The 16 best spas in Las Vegas

The Waldorf Astoria Spa & Salon—formerly the Spa at the Mandarin Oriental—is luxury at its finest. You’ll be greeted with tea and a cool towel and taken back to the ultimate relaxation area. Here, you can soothe aching muscles on heated tepidarium chairs; lower your stress level in aromatic herbal-infused steam rooms and dry sauna; soak in vitality pool (heated to a steamy 104 degrees Fahrenheit); and enjoy experience showers that treat your senses with different scents, sounds and lighting. The Turkish hammam is a coed experience for up to eight people.

Spas are a place to disconnect and decompress, and you absolutely should—but maybe not until after you Instagram the golden, lantern-lit corridor on the way to the treatment rooms. Once that’s done, give in to a top-notch pampering sesh via classic massages, Chakra balancing, a Moroccan mud wrap or a vitamin C or men’s age-defying facial. You can even take the soothing out of the spa with an in-room or poolside massage.

Like the city’s best buffets, this spa offers something for everyone, from fitness junkies (kettlebells and TRX) to facial aficionados (gemstone and oxygen treatments) to anyone looking to slay during a night on the Strip. And gents who enjoy kicking back for some self care can book a barber shave or sport mani-pedi.

Forget jostling for a spot in the Jacuzzi or trying to meditate surrounded by strangers. At this lovely corner of calm on the south end of the Strip, it’s all about finding your Zen in a desert-inspired space with expert technicians as your guides. Give a warm candle massage a whirl. Go all-in on a full body detox ceremony or the ultimate facial which uses LED light therapy to instantly tighten the skin.

If there’s a philosophy that best describes Steve Wynn’s namesake Vegas resort, it’s attention to detail. Dedication to even the smallest elements infuses every corner of the elegant hotel, from the wallpaper to the cocktail lists to the spa, where the menu focuses on a refined set of services and treatments all performed exceptionally well. Try the Good Luck Ritual which uses Chinese principles in combination with a massage, peppermint foot treatment, moisturizing hand therapy and relaxing botanical scalp treatment.

The Red Rock spa is truly a holistic wonderland. Want red carpet-ready skin? Book a celeb-approved Lancer-method facial. Trying to jump-start your fitness journey? Step into the Bod Pod for a full assessment. Ready to defy gravity? Sign up for a vertical yoga class. Even when your feet are back on the ground, after a day inside this suburban retreat you’ll feel like you’re flying.

The centerpiece of Cosmo’s stylish spa-scape is its hammam or Turkish bath, where you (and a friend or two) can bounce between the heated motherstone, whirlpools, steam rooms and loungers. Upgrade your hammam session with the Moroccan Journey, a two-hour tour of indulgence that includes an exfoliating scrub, rhassoul mud and a full-body massage, or the Red Flower Experience, where you’ll be doused in fragrant oils, scrubbed down and rinsed off with basins of water meant to evoke ocean waves.

Vdara’s serene spa delivers a full range of massages, body treatments and facials including a Knesko golden collagen gemstone mask. Opt for a Moroccan oil moisturizing body treatment and you’ll feel renewed. And be sure to show up early to take full advantage of the facilities, including the soothing meditation room.

Occupying 134,000-square-feet inside the Venetian, Canyon Ranch is an expansive space of relaxation and rejuvenation. Expect soothing environments like the salt grotto and rain room, as well as body scrubs and massage treatments, boot camp and spin classes, a 40-foot climbing wall and even a restaurant serving feel-good, body-friendly food. Consider it your one-stop-shop for undoing yesterday’s glorious night out.

Sure, you could book a Zen treatment, some hot stone therapy or a Fire & Ice facial, but the best way to do Qua’s expansive spa is by grabbing a few friends and hopping from the tea lounge to the Roman baths to the laconium sauna to the arctic ice room (where the forecast includes regular flurries).