Acclaimed Texas wellness resort ranked No. 1 spa in America

In need of some extra relaxation and reprieve? Look no further than Texas, which is home to one of the world’s best spas to give you the ultimate TLC experience.

The 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, released on October 7, rounded up the 30 best spas across the globe, heralded for their pampering amenities and picturesque backdrops. The recommendations traversed holistic therapies in Tecate, Mexico, yoga and meditative healing methods in the Himalayas and “lavish casitas” in Tuscon, Arizona — but it was an all-inclusive destination spa nestled along the hillside of a beloved Central Texas lake that claimed the No. 6 spot globally.

Lake Austin Spa Resort sits along Lake Austin in the picturesque West Austin community. The resort leans into locally grown products as part of its spa offerings, utilizing wildflowers and honey cultivated from the resort’s property in facial scrubs and treatments. Condé Nast’s review noted the resort’s “luxury lakeview rooms” offer a cottage-core essence, with a back patio area overlooking the treasured Lake Austin waterway. 

“Set on a picturesque hillside of its namesake lake, this all-inclusive destination spa attracts relaxation seekers from all over—you’ll see them, buffed and polished from their treatments and eager for more, strolling the grounds all day in their robes,” the review read, adding: “Walls in some of the rooms are painted a soft blue or yellow and headboards are updated in soft neutral toned leather, while artwork and pillows mimic nature with wildflowers and wildlife.”

The West Austin spa is in strong company, with the resort praised as the highest-rated U.S. spa on the list. Taking the crown? Palmaïa in Riviera Maya, Mexico, a beachfront property on the Playa del Carmen that features family-friendly amenities, plant-based menus, guided rituals and swim-out terraces. 

Rounding out the Top 5 was BodyHoliday in St. Lucia (No. 2); Le Blanc Spa Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico (No. 3); Ikbal Thermal Hotel & SPA in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (No. 4) and Euphoria Retreat in Mystras, Greece (No. 5).

Find it: 1705 S. Quinlan Park Road, Austin, TX 78732