Hotel Esplanad is in central Växjö, close to shops, restaurants and cafés. The hotel has 36 rooms in different sizes; they were renovated in 2020, according to Visit Sweden. For longer stays, it also offers furnished apartments. Breakfast is served each morning on a glazed veranda, and hotel guests can park free in the courtyard.

The spa visit lasts 1.5 hours and includes fruit, nuts, lemon water, body scrub, and use of a towel, bathrobe and slippers. It costs 250 SEK (about $24) per person for hotel guests or 350 SEK (about $33) for other visitors. Book by email, through the hotel website or via Bokadirekt. Groups of at least six are guaranteed private use of the spa; smaller groups may share it.

The hotel building dates to 1911 and was converted into a hotel in 1967. Nearby options include a walk around Växjösjön, Linnéparken, Smålands Museum and the House of Emigrants. The steamship Thor sails on Helgasjön between Växjö and Asa in summer.