Take a Restorative Staycation at These Wellness-First Retreats
The staycation sites of our dreams, from downtown hotels to a quaint Northern California village.
Los Angeles Athletic Club
The Sunset Wellness & Beauty Awards celebrate the rituals, retreats, and remedies that actually move the needle. These five destinations are the 2026 winners of the Best City Escapes category. Check out the complete list of winners here. For our definitive and searchable guide to wellness in the West, click here.
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Established in 1880, LAAC is a historic downtown club with 88,000 square feet devoted to fitness, wellness, and community. Sixty weekly classes; courts for squash, handball, racquetball, and basketball; a 25-yard heated lap pool; indoor track, strength, and cardio facilities; and studios for Pilates, yoga, and stretching—plus a kickboxing gym—make this a true OG of West Coast wellness.
The Club at the Claremont
Claremont Resort & Club
Since 1915, this legendary club—open to hotel guests—has offered robust recreation: four pickleball and eight tennis courts for open play, clinics, and private lessons; three heated saltwater pools; and sauna, steam, and indoor-outdoor whirlpools. Specialized studios support more than 75 weekly fitness classes, including Pilates, Kinesis, and In-Cycling. A Bay Area classic.
Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Rosewood Hotel Georgia
In downtown Vancouver, Sense, A Rosewood Spa, crafts tailored treatments with sustainable, locally inspired ingredients. A serene saltwater lap pool and full fitness center support daily routines, while proximity to the Seawall and Stanley Park invites walking and biking. Dining showcases seasonal, clean ingredients—especially at Reflections The Garden Terrace, a lush rooftop escape framed by greenery.
Fairmont Century Plaza
Fairmont Century Plaza
This 14,000-square-foot sanctuary features nine treatment rooms, experiential rain showers, sanariums, aromatherapy steam rooms, a Himalayan salt room, and a hammam. The menu spans performance-driven facials, relief and recovery massages, and sensorial, mood-enhancing body treatments. A polished, urban refuge in the heart of Los Angeles.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Visit Carmel-by-the-Sea
This storybook village on California’s Central Coast boasts white-sand beaches, a charming downtown, and a thriving food scene. With scenic trails, yoga in the park, excellent surf breaks, quaint inns, and early-to-bed charm, it’s the slow escape for wellness-minded travelers seeking art, nature, and restorative calm.
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Strip is hardly the first place one might think of when it comes to wellness, but the 27,000-square-foot, two-story Waldorf Astoria Spa offers a serene, non-gaming sanctuary with sweeping skyline and mountain views. Featuring restorative treatments like the Harmony Renewal journey, IV drips by LIV Wellness, and an elegant eighth-floor pool deck, it’s the ideal spot to decompress with your girls after a night out or regroup after the grind of a long conference.
