Saunas with cold plunge 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.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Maa is a yoga studio and Thai massage spa in Haiya, near Chiang Mai's Old City. A tiled steam room and a garden ice bath can be booked as sessions on their own or paired with a massage. There is also a private Japanese-style onsen tub.

Phuket, Thailand

Phuket Herbal Sauna & Wellness is a garden wellness centre in Rawai built around a wood-fired Thai herbal steam room. The steam is infused with herbs such as lemongrass, ginger and kaffir lime. A swimming pool, an ice bath, a small kitchen serving local dishes and optional Thai massage sit around it.

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.