Top West Coast Wellness Resorts

Arizona Biltmore – Phoenix, AZ

Arizona Biltmore, a glamorous Waldorf Astoria property, can easily fall into the wellness category with its reimagined Tierra Luna spa and salon. The space boasts both indoor and outdoor relaxation spaces, including a cold plunge. It’s an ideal place to unwind after a body spa treatments like a grounding quartz massage or bathing ritual. Guests may enjoy a variety of locally sourced botanicals, indigenous muds, and native scents during a treatment. For the fitness enthusiast, there’s a 3,000 square foot modern gym with Peloton bikes, a TRX, and other equipment. Daily yoga classes available.

Mii amo is more than a wellness resort; it’s an introspective journey. Set amid the red rocks in Sedona—a small city that’s synonymous with spirituality—this all-inclusive retreat offers three-, four-, seven- and 10-night experiences that encompass daily credits for spa treatments; dining; access to fitness facilities and scheduled classes; and inspiring seminars. Guests also have access to the Trail House at Enchantment Resort, where both self-guided and guided hikes and bike excursions depart. All accommodations at Mii amo feature plush bedding, heated bathroom floors, and indoor and/or outdoor fireplaces; upgrade to a Luxury Suite for elevated amenities such as a private massage room.

Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa – Tucson, AZ

Miraval Resorts—which currently operates three properties in the U.S.—began its own wellness journey at this desert oasis in Tucson. Here, nightly rates are inclusive of accommodations, dining, scheduled activities, round-trip transportation from Tucson International Airport, a welcome amenity and best of all, a $175 daily credit to be used on fee-based resort activities and spa treatments. The centerpiece of all Miraval Resorts, the Life in Balance Spa offers unique treatments like ear seeding (an acupressure technique) and Vasudhara, in which guests embrace the weightlessness of water through stretches and bodywork. 

Canyon Ranch – Tucson, AZ 

A chain of destination health resorts and spas (as well as one retreat in California), Canyon Ranch was born in the Sonoran desert of Tucson. At its original location, guests can choose from a variety of wellness-minded experiences (or journeys, as the resort calls them), which range from simply enjoying resort facilities such as the spa to integrative weight loss programming, ideal for a sabbatical or other reprieve. Canyon Ranch also offers membership-based programming, so you can continue your wellness journey long after your vacation has ended. 

The South of France meets Southern California at this idyllic resort in rural San Diego County. Surrounded by lavender fields and grapevines, the award-winning health resort offers three-, four-, and seven-night stays that revolve around its Five Pillars of Wellness:

Fitness (one-on-one training and guided classes), Nutrition (customized menus based on a medical evaluation), mindfulness (yoga, meditation, and stargazing), Relaxation (spa treatments, chiropractic adjustments and other medical therapies), and Reflection (perhaps over a glass of estate-grown wine in an authentic Parish House from Burgundy).

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa – Ojo Caliente, NM

Soak in the same healing waters that first put Caliente Springs on the map in the late 18th century. The award-winning resort—which is undergoing extensive renovations—features nine geothermal soaking pools, complemented by a full-service spa with a Himalayan salt sauna and eucalyptus steam room. The resort also offers yoga classes, and there’s a trailhead nearby for hiking and biking excursions. Modern, Pueblo-inspired guest rooms feature fireplaces and private patios, some with private hot tubs, and guests also have the option to rent a house or go glamping in a vintage Spartan trailer. Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa is located about an hour’s drive north of Santa Fe, where its sister resort, Ojo Santa Fe, is located.

Ranch at Rock Creek – Philipsburg, MT

For many travelers, a dude ranch is the ultimate place to unplug—especially when it’s as captivating as The Ranch at Rock Creek. At this remote resort in Montana, all-inclusive rates cover daily scheduled activities (including those with private guides and anglers), farm-to-table dining, evening entertainment, access to a pool and hot tub, and transportation both on and off-site. At the on-site spa, guests can opt to enjoy a treatment in a creekside Conestoga wagon. 

Post Ranch Inn – Big Sur, CA

If your idea of wellness is a room with a view, a stay at Post Ranch Inn is in order. Built into Big Sur’s dramatic seaside cliffs, many of the resort’s accommodations feature views of the Pacific Ocean, best admired from their private decks or—for those staying in Northern Ocean House Rooms—private outdoor soaking tubs. Guests also have the option to spend the night in a luxury treehouse. If and when you’re ready to leave your room, take advantage of the resort’s spa, pools, restaurant (where meal ingredients are sourced from the resort’s own gardens) and complimentary activities, which include forest meditation and yoga.