The best spa hotels in Philadelphia

This luxury hotel in the heart of Rittenhouse is home to the elegant Library Bar and splurge-worthy rooms overlooking Rittenhouse Square. But you’re here for the spa, right? The onsite Rittenhouse Spa & Club has the full work when it comes to relaxation. Check out treatments like the Quartet Massage which gets not two but four hands up in the mix, or specialized treatments like lip smoothing. The hotel also boasts a fully equipped gym, pool, and hair salon so you can keep the pamper party going. Toting a four-legged friend along? The Rittenhouse Hotel is pet-friendly. Nice!

The four-star historic Loews Philadelphia Hotel is located in the heart of the city center and boasts 581 guestrooms, including 12 suites, and 47,000 square feet of function space, with three ballrooms – so plenty of space for you and the gang to take a trip away and relax. The renowned Joseph Anthony Retreat Spa and Salon is situated on the fifth floor and offers a variety of facials and massages, as well as unique experiences like the Turkish Bath experience. Plus, there's a salon offering services such as eyelash extensions, blow dries, tanning, and makeup. So hit the town for the nightlife and spend the next morning nursing a hangover with a facial and blow dry. Pampering heaven.  

Hidden inside the grandeur of the posh Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia, the Richel D’Ambra Spa & Salon offers traditional massages, such as Swedish, deep tissue, and even a Tibetan-influenced one for couples, plus a variety of luxe specialty treatments and enhancements like raindrop therapy infused with essential oils. Other services include facials and a full salon with hair and makeup services so get all scrubbed up before heading down to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts to catch a show.

Also located in the heart of Rittenhouse, this grand hotel with modern accents complementing its early-1920s architecture puts you right in the middle of some of the essential Philadelphia attractions. It also offers the chance to unwind and relax with a massage—without even leaving your room. The hotel offers in-room spa services that are available daily, such as blissful rubdowns incorporating natural and organic products. There’s also a salon in the house and, if you’re traveling with pals, you can have the option to book group spa services like hot-stone revitalizations, neck massages, and foot fatigue reflexology.

This historic building on the Avenue of the Arts is inner-outer beauty personified—from its stately, towering facade to the host of awesome amenities within, including luxury shops, a fantastic fitness center, and dining at the lofty XIX (Nineteen). And if you really want to relax to the max? you'll be spoilt for choice at the lavish Artur Kirsh Salon & Spa, which offers a wide selection of facials and body treatments (wraps and scrubs) in addition to salon services like cuts and color treatments. You can the spa session to the next level with a mani/pedi or keratin treatment.

There's no better way to end a day shopping on Rittenhouse Row than with a spa day. This modern, Art Deco-style boutique hotel is offering an array of in-room spa services. You've got classics like the 50 to 80-minute massages and head-to-toe skin treatments like a hydrating body wrap. Or, if you really want to go all-out, book into Palomar’s King Spa Suites and One Bedroom Suites, which come with an oversized Fuji soaking tub, allowing you to create your own spa-like experience. The hotel even gives out bath salts for free.

Hotel Palomar’s sister property also offers in-room spa services. Get kinks worked out with customized massages that incorporate wild-crafted, natural, and organic oils, lotions, and scents that’ll have your room and body smelling delicious. Choose from Swedish, deep tissue, sports or reflexology treatments, a Calm Mind massage that focuses on the head and temples, and more. Body treatments include a trio of wraps that’ll have you cozied up in a skin-hydrating cocoon with essential oils like lavender or nourishing spirulina. To do it right, ask for a room that comes with a deep-soaking tub when you book.

Art obsessed? You’ll feel right at home at this contemporary hotel that is conveniently close to masterpieces housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Barnes Foundation. Take a day off with Spa at the Logan, which offers a jampacked menu of services that includes the knot-busting 80-minute Alpine Arnica Deep Tissue Massage and, for something more relaxing, the Nirvana Stress Relief Massage. There are also skin treatments like the Vitamin C15 Brightening Facial or the Collagen Anti-Aging Facial that should help to turn back time a little.