Day Spas in Hudson, NY

Hudson's day spas are a mix of full destination spas, small private studios and a few single-service businesses, and ten of them are grouped under Hudson. Four more towns share the page: Catskill with 2, and Chatham and Coxsackie with 1 each. Businesses here name Catskill and Coxsackie most often as places they work, with Columbia County, Chatham and Albany named as well. That makes this a Columbia County trade that reaches into Greene County and toward Albany.

Holistic wellness is the thread through the larger names. BODHI Spa | Yoga | Shop was founded in Hudson in 2005 by Melinda Macchiaroli, a massage therapist, energy worker and yoga instructor. It holds eight spa treatment rooms, a yoga studio, a boutique of holistic products and a schedule of workshops and classes. It is rated 4.9 from 288 reviews. Spa Sundara puts therapists and estheticians behind a menu of facials, massage, full body waxing, spray tanning, acupuncture and natural nail care, and it is rated 4.9 from 139 reviews.

Water and heat are the draw at Pocketbook Hudson Baths, at 549 Washington Street. The Baths are a communal bathhouse of thermal pools and steam with scrubbing stations and a mezzanine movement studio. Hotel guests and members use the Baths, day visits are sold, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays are set aside as Community Days. Bespoke spa treatments include bodywork and facials. It is rated 3.9 from 15 reviews.

Across the river valley, smaller studios fill in. Catskill Cryo in Catskill is a small women-owned wellness spa built around whole body cryotherapy and a full spectrum infrared sauna, with red light therapy, cryo facials and compression therapy on the menu. It is rated 5.0 from 37 reviews. In Chatham, KARANAS is a private spa suite built around personalized skincare, with facials that use Jurlique, Shiva Rose and Ann Webb lines and add-ons such as Reiki energy balancing and reflexology for hands and feet.