When you stay at a hotel that sits on a natural hot spring, you feel as though you’re part of something prehistoric — just below those lobby floors, currents of mineral-rich waters have been bubbling up for centuries, waiting to heal you. These special resorts reside in geothermal environments across the globe, from the American West and Azorean archipelago to Taiwan’s Central Mountains and Iceland‘s Reykjanes Peninsula.
Included with each stay below are thermal pools you can soak in and out of to your heart’s content, a practice that has long been said to provide muscle relief, improved circulation, reduced inflammation, skin detoxification, enhanced sleep quality, stress relief, and more. Should you like to go the extra mile of relaxation, you’ll also find world-class spas offering treatments that incorporate local, volcanic ingredients. A stay at one of these hotels means drifting off to the sounds of gurgling waterfalls, becoming enveloped in soothing steam, and smelling a whole lot of sulfur. Here, the best hotels in the world are built in and around hot springs.
