Tianlongyuan Hot Spring 天龍源溫泉家園

Feeling sociable? Tianlongyuan can hold up to 3,000 people at once in its 6.67 hectares of geothermal goodness. The water here bubbles up from 1,916 meters below ground, surfacing at a temperature of 43.5 C. The spring includes performances and water curtain movies to keep you and your 2,999 friends occupied as you steep.

Hours: 9:30 am to 12 pm

Address: Dengzhuang Village, Changping District

How to get there: Take No 2 subway to Jishuitan Station and transfer to bus No. 919 to Jiuxian Station

Prices: 168 yuan per person

Performance: 4:30 pm to 5 pm, Shengshuiguanyin: performances on water, includes Thousands Hands Guanyin 248 yuan per person

Telephone: 8010-0088

Website: www.bj-tly.com

Longmai Hot Spring Resort 龍脈溫泉度假村

Longmai’s gone for the tropical rain forest theme at their spa, with over 20 newly-built outdoor hot spring pools hidden in a bamboo forest. The water temperature is 28 C to 32 C year round, and the spa, in addition to featuring its own entertainment, is near a racecourse, skiing park, the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs and Mangshan Mountain.

Hours: 9 am to 12 am

Address: Xiaotangshan, Changping District

How to get there: Take No 5 subway to Tiantongyuanbei Station and transfer to bus

No. 643 to Xiaotangzhenzhengfu Station (小湯鎮政府站)

Prices: 120 yuan per person (hot spring only) 168 yuan per person (includes hot spring, buffet dinner, foot massage, body scrub)

Telephone: 6178-1021

Website: www.lmwenquan.com.cn