Best Spas in Chicago

777 N. Green Street, Chicago

Solux Med Spa provides effective treatments in an inviting atmosphere which is both relaxing and luxurious.  With treatments ranging from bridal party boot camp, to intimate rejuvenation, to services just for men, to CoolSculpting, and every available custom and classic facial, your skin will show the reward for your investment.   Chief among the selling points to our Secret Spa Reviewers — the Visia Complexion Analysis.   We were taken through an imaging session which captured key visual information for six areas affecting the health and appearance of our skin — Wrinkles, Spots, Pores, Evenness Porphyrins, and UV spots.   The report compared our skin to the characteristics similar to our age and ethnic demographic, to further pinpoint what we needed most.

113-125 N. Green Street, Chicago

The first Soho House opened in London in 1995 and grew to include locations in the UK, Berlin, Istanbul, Barcelona, New York, West Hollywood, Miami, Chicago and Toronto, each boutique hotel aiming to service patrons with a creative, artistic and community minded ethos.  Day Guests are welcome to book Cowshed Spa services at this location only, without a membership, making it a unique opportunity to try a brand which is otherwise reserved for guests.  Or, Join your local SoHo House as a global member so that you can visit  every location, with access to club spaces and facilities: bars and restaurants, the gym, the screening room, a rooftop swimming pool and our event programming calendar for members, and the always charming and earth-friendly Cowshed Spas, which feature treatments using organic and wildcrafted plant extracts and mood-boosting Essential Oils to nourish mind, body and soul.  The Chicago location has 5 treatment rooms and 6 mani-pedi chairs, full body massages and body scrubs, to facials, waxing and nail maintenance, plus maternity services for expectant moms and barber services for gentlemen.

732 N Wells Street, Chicago

Owner Cleise Gomes offers Chicagoans the signature beauty treatments and techniques that have made Brazil renown throughout the world for its approach to beauty and wellness.  Her team of expert estheticians have developed a cult following for the deft waxing techniques, skin and body care services in a relaxing and rejuvenating setting in the River  North area.

8 S Michigan, 2nd Floor, Chicago 
3853 N Southport, Chicago 

A second time appearance on our Readers’ Chicago Favorites Poll, Fuga Salon & Spa was designed to be an Italian Escape for a few hours in downtown Chicago. Our readers all buzzed over the expert haircare, the specially priced blow-dry club, 75 minute facials, outdoor relaxation areas (Southport), “and don’t miss the complimentary cappuccino offered during every visit.”

122 W. Monroe Street, Chicago

One of the newest spa and salon experiences is already one of the favorites.  Petrosino’s Parlor at The Gray is a full service day spa for men and women, plus a men’s barber salon all wrapped into one beautiful and stylish environment.  Master stylist Ralfino Petrosino is at the helm daily, directing his team and offering his expertise on All Things Style.  Our female readers and staff raved about the expert cuts, color and styles, skincare and manicures, while the men appreciated the same, plus the old-school barbering services with modern, of the minute style and service.  “I don’t need a barbershop salon with framed hammers and nails on the wall.  I need one that makes me feel and look as good as my beautiful wife.”

660 N. State Street, Chicago

The Spa at JW Chicago is a full-service day spa for both hotel guests and day visitors, one of the most luxurious spas in the Loop.   Aromatherapy is an integral component of all services at the spa, from massage to skincare and body care. You’ll enjoy a menu of  skin care, body treatments, massage, manicures, pedicures, brow and lash enhancements, and specialty rituals for couples in a spa suite.  Amenities include infused spa water and fruit for guests, rest and lounge areas, a complete fitness center, with complimentary yoga and fitness classes for guests, private locker rooms, steam and sauna rooms, a lap pool and whirlpool.

600 W Chicago Avenue, Riverwalk Level, Chicago 

Allyu Spa has been touted in the community, press and on several reader favorite polls, and our own readers told us in the Best of Chicago Reader Favorites Poll that the Allyu at the Riverwalk Level in Chicago is one of the best places to go in Chicago for massage, threading, sauna and facials, followed by a rest in the Relaxation Tent with a cup of fresh brewed ginger tea.  Allyu Spa says the heart of the spa is its relaxation area: “A place for reflection and transition before or after a treatment. The internal shape represents the Chakana,  an Andean symbol representing balance, oneness, and honor for the earth.”

775 Village Center Drive, Burr Ridge, IL

Kohler Waters Spa at Burr Ridge is just 20 miles south of the Chicago Loop in the Burr Ridge Village Center and took honors as the favorite day trip and spa day in the suburbs, who remarked on the “easy to spend an entire day environment” which is assured by plentiful chaise lounges, sauna, steam room, the 25 foot whirlpool with massaging waterfall, a menu of express and full service treatments, plus first class refreshments and amenities.