The Best Spas In NYC To Visit For Your Summer Glow Up

Located right between the Museum of Modern Art and Central Park, the Aman New York hotel is a refined resort that has the best spa in New York City right now. The entire health and wellness space in the resort comprises three floors, each divided between health and physical wellness, with a focus on overall well-being and emotional wellness. Aman Resorts is revered for the level of luxury and wonder each property exudes, and the New York location boasts a number of "spa houses" or private treatment suites complete with a double treatment room, a living area with a comfortable daybed, an outdoor terrace complete with a cold plunge and hot bath, and either a sauna or a steam room. The Hammam House is a marble steam room with a marble treatment table, and the Banya House is a wooden sauna. 

The spa houses at Aman are available for half or full day private hire. This includes time for customized treatments, relaxation time with healthy snacks and drinks and access to the other spa and fitness facilities at the resort (like the swimming pool).

Augustinus Bader, a renowned skincare company focused on the science of wellness, is the brand behind The Skin Lab in SoHo, one of the best spas in New York City. Located in The Webster, The Skin Lab's website explains that it invites guests to "experience high-performance treatments to boost cellular communication, promote rejuvenation, and firm, tone and refine the skin of the face and body – along with state of the art equipment and analytical techniques, all in stunning environments designed to restore and renew."

Rooted in Professor Augustinus Bader's approach to cell renewal, the treatments at The Skin Lab vary from full-body detoxes to facials focused on firming, lifting, and rejuvenating the skin.

Sisley Spa is a company originally based in Paris, but their New York City location can be found in the Dominick Hotel on Spring Street. Offering skincare services, body rituals like Moroccan Hammam and various massages, a trip to the Sisley Spa will be an all-encompassing experience. 

The Glo2Facial ($120) is one of their more popular treatments, promising bright and dewey results that keep clients coming back for more. When booking this spa experience, be sure to account for an additional 30 minutes of relaxation in your schedule, as the Glo2Facial treatment utilizes state-of-the-art O2 exfoliation, lymphatic massage techniques, and lite ultrasound vibrations that all promise to bring out your skin's best state. 

Joanna Czech, a luxury skincare brand, has a studio in New York City's Lower East Side that offers all of their famous treatments, from brow and lash services to facials or body treatments like abdomen toning or upper body LED. The studio offers customized consultations with one of their estheticians, so that you can get the full run-down on your skin's condition and set your skincare goals before you pick your treatment.

The Joanna Czech website states that one of the goals of the NYC spa is to rebuild the skin, rather than break it down.

The famous Tracie Martyn spa on 5th avenue in NYC has been a favorite of celebrities like Karlie Kloss and Julia Roberts over the years, who sing the praises of the spa's sculpting facials. The sculpting techniques at Tracie Martyn have shown visible results in lifting, firming and brightening the face, which is why the spa's work is favored by celebrities who are about to step onto the red carpet.

Besides sculpting facials, Tracie Martyn also offers options for body sculpting and red light beds, proving that they are experts in LED treatment for skin.

After opening just two years ago in NYC's NoMad neighborhood, the Ritz-Carlton's spa has become the perfect luxurious escape from the city. With marble steam rooms, saunas, dimly lit treatment rooms and a relaxation room that is known for providing specialty cocoa tea after treatments, this spa goes above and beyond to ensure relaxation. 

The spa makes a point to feature treatments and products that are local to the neighborhood, like the Rose Quartz Remedy, Augustinus Bader, Dr. Dennis Gross and ESPA. 

After opening a location in Tribeca in Fall 2022, the Parisian hotel Barrière Fouquet brought a new spa to the city with Spa Diane Barrière. The spa has a wet room with a sauna, and a hydro-pool with various massage features. Plus, the spa's fitness center offers access to a personal trainer. Stylish art fills every treatment room in this upscale oasis.

Their Silhouette Body Treatment is known as a signature treatment, with relaxing and beneficial lymphatic drainage and a detoxifying thermal algae wrap.

Known for being experts in anti-aging products and treatments, the Dr. Barbara Sturm brand has two different spa locations in NYC: SoHo and the Upper East Side. In SoHo, on Mercer Street, the sleek modern setting of the spa makes it easy to want to dive into the world of anti-aging solutions and learn more about your skin. 

With options for trendy microcurrent and dermabrasion treatments, plus more classic signatures like a couples massage or an acne facial for adults or teens, the experts at Dr. Barbara Sturm can help you achieve any of your skin goals this summer.