10 Best Saunas in Vancouver

Tality Wellness Kitsilano combines traditional sauna and cold plunges in a self-guided wellness space. The facility offers a 30-person sauna operating at 85–90°C, cold plunges at 3–11°C, indoor and outdoor lounges, private showers and change rooms, and community sessions with shared access to the booked location.

Drop-ins include towels, robes, unlimited kombucha and tea. The different plunge temperatures can suit newcomers and experienced visitors, while the lounge areas support time before or after the hot-cold cycle. Sessions are booked and managed through the app or website, and single-session credits are tied to the location where they were purchased.

Kolm Kontrast is a Vancouver Nordic spa built around guided and self-guided sauna, ice-bath, cold-plunge and breathwork experiences. Its social sauna seats 50 and operates at 82–90°C, with aromatherapy, scented snowballs and towel-waving. Ice baths range from 0–4°C. Guided classes combine heat, cold, breath, meditation, visualisation, somatics and related practices, while the space also includes showers, communal changing areas and a tea lounge with artisan teas. Kolm suits first-time contrast-therapy guests seeking instruction as well as regulars interested in recovery, resilience, relaxation and community.

AetherHaus is a Vancouver bathhouse combining a Himalayan salt sauna, group cold-plunge pools and a tea lounge. Its session menu includes Aufguss sauna rituals, Sound Journeys, Yin Yoga, Pilates, athletic recovery and self-guided Open Haus sessions.

The West End space is designed around alternating heat, cold and rest, with communal cold pools offered at multiple temperature ranges. Guests can also pause in the tea lounge, making it suitable for recovery routines, guided sauna rituals or a slower contrast-therapy visit.

The Good Sauna offers a Vancouver sauna experience built around hot-and-cold therapy, including a wood-fire sauna and cold plunge. The setting is designed for a structured wellness visit, with hosts providing tours and guidance for people who are new to the process.

It suits visitors looking to unwind after work, try sauna and cold-plunge routines, or combine wellness time with craft beer and snacks. The experience is presented as a two-hour visit, with an atmosphere intended for both relaxation and social connection.

Gatherwell Ambleside offers a sauna and cold-plunging experience in West Vancouver with views over the beach and ocean. Guests can alternate sauna sessions with an ocean cold plunge, creating a distinctive outdoor contrast-therapy visit.

The Ambleside setting also places the experience near parking, bathrooms, restaurants and a park. It suits visitors seeking a relaxing session with sunset scenery, waterfront atmosphere and a cold-water element beyond a conventional indoor plunge.

Ritual Urban Retreat combines yoga, Pilates, breathwork, sound journeys, counselling and hot-and-cold wellness experiences in a Vancouver studio. Classes include heated and unheated options, while the space also offers a sauna, outdoor cold plunge, showers and private treatments. Sound baths, restorative sessions and higher-energy formats give visitors different ways to use the studio for movement or recovery.

It suits people building a broader wellness routine rather than attending only a conventional yoga class. Counselling is offered separately as a confidential service, and the studio also runs retreats and destination getaways.

Halsa Float Spa in Kitsilano combines float sessions, sauna access and massage in a peaceful spa setting. Float appointments use a saltwater pod, while massage sessions and an upstairs lounge provide space to settle before or after treatment.

The spa suits first-time floaters as well as people pairing floating with bodywork for a longer reset. Staff explain the process before treatments, and the facility includes on-site services, a sauna and parking options including a free lot and paid street parking.

Tality Wellness Shipyards combines a spacious sauna with four cold plunges set at different temperatures, including a warmer plunge suited to beginners. Visitors can move between heat and cold, use essential oils in the sauna, then shower and change on site. Robes, towels, flops and lockers are available, while kombucha, water and coffee support the post-session pause. The outdoor area adds seating, a fireplace, lounge space and views across North Vancouver. It suits solo visits, couples and groups, with staff explaining the process to first-timers.

Tality Wellness Mount Pleasant pairs a 25-person traditional sauna with custom cold plunges, a lounge area and a rooftop patio overlooking the city. Drop-ins are self-guided community sessions with shared access to the sauna, cold tubs and lounge, plus towels, robes, kombucha and tea. The location lists cold plunges from 1–12°C and a traditional sauna at 85–90°C. It suits city-dwellers seeking recovery, relaxation or a social wellness reset, as well as visitors who enjoy a communal setting with city views and space to linger after the hot-cold cycle.

Hastings Spa Reflexology Sauna combines private sauna sessions, body massage and foot reflexology in a 6,000-square-foot Vancouver facility. Sauna choices include steam, dry and hybrid infrared rooms, while massage blends Swedish, deep tissue and acupressure techniques. Reflexology is available as a standalone treatment or part of a package. The spa caters to individuals and couples, with private sauna rooms reserved exclusively for each booking. A suggested sequence is massage, reflexology and sauna, and couples packages can combine treatments for birthdays, anniversaries or shared downtime. The facility also provides showers, changing rooms and a dedicated spa level for its sauna and treatment services.