Quapaw Baths & Spa
Four communal thermal pools inside a restored 1922 Bathhouse Row building.
- Bathing
- Indoor
Quapaw is one of two working bathhouses left on Hot Springs' Bathhouse Row, with four tiled communal pools at graded temperatures beneath a mosaic dome.
Balnevia view
Why visit
It is the easiest way to bathe in the Hot Springs water inside the historic architecture, rather than looking at it in a museum.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Hot Springs Mountain springs
- Mineralisation
- Low-mineral, silica and bicarbonate
- Character
- Rainwater heated at depth over roughly 4,000 years, emerging almost free of sulphur odour.
Facilities
- Thermal pools
- Indoor pools
- Massage treatments
- Steam room
History
Bathhouse Row was developed from the 1890s and protected as a national park; the Quapaw reopened as a spa in 2008.
Practical information
Private baths and steam caves are booked separately from the communal pools.
Getting there
On Central Avenue in downtown Hot Springs, an hour from Little Rock.
Location
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