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 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 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 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.

A health and rehabilitation centre in the forest near Līgatne with health and beauty programmes. A sauna with rituals led by a sauna master, mud applications, a Cleopatra bath and massages; treatments are open to day visitors too.

A salt room in Jelgava where the walls, ceiling and floor are covered in salt and a generator releases fine salt particles. In a 40-minute session you can rest, listen to music, read or build salt castles with the kids; there are also guided breathing sessions, yoga nidra and sound therapy. €10 for adults, €5 for children aged 3–6; gift cards available; book by phone.

A nature spa at a lakeside resort beyond Daugavpils. Treatments use local herbs, bog mud, wild berries and blue clay from Lake Sila; there’s a sauna ritual, a massage with natural oils, tea rituals and healthy snacks. The resort also has the Silenes Terases restaurant and villas.

A lakeside spa hotel near Sigulda with a pool, saunas and baths, massages, facials and a restaurant. Extras include water aerobics, yoga, Nordic walking, excursions and bowling.

A small wood-fired sauna in Avoti near Ziedoņdārzs park, open almost round the clock (7–5). €25 per person per hour with towels and sheets; a fireplace in the lounge in the cold months, karaoke for up to six, rituals with aromatic oils and massages.