5 New Hotel Spas And Wellness Retreats In The US To Book Now

In early November, the Global Wellness Institute unveiled the global wellness industry is now worth a staggering $5.6 trillion. With the holidays and the new year fast approaching — detoxing, pampering and rejuvenation will surely top travelers to-do list. Below, from the Southwest to the Midwest and back out East, rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit with this welcome lineup of the best new (and renovated) wellness and hotel spas retreats in the US.

Southall Farm & Inn — Franklin, Tennessee

Nestled on 325-acres of countryside in Franklin, Tennessee — about 25 miles from downtown Nashville — you’ll find the recently-opened Southall Farm & Inn. There’s plenty of unwinding over the upcoming 3-day Winter Wellness Retreat (Dec 19-21) where yoga, soundbathing and forest bathing session headline the menu — alongside a Dream Seeding Ceremony using guided reflection and subtle energy work. Because this is a working farm, expect tasty culinary meals to use ingredients from a duo of greenhouses (the farm also makes its own honey). A co-ed soaking pool grants serene views of Lake Mishkin, followed by a proper run of spa treatments including tea ceremonies, massages, facials and scrubs (botanicals are grown on-property).

Spa Diane Barrière at Hotel Barrière Fouquet New York

In Tribeca, this cream-toned subterranean spa makes use of several French beauty brands — Les Huilettes, Manucurist Le Rouge Français and beloved cult-brand Biologique Recherche — whose aptly-titled, 120-minute “Ultimate Glow Facial” employs microcurrent technology and sweeping massage techniques to lift, sculpt and tighten. Keep those wacky circadian rhythms in check with the Jet Lag Remedy, using essential oils to return the body and mind to functioning levels. A lymphatic drainage massage blends various techniques to help reduce stress, boost immunity and increase circulation. Afterwards, circuit through the hydrotherapy pool, sauna and steam room for optimum health.

The Spa at The St. Regis Chicago

Last May, the new St. Regis Chicago opened to great fanfare. This winter, the spa —who has an entire floor dedciated to wellness and treatment offerings, is serving up sesaonal tea treatments (nodding to Caroline Astor, who introduced the brand’s “afternoon tea ritual”). A hydrating full body Black Tea & Bergamot Winter Body Scrub is both hydrating and relaxing, while a Sparkle & Shine Winter Facial adds dose of oxygen helps boost the skin’s defense system. If you’re in a hurry, there’s a brief 30-minute Rest treatment using cranial sacral, lymphatic drainage, and acupressure to quiet the mind. Afterwards, detox with a hot sauna and steam session, or simply have a rest by the fireplace.

Mii amo — Sedona, AZ

Last February, the long-awaited, $40 million dollar renovation of Mii amo opened in Sedona’s famed Boynton Canyon (a “vortex” site). Deep in Red Rock Country, guests arrive for either 3, 4, 7 or 10 all-inclusive “journeys” where curated itineraries offer unique treatments and bespoke classes. Set your intentions in the crystsal grotto and then visit one treatment rooms for hypnosis, sound resonance therapy, energy clearning, past life regression reiki healing and aura photography. This season, tailored Winter Celestial Cycles (Dec 1- Feb 28) will include 75-minute facials, massages and meidtatdions. And just in time for the New Moon (Jan 11), an intention setting ceremony offers a grounding geranium and pine oil massage. (The resort holds your written intention for one lunar cycle and is buried in the Canyon).

The Inn of the Five Graces Hotel Spa — Santa Fe, New Mexico

The plush, jewel-toned spa inside the Inn Of the Five Graces, a 24-room Relais & Chateau property nestled in the heart of Santa Fe never got it’s proper due (afterall, it opened in the Covid era). Rooted in Silk Road rituals, a temple-like lounge is dressed in Southeast and Central Asian art with woven rugs, a mosiac-tiled fountain, Buddha statues, massive crystals and a painted wooden ceiling with skylights. Pre-treatment, take a swim in the new outdoor reflecting pool or cozy up by the cracking adobe fireplace with warm tea. Enlist in a warming Himalayan salt stone massage, luxe facials with Augustinus Bader products, guided meditation and bespoke evolutionary astrology readings. Aftewards, venture outside for stargazing on the new sun-and-moon deck.