In the Chicago area, 9 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full the Chicago area region guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the private saunas.
Every private sauna in Chicago area
beem Light Sauna — Frankfort
$$Frankfort, United States
This beem studio is on South LaGrange Road in Frankfort, in Chicago's south-west suburbs. Sauna sessions are booked privately in full-spectrum infrared cabins. Red, green and blue light treatments are also offered.
Eastend
$$Chicago, United States
A modern West Loop wellness club centred on a 40-person Finnish sauna, with four cold plunges and an infrared cabin. The format leans toward contrast therapy and movement classes rather than a traditional bathhouse circuit. Sessions are reservation-based through the day.
ELEOS Float Spa
$$$Bannockburn, United States
ELEOS is a float and infrared sauna studio on Waukegan Road in Bannockburn, north of Chicago. Infrared sessions are booked in a private room for up to three people, with a cold plunge as an option. Float tanks and a couples' float pod make up the rest of the menu.
HaloHeat Sauna Studios
$$Aurora, United States
HaloHeat Sauna Studios sits near Fox Valley Mall in Aurora. Its five private infrared suites each have red light panels and a dry salt generator, and guests set their own temperature. After the 45-minute session there is a cooling lounge with zero-gravity massage chairs.
Perspire Sauna Studio — Downers Grove
$$$Downers Grove, United States
Perspire's Downers Grove studio is on Ogden Avenue in the western suburbs of Chicago. Guests book a private infrared suite with red light therapy panels and an in-suite TV.
Perspire Sauna Studio — Naperville
$$$Naperville, United States
Perspire's Naperville studio is on South Naper Boulevard in Naperville, west of Chicago. Guests book a private infrared suite with red light therapy built in. Halotherapy is offered here too.
Perspire Sauna Studio — St. Charles
$$$St Charles, United States
Perspire's St. Charles studio is on South 1st Street in St. Charles, Illinois. Guests book a private infrared sauna suite with red light panels and a TV. This branch also offers contrast sessions with a cold SNØ shower, and single visits need no membership.
Perspire Sauna Studio — West Loop
$$$Chicago, United States
Perspire's West Loop studio is on West Madison Street in Chicago. Each private suite pairs an infrared sauna and red light panels with a 45°F rainfall shower for contrast. Halotherapy is also offered, and anyone can book a single session.
Sky Spa and Sauna
$$$Buffalo Grove, United States
Sky Spa & Sauna is a coed European-style bathhouse in Buffalo Grove, sold by the day pass. A wet sauna with a brick stove and cold-water buckets sits beside a dry sauna, a hammam and a Himalayan salt cave. There is an indoor pool, a heated outdoor pool, a Jacuzzi and a café with Eastern European dishes.