The best health & wellness spots in Santa Cruz

“Day spa offering skincare and body treatments such as microdermabrasion, facials, and waxing.”

“When the week has your shoulders auditioning for a boulder role, Burke Williams Day Spa brings the original day spa experience to the South Bay with personalized massages, results-driven facials, hydrotherapy, and thoughtful body treatments. Go solo or with a friend this week, step in frazzled, leave genuinely renewed.”

From the San Jose newsletter, August 4, 2026

“Hit Yōso Wellness Spa this week if your brain’s been living on espresso and Slack. Their ritual-based facials, acupuncture, infrared sauna and lymphatic therapies are all about reducing inflammation, restoring balance, and letting your whole system exhale... the Omakase session with Jennalee is a gorgeous surrender.”

From the Santa Cruz newsletter, August 7, 2026

“If your back still thinks sitting on 880 is a sport, Stretch-Abilitation blends hands-on massage, cupping, and stone work with infrared sauna, red light therapy, cryotherapy, and Hyperice treatments to unknot you fast. Evidence-based, results-focused care that actually helps you move better and feel human again.”

“Relaxed spa (various locations) offering flotation therapy in spacious tanks or pods, along with cryotherapy and massage services.”

“Spa specializing in lash extensions and offering facials, chemical peels, and waxing.”