The Best Spa Hotels in Seattle, Washington

After a day of exploring downtown Seattle, plan to take full advantage of the spa offerings at the Four Seasons Seattle. Juniper, cedarwood and other woodsy botanicals make the locally inspired evergreen massage one to remember, or treat your hard-working hands and feet to a coffee bean massage and the espresso drink of your choice.

Head to this marina resort across Lake Washington from Seattle for fresh air and pampering. Spa treatments include the Mount Rainier stone revival massage, head-to-toe waxing and creative facials. Guest rooms are tranquil, with understated decor, plush beds and a dreamy pillow menu with options for resting your head. After a good night’s sleep, make free use of bikes and kayaks.

This 1909 hotel radiates calm atop Seattle’s First Hill. If the walk from downtown doesn’t get your heart started, the 24-hour fitness center will do the job. Enjoy a massage from Shiatsu Yasuo Mori, then fall into the creature comforts of guest rooms that feature pillowtop beds, marble baths and fresh breezes through the windows. Restaurant Stella has plenty of healthy dishes.

With its fairytale name, Penelope and the Beauty Bar has written the book on pampering its guests. The day spa within the Fairmont Olympic Hotel has an extensive menu of treatments including plenty of cutting-edge choices from around the world. Of course, the Fairmont is one of the plushest sleeps in Seattle, with huge guest rooms and attentive service, plus an indoor pool and fitness center.

One of you needs a massage. The other wants to play a round of golf. No problem – you’ll both be happy at the Loews Hotel 1000, which has both a spa serving up all kinds of indulgences and an indoor golf simulator, offering virtual play on world-famous links. A fitness center and easy access to Seattle’s waterfront mean more ways to maintain your workouts.

A sexy and sophisticated vibe permeates this stylish hotel that’s a few blocks away from the tourist throngs. In-room spa services are available, or visit the Chroma Spa for a facial, massage or haircut. A two-level fitness center is stocked with top cardio, strength and flexibility gear, and hotel staff are experts at helping you find a good outdoor workout nearby.

Float away your cares at the Hyatt at Olive 8, which has a gleaming saltwater pool, plus a big fitness facility and hot tubs, steam rooms and saunas in both the men’s and women’s locker rooms. Spa treatments feature house-made organic scrubs. The high-rise hotel takes planetary wellness seriously, too; it is one of the newest and greenest in downtown Seattle.

Set about 18mi (29km) south of downtown Seattle, this hotel is convenient to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Treatments at the Spa at the Lake include massages, facials and wraps. The hotel also offers a saltwater pool, yoga room and 24-hour fitness center. The hotel is next to Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park (with trails, water access and sand volleyball courts), The Landing, a popular restaurant-and-retail center, and a Boeing plane factory.

Sitting in the bottom third of Seattle’s boldest new skyscraper, the F5 Tower, the Lotte Hotel incorporates a stained-glass facade and a ballroom fashioned from the first United Methodist Church in the United States, now called Sanctuary. Make that two sanctuaries, since Le Spa de l’hôtel Lotte is another source of calm in the city. For a good workout, hit the hotel fitness center or climb some of the super-steep streets just outside.