Book a Treatment at These Ultra Relaxing Spas

The Sunset Travel Awards celebrate the best in travel in the West, and this year we had another record-breaking number of entrants of the highest level across all categories. These spas and retreats are the 2024 winners of the What to Do: Self Care Stays category. Check out the complete list of winners here. For our definitive and searchable travel directory to help you plan your next trip in the West, click here.

Den Mother

Courtesy of The Salty Shutters

This bohemian retreat in Venice is so much more than a day spa. Though the space does have a cedar sauna, cold plunge, rainforest shower, and outdoor café, their practitioners are schooled in various modalities, including Japanese acupuncture, Ayurvedic bodywork, functional medicine, and neuromuscular testing, offering a best-in-class experience.

Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs

Mark Compton

Retro style meets relaxation at this newly renovated old-school wellness retreat in Calistoga. Think restorative mud bath and spa treatments and healing mineral pool soaks. And the chic midcentury-inspired guestrooms are the perfect place to nap before you treat and repeat.

Halehouse Spa at Stanly Ranch

Courtesy of Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection

This seven-structure facility, perched on top of a hill at the luxury wine country resort Stanly Ranch, is a welcome evolution of the wine country wellness experience. It offers a combination of performance-oriented treatments and programming focused on fitness, wellness, and recovery in a high-design setting.