Where Fashion People Go To Relax & Recharge

1. The Spa At Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris

For those landing in Paris running on espresso and adrenaline, there’s only one place to begin: The Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris—a longtime industry favorite and perhaps the city’s most immaculate refuge. Equal parts old-school glamour and new-world biohacking, it’s among the few hotel spas with a full-length pool, discreetly tucked away from the Avenue Montaigne shuffle just beyond its doors. The ritual here is nearly formulaic: a dip, a detox juice, and the 90-minute Signature Experience, including a Dr. Burgener facial and a deep-relief massage with lymphatic sculpting to smooth and lift. By the time guests emerge, cheeks are luminous, shoulders loosened, and everything is primed for a front-row moment, or at least a languid lunch upstairs at L’Orangerie, where the city’s power players regroup. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian have both been known to check in, and Emily in Paris filmed in the hotel’s equally spectacular Eiffel Tower Suite. For those who prefer a discreet pre-PFW glow to a street-style spectacle, George V remains the gold standard.

2. Dior Spa at Splendido, Portofino

Perched above Portofino’s rainbow-hued harbor, the Dior Spa at Splendido is the House’s first permanent spa in Italy, located within the recently revamped Belmond. It’s dolce vita glamour filtered through Dior’s Parisian precision, and, unsurprisingly, it’s a magnet for the fashion set. Chiara Ferragni stops by at least once a year, and the distinctive harbor often appears in Instagram backdrops. The signature 90-minute Splendidior Experience pairs a sculpting facial with body work, blending Dior Beauty’s latest innovations with lymphatic techniques. The ultimate indulgence? Letting the Ligurian breeze turn your treatment into an open-air ritual, framed by Dior’s iconic Toile de Jouy.

3. AIRE Ancient Baths, New York

AIRE is downtown New York’s most cinematic hideaway—part Roman bathhouse, part sensory dreamscape. Housed in a former textile factory, it layers candlelight and brick with a circuit of thermal pools, steam labyrinths, and, most recently, a stargazing chamber that transforms even a quick soak into a full-body escape. The 90-minute hot stone massage, followed by a drift in the saltwater pool, is a cult favorite among editors and stylists in need of a pause from the city’s unrelenting tempo, or a decadent sober date night. Though the ambiance is pure Instagram gold, AIRE’s strict no-phone policy may be its most luxurious feature: your experience is guaranteed to stay completely off-camera.

4. Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany

This 13th-century villa outside Siena is where fashion insiders go off-grid, without forfeiting fast Wi-Fi or a glass of Brunello. The holistic spa centers on the estate’s own Seed-to-Skin skincare line, formulated entirely on-site with Tuscan botanicals. Treatments draw from herbs harvested steps from the treatment rooms, while suites open onto rose gardens that feel lifted from a Paolo Roversi shoot. Afterward, guests are whisked by golf cart to an immersive sound bath or a private yoga session in the same converted barn where the team blends their own lemon balm tea. Founded by Danish fashion veterans, Borgo Santo Pietro fuses Scandi minimalism with Tuscan charm—an exquisite balance that makes it feel less like a hotel and more like the home of a chic friend hosting a special weekend retreat.

5. Shibui Spa, New York

Tucked beneath Robert De Niro’s Greenwich Hotel, Shibui is Tribeca’s secret sanctuary: shiatsu massages, oxygen facials, and cedar-soak baths delivered with ritualistic precision. Post-Locanda Verde brunch, the Tribeca crowd drifts in, while boldface names slip through during Film Festival or Met Gala week. The Olsens are often papped leaving, distressed bags in hand, and Alexander Wang was an early devotee. The spa remains a magnet for fashion insiders and creatives looking to decompress, with many lingering poolside to soak in the calm before stepping back into the city.

6. Ritz Club & Spa, Paris

The Ritz is less a hotel and more a state of mind, and its subterranean spa is the unofficial Paris Fashion Week HQ for models and muses alike. Stepping into the neoclassical pool room feels like entering a perfectly preserved 1930s reverie. Once branded by Chanel, the spa now features treatments by La Prairie, where serious restoration happens, erasing the evidence of red-eyes, runway weeks, and however many cigarettes you inhaled at Hôtel Costes the night before. Guests can also refresh their hair at the on-site David Mallett salon, ensuring every detail is runway-ready. It’s the ultimate Parisian anchor for anyone who understands that true luxury is the ability to look depuffed and luminous on command.

7. The Arielles Spa, Saint-Tropez

Undeniably the most fashionable address in Saint-Tropez, Airelles Château de la Messardière is both extravagant and impeccably chic. The spa, a seamless collaboration with Swiss cellular skincare powerhouse Valmont, operates with hyper-focused precision. It offers a results-driven menu explicitly designed for sun-damaged, party-worn skin—a necessary reset for those maintaining a glow between yacht parties during Cannes and sun-drenched days on Pampelonne. This 1,000 square meter sanctuary features nine treatment rooms, an indoor pool, a hammam, and the Iyashi Dôme (Japanese infrared sauna) for serious detoxification. Post-treatment, the agenda often carries on to the hotel’s on-site Matsuhisa (the elevated Nobu concept), where a wasabi martini punctuates a perfect day overlooking the bay.

8. Le Guanahani, St. Barth’s

In a landscape often defined by flash, Le Guanahani is where fashion insiders actually go to disappear between seasons. Situated on its own private peninsula, it defines true low-key luxury. The Guerlain Spa is serene but never stuffy, offering ocean views and tropical oil treatments specifically designed for sun-soaked skin. It’s the rare St. Barth’s escape that feels authentically insider, allowing guests to actually drop their guarded posture instead of just posing with it.

9. Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel, Côte d’Azur

If the next White Lotus season is rumored to be filmed here, it’s for good reason: the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat remains the most immaculate and elegant address on the Riviera, if not in all of France. This Belle Époque masterpiece, perched on a peninsula between Nice and Monte Carlo, has recently added three sea-view wellness cabanas to its 1,200 square meter Spa Garden.

Set amid lush greenery overlooking the Mediterranean, these sanctuaries offer exclusive, cutting-edge treatments, from the signature Les Jardins du Cap facial by Dr. Burgener, infused with Menton lemon and rose to detoxify and plump, to a dry-floatation cabana designed to melt away jet lag. It’s a level of indulgence that has inspired artists, writers, and filmmakers along this coastline for over a century.

10. Bulgari Spa, Milan

Milan’s sleekest sanctuary is also its most coveted social hub. The Bulgari Spa is where faces seen at Prada fittings reappear in robes by nightfall. The space is pure serenity—all polished black stone and deep calm, with treatments using Bulgari’s signature gemstone-infused oils. Perhaps the biggest highlight is the four-hands massage, a perfectly synchronized duo that dissolves shoulder tension instantly. Post-treatment, guests linger by the iconic gold- and emerald-tiled indoor pool, a moment of calm that somehow still puts you right at the epicenter of the city’s style scene.

11. Six Senses, Ibiza

Ibiza’s reputation may hinge on hedonism, but Six Senses Ibiza is a sanctuary of wellness. Mornings might start in the cryo chamber, afternoons can drift into movement or meditative sessions, and evenings are spent savoring plant-based cuisine. Perched above crystalline coves, the spa is a high-design wellness sanctuary, complete with sound healing, Lyma laser facials, infrared saunas, yoga, and a steam room overlooking the Balearic Sea. Next door at Rose Bar, longevity diagnostics take center stage and visitors can select from three, five and seven-day wellness programs for a full-body reset. A favorite of Coveteur editor-in-chief Faith Xue, Six Senses Ibiza makes detoxing feel effortlessly luxe, where every ritual is as impressive as the Mediterranean backdrop.

12. Dior Spa, New York

13. Claridge's Spa, London

Beneath Mayfair’s grandest address lies a quiet sanctuary of true refinement. Designed by André Fu, Claridge’s Spa reimagines the hotel’s Art Deco legacy through a lens of Japanese minimalism—limestone and wood meet soft lighting and the subtle scent of hinoki. It’s where the world’s elite come for treatments that deliver transformation without spectacle. The menu features bespoke rituals from names like Augustinus Bader and Teresa Tarmey, deep body therapies, and immersive sound‑bath sessions designed for high-performance lifestyles. The indoor pool—intimate, salt-treated, and framed by striking vaults and stone columns—calls for lingering post-treatment. Favored by editors and stylists during LFW, it feels like a discreet retreat: above, London hums, but below, you’d never know.

Pro Tip: Clarins Spa, Air France Lounges (JFK & CDG)

For editors who treat Terminal 1 as a second home, the Clarins Spa is the ultimate travel hack. Tucked inside the Air France lounges at JFK and CDG, it offers complimentary express facials and massages. Those in the know make appointments ahead of time, though they’re almost always available on arrival. 15 to 20 minutes here is enough for a precision refresh: a detoxifying facial, targeted eye treatment, or a gentle massage that erases red-eye and fatigue. It’s a rare moment of calm amid the chaos of travel, and it’s a pro-top for going straight from a transatlantic flight to a fashion event looking perfectly awake and luminous.