Seasonal Surrender: Getaways to My Heart
Let me invite you somewhere soft. Somewhere slow. There’s a time to be seen and a time to disappear. These curated glamping experiences seem to be built for the latter. Some are deeply luxe and some are more rustic. Each has an undeniable sex appeal. I have been researching and selected two for each season - just enough to whet my appetite. Some of these selections shine brightest in their seasons, but several of these offer sensuous repose (and coveted shorter notice reservations) all year round.
Summer
Finger Lakes, NY (4 hours from NYC): Firelight Camps at La Tourelle
Best for: Waterfall hikes, salt stone massages, sultry Northeast nights with fireflies.
Vibe: Vintage Upstate eroticism meets barefoot spa girl.
At Firelight Camps, you’ll sleep beneath canvas but drink local wine beside a roaring bonfire. The adjoining August Moon Spa offers outdoor mineral baths, lavender oil massages, and exfoliating salt glows inspired by the region’s lakes. And nearby gorges beg to be skinny-dipped in at dusk.
Booking tip: Peak season (June–August) fills by early spring. Watch for last-minute weekday tents or shoulder-season specials.
Arizona: Castle Hot Springs
https://www.castlehotsprings.com/
Best for: Nude soaks under constellations, fire rituals, deep hydration in the land of heat.
Vibe: Desert deity in repose. So hot it cools you from the inside out.
An hour north of Phoenix, Castle Hot Springs surrounds you with silence and mineral heat. Private geothermal pools, starlit yoga, desert-foraged bodywork. It’s elemental therapy at its finest.
Booking tip: 4–6 months ahead for high summer. Check for weekday cancellations in the shoulder season (May, September).
Autumn
Catskills, NY (2.5 hours from NYC): Postcard Cabins
https://postcardcabins.com/eastern-catskills/
https://postcardcabins.com/western-catskills/
Best for: Ritual rest, bonfires, and massages under the trees.
Vibe: Witchy, woodsy, and designed for the kind of silence that makes you feel sacred.
Postcard cabins are a curatedescape in the Catskills. Historically, spa offerings rotate with the moon phase. Some weekends include forest bodywork and sound healing by the fire. It does so happen to be a Marriott Bonvoy Property.
Booking tip: Reserve cabins 2–3 months ahead for foliage weekends (mid-Oct). Inhabit pop-ups sell out quickly—join their email list.
Montana: Paws Up
Best for: Forest walks, firelit facials, decadent solitude.
Vibe: Billionaire hermitcore with a touch of leather and pine smoke.
Paws Up’s Spa Town is made of canvas yurts and draped in golden larch trees. Book the huckleberry sugar scrub, then watch the horizon burn gold as you drink spiced whiskey in your robe.
Booking tip: 3–6 months ahead for September–October. Book a glamping tent with a heated bathroom.
Winter
Colorado: Dunton Hot Springs
https://www.duntondestinations.com/hot-springs/
Best for: Snowy springs, steamy mineral baths, old miner ghosts.
Vibe: Victorian ghost town meets alpine hedonism.
Your cabin is candlelit. The spring is steaming. Outside: snow. Inside: you. Let the silence crawl into your bones and melt them.
Booking tip: Book 6–9 months ahead for prime winter season. Holiday weeks are gone by spring.
Vermont: Twin Farms
Best for: Snow-covered spa pavilions, cedar saunas, and New England frostbitten luxury.
Vibe: Like if Bergman shot a film in a champagne-soaked ski chalet.
Private cottages, heated floors, firelit massages, and snow drifting past your spa window. You’re the storm. They’re the stillness.
Booking tip: Book almost a year out for weekends. Weekday stays are more attainable and still decadently slow.
Spring
Tennessee: Blackberry Mountain
https://www.blackberrymountain.com/
Best for: Mountain aromatherapy, forest soaking tubs, blooming dogwoods, and Appalachian luxury.
Vibe: Smoky Mountains siren; she's quiet but commanding.
Perched in the clouds above Walland, Blackberry Mountain wraps you in luxury without a trace of pretense. Book a Watchman Cabin or Treehouse for wood-burning fireplaces, heated floors, and bathtubs made for long, indulgent stillness. Their “Nest” wellness center offers treatments and rituals with views that melt time.
Booking tip: Plan 4–6 months ahead for spring wildflower season. VIPs book early—but there’s always a cancellation if you whisper to the concierge.
California: Wildhaven Sonoma
https://www.wildhavensonoma.com/
Best for: Rain-kissed mornings, wine-dazed afternoons, riverstone massages, all under the redwoods.
Vibe: Petal-soft but primal. Think barefoot luxury under a canopy of wild green.
Luxe canvas tents hover beside the Russian River, where you can slip into curated spa offerings like grape seed oil treatments, wildflower wraps, and outdoor tubs under the soft hum of the forest. Spring here is damp, blooming, and deeply sensual.
Booking tip: 2–4 months ahead for peak bloom (March–May). Weekdays = more quiet.
Where do you want to come undone first?
Choose your season. Choose your altar. Worship yourself accordingly.