10 Best Spas and Retreats in Upstate New York
Before the rise of air travel, its wide expanses of untouched nature and proximity to New York City made upstate New York the perfect spa destination for hitting reset. While the region’s resorts have provided relaxing retreats since the 19th century (at least), more recently, upstate New York spa options have proliferated in droves. Many new hotels and retreat-like New York spas offer thoughtful ways for reconnecting with yourself and the natural surroundings—from sound baths immersed in the lush forest to bespoke meditation sessions alongside a babbling river.
This mix of accessibility and bucolic beauty has fomented a second Golden Age for Catskills and Hudson Valley tourism. The arrival of globally renowned brands like The Ranch, which opened a Hudson Valley location in April 2024, signals the region’s ascent as a wellness destination. For today’s travelers, hotels and resorts in this area are rolling out expansive spa amenities (alongside their traditional pampering), from microcurrent facials in a Tuscan-style mansion atop a hill, to detoxifying mud wraps in a lakeside 19th-century estate.
Here are 10 noteworthy spas in upstate New York where you're sure to have an energizing and unforgettable weekend getaway.
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The RanchhotelThe Ranch Hudson Valley
$$$After years of requests from The Ranch Malibu devotees, the famed Spartan-meets-swanky wellness retreat opened its first East Coast outpost in Sloatsburg, New York, just an hour car ride from NYC. Set on a lakefront estate with a stone mansion built by JP Morgan in 1902, The Ranch's Hudson Valley outpost delivers guests its signature program—a blend of strength training, yoga, plant-based meals, and lots of daily hiking—in a more distilled version (either four or five days long as opposed to Malibu's 7 to 14+ day offerings). Hundreds of miles of hiking trails are within easy access, including the 4,000-acre Ringwood State Park and the 40,000-acre Harriman State Park. Treatments include daily massages and optional tailored add-ons, like chiropractic treatments, energy healing, sound baths, and contrast hydrotherapy through a hot and cold plunge pool. With 25 guests at any given time, this restorative stay feels just as exclusive as the original.
Noe DeWitt/Auberge Resorts CollectionhotelWildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection
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Hot List 2023 
Readers' Choice Awards 2023In the small town of Gardiner, overlooking the Shawangunk Ridge (or as locals lovingly refer to it, “The Gunks”), Wildflower Farms is a nature-inspired retreat featuring a 9,000-square-foot wellness facility called Thistle. Named after the wild blooms that blanket nearby fields in the summer, Thistle offers body treatments using small-batch botanicals, scrubs, and remedies made in partnership with the local Cultivate Apothecary. Meanwhile, facials feature products from French cult-favorite brand, Biologique Recherche. Of note, Thistle’s immersive outdoor treatments—like guided meditations alongside the river—are all crafted with an eye toward “harnessing the power of nature.”
Revette Studio Inc/YO1hotelYO1 Health Resort
Readers' Choice Awards 2020On a sprawling, lakeside sanctuary in the town of Monticello, you’ll find Y01. The name derives from “Yovan,” or “Youth” in Sanskrit, which captures their mission to rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit. Inspired by the Indian art of healing, their extensive menu of curative therapies includes Ayurveda therapies (like Abhyangam, a full-body oil massage, or Shirodhara, forehead oil streaming) and Naturopathy (Swedish massages, deep-tissue massages, etc.). They also offer personalized health programs such as Discover Your Dosha (vital energies), Pain Management, and Immunity Booster. Yogis will love their comprehensive yoga offerings, spanning breathing exercises and nasal cleansing to meditation and vinyasa.
Lawrence BraunhotelKenoza Hall
$$In a restored 1880s boarding house, Kenoza Hall offers guests a wellness program grounded in Kneipp therapy. This holistic method follows five foundational pillars: Exercise, Nutrition, Water, Plants, and Balance. The theme is “earthy luxury” at the onsite Hemlock Spa, where treatments like facials, massages, and wraps are rooted in naturopathy and hydrotherapy. Bringing to mind a greenhouse, the Relaxation Lounge seamlessly blends outdoor and indoor elements, with a cold water plunge, a wood stove, an outdoor barrel sauna, and a Kneipp circuit with varying textures and sensations. Their Movement Studio hosts group classes such as aerial yoga, sound therapy, and guided meditation. At Hemlock, the approach to wellness extends beyond the spa walls and throughout the property's gardens, hot tub, pool, private lake, and the 55 acres of surrounding land’s walking trails.
Sean Davidson/Piaule CatskillhotelPiaule Catskill
$$ | Hot List 2022Between Hunter Mountain and the town of Hudson, alongside the famed Kaaterskill Creek, you’ll find the contemporary-meets-organic Piaule Catskill. With an eye toward creating an experience integrated into the surroundings, their spa and wellness space is concealed within a hillside and features a soothing minimalist design with natural elements like light wood and stone. Piaule offers personalized facials and body treatments, as well as reiki, sound baths, yoga, and meditation. You can commence your wellness journey with a plunge in the hot pool, detox in the sauna and steam room, and finish with some mindfulness in the tea room.
Getty/Courtesy Mohonk Mountain HousehotelMohonk Mountain House
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Near the town of New Paltz, Mohonk Mountain House is an institution, providing a bucolic retreat for visitors since its founding in 1869. Today, Hudson Valley's trailblazer is home to a 30,000-square-foot Spa Wing, featuring an outdoor heated mineral pool, 16 treatment rooms, a fitness center, and more. This summer, Mohonk Mountain House inaugurated its Lakeview Summerhouse, an outdoor sanctuary on the cliffs overlooking Lake Mohonk, with a specialized treatment menu: massages surrounded by nature, a luxe lift facial, mindfulness sessions led by Dr. Nina Smiley, and more. Recently, they also launched Seasonal Wellbeing Collections—a holistic approach to wellness for each season, with spa therapies, fitness programs, and mindfulness practices.
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Emma Tuccillo/Hasbrouck HousehotelHasbrouck House
$$In the quaint hamlet of Stone Ridge inside an 18th-century Dutch Colonial mansion, Hasbrouck House is a dreamy bed and breakfast with plenty of ways to hit reset. They offer both onsite yoga and complimentary access to the nearby Whole Sky Yoga studio, as well as complimentary passes for the Mohonk Preserve, a breathtaking nature preserve in the Shawangunk Ridge for hiking, biking, bird-watching, and more. Back at the hotel, you can eliminate toxins in their wooden barrel sauna nestled between trees, or book a private massage customized with aromatherapy or CBD massage oil.
Courtesy TroutbeckhotelTroutbeck
$$ | Hot List 2018 Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Built with reclaimed wood from the Old Tappan Zee Bridge, The Barns is a light-splashed wellness oasis at the Troutbeck hotel in Amenia, New York. While the hotel dates back to the 1700s—counting among its guests nature-loving thinkers like Thoreau and Emerson—The Barns opened in 2020. There, guests can enjoy spa treatments, from massage therapy to acupuncture, as well as forest bathing, infrared sauna sessions, and a Kinesoma dance experience aimed at restoring the body, boosting awareness, and bringing a sense of renewed joy. Start the day with a guided meditation or a group yoga class under the soaring barn ceilings.
Adrian GauthotelInness
$$ | Hot List 2022 Readers' Choice Awards 2022In the sleepy hamlet of Accord (with a population of just 573 as of 2020), you’ll find Inness—28 cabins, a 12-room farmhouse, tennis courts, a swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, and more, situated on 225 rolling acres of land. This summer, Inness will begin opening its spa facilities—just another reason to visit the carefully crafted retreat. The standalone building, designed by founder Taavo Somer (the architect and restaurateur behind Freeman’s and the Rusty Knot) and Post Company, aims to blend the space with the beauty of the nature surrounding it, like the sweeping views of the Shawangunk Mountains. Guests have access to five spa treatment rooms, a fitness studio, a “dōjō” for yoga and meditation, and a bathhouse equipped with a steam room, sauna, and indoor tranquility pool. As for the treatment menu, Inness Spa will offer therapeutic massages, body treatments, facials, and more, using cult-favorite brands like Biologique Recherche and Luzern.
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Sargent Photography/Glenmere MansionhotelGlenmere Mansion
$$$On a 200-acre estate in Chester, New York, you’ll find Glenmere Mansion, a 15-room hotel built in 1911, fashioned as a Tuscan villa. As a nod to its Italian inspiration, the 8,000-square-foot spa facility features Carrara marble, rich hardwoods, and custom-made tiles. The Spa at Glenmere Mansion includes treatment suites, a relaxation library, a marble bathhouse, a hammam, and a meditation garden. The spa menu has sophisticated face and body treatments, like a microcurrent facial that uses LED lighting to even skin tone and a Chardonnay Body Drench that combines an intensely hydrating massage with a heated wrap to penetrate dehydrated skin. Classic facials, invigorating scrubs, and flawless manis and pedis are also on offer, ensuring you leave feeling your best inside and out.
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