “yuck” from your tissues and peeling away dead skin.

Luxuriate in a purple-hued, Swarovski Crystal-ed Turkish Bath (yes, there will be detoxing muds and bath soaks) at Joseph Anthony Retreat Spa and Salon, located on the fifth floor of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Really want to go all out? Add a 24-karat Gold Youthful Elixir Mask to your facial (made of 24-karat gold and truffles) which helps to diminish sun spots and minimize fine lines and wrinkles. Can’t make it to Center City? Try one of the spa’s other locations in Glen Mills or Springfield.

Zone out to the sound of Tibetan singing bowls during a luxurious massage at The Ritz-Carlton. Far removed from the bustle of Broad Street, the third-floor spa has a calming waiting room and locker area to rest in before your service. The spa offers a number of energy work treatments that utilize chakra crystals, reiki and more. If you’re looking for something a little more traditional, try a custom or maternity massage, facials specifically for city-dwellers, and the ultra-cleansing hydrafacial.

Treat yourself to a day of pampering like the celebrity you are at The Rittenhouse Spa. With a facial treatment called Diamond Cocoon, you can be red carpet-ready in under an hour with prebiotic cleansing, a concentrated mask and a jade massage. Other offerings range from deep tissue massages and hydrafacials to couples massages and a citrus-y manicure. As a bonus, spa and hotel guests also get access to the saltwater pool, the sun deck overlooking Rittenhouse Square, the steam room and the fitness center.

If 700 pounds of healing crystals embedded into the walls doesn’t help you get relaxed, we don’t know what will. Located on the 57th floor of the tallest building in the city, The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center offers unparalleled views and singular services, including energy healing and a nighttime couples’ massage. Don’t worry: Standard offerings like high-end massages and mani-pedis are available, too. Come early and warm up in the sauna and steam room, then take a dip in the ice fountain.

Step on the elevator at The Logan Hotel and head to The Underground — spa, that is. Upon arriving, you’re greeted with pleasant botanical aromatherapy and the option to take a dip in the spa’s pool (or save that for after). For those who just need to get away, 100-minute massage and facial packages are on the menu, and for those with less time to dedicate, a dozen flavors of massages (including a CBD option) are available, plus the Philadelphia magazine Best of Philly Award-winning Alpine Arnica Deep Tissue Massage, which uses Russian massage techniques.

This is one beautiful science experiment. More than just a spa, Body + Beauty Lab is billed as a “Beauty Customization Lab,” meaning visitors get a tailored treatment plan before, during and after services like laser treatments, Coolsculpting, laser hair removal, Botox, lip injections and hydrafacials. The services aren’t limited to your face, either. Their hair restoration services promise to promote hair growth through specialized treatment plans. In addition to a Center City location, Body + Beauty Lab provides services at The Radnor Hotel, too.

Get your Gua Sha on at Rittenhouse Square’s Body Restoration Spa, where a titanium tool is pushed and pulled along your whole body to reduce pain from chronic tendonitis, stress injuries and muscle strains. (They also offer a Gua Sha facial that relaxes facial muscles, promotes lymph drainage, reduces fine lines and wrinkles, and decreases puffiness.) If you prefer hands to do the massaging, those are also on the menu, plus cupping, facials, back facials, waxing, brow and lash tinting, and permanent hair removal.

The quaint countryside town of Skippack lends a cozy setting for the massages, facials, manicures, and the Japanese warm exfoliation and massage ritual of Hanakasumi. The Body Serene Day Spa also specializes in Himalayan salt services like salt stone massages and salt wraps. If you stand on your feet all day, you won’t want to miss the Reflexology Foot Ritual, focusing on pressure points on the foot. Want to go all out? Book a spa party for you and four or more of your closest friends.

Sweat it out in this Korean/Japanese-style spa’s baths and steam rooms and then get the body scrubdown of a lifetime. (Kiss those dead skin cells goodbye.) Within the facility: a hot jade stone room, a hot yellow clay with charcoal room, a warm granite room, a lower body bathtub, a herbal steam sauna and a fitness center. The services menu includes therapeutic massages, foot massages, whole-body scrubs, body scrub and massage combos. The best part? Single-day admission costs only $30.

The team at this Chestnut Hill spa takes care of visitors from head to foot. Try their LE CURE Massage for a two-hour rubdown, starting from your feet and including a scalp massage and back treatment. Or let the pros work their magic with an ultra-hydrating facial of any variety, including detox, microdermabrasion, anti-aging, teen, gentlemen’s and Swiss collagen. If you’re looking for something that targets a little deeper, they provide dermaplaning, microneedling and microcurrent facials, which utilize low-grade electrical currents.

Budapest-born and Germany-trained Zsuzsanna Beyer combines European and American skin care practices at her Wayne day- and med-spa. On offer: a dozen different types of massages, including a light-pressure lymphatic draining massage. The facials focus on problem issues like blackheads, rosacea, aging and hydration. Other services include facial body waxing and eyelash extensions, lifting and tinting. Top it all off with a detoxing 20 minutes in the infrared sauna.

Ever heard of a bacial? Like a facial, but for your back, this hour-long service includes steaming, deep cleansing, exfoliation, a mask, skin balance and toner, and moisturizing using 100% plant-based and natural products. Rest assured — DVINITI Skin Care also handles faces. Start with a free skin consultation and analysis to learn about how to care for your skin and then settle into a 60-minute custom facial complete with steaming, a deep cleanse, exfoliation, a mask, toner, moisturizer and more.

This Main Line medical spa is your one-stop-shop for Botox, fillers and laser rejuvenation, and chemical peels. Essent Spa utilizes a tool called the Facial SkinPen, which drives hyaluronic acid into the skin to help eliminate stretch marks, pigmentation, acne and other scarring. The real showstopper is the 80-minute Ultimate Facial which includes dermaplaning, oxygen, LED therapy, ultrasonic cleansing, enzymatic exfoliation and multiple masks. Don’t worry, men: There are treatments targeted especially for the guys, too.

Green and organic before it was all the rage (that would be two decades), eviama life offers massages using only high-grade organic products. Their massage therapists customize every service, with specific offerings aimed at unlocking tension in the head, neck, jaw and shoulders (who doesn’t need that right now?) and to address hip, quad and hamstring position. Skip the sitter: Bring the kids along for their own fun and engaging treatments, which include an aroma rub; a head, scalp, hands and feet rubdown; and a kid-friendly facial.

Named for its Fabric Row address, Fabriq offers both traditional spa services and traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture for the face and body. Try a wellness-boosting bamboo massage (a warm piece of bamboo kneads and rolls through those knots), a hot stone treatment or a combination of the two. As for the facials, you can opt for a sculpting gua sha facial, a rose petal facial using rose-infused products, or a quick 30-minute facial if you’re short on time. Remove the fuzzies with botanically based hair removers in lieu of traditional wax.

Formation Sauna + Wellness specializes in the traditional cycle of sauna: a five- to 15-minute dry heat bath, a one- to three-minute cold rinse and relaxation. Then repeat the cycle between two and four times. Opt for just a few cycles in the sauna or add on a massage or a DIY facial to really go all out. On the services menu are a custom therapeutic massage, a prenatal massage and a zen facial massage — like a regular massage but with more attention paid to your head, neck and face, including some gua sha.

Take a trip to heaven — by way of Montgomery County. With multiple package options available, Heaven Spa makes the perfect setting for a relaxing birthday party, bachelorette bash or other chill celebratory moment. Going solo? They’ve got you covered with a Thai massage, where the therapist manipulates your body into a series of yoga-like poses, deep tissue and hot stone massages. Get a full-body exfoliation with their sweet honey scrub and black volcanic mud mask. Also on offer: brunch and lunch for feasting on in between your massage and facial.

If the terms “microchanneling” “Cryoskin body contouring” and “Sensory7 Crystal Bed” mean anything to you, Modrn Sanctuary is your spot for all of the above. The wellness center features a mix of traditional and alternative beauty services, ranging from facials and massages to the aforementioned microchanneling (tiny perforations made in the skin to heal the skin) and Cryoskin (a non-invasive slimming procedure). If you’re looking to flex some face muscles, try face yoga, where therapists literally exercise your facial muscles. (Don’t worry: It’s not like going to the gym. You’ll get a facial massage and gua sha, too.)

Beyond your standard massages and facials, Nirvana Wellness Med Spa in Northern Liberties is the spot to get an Intense Pulsed Light treatment — a light treatment to address skin discoloration — and an infrared heat sauna to chase the body aches and blues away. For even deeper healing, try integrative health coaching and reiki. Looking for something a little less time-intensive? The spot offers a 30-minute express facial and a 45-minute foot treatment.

Named Best Holistic Wellness Spa in Philadelphia magazine’s 2023 Best of Philly Awards, NoteToSelf Wellness specializes in skin care, acupuncture and massage. The spot’s acupuncture offerings include full body, facial acupuncture with facial cleansing, and a full-body massage and a service meant to brighten and lift the appearance of your eyes and face using a microcurrent gua sha tool. The team specializes in 17 (!) different types of massages, ranging from your standard deep tissue to a transcendent massage meant to put you in such a calm state you’re basically in a trance.

Housed in an 1850s building in New Hope, Nurture Spa provides relaxation on each of the historic building’s four levels, from the locker room to the penthouse deck. Double up on your repose and book a four-handed massage to get the handiwork of two massage therapists at once. Or you can opt for Raindrop Therapy, which uses the application of essential oils to bring alignment to the body. Facials cater to all ages, with a teen treatment and an age-smart facial that assists aging skin.

Start your service at Brewerytown’s Remedy Spa & Wellness by unwinding in the peaceful lounge area, surrounded by plenty of plants. Then head downstairs for a dreamy respite away from the bustle of city life. Remedy’s massages include Swedish, prenatal, sports, aromatherapy crystal, CBD and sports. If you’re feeling extra tight, opt for an intensive stretch performed by a therapist. Or pamper your skin with microneedling, a rejuvenation peel or a detox facial. Don’t forget to relax in the sauna before you head out.

Wander down 2nd Street in Queen Village and you might mistake Sanctuary On 2nd for a boutique thanks to its lovely Victorian storefront window. But inside, massage therapists provide a completely customized massage experience with no extra cost for aromatherapy or deep tissue work. Aside from massages, you can get a cupping service and mud therapy. Closer to Washington Square? The Sanctuary’s second location on 9th Street also offers massage, cupping and warming wraps, plus a 45-minute massage for kids.

If you’re looking for an expert in Brazilian and full body waxing, look no further than Anthony Guerrera of Skincare Lounge Spa. Sincare offers nearly two-dozen varieties of facials, including specialties for those with sensitive skin, men and teens. For more intensive services, the spot provides microdermabrasion, hydrodermabrasion and nanoneedling, which uses small cones of stainless steel to brighten, plump and improve skin’s texture. Skincare Lounge Spa also provides facial treatments that target acne, massages and waxing of the legs, face, brows and back.

Those in the know know to go to Southampton Spa, the Eastern European-inspired, late-night bathhouse. For an adult admission fee, guests can spend all day in traditional Turkish and Russian baths, a salt sauna, an infrared sauna, an oxygen steam bath, cold-plunge pools and a steam room. Add on a massage and scrub for an additional fee. Pro tip: Opt for a hot stone massage followed by an exfoliating body polish scented with essential oils of vanilla, peppermint, pumpkin, mango, orange, organic avocado, honey and tangerine. Then chill out in the sauna.

Trained among beauty big wigs at MAC Cosmetics, the Make Up For Ever Academy in Paris and Jean Madeline Aveda Institute, Victoria Roggio’s facials are worthy of A-list moments. Their extensive list of spa services include facials using Biologique Recherche products, a platinum hydrafacial (complete with lymphatic drainage, compressive exfoliation, cleansing, and antioxidant infusion) and skin firming treatments. Specializing in other treatments, the spa offers an exfoliating back service, brow grooming and lash extensions.

Formerly known as 3rd Element Spa & Salon, Avenue 215 Self Care Studio is a full-service day spa run by siblings Tomika Branch and Chyvonne Shackelford — a nail specialist and esthetician, respectively. Now with a brand-new space in Germantown, this spa is where you can get a super-detailed and creatively designed manicure, expertly sculpted brows, a massage and facial combo, and lash extensions. The spot also offers facials, massages, manicures and pedicures for men in their exclusive “Club M” area. Avenue 215 also doubles as a hair salon, offering haircuts, braiding, color treatments and more.

With three locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia area — Center City, Blue Bell and the Main Line — these locally owned salons and spas run the gamut in terms of beauty offerings, including hair cuts, color, bridal and hair treatments. The opportunities are endless: Get your hair dyed and trimmed, hydrate your skin with a hydrafacial, or liven up your body with some bronzing. Top it all off with a manicure and lash extensions and consider the day a success.

Treat yourself to a spa service inspired by international cultures at AME Salon and Spa, located in the heart of suburban Wayne. Healing stones influenced by the Aztec culture provide deep muscle relaxation, a Thai herbal heat treatment uses steamed compresses filled with aromatic lime, turmeric and lemongrass to relieve pain, and the Japanese technique of Shiatsu utilizes specific finger and palm pressure along your body’s energy lines. The 8,000-square-foot salon also holds an infrared sauna. Don’t miss the salon services, with haircuts, color and brow treatments on offer.

Detoxifying mud wraps, CBD body massages, arctic berry facials and photo rejuvenation-led therapy are just some of the offerings at this family-run beauty destination in Montgomery County. Their specialty facial treatments include microdermabrasion, dermaplaning and an oxygenating facial, which combines hyaluronic acid, pure oxygen and serums to promote cell growth and collagen production. Want even more? The salon offers hair, nail, makeup and waxing services.

Both Bucks County locations of this popular spa and salon offer early morning and late evening hours — perfect for both busy bees to pop in for a pre-meeting blowout on Wednesdays or for folks looking for an hours-long “Pinnacle” day of indulgence. (The “Pinnacle” includes an 85-minute massage with aromatherapy, a body treatment, a custom facial, a manicure and pedicure, and makeup.) Other services include custom facials, hot stone pedicures and bamboo massages.

Rapunzel’s in Lansdale specializes in hair, of course, (get everything from fashion colors to keratin) but its colorful and cutting-edge manicures, lymphatic drainage and Lomi Lomi Hawaiian massages are worth writing home about, too. If you’re feeling really hardcore, opt for an ashiatsu massage, where the therapist uses their bare feet to work out those knots. Thinking about botox but don’t want to commit? Get the same results with a less invasive Botinol treatment. Round it all out with a rinse in the steam shower, and you’ll be perfectly pampered.

Followed by both supermodels and beauty influencers, Danuta Mieloch runs her day spa known for Bio-Lift facials (promising to lift, firm, sculp, and give you that just-back-from vacation glow)  and all manner of skincare out of a new, 9,700-square-foot, 15-room oasis in Center City. The spa boasts high-tech treatments like a non-invasive jawline sculpting and a non-invasive skin tightening service using infrared light. Manicures, pedicures, massages, hair removal, makeovers and hair services are available, too.