Best Spa and Wellness Stays in Winston-Salem

Fitness Centres, Not Full-Service Spas

Spa and wellness packages are the standout amenity at Kimpton Cardinal Hotel by IHG, the one property here offering them by name, alongside its fitness centre in the historic R.J. Reynolds Building downtown, a step above the standard gym-only amenity found elsewhere on this list. Its four-minute walk to the M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center also makes it a fit for a conference trip that still leaves room for an evening treatment before dinner in the Arts District, a rare pairing this close to a downtown venue that most business travelers don't expect to find outside a resort property.

Embassy Suites Winston-Salem combines a fitness centre with an indoor pool on Cherry Street downtown, useful for a full workout-and-swim routine without leaving the building on a humid Piedmont afternoon. Its suite layout also gives a longer-stay business traveler enough room to stretch or do bodyweight work in-room on days the gym schedule doesn't line up with a packed meeting calendar, without crowding a single standard-size room the way a smaller downtown property might force a guest to manage during a multi-night business stay in the city, breakfast included each morning before the first meeting.

Hilton Garden Inn Winston-Salem/Hanes Mall and Courtyard Winston-Salem Hanes Mall both list fitness centres alongside free or on-site parking, a fit for business travelers keeping a routine during a work trip near Hanes Mall. Neither charges for gym access beyond the room rate, unlike some downtown properties that bundle wellness amenities into a higher nightly price for the same basic treadmill and weights most guests actually use rather than the spa treatments advertised in the brochure but rarely booked by anyone on a short work trip with back-to-back meetings already on the calendar.

Hampton Inn & Suites Winston-Salem/University Area pairs a fitness centre with an indoor pool near Wake Forest's campus, letting visitors keep a routine during a graduation weekend or campus visit without driving across town. Its free parking lot also means an early gym session doesn't require finding a spot twice in one morning before a full day of campus events and family obligations that leave little room for a second trip back to the car later in the day once the schedule fills up with ceremonies, meals, photos and a long drive home afterward.

The city splits its wellness options along the same lines as everything else: downtown properties near the Innovation Quarter pair a gym with an indoor pool for professionals keeping a routine between meetings, while the Hanes Mall and university-area hotels offer a simpler gym-and-parking combination for travelers whose day already includes plenty of walking at Old Salem or around campus.