Almonte Spa (Marin)
Editorial review, practical details, and booking context from Dip.
NeighborhoodMill Valley, Marin County
Pricefrom $65
Dip Review Score8.0
Date ReviewedMarch 2026
HoursDaily · By appointment
The Dip Review
Mill Valley is twenty minutes from the Golden Gate and a different world — redwoods, quiet, the kind of air that slows you down before you even reach the door. Almonte leans into this: private outdoor soaking tubs in a garden setting, Japanese bathing philosophy, and an atmosphere that genuinely borrows from the environment rather than fighting it. Treatments are skilled and the staff understand that you are here to actually stop. For a Bay Area soaking experience that earns the drive, this is it.
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