by Matthew S. Robinson
As more and more Indian casinos expand their facilities and amenities to create destination properties, spas have become an increasingly common component at tribal gaming resort developments throughout the country. Based on a survey conducted by KlasRobinson Q.E.D., there are an estimated 67 Indian gaming properties with on-site spas with a combined total of 71 spas located in 20 different states.
As presented in the following table, California has the greatest number of spas at Indian casinos (15 spas), followed by Washington state (eight spas), Michigan and Oklahoma (six spas each), Arizona and Connecticut (five spas each), New Mexico and New York (four spas each), Minnesota (three spas), Alabama, Florida, Idaho and North Carolina (two spas each) and Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Oregon (each with one spa).
There are several Indian casinos with more than spa. These include both Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and Turning Stone Resort Casino in New York.
With respect to size, the square footage of spas at Indian casinos ranges from as little as 500 sq. ft. up to 42,000 sq. ft., with an overall average (mean) of approximately 11,011 sq. ft. per spa. By state, the largest average spa size is Florida with an average (mean) of 34,000 sq. ft. per spa. Florida is also home to the largest individual spa at an Indian casino – the 42,000 sq. ft. Rock Spa & Salon at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
It is important to note the spa square footage is not necessarily the most accurate measure of size. Many spas include their fitness centers, indoor pool areas, reception areas and other facilities and amenities in their estimates of total spa square footage. An alternate measure of size is number of treatment rooms per spa.
The number of treatment rooms at Indian casino spas range from one individual treatment room to as many as 27 treatment rooms, with an average (mean) of nine treatment rooms per spa. By state, the greatest number of average treatment rooms per spa is also in Florida. The greatest number of treatment rooms at an individual spa is Foxwood’s Spa at Norwich Inn with 27 treatment rooms.
The average number of hotel rooms per property at Indian casinos with spas by state ranges from a low of 140 units in Colorado to a high of 1,874 units in Connecticut, with the average Indian property with a spa having approximately 560 units per hotel on a national basis.
On a gaming position per hotel room basis, Indian casino hotels with spas have an average of 4.6 gaming positions per hotel room. On a spa square footage per gaming position basis, spas at Indian casinos have an average of 4 sq. ft. per gaming position. On a spa square footage per hotel room basis, spas at Indian casinos have an average of 18.5 sq. ft. per hotel room. On a hotel room per spa treatment room basis, spas at Indian casinos have an average of 64.1 hotel rooms per treatment room.
Several new spas at Indian casino hotels have opened recently. In March 2025, MnoYé Spa at Gun Lake Casino Resort in Wayland, MI, opened as part of Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi’s $300 million hotel and ancillary expansion which also included a 252-unit hotel. In August 2025, Jamul Spa, along with a 200-unit hotel, commenced operations at Jamul Casino Resort, as part of the Jamul Indian Village of California’s $270 million expansion in Jamul – outside of San Diego. Also in August, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe celebrated the grand opening of its $400 million property expansion at its Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel in Snoqualmie, WA – outside of Seattle, which included MoonRise Spa and its 210-unit hotel.
With 67 Indian casinos with a hotel currently offering on-site spas (several properties have more than one spa) out of a total of 240 Indian casinos with a hotel, that equates to an estimated 28 percent of Indian casinos with a hotel having an on-site spa. Put another way – between one-in-three and one-in-four Indian casinos with a hotel have an on-site spa.
Matthew S. Robinson is Co-Founder and Principal of KlasRobinson Q.E.D., a national consulting firm specializing in the feasibility and economic impact of casinos, hotels, and other related ancillary developments in Indian Country. He can be reached by calling (800) 475-8140 or email [email protected].