The best saunas in the Netherlands
Last reviewed October 2026
On Amsterdam's old naval yard, bathers walk a few steps from the sauna into the Marineterrein dock. Outside the cities, Dutch sauna is mostly a day out. The thermen resort brings several sauna types, thermal pools, a restaurant and an aufguss timetable, and it is very good at it.
#1 · Kuuma — Scheveningen
Beach sauna facing the North Sea · Scheveningen
Right on the sand at Hart Beach, facing west into the North Sea, and the plunge is the sea itself. The sunset slots sell out first and it is obvious why. Sauna, sea, sand, repeat: there is nothing else to the format and nothing else needed.
Finnish · € · Cold plunge · Session-booked
#2 · Thermen Soesterberg
Daily aufguss, thermal pools · Soesterberg
The Therme model at full scale: Finnish and steam saunas, several thermal pools, whirlpools, and aufguss ceremonies run daily rather than occasionally. Restaurants, spa treatments, yoga and workshops fill out the rest of a day, and a hotel is attached if one day is not enough. Day passes or a booked retreat programme.
Finnish · Steam · €€ · Drop-in
#3 · Billies sauna Zandvoort
Finnish and steam, facing the sea · Zandvoort
Directly on Zandvoort's beachfront, with Finnish and steam rooms looking out at the water. The North Sea handles the cold half of the cycle. It draws locals as much as beach visitors, which is usually the sign worth reading.
Finnish · Steam · €€ · Drop-in
#4 · Sauna Thermen & Beauty LeeuwerikHoeve
Nine saunas and banja rituals · Burgum
A countryside therme in Burgum, Friesland, with nine saunas, bathing pools and garden space for the rest between rounds. The programme reaches past aufguss to herbal baths and Russian banja rituals. Part of the heat is wood-fired, and a cold plunge and a restaurant complete the day.
Finnish · Steam · €€ · Cold plunge · Drop-in
#5 · Sauna Holterhof
An English country house in Enschede · Enschede
Huize Hölterhof is a wellness resort inside an English-style country house, set in manicured grounds. Several sauna types sit alongside pools and bathing facilities, with a restaurant and beauty centre attached. Day passes and evening rates both give full access, aufguss included.
Finnish · Steam · €€ · Drop-in
#6 · SpaVeluwe
Forest spa with a visitor cap · Lunteren
A wellness spa set inside the Veluwe forest at Lunteren, with saunas, steam baths and heated pools running indoors and out, plus a Moroccan herbal bath. Daily visitor numbers are capped deliberately to keep the place quiet. The restaurant leans on regional game and seafood.
Finnish · Steam · €€ · Drop-in
#7 · BLUE Wellnessresort Zeeland
Kelo sauna on the Zeeland coast · Kamperland
Twenty sauna and wellness facilities on the North Beveland coast, a kelo sauna among them, with a 22-metre outdoor pool and relaxation gardens. A beauty centre and a restaurant are on site. It is open to day visitors as well as people staying over.
Finnish · Steam · €€ · Drop-in
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That's the shortlist. See every curated sauna in the Netherlands in the full Netherlands guide.