Cheap saunas in Thailand

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Bliss is a contrast-therapy studio on the third floor of Hillside Condo 4, near Nimman in Chiang Mai. It has two saunas, two herbal steam rooms and an ozone-filtered ice bath, with a stretching area between rounds. Sessions run two hours, with tea, towels and sarongs provided.

Bangkok, Thailand

Dip Onsen's Ari site is a garden bathhouse with hot pools at 38°C and 41°C and cold pools at 5°C and 15°C. A timber Finnish-style sauna looks out on the greenery, next to a Thai herbal steam room. Bathing is mixed and swimwear-on, with yoga and live music on the timetable.

Phuket, Thailand

DOPA is a sauna and wellness club in Bang Tao, on Phuket's west coast. The heat zone has a Himalayan salt sauna on Harvia heaters, a banya with veniki rituals and a steam room. Between rounds there are ice baths, a cold plunge, hot and cold onsen pools and an organic kitchen.

Hang Dong, Thailand

Eudemonia Elements is a garden wellness centre in Nong Kwai, Hang Dong, south of Chiang Mai. A dry sauna and a steam room sit alongside an ice bath, a magnesium bath and a saltwater pool. A vegan café, a yoga space and a co-working room share the grounds.

Bangkok, Thailand

Fast & Fit is a recovery centre on the third floor of a building on Soi Sukhumvit 32, near Thong Lo. Two infrared sauna cabins pair with ice baths set to 10°C, 5°C or 2°C. Red light, oxygen chamber and cupping sessions sit alongside.

Krabi, Thailand

A contrast-therapy club in Ao Nang, laid out around a grass lawn with views to the hills. A wood-lined Finnish sauna with Harvia heaters sits beside a dome steam room, an ice bath, a cold plunge and a hot bath. Swimwear is worn, towels are provided and a restaurant serves food between rounds.

Pattaya, Thailand

Hera Sauna is an Aufguss-led sauna off Thepprasit Road in Pattaya. A sauna master leads scheduled infusions with essential oils and towel work in the Finnish sauna. Between rounds there is a steam room, hot and cold onsen pools, an ice bath and a swimming pool.

Bangkok, Thailand

Ice House is a contrast-therapy club in a tropical garden in Phra Khanong, Bangkok. Teak ice tubs at 4-6°C sit beside a glass-fronted sauna run at 80-90°C. Visits are two-hour sessions, and staff run beginner classes for first-timers.

Hua Hin, Thailand

Jintana Herb Sauna pairs a Finnish wooden sauna with a Thai herbal steam room and an ice bath. It sits in a garden off Soi 102 in Hua Hin, run by a Finnish-Thai couple. Massage, body scrubs and a garden bar sit alongside.

Cha-am, Thailand

Jintana Herb Sauna is a Thai-Finnish sauna garden a few steps from Cha-Am Beach, run by Jintana and Erkki Kellosalo. A Thai herbal steam room and a Finnish wooden sauna share a day pass with an ice bath. Thai massage, body scrubs and a bar serving drinks and Thai food sit alongside.

Chonburi, Thailand

Kusatsu Onsen is a Japanese-style bathhouse near Bang Saen, its hot pools dosed with mineral salts from Kusatsu in Gunma. Men and women bathe on separate sides, with a sauna, a steam room and cold pools. Private VIP rooms, massage and a Japanese restaurant share the building.

Pattaya, Thailand

Let's Relax Onsen and Spa Pattaya is a Japanese-style bathhouse on the seventh floor of Grande Centre Point Space in Naklua. Its bath hall looks out over the sea. Separate men's and women's areas each have onsen baths, a sauna and a steam room, with a hot stone room and cool-down rooms outside.

Bangkok, Thailand

Let's Relax Onsen and Spa Thonglor fills the fifth floor of the Grande Centre Point hotel on Sukhumvit 55. Separate men's and women's onsen zones hold mineral baths, a sauna and a steam room, and bathing is nude. Outside the zones sit a cool-down room, a relaxation room and hot stone rooms, all included in the onsen ticket.

Koh Tao, Thailand

A contrast-therapy club on Koh Tao, set on a rooftop next to a gym. Its wood-fired sauna looks out through a wide window over the jungle hills. A filtered ice bath and a steam room complete the round, and the roof has loungers facing the sunset.

Phuket, Thailand

Renew Sauna & Ice Bath is a purpose-built recovery club near Boat Avenue in Bang Tao, Phuket. It has a wooden sauna, a tiled steam room, hot and cold tubs and an outdoor pool. A cafe and bar serves meals and recovery drinks, and entry is for over-16s.

Chonburi, Thailand

A garden contrast-therapy club in Bang Saen, run as small group rounds. Each round moves between a glass-fronted sauna cabin, a wooden ice-bath tub and a salt pool. Men and women share the sessions, so couples and friends can come together.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

A contrast-therapy spa in Chiang Mai's old city, set around a planted courtyard with bamboo walls. A Finnish sauna and a Himalayan salt far-infrared sauna sit beside a Thai herbal steam room. The cold side is a wooden ice bath and a cold room, with a magnesium hot bath to finish.

Bangkok, Thailand

Totonoi Sauna & Onsen is a Japanese-style bathhouse on Sukhumvit Soi 32 in Bangkok. It has an aufguss sauna with towel-fanning, a dim meditation sauna and a Thai herbal steam room. Three onsen baths, one for women only, and cold baths at 18°C and 12°C sit beside an outdoor rest area.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Vibes is a recovery club in Tha Sala, east Chiang Mai, run with the Hongthong Muay Thai camp. A garden cabin holds a wood-lined sauna and a herbal steam room, beside ice tubs and a swimming pool. A day pass has no time limit, and sport massage and physiotherapy cost extra.

Pattaya, Thailand

Yunomori's Pattaya branch is a Japanese-style onsen bathhouse where men and women bathe together in swimwear. A dry sauna and a steam room sit beside hot mineral baths, a cold bath and outdoor Thai ceramic tubs. Thai massage and a restaurant are on site.

Bangkok, Thailand

Yunomori's second Bangkok branch sits on Soi Suksawittaya, off North Sathorn Road. A day pass covers mineral-water and jet baths, two cold baths, a steam room and a dry sauna at 80-95°C. Thai massage, a restaurant and a garden lounge share the building.