Guerrero is a Pacific coast state in southern Mexico best known for the resort city of Acapulco, the colonial silver town of Taxco de Alarcón, and the twin beach towns of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa. The state pairs dramatic coastline and mountain scenery with a serious, well-documented security situation that shapes how and where visitors should travel.
Top spas
Curated picks for treatments and day spas.
Spa at Cala de Mar Resort & Spa Ixtapa
A resort spa on Ixtapa's hotel boulevard offering an on-site temazcal alongside a standard massage and facial menu, set in a quiet, sea-adjacent ambiance geared toward both hotel guests and outside visitors who book ahead.
Diamante Coast Spa at Las Brisas Acapulco
A hillside resort spa above Acapulco Bay along the Carretera Escénica, with treatment suites positioned to take in panoramic bay views. The spa serves largely hotel guests, with outside bookings possible subject to availability, and treatments range from bodywork to hydrotherapy circuits.
Taxco Colonial Day Spa
A small colonial-building day spa in Taxco's historic center, offering massage and herbal steam treatments as a restful break between visits to the town's silver workshops and churches. The spa is closed Mondays and operates on a smaller scale than the coastal resort spas.
ZihFit Wellness Retreat Spa
A small ocean-view wellness property on nearly two and a half acres above Zihuatanejo, combining massage and body treatments with a temazcal ceremony and farm-to-table dining as part of its broader retreat programming, though single treatments can also be booked outside a full retreat stay.
Wellness retreats
Multi-day immersive experiences.
ZihFit Ocean-View Wellness Retreat
An intimate ocean-view retreat above Zihuatanejo combining daily fitness and yoga programming with a temazcal ceremony, organic farm-to-table meals, and cultural excursions. Programs run several days and are booked as a full package rather than single sessions, with capacity kept small for a personalized experience.
Where: Zihuatanejo outskirts
Playa Viva Sustainable Wellness Retreat
A sustainable boutique beach retreat roughly 35 minutes south of the Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa airport, built between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Madre foothills. Programming blends yoga and meditation with sustainability-focused activities such as turtle-conservation walks, and meals draw on the property's own organic farm.
Where: Costa Grande, near Juluchuca, south of Zihuatanejo
Taxco Foothills Temazcal Experience
A traditional temazcal ceremony held in a rural community near Taxco, led by a local temazcalero using herbal steam and copal incense inside a dome-shaped sweat lodge. The experience is framed as an indigenous ceremonial practice rather than a spa treatment, held in small groups by appointment.
Where: Rural community near Taxco
Yoga & meditation
Studios, classes, and meditation centres.
Zihuatanejo Playa La Ropa Sunrise Yoga
Acapulco Diamante Studio Yoga Classes
Wellness travel tips
Get the most from your wellness experience.
Book treatments in advance — popular slots fill up quickly during peak season.
Hydrate well before and after treatments, especially massages and saunas.
Communicate any allergies or skin sensitivities before treatments begin.