Ready for some rejuvenation? Look no further than these health and wellness retreats located across the Lone Star State.
An essential part of any vacation is relaxation. If your idea of unwinding includes sunrise yoga, aromatic massages, farm-to-table cuisine, and self-reflection, you’re in the right place. Whether your travels take you riverside, hilltop, or deep into the urban jungle, Texas’s award-winning retreats and day spas can help you reach a whole new state of Zen.
Hill Country
Miraval Austin Resort & Spa
Situated on 220 wooded acres overlooking Lake Travis, Miraval invites guests to restore balance to their lives through mindfulness and world-class spa treatments. Planning your personalized retreat at Miraval begins with setting your intention. Explore your goals through their online quiz or select one of Miraval’s 11 curated journeys, such as Mental Wellbeing, Reconnection Getaway, and Outdoor Adventure. Each experience incorporates activities from a variety of areas—get out on the water paddling Lake Travis or the Colorado River or center the mind with floating or crystal meditation. Whether solo, with a romantic partner, or a team of business partners, guests enjoy a restorative retreat in an all-inclusive environment. Voted #1 Best All-Inclusive Resort in Austin and #5 Top Resort in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report.
Lake Austin Spa
Tucked into a quiet bend of picturesque Lake Austin waits a private oasis of swimming pools, tented canopies, and limestone walls covered in vines of trumpet creeper and wisteria. Consistently regarded as one of the “Best Destination Spas in the World” since its opening, Lake Austin Spa incorporates water into wellness with 15 lake and boating activities, including wake surfing and paddleboard yoga. Spread across 17 lush acres, this all-inclusive resort invites guests to be as active as they want to be. Lace up for a five-mile hike around a nature preserve, attend an author chat in the beautifully appointed Garden Library, or find peace in a sound bathing meditation class. Save time for the spa! Offering more than 100 massage, body, and skincare treatments and therapies, the Lakehouse Spa ensures that guests feel relaxed and restored.
Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio River Walk
Find the Alamo City’s only Forbes four-star spa nestled among the River Walk’s picturesque stone bridges and towering cypress trees. The hotel’s western décor permeates the 17,000-square-foot spa with polished woods and warm, earthy tones. At the Mokara Spa, you'll find first-class services, including massage treatments, body and facial treatments, and nail and salon services, leave guests feeling refreshed and invigorated. Take in spectacular city views from the rooftop heated pool while enjoying a nourishing lunch, or kickstart a night on the town with a craft cocktail.
Piney Woods
Deer Lake Lodge Spa Resort
Guests determined to attain physical, mental, and spiritual balance find expert help at Deer Lake Lodge, located in Montgomery, near Houston and Conroe. This immersive wellness resort and detox spa heals from the inside out by focusing on nutrition, yoga and meditation classes, life enrichment seminars, and natural spa treatments. Reconnect with yourself amid peaceful trees and wildflowers or relax by the pool after a hot stone massage, facial, and body wrap.
Gulf Coast
Trellis Spa at the Houstonian
While it’s no surprise that Houston is home to the largest luxury spa in the state, guests may wonder how this peaceful oasis is just a short drive from the Galleria, the city’s bustling shopping district. At the Trellis Spa you can indulge in an array of full-service offerings, including massages, facial therapies, and salon treatments, or share a bottle of bubbly with friends at a poolside cabana or tranquil lounging area. Health-conscious dishes can be enjoyed by the soaking pools and in verdant, European gardens. Make a night of it by staying in your choice of the hotel’s luxurious rooms and gain access to one of the nation’s top private health clubs.
Prairies & Lakes
The Spa at The Joule, Joule Dallas Hotel
Only a short, shopping-bag-laden walk from the Dallas Arts District, The Joule awaits with world-class spa and treatments. Inspired by geothermal energy, the spa welcomes guests in a Forbes four-star subterranean sanctuary. Lounge by the soaking pool before beginning The Joule, a signature body ritual that includes a foot treatment, dry body brushing, and Himalayan salt exfoliation, followed by massage and facial cleansing. Restorative body rituals, such as the popular Fire & Ice Stone CBD Massage, emphasize both heat and chill to relax and reinvigorate. Afterwards, treat yourself to the simple luxuries of good food, drink, and company with a meal at one of the hotel’s award-winning dining experiences.
West Texas
The Gage Spa, Gage Hotel
Reconnect with yourself in the wide-open spaces of Big Bend country. Featuring laid-back luxury in an historic Mission-style hotel, The Gage Spa offers healing services that include massage therapy, body treatments, and facials. Find stillness in the aroma-therapy steam room, reinvigorate in the outdoor hydrotherapy pool, or unwind with a yoga session in the fitness center. Refresh with the Cactus & Agave Bodywrap + Massage before a dinner of braised quail or a vegan chili relleno at the 12 Gage restaurant, or sip the White Buffalo Margarita, named “Best Margarita in Texas” by Saveur, fireside at the iconic White Buffalo Bar.
NOTABLE MENTIONS ACROSS THE STATE: Saddle up for relaxing activities that include horseback riding and sound meditation at Collective Hill Country Wellness Retreat in Wimberley, or raise your vibe at Ritual Hotel and Well Retreat offering a transformative package that features Reiki healing and massage. Enjoy a quick self-care fix at San Antonio’s Loma de Vida Spa near the upscale Shops at La Cantera, while also taking in breathtaking views of the Texas sky and surrounding nature. Or check out Haitus Spa, a bright relaxing space located in San Antonio’s historic Pearl Brewery Complex, perfect for routine rejuvenation.
No matter where you’re vacationing in Texas, these wellness retreats and day spas will take you to a whole new state!
