Day Spas in Albany, NY

The day spas in New York's capital city cover more ground than the name suggests. This page lists 21 businesses in Albany, from a day resort with a whirlpool and a fireplace lounge to a student massage clinic, a barber shop that calls itself one of the only men's spas in the city, and a wellness lounge built around hot and cold suites. Most of the work is spa treatments, with facials and massage the next most common, and a smaller group of businesses leans toward medical aesthetics.

The largest names by review count are Complexions Spa for Beauty and Wellness, rated 4.5 from 694 reviews, and Spa Mirbeau Albany, rated 4.2 from 562 reviews. Complexions is a day spa, med spa and salon at 221 Wolf Rd, led by founder Denise Dubois, with facials, therapeutic massage, body wraps, hydrotherapy and herbal baths. Spa Mirbeau Albany works as a day resort that pairs spa treatments with a fitness studio and a bistro. Every treatment or wellness membership includes use of eucalyptus-infused steam rooms, an infrared dry-heat sauna, a heated whirlpool and hot plunge pool on the Aqua Terrace, and a resting area with a fireplace.

Massage has its own corner of the trade here. Spa Halcyon is a day spa on the first floor of 225 Lark Street, open since 2019 and rated 4.8 from 207 reviews. Male and female massage therapists offer deep tissue, lomi-lomi and Swedish massage for individuals and couples, with add-ons such as hot stones and cupping. Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, rated 4.6 from 157 reviews, runs a membership program and is open seven days a week. kontråst, at 350 Northern Blvd, is a wellness lounge that combines massage with contrast therapy, using private hot and cold suites that pair an infrared sauna with a cold plunge, and it also has a salt float tank. It is rated 4.9 from 44 reviews. Mirror Images Spa & Salon is a student massage clinic where students of Mildred Elley practice under supervision by faculty of the massage therapy program.

Facials and skincare studios fill much of the rest. Impeccable Beatz & Spa, rated 4.9 from 64 reviews, focuses on corrective skincare with acne treatments, chemical peels and Cosmelan peels. Evolve Holistic Spa is a private boutique spa founded by Erin Ford, rated 5.0 from 32 reviews, with facials that use ultrasonic deep pore cleansing, infrared heat and LED light therapy. The Pink Powder Room, INC. is a collective of women owned beauty businesses with its own focus on hair removal and Korean corrective skincare, rated 4.9 from 39 reviews. Distinguished Cuts Barber Shop, rated 4.6 from 145 reviews, offers a Distinguished Facial with a hot towel and a black mask alongside its cuts and shaves.