Seven Hotel Spas, One September and Every Reason to Book the Soak
Greater Palm Springs Spa Month runs Sept. 1–30, 2026, with exclusive offers spanning the destination’s nine cities. Seven of the most celebrated hotel spas are featured below. Now in its second year, the month-long promotion transforms September into the destination’s most compelling wellness window. It’s when mineral springs, mountain-backed stillness and luxury spa experiences converge at prices that make indulgence accessible. Rooted in a landscape built for healing, Greater Palm Springs spans nine cities where natural hot mineral springs have drawn seekers for generations. Here, luxury resort spas have turned rest into an art form. During Spa Month, it’s a different kind of California getaway.
Seven hotel spas, one destination and every reason to finally book it: from the ancient “Taking of the Waters” mineral soak at The Spa at Séc-he to poolside treatments at Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas and the tropical quiet of Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa.
1. Where the Earth Itself Does the Work
The Spa at Séc-he (named for the Cahuilla word meaning “the sound of boiling water”) is built atop the sacred Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, a geothermal source that has sustained the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians for thousands of years. Since opening in April 2023, the spa has been named the #1 Spa in North America by Spas of America two years in a row and has ranked among the top three in North America for three consecutive years. It even took home Best Day Spa in California and ranked #2 Best Day Spa in the nation from USA Today’s 10Best in 2025. The 73,000-square-foot facility is built for transformation.
At the center of the experience are 22 private mineral soaking tubs filled with 105-degree Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring water. It emerges from the earth in its purest state and flows into your bath. The ritual is called “Taking of the Waters,” and it offers a private, unhurried communion with one of the most mineral-rich springs in the country.
Beyond the soaking tubs, the spa encompasses 15 treatment rooms, a cryotherapy chamber and two float pod suites. You’ll also find dual halotherapy salt caves, a eucalyptus steam room and a menthol dry sauna. There’s also an acoustic wellness lounge, a tranquility garden, a resort-style pool and zero-edge mineral pool with four whirlpools, luxury cabanas, a full-service salon with scalp treatment beds and a café and poolside bar. For Spa Month, check SpaMonthGPS.com for exclusive September offers and day pass details. Reservations are strongly recommended.
The Spa at Séc-he
200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
866.777.3243
Daily, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.; Café: Daily, 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
2. Grounded in Every Sense of the Word
Sunstone Spa at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage ranks as the #1 Spa in the U.S. (Spas of America, 2025) and earned Palm Springs Life’s Best of the Best Spa in 2026. Set within a resort holding both a Forbes Five-Star award for its spa and a Forbes Four-Star award for its hotel, Sunstone Spa is among the country’s only grounded wellness spas. The spa takes its name and philosophy from the sunstone gemstone, celebrated for promoting vitality and balance.
The spa is one of the only grounded wellness facilities in the country with conductive carpeting and EMF-blocking materials to support deeper relaxation and reduce inflammation. Massages begin with a gentle foot exfoliation, followed by treatments on infrared-heated tables that produce subtle vibrations, all infused with quartz-based oils.
Signature experiences include the Sunstone Signature gemstone massage and the Desert Rain Soak and Body Experience. These treatments are a ritual of exfoliation, mineral soak and desert-rain aromatherapy massage. The spa also offers facials, body wraps, halotherapy and nail and hair services. Hotel guests and walk-ins can book day passes and spa services, though reservations are recommended. Visit SpaMonthGPS.com for September-exclusive Spa Month packages.
Sunstone Spa at Agua Caliente
32-250 Bob Hope Dr .
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760.202.2121
Daily, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
3. Blue Zone State of Mind
Spread across 38,000 square feet, Spa Desert Springs at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa has long been a benchmark for wellness. The spa features 47 treatment rooms, a private 25-yard saltwater lap pool, aromatic hammam steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools and a Spa Bistro serving healthy cuisine. Plus a co-ed wellness lounge outfitted with Mind Sync Loungers, NuWave Zero Gravity Wave Loungers and Ceragem massaging chairs.
The treatment menu is anchored by the spa’s signature Blue Zone Wellness Journeys, a collection of immersive spa experiences inspired by the world’s longest-living cultures. Massages, facials, body treatments and Ayurvedic therapies round out the treatments, with skincare lines by Kerstin Florian and Eminence. The property also encompasses five outdoor pools, two Ted Robinson-designed championship golf courses and multiple dining venues. Spa Month offers will be listed at SpaMonthGPS.com.
Spa Desert Springs at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
74-855 Country Club Dr.
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760.341.1855
Mon, Wed–Thu, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Fri–Sat, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays. Appointment required.
4. A Legacy of Letting Go
The Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa has been a retreat for discerning travelers since 1958, and Spa Las Palmas is its unhurried, indulgent soul. The European-style, 20,000-square-foot facility features 26 treatment rooms, including couples suites, a tranquil spa pool with underwater music, steam room, sauna, hot tub, fitness center, salon, Spa Boutique and Spa Café. The treatment menu leans into desert botanicals, with offerings like the Stone Crop Cactus Wrap, a full-body exfoliation and regenerative wrap experience featuring organic ingredients from Eminence’s Stone Crop collection, known for its cooling, anti-inflammatory properties. Deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, prenatal massages, body scrubs, body wraps and extensive facials round out the menu.
Beyond the spa, the resort’s Splashtopia water park, 27-hole championship golf course, multiple pools with a lazy river and multiple restaurants make it a full-destination escape. Day passes and Spa Month packages will be available throughout September at SpaMonthGPS.com.
Spa Las Palmas at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa
41000 Bob Hope Dr .
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760.836.3106
Daily, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
5. Where Indoors and Outdoors Are the Same Thing
Agua Serena Spa at Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas is a 30,000-square-foot haven where indoor and outdoor spaces dissolve. Featuring both interior treatment rooms and open-air treatment spaces, a reflection pool and a sweeping outdoor patio framed by mountain views, the award-winning spa is designed for lingering.
The full-service menu covers massages (including hot stone and spa-inspired body rituals), facials, body treatments and couples therapies, with amenities including a steam room, sauna and hot tub. The resort offers nine pools, including the adults-only Oasis Pool and the HyTides Water Park with 30-foot dueling slides and a 450-foot lazy river. Plus, there’s the acclaimed Tía Carmen restaurant by chef Angelo Sosa and a nearby championship golf course. Agua Serena Spa will have exclusive September offers listed at SpaMonthGPS.com.
Agua Serena Spa at Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas
44600 Indian Wells Ln.
Indian Wells, CA 92210
760.674.4100
W–Su, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
6. Island Time, Golden Light
There is something radical about Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa‘s approach to wellness. Rather than overwhelming you with scale, it seduces you with atmosphere. The first resort from the Tommy Bahama lifestyle brand, the property unfolds across 11 acres of olive trees and fragrant citrus groves. Winding pathways lead to fire pits, pools and mountain views for an environment that starts calming you before you’ve even booked your treatment.
At its heart is Spa Rosa, an award-winning spa offering treatments rooted in desert botanicals and tropical-inspired ingredients. The menu includes the lomi lomi massage (a rhythmic, flowing Hawaiian technique that restores harmony), the Paradise Bloom Phytoactive Facial (a botanically rich treatment inspired by the tropics designed to restore radiance and vitality through potent plant actives), a CBD-infused deep-tissue massage and a seasonal sugar scrub with coconut milk scalp treatment. There’s also the gemstone-infused body wrap designed to realign energy and promote deep relaxation. Spa facilities include eucalyptus steam rooms, a hydrotherapy Jacuzzi, a saltwater pool, private locker rooms, plush robes and slippers and an outdoor spa terrace. Advance bookings are strongly encouraged. Find the Spa Month September offer at SpaMonthGPS.com.
Spa Rosa at Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa
45000 Indian Wells Ln
Indian Wells, CA 92210.
442.305.4505
M & Th, 12–6 p.m.; Tu & W, closed; F–Sa, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
7. Miracle Hill, Miracle Water
Azure Palm Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa Oasis is the most elemental spa on this list, and perhaps the most transportive. Named Palm Springs Life’s Best Boutique Hotel for 2026, this adults-only property is a world apart, even if it’s just 15 minutes from downtown Palm Springs.
The mineral water here is extraordinary. Drawn from private wells and cooled underground to a perfect 105 degrees, the water is rich in calcium, sulfur, magnesium, potassium, silica, lithium and hundreds of other trace minerals. It’s among the most mineral-dense spring water in the country. The resort features indoor and outdoor jetted mineral pools, a reflexology walk, two saunas, a yoga studio and the only Himalayan Salt Room in Greater Palm Springs (for overnight guests). The spa menu at Azure Palm Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa Oasis spans more than 35 treatments, from Swedish, deep-tissue and hot stone massages to signature packages like Desert Bliss and Ultimate Relaxation. Day spa passes grant access to the mineral water oasis; overnight Spa Suites include private ensuite mineral tubs in each room. September Spa Month packages and day pass offers will be listed at SpaMonthGPS.com.
Azure Palm Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa Oasis
67589 Hacienda Ave
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240.
760.251.2000
Daily, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Plan Your Spa Month Escape
Greater Palm Springs Spa Month runs Sept. 1–30, 2026, coinciding with National Self-Care Awareness Month. It offers exclusive deals, day passes and “Stay & Spa” packages across all seven spas above and additional participating properties throughout the destination’s nine cities.
Reservations are required for most treatments and strongly recommended for weekends since availability fills quickly. No special passes or coupons are needed. Simply contact the spa directly to book, or visit the full lineup of offers and participating spas at SpaMonthGPS.com.
The oasis is waiting. September only.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Greater Palm Springs Spa Month?
A: Greater Palm Springs Spa Month is a month-long wellness event running Sept. 1–30, 2026, when participating resort spas, day spas and hot springs across the destination’s nine cities offer exclusive deals, limited-time packages and special experiences coinciding with National Self-Care Awareness Month.
Q: Do I need a special pass or ticket to participate in Spa Month?
A: No passes, tickets or coupons are required. Simply contact your chosen spa directly to book a treatment, day pass or Stay & Spa package. Reservations are required for most services and are strongly recommended, especially for weekends, as availability fills quickly.
Q: Are the Spa Month offers available to non-hotel guests?
A: Yes. Many participating spas (including Sunstone Spa at Agua Caliente and The Spa at Séc-he) welcome walk-in and day guests, not just overnight resort guests. Azure Palm Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa Oasis also offers day spa passes to visitors. Offerings vary by property, so check each spa’s individual listing at SpaMonthGPS.com for details.
Q: Where can I find the full list of participating spas and their September offers?
A: The complete lineup of participating spas, deals and booking information is available at SpaMonthGPS.com. The site is updated throughout the month, so check back regularly for new additions and wellness events happening across the nine cities of Greater Palm Springs.
Q: Is September a good time to visit Greater Palm Springs?
A: Absolutely. September is one of Greater Palm Springs’ best-kept secrets. The summer crowds have thinned, resort rates are often lower than peak season, and the warm days are ideal for pool time and outdoor wellness experiences. Spa Month makes it an even more compelling reason to plan a trip, but the offers are only available through Sept. 30, so book early.
