Buckstaff Bathhouse

Feb 01, 2025

An extraordinary rejuvenating experience! Our first visit to a traditional bath 🛁  house, we were impressed by all aspects of Buckstaff. We were lucky to visit during the off-season when there was zero wait. The cost for the full bath/steam/massage was $100. / each [which from our experience is quite a bargain]. The price included loofah bath mitts. My attendant was Shadow. Shadow was kind, knowledgeable, and customer oriented. The fact that the entire process is experienced in the nude should not dissuade anyone. The attendants use fresh sheets to shield/cover/wrap you. The attention given to make visitors feel comfortable being naked could not be better managed. The cleanliness of the bathhouse was remarkable! I loved all aspects of my experience. The personal sauna bath with warm mineral water to drink, the hot towel relaxation time with cold mineral water to drink, the personal steam cabinet, sitz bath with the final massage. On my way out, I was given a paraffin wax hand treatment. The whole ordeal made for a total body rejuvenation. My masseuse was Cooper, who was also exceptional! My treatment took well over 2 hours, which was spectacular. Well worth the time and money! Note: No photos are allowed in the bath area. Hence, no photos from there included. The nostalgia has been beautifully preserved.

Jan 29, 2025

Love this place felt like a brand new person after my soak and it was so cheap for all the services we did!!

Jan 29, 2025

First time experience, and it was amazing!! Latoya made the whole process so relaxing. We did the traditional package which included the bath, hot towels, steam cabinet, sitz bath, and massage. Lena was wonderful with the massage. This was a great experience and is a must do when in the area! We will be back!

Jan 22, 2025

The experience was not what I expected I don't think I will be returning 😕 my bath at home is hotter then that the "massage" was not good the sitz bath looks like they could be cleaned better they could have extended the steam seat time a little for better relaxation 🧖 but it wasn't horrible just kinda underwhelming 😓 and on top of it all it was overpriced 💲

Jan 22, 2025

staff was very considerate, kind, and comfortable!! had the most relaxing and exciting time. truly one of a kind history and experience! if you’re visiting hot springs you have to go, but show up when they open to ensure you get a spot!

Jan 15, 2025

Mattie was Amazing!! Great service! Drove in from Austin Texas for the bath house. Thank you

Jan 08, 2025

Nice massage and relaxing bath

Jan 08, 2025

Not quite the "spa" experience of the quapaw but we loved it. Felt better after the bath experience

Jan 08, 2025

Truly unique experience!

Jan 05, 2025

A pleasant experience

Jan 05, 2025

Chelsea greeted me with kindness and a warm smile with her holiday sweater and Christmas nails, it was a festive and nice warm tone initially walking in! Tim was kind as I walked in the locker room he greeted then instructed me with my locker and key + towel. Darren took care of my bath and assisted me during water treatments, he asked me how the temp felt which was really great. The bath was nice and hot just like I wanted, thank you Darren! The lower back massage bath after the 20 min soak was nice, then they take you to a steam cube to sit in which was far out, having your head sticking out! Such a cool experience. After the steam sit cube, you are laid on a massage table with a hot towel under your back rolled up in a nice sheet like a nice hot burrito and a cold towel placed on your forehead in the cherry on top. Highly recommended this $40 basic treatment I was in heaven! Can’t wait to come back!!

Jan 05, 2025

First time visiting a bathhouse, and what an experience! With excellent explanation and help from the staff, we spent a lovely afternoon. So relaxing. Ended with an amazing massage. Would definitely recommend!

Jan 05, 2025

Great experience, fairly priced. Sloghtly longer wait for female but as a male it took little time to get through once past the front desk

Jan 05, 2025

Great experience. Although I do wish they allowed us to control the water temperature. 102 was too lukewarm for me. Highly recommended!

Jan 05, 2025

It is a unique blend of history, nature healing, and relaxation, all provided by an amazing and professional staff that deserves to be experienced again.

Jan 05, 2025

It was a very unique experience and I’m glad I got to do it. You’ll be waiting a very long time, the attendant was super sweet but left me in the 15-20 minute bath for 45 minutes. The water got cold and the agitator was killing my shins.

Jan 05, 2025

Such a cool experience. Did this on my last day at the park and it was great seeing the bath house in action after learning about it at the visitor’s center the day before, it felt like stepping back in time. The attendants and the massage therapists were fabulous, they work so hard flipping rooms/tubs and moving clients around, it was very impressive. I went on a Monday, got there at 7:15 before they opened, there were already two other groups ahead of me. They let us into the lobby early but don’t start checking people in until 8 on the dot. I was maybe the fourth woman in the locker room and didn’t have to wait for any of the services. I did the traditional package. A must do if you come to Hot Springs!

Jan 05, 2025

Such an awesome experience! If you’re looking for modern luxury aesthetics, this place is NOT for you! It is not fancy by today’s standards, but the finishes have held up pretty well. It’s an authentic bathhouse experience that hearkens back to the 1920’s. Beautiful antique finishes-giant cast iron tubs, marble walls, and mosaic floor tiles original to the building. I felt like I was in a time warp-in a good way. The total package, that included 6 services, was an incredible deal. My bath attendant, LaToya, was very attentive and kind. My masseuse, Lena, was very skilled and was a wealth of knowledge about the history of the bathhouses in Hot Springs. Everyone I encountered during my services were kind and gracious.

Jan 05, 2025

Such an unique experience! My attendant, Hillary, was great!

Jan 05, 2025

The staff was accommodating and the entire experience was relaxing and nice.

Dec 05, 2024

An amazing experience! Can't wait to go back!

Dec 05, 2024

An amazing experience. Highly recommend!

Dec 05, 2024

Fantastic spa experience! The facility is historic yet beautiful, while the cost for the bath services is affordable and worthwhile!

Dec 05, 2024

Love it was a great experience get the spa

Dec 05, 2024

Rude and snarky receptionists. They act like people have been there before. Which once you ever experience it once, that is enough for a lifetime. I see why all the other Bathhouses closed down. This one needs better management. Staff need to be more concerned about cleanliness and sanitary procedures . I cannot be positive but paying some attention during the experience, it seem to me that there was not adequate time between bathers to have drained the tub and used some sort of cleaner and fill the tub before the next bather. Good thing I was the first person of the day to use my tub. Definitely needs better management. Be prepared if you try this experience

Dec 05, 2024

Shadow was awesome!! Explained everything, did not feel rushed, and she was very attentive.

Dec 05, 2024

Two days after visiting I had red dots/sores pop up on my body. Went to the doctor and found out I had bacterial folliculitis/staph. I also never noticed a difference in pain/relaxation from the spa.

Dec 05, 2024

Get there first thing in the morning and walk on in. Fast and efficient team. Latoya was the greatest. She explains everything very well.

Dec 05, 2024

It was awful. DO NOT GO HERE!!! It is a tourist trap! Very very dirty! I went to cvs immediately after to get anti athlete foot crème because I was scared. Staff was rude, inattentive and unwelcoming. Stressful experience with no indication of what to expect

Dec 05, 2024

Superb experience! Must visit and highly recommended!

Dec 05, 2024

The front desk staff are so nice, and my experience was very relaxing. Will recommend it to all my friends!

Nov 05, 2024

Highly recommend. The friendly team coupled with a unique historic spa experience for a great price is worth every penny. To know what to expect, here are a few details. It’s walk-in, no appointments. After you sign up for which services you want at the front desk, you are led to the men’s or women’s bathhouse. I choose the deluxe package (for all services) with an expected time in the bathhouse of 2 hours. First, women are escorted upstairs via an elevator and led to a private locker, where behind a curtain, you take off your clothes and put all of your belongings in a locker and take the key with you. Once you are naked, the attendant comes over and wraps you in a sheet. I felt like a Greek goddess. You go to the nearby sitting area where the bathhouse attendant will call your name. Then the fun begins! First, you sit in a private tub and the attendant uses your loofah to scrub your back and feet. Then she turns on the whirlpool, gives you 2 cups of thermal water to drink and you soak for about 20 minutes . Heavenly! Next, you lay on a massage table on a very hot towel while your shoulders & feet are also wrapped in hot towels. You are then covered with another hot towel. The attendant places a cool towel around your head and gives you ice chips. You lay there for about 10 + minutes. Divine! You are then led to a steam box, where only your head is out; probably only for a few minutes. Then next to a sitz bath for your bum, lower back and hips. Feels great! Next, a masseuse comes to get you (you are now wrapped in a dry sheet) and her magic fingers works on both sides of your body (20 minutes). So relaxing Lastly, after dressing, you head over for your paraffin hand treatment. I’d never had this before. You choose which wax scent you would like (I chose lavender), and after dipping your hands 5x in the liquid wax they are covered in a plastic mitt and covered with another mitt. You wait for 10 min while the wax does its magic. My hands have never felt to soft before. Scrumptious! And that’s a wrap! As you leave you can drop a tip into little envelopes for any of the team that provides a service. A shout out to Mattie, my attendant , and Danielle, my masseuse. Both exceptional! You won’t be sorry. It’s so fun to experience what it must have been like over 100 years ago!

Nov 05, 2024

The mens side is much rougher than the women's baths but both feel pretty good!

Nov 05, 2024

The prices of this bathhouse are reasonable. My daughter and I needed a break from life. We decided to take a risk and try something new. We chose the $100 Deluxe service. We started by going to the ladies' locker room. We had an attendant who instructed us on how to get ready for our services. We changed out of our clothes and locked them in our lockers. We kept our locker key and scrubbing mitt with us. You can't take anything else in with you. The locker room attendant wrapped us in a sheet. You can choose to be completely disrobed or where swimwear. Either way, you will still be wrapped in the sheet. Next, we were called into the bath area. My bath attendant, LaToya, was a kind and nurturing woman. She made sure to explain everything that was going to happen. She made sure I was comfortable, and she asked permission for every step. My daughter was attended to by Shadow. She had an equally pleasant experience. After the bath and being scrubbed a little, I was escorted to a table to lay down, still covered in a sheet. Hot towels were placed on the table and my body, which helped my aching joints. After that treatment, my attendant offered me a steam bath, but I declined because I was already very warm. Next was the sitz bath. After that, I met with Cooper for a quick massage. She was very gentle. At all times during my service, I felt comfortable and secure while being able to relax. We loved our services and our providers.