Top Spas in Boulder

Step off bustling Broadway and into this peaceful haven for truly mind-melting massages, Ayurvedic treatments and hot/cold contrast therapy. Dragontree’s otherworldly aesthetic carries you away instantly. The "sanctuary" portion of the spa features cold plunges, a hot tub, a cedar sauna, a salt room (halotherapy), steam, quartz healing stone and forest showers.

Try This: The Abyhanga Massage Package includes an Ayurvedic (traditional Indian) massage that utilizes warm oils chosen specifically for your constitution and massage patterns designed to circulate energy and clear blockages. Pair with an invigorating Ayurvedic Skin Brushing for ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation. Ahhh.

Affordable luxury. That’s the promise of Spavia, a calming space perched above the Twenty Ninth Street shopping center, which has stunning mountain views. The massage therapists here are known for their ability to personalize the experience so that you get just the right level of pressure and attention to all the right spots. A full range of body, skincare and beauty treatments round out the offerings at this local favorite.

Try This: Hand-carved salt stones turn a typical hot stone massage into a therapeutic experience, restoring balance to your body while nourishing depleted muscles.

With a lead massage therapist who continues to seek advanced training in Thailand, Siam Sensation is for those who want results from their massages. You might just find that your lower-back tension, neck pain or joint stiffness disappears after a visit to Mai and her team of experts. The traditional Thai massage techniques can be a bit more rigorous than you may be used to, but customers keep streaming back for the long-term effects.

Try this: The Four Hands massage means two therapists are devoted to your relaxation, with choreographed kneading that will make you feel like royalty. 

Tru Skincare has a convenient, downtown location right on Pearl Street and a fiercely loyal following, thanks to owner Cynthia Sass’s talent for hydrating facials, plus peels, waxing, tinting and makeup application. She spent more than two decades as a makeup artist on both coasts and now brings her knowledge of skincare to a homey spot right in the heart of Boulder.

Try This: If you’re noticing a little dryness because of Boulder’s cool, dry climate, then try the Tru Bliss Facial followed by a hydrating masque, which treats skin with vitamins, nutrients and botanicals and re-infuses it with moisture.

The owners of J Lounge have their own organic skincare line, and they bring that knowledge into every facial, nail and body treatment at this peaceful spa and nail salon. They are perhaps best loved for their “farm to fingers” and “farm to toes” manicures and pedicures, using all-natural products.  

Try This: The More Mani treats you to a soak with soothing coconut soap, exfoliation with resurfacing beads, massage with whipped shea butter, hot mitts, buff, base coat with keratin nail strengthener and polish.

You’ll find The Woodhouse Day Spa tucked away from bustling 28th Street and within walking distance to many of Boulder’s popular spots, like The Buff (a local’s favorite for brunch), numerous hotels and the Dairy Arts Center. Upon entering you’ll be transported to a total sensory experience: Wrap yourself in a plush robe, slip on a pair of reflexology sandals and sip a soothing cup of herbal loose-leaf tea while you enjoy your spa package or a-la-carte treatment.

Try this: After you’ve spent some time in Boulder’s sunny, dry climate, why not indulge in a full-body black sand rejuvenation scrub followed by a hydrating sea mineral wrap and body mask? A treatment sure to leave you glowing for the rest of your trip.

Offering functional services that treat your skin holistically, Orange Poppy is a locally owned (and loved) skin and nail spa with a team of licensed professionals dedicated to treating the source of skin issues.

Try This: Curious what Orange Poppy estheticians do to their own skin? The Ultimate Medi Facial is what you want. It includes nano infusion, microcurrent and massage to make your face instantly glowy.

Miori is Boulder's first Japanese-inspired luxury head spa. Each session is done while lying under a halo waterfall — a soothing, rhythmic water flow that enhances relaxation, scalp health and hair growth. Treatments incorporate all of the senses, including sound therapy and aromatherapy using essential oils.

Tucked into the Table Mesa Shopping Center, this small but luxurious space has "float therapy" tanks where you can float in skin-temperature water with 1,000 lbs of medical-grade Epsom Salt, giving a zero-gravity sensation. They also offer a sauna and cold plunge as well as infrared therapy.

Try this: The Fire & Ice package, where you alternate between the infrared sauna and cold plunge, which has been reported to provide multiple benefits, including reduced inflammation, pain relief, mental clarity and more.