SPA & Wellness in Latvia

A hotel right on the beach in Majori with the status of a medical institution. More than 300 treatments, including Ķemeri mud rituals; the “The Garden” water centre has a 25 m pool with warm seawater, a Roman steam bath, a Himalayan salt sauna, a cedar sauna, a whirlpool, a children’s pool and waterfalls, and there is a separate Russian bath complex, “The Banya”.

A spa in the basement of a restored 19th-century manor in Zemgale, about an hour’s drive from Riga, with a sauna and a steam bath. Visits are by individual booking only.

One of the largest spa hotels in the Baltics, with a conference centre, on Jomas iela. The Wellness Oasis has saunas and pools, and the spa and beauty salon offer more than 200 treatments, such as chocolate, linden-blossom and amber rituals.

The spa of the Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga, with an indoor pool, saunas and a gym. Facials and wellness treatments for women and men, day-spa offers and a spa club membership; hotel guests with children can also use the Kids’ Spa.

A medical resort in Jaunķemeri where the focus is on treatment rather than luxury: mud baths (prepared mud at 38–39 °C), bromine mineral-water baths and sulphur mineral water for drinking. Rehabilitation courses with or without accommodation.

A spa hotel among the dunes at Lielupe: a 25 m pool with cascades, a heated children’s pool, a whirlpool, a Finnish sauna, a Turkish bath and a contrast shower. Treatments for children and teens use cosmetics that are safe for young skin, and there are Latvian rituals with cranberry, honey and amber oil.

A manor spa on the Vidzeme coast where treatments use organic Latvian countryside produce prepared for each guest. Aromatic steam baths and tubs, couples’ rituals, massages and masks, with herbal teas and healthy snacks in the lounge.

A lakeside sauna house at a historic mill in Nītaure, with a guest house and spa rituals. Up to 8 people; day visits are possible too.

A boutique spa hotel on Jūras iela in Jūrmala. The spa has a salt cave, a jacuzzi, a pearl bath, a milk-and-honey bath, a Turkish bath and a classic sauna; massages include a warm-candle massage and a “golden” massage.

A former German baron’s hunting residence at Sieksāte, now a hotel with a spa. A white country sauna and a black-stone sauna with a ritual lasting several hours, milk baths with local milk and massages, a small pool and an aromatic steam bath. The estate also has a rose garden, a milk museum, a fallow-deer park and tennis.

A five-star hotel in Old Riga with a spa: facial and body treatments, aroma rituals and a sauna looking out over the Old Town roofs to Riga Cathedral.

A pirts in the pine woods near Vecumnieki whose owners have written two books on the Latvian sauna and run a pirts school. Rituals led by a bath attendant use whisks chosen for each guest, natural scrubs and masks, and foam, honey or chocolate massages; the Māra and Laima saunas can be hired, and there is accommodation and a seminar room.

A floating Russian bath on the shore of Lake Ķīšezers in Mežaparks: a panoramic window, a mini cinema, a kitchen and the option to stay overnight. €40 an hour; a Japanese ofuro wooden tub, massages and scrubs cost extra.

A wellness centre in the basement of the five-star Grand Poet hotel: a pool with underwater massage zones, a jacuzzi, a bio sauna, a Finnish sauna, a steam bath and an aroma sauna with a salt room.

A public wood-fired sauna in Ziepniekkalns with a large cool-water pool, €15 with no time limit. Wednesday is women’s day and Tuesday is family day; there’s a courtyard picnic area, a masseur and a buffet with beer and kvass.

A five-star spa hotel in Amatciems between forests and lakes that calls itself Latvia’s first eco-village spa hotel. Turkish and Finnish saunas, a hot tub overlooking the pond, a chlorine-free pool, a shungite room, sauna rituals with a sauna master and massages; open to day visitors too.

A private sauna in Dzirciems with a cascading pool, a fireplace and a banquet room for up to 12. €20 an hour, booked in three-hour slots; daily 6–23, free parking.

A 34-room design hotel in Dubulti, about 400 m from the sea. The spa spans two floors with six treatment rooms, a lounge, a Turkish steam bath and a sauna; massages, peels and Turkish and Moroccan hammam rituals, with birch-whisk or lemon-and-honey sauna sessions. A seminar hall for up to 50 is in a separate building next door.

A public bathhouse by the river in a former paper-mill building, running since 1895. Fridays are for women 13–18 and men 18–22, and two Saturdays a month are family days. It can also be booked for private events for up to 20.

Latvia’s first social sauna club, on the waterfront in Andrejsala. Sauna masters lead 75-minute sessions set to music for up to 40 people, cycling through heat, cold plunges (there are three) and rest. Sessions are mixed-gender with separate changing rooms; tickets and passes are sold online.

A floating sauna on a forest lake, built from natural and recycled materials: a wood-fired sauna, a living room and a deck where two people can stay overnight. There’s no electricity, just solar lamps; the sauna is heated before you arrive, and whisks and rituals with the resident sauna master are booked in advance.

A pirts on the outskirts of Saulkrasti where you plan a sauna cycle tailored to you with a knowledgeable sauna master, from warming up and whisking to rest.

A private open-air museum founded in 2008, about 45 minutes’ drive from Riga. Seven bathhouses — six relocated historic ones and one newly built — including black (smoke) and white saunas, with a guided story and sauna sessions led by a pirtnieks, plus workshops and activities for children. Admission €2; visits may be limited in hard frost or deep snow.

A public wood-fired sauna in Dreiliņi that calls itself the largest wood-fired sauna in the Baltics: two big stoves, a Turkish bath, massages and a Charcot shower, plus a grill bar on site. €13 an hour.