The best spa hotels in NYC

The Cornelia Spa at the Upper East Side’s intimate Surrey Hotel allows its guest the ultimate New York City luxury: total silence. Once inside one of the private “pied-a-tierre”-style rooms, technicians offer customized treatments like the Delicate Skin-Restorative Ritual, a facial for delicate skin, and The Mother’s Journey Massage with a Lymphatic Drainage add-on for new and expecting mothers. Each treatment ends with an amuse-bouche tasting of cupcakes and other treats, plus flowers from the Cornelia’s in-house Bouquet Bar.

This iconic New York institution offers the city’s only Caudalie Vinothérapie signature spa, pampering guests with the French cosmetic line’s grapeseed-powered, free radical-fighting polyphenol products. In addition to body scrubs like the Crushed Cabernet and Merlot Friction—both of which finish with a refreshing Vichy shower—Caudalie also developed a Fresh Grape Manicure and Fresh Grape Pedicure exclusively for the hotel. Oh-la-la!

In the past decade, Bliss has cemented itself as one of the premier, design-specific venues for wellness. Bliss 49 at the W’s Lexington Avenue location spans over two floors (22,000 square feet!) with a massive selection of signature treatments ranging from the dark-spot diminishing Transluminous Facial to the acne-scar erasing Elemis Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Facial. And of course, the entire range of culty products are available for guests to maintain their Bliss-ful glow long after the vacation ends.

To say The Waldorf’s 19th floor Spa—with jaw-dropping views of Midtown—goes the extra mile is an understatement. Aside from being one of the few spots in the country stocked with Guerlain products and Guerlain-trained therapists, the hotel ensures you leave feeling and looking great by keeping makeup technicians on-hand for post-treatment touchups. Talk about a full-fledge facial!

Unlike most NYC spas, Exhale puts just as much emphasis on high-quality fitness classes as it does on splurge-worthy treatments. In other words, get ready to sweat before sinking into that much-deserves massage or facial. Exhale offers barre, cycling, yoga, and holistic wellness packages; even its spa treatments are fitness-inspired, including the “facial bootcamp” that promises to whip that skin into shape.