Ten Thousand Waves is a Japanese-style spa 3 miles up the road from Santa Fe. Ojo Caliente is between Santa Fe and Taos. Jemez Hot Springs is in Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
1. Ten Thousand Waves, for a Japanese onsen in the hills
Ten Thousand Waves offers a traditional Japanese onsen experience immersed in the New Mexico landscape. Ten Thousand Waves began in 1981 as a small bathhouse with eight outdoor hot tubs and one massage room. Ten Thousand Waves was built on the site of an adobe ranch house and corral.
All services at Ten Thousand Waves are by reservation only. Ten Thousand Waves no longer offers day passes. Ten Thousand Waves' phone number is (505) 982-9304.
Ten Thousand Waves' Private Hot Tub Suites are open to the sky and by reservation only. At Ten Thousand Waves, a Private Hot Tub Suite is $89 per person for 90 minutes. Ten Thousand Waves' private tub suites can be reserved up to 45 days in advance, or up to 60 days in advance for lodging guests.
Ten Thousand Waves' Reserved Community Soaking replaced its former communal and women's tubs. At Ten Thousand Waves, Reserved Community Soaking is $64 per person for 90 minutes. Ten Thousand Waves' Reserved Community Soaking can be booked no more than 72 hours in advance. Ten Thousand Waves' rates do not include taxes.
Unlimited time in the Grand Bath at Ten Thousand Waves is included with all massage, spa treatments, facials, and lodging. Ten Thousand Waves' Signature Japanese Shiatsu is 80 minutes for $259.
Ten Thousand Waves spa is open 9am to 9pm daily. Ten Thousand Waves spa opens at 8am for in-house lodging guests. Ten Thousand Waves' restaurant serves izakaya dining, sake and libations. Ten Thousand Waves restaurant serves lunch from 12pm to 3pm Wednesday to Monday and dinner from 5pm to 9pm every day. Ten Thousand Waves restaurant has a late night happy hour from 9pm to 10pm every day. Ten Thousand Waves offers spa, lodging and dining in Santa Fe.
2. Ojo Caliente, for four minerals and nine pools
Ojo Caliente sits between rugged desert cliffs and a cottonwood-lined bosque. Ojo Caliente opened its bathhouse in 1868. Ojo Caliente is at 50 Los Banos Drive, Ojo Caliente, New Mexico 87549, between Santa Fe and Taos.
Each of Ojo Caliente's hot spring pools is naturally sulfur-free and rich in iron, arsenic, soda, and lithia. Ojo Caliente's soaking pools are typically between about 80 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ojo Caliente's nine public mineral soaking pools are Iron, Soda, Lithia, Upper and Lower Cliffsides, Arsenic, Big Pool, Terrace and Mud Pool. Ojo Caliente's Arsenic Pool has reopened. Ojo Caliente is building a new cold plunge and restoring a pool deck. Ojo Caliente's private pools are clothing-optional and tucked into cliffside corners of the resort.
Ojo Caliente day soaking is open 10am to 10pm daily, and no reservations are required. Ojo Caliente day soaking passes are sold at entry, first come, first serve.
An Ojo Caliente day pass is $45 Monday through Thursday and $65 Friday through Sunday and on holidays. The Ojo Caliente day pass includes a locker and towel, changing rooms, showers, dry sauna, steam room and communal soaking pools.
Parking at Ojo Caliente is free for overnight guests and day use guests. Parking at Ojo Caliente is limited, so the resort recommends car-pooling for day soaking. Ojo Caliente sits at 6,200 feet. Ojo Caliente lodging guests can use the communal soaking pools from 7:30am to 10:00pm. Ojo Spa Resorts' phone number is 877.977.8212.
3. Jemez Hot Springs, for walk-in soaking
Jemez Hot Springs was formerly known as Giggling Hot Springs. Jemez Hot Springs offers four mineral water pools of varying temperatures with built-in seating. Jemez Hot Springs keeps its pools at 98 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jemez Hot Springs' water has no sulfur odor. Jemez Hot Springs' water originates about 17 miles up the mountain.
Jemez Hot Springs takes walk-ins only, first come, first serve, and does not take reservations. A 1 hour pass at Jemez Hot Springs is $25 per person, and a 2 hour pass is $50 per person. Occupancy at Jemez Hot Springs is limited to 35 people.
Jemez Hot Springs is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Jemez Hot Springs is open Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Jemez Hot Springs is closed on Tuesdays.
Jemez Hot Springs welcomes individuals 14 years and older. Swimsuits are required in all pools at Jemez Hot Springs, and rentals are available. Jemez Hot Springs asks soakers to bring a water bottle and a towel, and offers towel and robe rentals.
Alcohol and pets are not permitted at Jemez Hot Springs. Jemez Hot Springs is at 040 Abousleman Loop, Jemez Springs, NM 87025, phone 575-829-9175.
Planning a soak
All services at Ten Thousand Waves are by reservation only. Ojo Caliente day soaking passes are sold at entry, first come, first serve. Jemez Hot Springs takes walk-ins only, first come, first serve, and does not take reservations.
Ten Thousand Waves spa is open 9am to 9pm daily. Ojo Caliente day soaking is open 10am to 10pm daily. Jemez Hot Springs is closed on Tuesdays.