The 10 Best IHG Hotels for Spas, Based on Verified Guest Reviews - September 2026

Where the treatment, not the room, was the headline.

Published: August 13, 2026

A hotel spa earns its place not by existing but by being the reason guests extend the stay. We ranked these ten properties from verified IHG reviews, weighting how often the spa, the treatments, and the thermal facilities were named as the highlight, and how convincingly. From a Surrey country house to a thermal-water property in the mountains of Georgia, these are the hotels where guests checked in tense and checked out a different shape.

HASLEMERE, UNITED KINGDOM

1. voco Lythe Hill Hotel & Spa

Tucked into the Surrey Hills, this is a country-house spa that does the fundamentals exceptionally well: a pool sized for actual lengths, a jacuzzi, steam and sauna that guests rank among the best they've used, and treatments that reviewers describe leaving them genuinely, deeply relaxed. The well-kept grounds and a strong kitchen round out a stay that's clearly engineered for unwinding rather than passing through. Guests talk about it the way you'd describe a weekend that worked exactly as planned — start to finish, nothing to fix.

From start to finish, my experience was wonderful: the staff was very responsive, my room was perfect (maybe a bit too dark), the pool was beautiful (a perfect size to do lengths), best jacuzzi, steam and sauna, the grounds are well maintained and the food was excellent.

— Chris H, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM

2. Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa

Glasgow has no shortage of hotels, but reviewers are blunt about where the city's best spa sits: here, in a Georgian townhouse on Blythswood Square. Guests describe a spa that combines serious facilities with treatments and a thermal experience built for total relaxation, wrapped in the kind of service Kimpton tends to get right. The food and beverage offering earns its own praise, but it's the spa that guests return for — 'the best in Glasgow by far' is a phrase that recurs with a confidence Glaswegians don't hand out lightly.

The spa is amazing and the best in Glasgow by far.

— Jack, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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KISTA, SWEDEN

3. voco Stockholm - Kista

The Scandinavian relationship with sauna culture runs deep, and this newer Stockholm property leans into it: guests single out a spa and pool area with sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, and large relaxation beds as the genuine highlight of the stay, ahead of even the comfortable rooms and good food. One reviewer called it the place that turned a work trip into something restorative. It sits a little outside the center, but the spa is reason enough to make the short walk worth it.

The hotel has an Large excellent Gym (open 24/7) on the ground floor but the highlight of my stay was the Pool area with its sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and large relaxation beds.

— Jordan, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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READING, UNITED KINGDOM

4. Crowne Plaza Reading

What keeps guests coming back here — third visits, fourth visits — is the way the spa, pool, sauna and steam room knit together into a proper day-spa experience rather than a token wellness corner. Reviewers describe attentive, considerate massage therapists, immaculate rooms, and an overnight-with-treatment package that lands as more than the sum of its parts. The repeat-visit reviews are the tell: people don't return to a spa three times unless it consistently delivers the thing they came for.

The massage was great and the massueus was super attentive and considerate, the use of all amenities too was a great contribution.

— Janine, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM

5. Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross

This Buckinghamshire property has built a reputation as a dependable spa-weekend destination, the kind of place couples and groups of friends book specifically for the day-spa experience. Guests describe a well-sized, effective hot tub, a sauna, and treatments that send them home happy, and a kitchen and staff that hold up their end. Reviewers mention returning, recommending, planning the next visit before they've left — the quiet markers of a spa that does exactly what a spa break is supposed to do.

Amazing conditions for a spa weekend or a day spa , lovely food, helpful and friendly staff.

— A Johnson, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM

6. voco St. David's Cardiff

Down on Cardiff Bay with views guests describe as spectacular, this voco pairs a lovely, well-equipped spa with a setting that does half the relaxing for you. Reviewers single out hydro jets in the hot water that they found genuinely restorative, clean and generously sized facilities, and a regular-guest loyalty that says everything — people who return year after year for the same combination of comfortable rooms, outstanding staff, and a spa that rounds off the stay. It's become a fixture for Welsh weekenders for a reason.

The spa was clean, good size, brilliant facilities and we loved the hydro jets in the hot water (really relaxing).

— Matty, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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JABAL AL AKHDAR AD DAKHILIYA, OMAN

7. Hotel Indigo Jabal Akhdar Resort & Spa

Hotel Indigo Jabal Akhdar Resort & Spa is a serene mountain retreat for travelers seeking wellness, restoration, and a true sense of escape. Set high in Oman’s dramatic Hajar Mountains, the resort’s Jala Spa & Wellness experience is designed around purity, serenity, and local inspiration, with rejuvenating treatments, sound healing, yoga, hammam rituals, and calming spaces that invite guests to slow down. Paired with canyon views, fresh mountain air, and the resort’s heated infinity pool, it’s a memorable choice for a spa getaway that feels peaceful, elevated, and deeply connected to its surroundings.

It's the perfect destination to relax and unwind with a world class spa and excellent service!

— Noddie, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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MARLOW, UNITED KINGDOM

8. Crowne Plaza Marlow

On the Thames at Marlow, this is a spa built for the leisurely break rather than the quick reset — guests describe lingering between the pool, the steam room, the jacuzzi and the outdoor space, making the most of the sunshine when it cooperates. Reviewers are loyal to it as a relaxing-weekend standby, returning for the unhurried rhythm of the place. The facilities are kept clean and the staff draw specific praise; the appeal is less about spectacle than about a spa you can settle into for a full, slow day.

We love this hotel for a relaxing and leisurely spa break.

— Suze, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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KILL, IRELAND

9. voco The Club - Dublin Gateway

Just outside Dublin, this County Kildare property has quietly become a favorite for the spa-led getaway, with guests singling out a sauna and jacuzzi “happy hour” as the perfect setup for a girls’ weekend. Reviewers describe the spa as a relaxing way to decompress after a day exploring the surrounding countryside — bikes available to take out, scenery to match. The food and the welcome get their own mentions, but it's the spa that frames the stay as a proper escape rather than just a night near the airport.

We really enjoyed the happy hour at the sauna/ jacuzzi, perfect for a girls night away.

— Shiv, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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BATAM, INDONESIA

10. Holiday Inn Resort Batam

The Tea Tree Spa is the detail that turns up again and again in reviews of this Indonesian resort, and always with names attached — the therapists guests credit by their skill and their care. Reviewers describe massage techniques they rank among the best they've experienced and an overall spa experience handled with genuine attentiveness, from the welcome drink to the oil. For a Holiday Inn, the spa program is unexpectedly accomplished, and it's clearly the thing guests remember once the tan has faded.

Specifically like to mention the great steak I had made by Ronny and his team of cooks, and the wonderful spa experience and massage from Myrna.

— MikeB1969, Verified Guest via IHG.com

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*How we ranked them: Every hotel on this list was identified through analysis of thousands of verified IHG guest reviews. Hotels are ranked by the proportion of reviewers who positively mentioned the spa, weighted by review volume and sentiment. All reviews sourced from IHG.com.

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voco Lythe Hill Hotel & Spa

Petworth Road
Haslemere, GU27 3BQ, United Kingdom

3.80 (250 reviews)
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Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa

11 Blythswood Square
Glasgow, G2 4AD, United Kingdom

4.66 (155 reviews)
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voco Stockholm - Kista

39 Torshamnsgatan
Kista, 164 40, Sweden

4.29 (171 reviews)
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Crowne Plaza Reading

Wharfedale Road
Reading, RG41 5TS, United Kingdom

4.37 (2447 reviews)
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Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross

Oxford Road
Beaconsfield, HP9 2XE, United Kingdom

4.36 (2090 reviews)
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voco St. David's Cardiff

Havannah Street
Cardiff, CF10 5SD, United Kingdom

4.30 (1282 reviews)
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Hotel Indigo Jabal Akhdar Resort & Spa

Sayq Street
Ad Dakhiliya, Oman

4.79 (203 reviews)
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Crowne Plaza Marlow

Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow, SL7 1GJ, United Kingdom

4.06 (2553 reviews)
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voco The Club - Dublin Gateway

Goffs Avenue,
Kill Village, Co. Kildare, W91 APW9, Ireland

4.76 (103 reviews)
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Batam, 29422, Indonesia

4.26 (1346 reviews)
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Cities worth going for the spa

Some destinations are practically built around the idea of being worked on. Budapest sits on thermal springs and has made bathing a civic institution, while Bath has been a spa town since the Romans and still treats wellness as its reason for being. Bangkok offers some of the most accomplished and affordable massage on the planet, and Dubai does opulent hotel spas at a scale few cities attempt. For desert calm, Scottsdale and Palm Springs build their whole hospitality identity around the restorative; Edinburgh makes a quieter, handsomer case in the same direction.

IHG brands with a talent for the spa

Crowne Plaza dominates this list, and it's no accident — across the UK in particular, the brand has built proper day-spa destinations with pools, thermal suites, and treatment menus that locals book even when they're not staying the night. These are spas designed to fill a whole day, not just an hour.

voco brings a more characterful, country-house sensibility to wellness, from the Surrey Hills to Cardiff Bay. The brand pairs strong thermal facilities with settings that do half the work — the kind of places where the view from the relaxation bed matters as much as the massage.

Kimpton approaches the spa the way it approaches everything else: with a sense of place and a focus on service. Its spa properties feel less like clinical wellness centers and more like an extension of the hotel's personality.

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