Spa and wellness in Monaco: what it costs and where to go

Two very different wellness economies

Monaco has a reputation for spas that begins and ends with the Société des Bains de Mer, and most guides to the subject go no further. That is a half-picture. The Principality has two wellness economies running in parallel: the SBM and hotel layer, where a day costs more than a night in most European cities, and a municipal layer of pools and gyms priced for people who live here — where an hour in the water costs €3.20.

Both are open to residents and visitors alike. This guide covers what each one actually charges, when it is open, and how to book. For treatment menus and the character of each spa, see the companion guide to spa treatments in Monaco.

Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo

The anchor of Monaco's wellness offer sits at 2 avenue de Monte-Carlo, wedged between the Hôtel de Paris and the Hôtel Hermitage — 6,600 m² over several floors, operated by SBM. Guests of either hotel reach it through internal passages without going outside; everyone else uses the street entrance.

It is a thalassotherapy centre first: the seawater is drawn from the Mediterranean, treated and heated. The facilities are a heated seawater pool, an outdoor whirlpool looking over the port and the Rock, a hammam, a sauna, a solarium, a panoramic fitness room, a beauty salon and a hair salon, plus the treatment cabins.

Hours — pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool, gym and changing rooms 07:00–21:00 daily; treatments and massages 09:00–20:00; beauty salon 09:30–19:00; hair salon 10:00–19:00; reception 08:00–20:00.

Rates — access to the wellness area is €160, lunch not included. Individual treatments published for 2026 include Endotherm at €205, mesomassage at €205, fasciatherapy at €250, and the St Barth rituals at €195. Multi-day programmes and memberships are sold separately.

Eating there — L'Hirondelle serves lunch 12:00–15:30 and the Atlantide bar runs 09:00–20:00, so a full day on site does not require leaving.

Reservations on +377 98 06 69 00. Full details on the Thermes Marins listing.

Worth knowing: neither the Hôtel de Paris nor the Hôtel Hermitage operates a separate spa of its own. Their spa offer is Thermes Marins, which is why the two properties are physically connected to it.

The hotel spas

Spa Métropole by Givenchy — 4 avenue de la Madone, inside the Hôtel Métropole. Interiors by Didier Gomez, a Givenchy treatment partnership, open 10:00–20:00 and closed on Sundays, which catches people out. +377 93 15 15 15.

SPA Clarins & myBlend — at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, 40 avenue Princesse Grace in Larvotto. This opened on 4 April 2025, replacing the Cinq Mondes spa that occupied the space until then, after Clarins won the tender; anything you read describing a Cinq Mondes spa at the Monte-Carlo Bay is out of date. The rebuilt space has seven Clarins cabins including one double, three myBlend technology cabins, a hammam and two saunas. +377 98 06 01 80.

La Vallée Cosmos Spa — seventh floor of the Fairmont Monte Carlo, 12 avenue des Spélugues. Eight treatment rooms including two duo suites, hammam, sauna, a Technogym fitness area and the hotel's heated rooftop pool. It is among the more accessible luxury options: it takes external visitors readily and sells 30-minute express treatments for people short on time. +377 93 50 65 00.

Monte-Carlo Beach Spa — SBM's seasonal beachfront spa, technically just over the border in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Cabins overlook the water; it opens in spring and closes in late autumn. Guests of SBM hotels in Monaco get shuttle access.

Le Méridien Beach Plaza has a sea-facing treatment cabin under the pines plus sauna and fitness space, rather than a full spa — useful if you are staying there, not a destination in itself.

Beyond the hotels

Odéon Spa — 1,800 m² over three levels at the base of Tour Odéon, 36 avenue de l'Annonciade in La Rousse. A heated indoor pool at 30°C with a counter-current system, hammam, sauna, Russian bath, Vichy shower, jacuzzis, a fitness area with a spinning studio, a dance room and a garden. Treatments run in partnership with Valmont. Tower residents have included access; everyone else buys a membership or books individual treatments. Members 07:00–21:00 daily, treatments Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–19:00. It is noticeably quieter than the hotel spas.

Hoolon Wellness — a Monaco massage brand based at 10 rue de Gabian in Fontvieille, with a boutique and a mobile team that travels to residences, hotel suites, offices and yachts. €150 for 60 minutes, €215 for 90 minutes, which is roughly a third off hotel-spa pricing for a comparable massage. +377 99 92 55 10.

For hair, nails and beauty rather than bodywork, see the guides to beauty salons and hairdressers.

The municipal layer

This is the part visitors rarely find, and it is genuinely good.

Centre Nautique Prince Albert II — Stade Louis II

The indoor pool complex at 7 avenue des Castelans in Fontvieille has an Olympic pool, a teaching pool and a diving pit.

Sauna €7.20, aquagym session €7.20, swimming lesson €11.10.

Public hours — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 07:15–14:30; closed Wednesday; Saturday 13:00–18:30; Sunday 08:30–13:30. The narrow windows are because clubs occupy the pool outside them, so check before you travel across town.

Stade Louis II weight room

The municipal gym in the same complex: €12.80 for a single visit, €106.10 for a ten-visit card valid three months, €80.60 a month, €583.50 a year. From 60 years old, €40.30 a month or €297.10 a year. A medical certificate is required to register. Open Monday–Friday 07:00–20:30 and Saturday 09:00–13:00, closed Sunday.

Set against a private gym or a hotel fitness membership, this is the cheapest serious training option in the Principality. The gyms and fitness guide compares the private clubs.

Stade Nautique Rainier III

The open-air seawater pool on Quai Albert 1er, right on Port Hercule — a 50-metre basin of treated and filtered seawater heated to around 27°C, with diving boards at 1, 3 and 5 metres, a 45-metre slide and a children's flume. Deckchairs and parasols rent on site.

2026 season — 1 May to 7 October. Entry is €12 for non-resident adults and €9 for ages 3–17; €6 and €4.50 for Monaco residents; free under 3, and free for residents aged 60 and over. Children under 12 must be accompanied. +377 93 30 64 83; the listing has the details and the public swimming pools guide has the full hours, ten-entry cards and closures, alongside the two indoor municipal pools.

From December to March the same site becomes a 1,000 m² open-air ice rink, with a smaller one alongside for young children — which is why the pool season ends in early October.

Hercule Fitness Club

Also on Quai Albert Ier, municipally run: Life Fitness machines, spinning, cross-training and group classes at municipal prices. Monday–Friday 07:00–21:30, Saturday and Sunday 08:00–18:00; €25 a visit, €190 a month, €1,130 for the 13-month annual pack, medical certificate required. +377 99 99 02 52. Listing; full 2026 tariffs and closures in the municipal gyms guide.

What things actually cost

The gap between the two columns of Monaco life is nowhere clearer than here: the price of one spa treatment buys about sixty swims.

Booking and practicalities

Book treatments, not facilities. Pools, saunas and gyms take walk-ins at every level of the market. Treatment cabins are the constraint — a few days ahead in an ordinary week is enough, but the Grand Prix in late May, the Yacht Show in late September and the fortnight around Christmas fill the spa diaries weeks out.

Sundays are the trap. Spa Métropole closes on Sundays, the Stade Louis II gym closes on Sundays, and the indoor pool only opens Sunday mornings. The Thermes Marins facilities and the Odéon Spa pool are the reliable Sunday options.

Bring what municipal pools require. A swim cap is expected at the indoor pool, flip-flops are sensible everywhere, and gym registration needs a medical certificate — a Monaco or French GP will issue one; see the healthcare guide for finding a doctor.

Consider the sea instead. The sea off Larvotto holds around 24°C in September and 21°C in October — warmer than in June — and costs nothing. The beaches guide covers the public and private options, and the sports facilities guide covers everything else the municipality runs.

Rates and hours above were checked in August 2026. Municipal tariffs are revised annually and SBM adjusts its spa menu through the year, so confirm with the venue before travelling.