soaking pools
Hot water tubs
Soaking pools are small, heated pools designed for relaxation rather than swimming—you sit and soak rather than exercise.
The term typically refers to natural hot springs or spa pools fed by geothermal water, though it extends to any warm pool meant for therapeutic bathing: The resort features several outdoor soaking pools with mountain views.
Japanese onsen and communal bathhouses exemplify the tradition.
- natural hot springsGroundwater heated by geology
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
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- spa featuressauna, hot tub, steam room, mineral baths, jacuzzi
- spa typeshot springs, thermal baths, mineral springs, mud baths, bathhouses
- onsenonsen, hot spring, ryokan, public bath, bathhouse
- spa watershot springs, natural hot springs, mineral baths, thermal spas, volcanic springs
- geothermal spasBlue Lagoon, sulfur springs, onsen, hot spring resort, thermal bath
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Pools designed for swimming lengths
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