Best Day Spas In New York City

What makes a spa one of the best day spas in New York City ? Fabulous facilities like the luxurious amethyst steam room in The Mandarin Oriental in New York City (pictured at right) certainly help. But that is an urban luxury hotel spa where a one-hour twenty minute Swedish massage is $285, which is definitely at the high end of the day spa experience. But there are plenty of more affordable options for people who just want a really good in a calm, quiet, beautiful setting. At the nearby Greenhouse, for instance, a sixty-minute massage is $110. Here's my list of the very best day spas in New York City , including medical spas and unusual spas like the 24-hour Juvenex Spa, with elaborate sauna and steam rooms where nudity is the rule during the day (women-only!).