I recently stayed at Hoshinoya Guguan, a hot-spring resort located in a majestic valley in Taiwan. The resort has massive rooms with private hot-spring baths and breathtaking mountain views. We were ...

I’m not a big fan of nudity when it comes to public settings. And that’s why I was a little anxious about what to expect during my traditional bath treatment at Buckstaff Bathhouse in Hot Springs ...

When Glenwood Hot Springs Resort opened on July 4, 1888, it quickly became a “playground for the wealthy,” inspired by the park-like spas of Europe, according to hotel history. Visitors often spent a ...

Thermal bathing is an interesting concept, anthropologically speaking. Archaeologists have traced the practice back to before 11,000 BC – though experts aren’t entirely certain whether a dip in a ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers explored how bathing in Japanese hot springs affects the gut microbiota of healthy individuals. Their results provide ...

Few people stay in the service industry for more than four decades, but one Hot Springs bath house attendant started her career back in the 1970s.