Monday, August 31, 2026

The Best Spas in Riverside, by the Record

The best spas in Riverside, by the professional record: Forbes Travel Guide and Vogue have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Serrano Spa comes out on top, and the record runs deepest in Rancho Mirage and Highland.

Sunstone Spa at Agua Caliente and Sensei Spa Porcupine Creek hold the next two places. Forbes Travel Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Vogue next.

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  1. Larry Ellison's Palm Springs compound is the backdrop, but the spa at Sensei Porcupine Creek runs on a different philosophy than most desert retreats. The pitch is data-driven wellness, with guides who are actual behavior-change scientists rather than people in linen who hand you cucumber water. You can go deep on biometrics, or fill the day with treatments and pool time and call it research. Vogue named it among the 100 best spas in the world.


  2. The spa inside the Parker Palm Springs calls itself the Palm Springs Yacht Club, which is exactly as absurd as it sounds for a property landlocked in the desert. Jonathan Adler designed it, so expect nautical whimsy alongside the saltwater pool, eucalyptus steam rooms, and saunas. Treatments are personalized and nearly all end with a scalp massage. Vogue named it one of the 100 best spas in the world.



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