California Spa Guide: The Best Spas in Sonoma
Sonoma, CA. [Photo credit: Frank Thiemonge]
As the largest wine producer in Northern California’s wine country, Sonoma County stretches from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Mayacamas Mountains in the east. The county is home to 19 distinct American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) and more than 425 wineries specializing in award-winning Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. More than 10,000 visitors come to Sonoma each year for its world-class wineries, as well as natural attractions including hiking, biking and beach-combing, and farm-to-table eateries.
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The region is also a renowned wellness destination with many luxury resort spas and day spas featuring bespoke offerings. (Yoga and sound bathing among the vines or a Cabernet body treatment, anyone?) If you’re ready to embark on a wellness-oriented wine country retreat and experience everything Sonoma has to offer, here are some top spa destinations to check out in three of the county’s must-visit regions: Sonoma Valley, Healdsburg and the Russian River Valley, and the Sonoma Coast.
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Read on to discover the best spas in Sonoma in our California spa guide for the ultimate wine country getaway. If you’re looking for the best deals on flights to Sonoma, click here.
Sonoma Valley
Fairmont Spa at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
100 Boyes Blvd., Sonoma, CA 95476; (877) 289-7354
Boasting five pools naturally heated by geothermal mineral water from an ancient spring located beneath the resort, the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa is a relaxing oasis on 13 landscaped acres in the heart of Sonoma. (The Watsu pool even features soothing underwater spa sounds.)
In addition to several dedicated pools, Fairmont Spa’s facilities include a halotherapy sauna, aromatherapy steam room, private cabanas, couples’ treatment rooms, boutique, and spa café—all in 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space.
The robust full-service salon and spa menu offers more than 50 services and treatments including massage; herbal, seaweed, and mud wraps; facials; mind-body services like reiki and guided meditation; haircuts; and manicures and pedicures.
In addition, the lavish new Spa Under the Stars offering for couples includes exclusive, after-hours access to the spa pools, along with caviar service and a bottle of Sonoma sparkling wine.
The Spa at Kenwood
10400 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood, CA 95452; (707) 358-6634
Nestled in Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon, Kenwood Inn & Spa has emerged transformed after a multimillion-dollar renovation completed in mid-2023, with elevated new interiors merging classic Northern Italian elegance with contemporary wine country flare.
Lushly landscaped grounds are replete with fruit trees, vineyards, bubbling fountains, and outdoor firepits and fireplaces; the luxurious guest rooms, many with gas fireplaces and private patios, are stocked with spa robes, Illy espresso machines and L’Occitane bath products; and two pool areas are furnished with double chaise canopy daybeds and spacious cabanas.
Added luxuries include a welcome glass of sparkling wine, breakfast served al fresco or inside the elevated La Cucina space, a wine bar serving small plates that also hosts a daily wine and cheese tasting, and a lobby lounge.
Located by the pool deck, The Spa at Kenwood offers customized massage treatments to meet guests’ specific needs, blending different techniques, intensities, and aromatherapy oils with deep tissue work available if desired.
Need extra tension relief? Book the Ultimate Bliss Massage for nearly two hours of targeted treatment. A new fireside experience allows couples to partake in a massage together. Non-hotel guests may book appointments Monday through Thursday and are free to use the pools before and after treatments.
The Spa at MacArthur
29 E. MacArthur Street, Sonoma, CA 95476; (800) 722-1866, (707) 938-2929
Sonoma’s MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa, which was recently purchased by Sonoma Valley vintner Bill Foley’s Foley Entertainment Group, just unveiled the final stage of its propertywide renovation that includes the spa, fitness center, and outdoor pool space.
The Spa at MacArthur now features new treatment rooms, an indoor lounge, an outdoor relaxation garden featuring a whirlpool, a steam room and private outdoor treatment areas. The spa menu offers a mix of traditional massage, facial and body treatments, many of which feature plants and flowers from the property’s own garden.
Truly unique, however, are the spa’s curated “Journeys,” such as the Sanctuary of Flowers ritual, a botanical body polish with medicinal wildflower essences created exclusively for the spa by floral alchemist LotusWei, followed by a full-body massage and scalp treatment.
The Spa at The Lodge at Sonoma
1325 Broadway at Leveroni & Napa Roads, Sonoma, CA 95476; (707) 935-6600
Both physical and mental wellness are celebrated at The Lodge at Sonoma, where specials like the Health is Wealth package includes a two-night stay, 80-minute Himalayan Hot Stone Massage for two, a wellness experience like a guided hike and meditation on the Sonoma Overlook Trail, and daily yoga classes.
Both overnight and non-hotel guests can enjoy the restorative treatments at The Spa at the Lodge at Sonoma, which include facials like the cold therapy-focused Collagen Infusion Cryo Sculpt Facial, and massage therapies including aromatherapy, CBD, and deep tissue options.
For the ultimate relaxing and revitalizing experience, book one of the spa’s body treatments like the Celestial Renewal Body Ritual, featuring an exfoliating shea butter sugar scrub, a heated herbal poultice application, an age-defying body mousse application that is rich in peptides and retinols typically reserved for facial care products, and a CBD massage.
Spa-goers at The Spa at The Lodge at Sonoma have access to two heated pools, two whirlpools, and a co-ed dry barrel sauna outside, as well as an indoor relaxation room with a double-sided fireplace. Top it off by ordering lunch from Benicia’s Kitchen to be delivered to the spa pool deck pre- or post-service.
Acclaimed chef Michael Mina’s Wit & Wisdom restaurant is also onsite at the hotel, and a variety of room types feature luxurious amenities ranging from indoor fireplaces to private outdoor fireplaces and soaking tubs.
Healdsburg & the Russian River Valley
Spa Montage at Montage Healdsburg
100 Montage Way Healdsburg, CA 95448; (707) 979-9001
New on the Healdsburg scene is Montage Healdsburg, a luxurious wine country resort located a few minutes away from downtown that opened in early 2021 set amidst lush vineyards and California oaks on over 250 acres of rolling hills. The Montage Healdsburg’s 130 bungalow-style guestrooms and suites are designed to blend into the surrounding landscape, and many rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows, indoor/outdoor showers, and large balconies with firepits.
Among the many amenities are the zero-edge adult pool and family pool, Compass Sports adventure center, and Hazel Hill restaurant specializing in seasonal fare with local ingredients. The 11,500 square-foot Spa Montage features 11 treatment rooms, a yoga garden, full-service salon, steam rooms and a fitness center, while offering an array of restorative treatments.
Spa offerings include massage services, Valmont facial therapies, couples’ treatments and body treatments incorporating botanicals grown on the property, while wellness experiences include Yoga Among the Vines. Also on-premises is a full-service salon offering haircuts, haircolor, manicures and pedicures.
The Spa Hotel Healdsburg
25 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448; (707) 431-2800
Conveniently located on Healdsburg’s bustling and buzzy historic town plaza, Hotel Healdsburg is a boutique property featuring chic, modern guest rooms, a lushly landscaped garden pool, and Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen restaurant.
The in-house spa offers biodynamic massage, facials, and body treatments featuring locally-sourced products in six treatment rooms, including a couples’ room. Seasonal treatments are also available; winter, for example, brought the Arctic Berry Glacial Facial, featuring arctic berries, lingonberry seed oil and hibiscus seed extracts, as well as an ice wine eye treatment.
Wellness Barn at Farmhouse Inn
7871 River Road, Forestville, CA 95436; (800) 464-6642, (707) 887-3300
Family-owned Farmhouse Inn evokes a sense of rustic luxury in a bucolic, woodsy setting in the heart of Russian River Valley. The barn suites, cottages, and farmhouse rooms are clustered around a central swimming pool, each offering a unique lodging experience, with many featuring gas fireplaces, steam showers and heated marble floors in the bathroom.
The inn’s two restaurants highlight fresh, seasonal wine country cuisine; daily wine hour invites guests to sample local vintages; and complementary s’mores by the fire pits provide a sweet treat at evening’s end.
Not to be missed, the onsite Wellness Barn offers holistic treatments designed to harmonize the mind, body and soul. The spa menu features tailored massage treatments with warm compresses; bathing rituals like the herb-and-citrus infused Herbal Bath; and facials including the signature Ultimate Farmhouse Glow, an antioxidant-rich treatment that is customized to guests’ needs.
Guided sound bath meditation, private yoga sessions, and forest bathing with a certified nature therapy guide complete the wellness experience.
One of the most unique spas in Sonoma, located a few miles away from the coast on the Bohemian Highway, is Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, offering massage and facials in a relaxing setting featuring a Zen meditation garden with bamboo, koi ponds and waterfalls.
What Osmosis is most known for, however, is its Cedar Enzyme Bath, a fermentation bathing ritual that hails from Japan designed to stimulate metabolic activity inside and out. After changing into a Japanese robe, the treatment begins with a diuretic herbal enzyme tea served in a private viewing garden.
Then, guests enter a wooden tub filled with finely ground evergreens and rice bran, enveloped in warmth generated by biological fermentation. After exiting the bath and showering, a refreshing electrolyte drink endsthe treatment. Complementing the experience, guests may book a Metamusic Sound Healing session enjoyed in the resting room or an outdoor hammock.
The Spa at the Lodge at Bodega Bay
103 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay, CA 94923; (707) 875-3525
The rugged Sonoma Coast provides a beautiful and relaxing setting for a wellness-focused getaway at The Lodge at Bodega Bay. The elegant coastal hideaway features 83 guest rooms with sweeping ocean views and private balconies (many have wood-burning fireplaces, too), as well as an infinity-edge hot tub overlooking Bodega Bay, heated swimming pool, sauna, outdoor fire pits, fitness center, complimentary cruiser bikes, and Drakes Sonoma Coast restaurant featuring local seafood and seasonal produce.
At The Lodge at Bodega Bay’s on-site spa, personalized treatments are inspired by the Pacific Ocean and wine country. The Ocean Shell Therapy Massage, for example, features pressure applied with warm and cool shells; the Sea Enzyme Facial utilizes seaweed and clay; and a The Earth Cabernet Grape Seed Scrub body treatment is designed to hydrate and exfoliate the skin.
In-room spa services are also available, and a new wellness program offers guided nature walks and classes ranging from meditation and Pilates to yoga with sound bowl healing.
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Lotus Abrams is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer who has written articles on topics ranging from beauty and interior design to business and tech in her multiple-decade career. Her work has been published in Marin Magazine, Nailpro, Beauty Launchpad, Brit+Co, PUNCH, SoCal Design, SPACES, American Salon, Chicago Agent, and more. Follow her on Instagram: @lotusabrams_writes.