Seattle Sauna Guide
Find a Sauna
in Seattle & King County
Wood-fired, floating, barrel, infrared, banya, and Finnish-style saunas — curated listings with a map. Always confirm hours and prices with each venue.
40 listings · 8 featured on this page · Updated March 2026
Choose your path
Confirm hours and fees with each venue.
Spend the least
City pools (swim fee) and gym day passes with locker-room saunas.
Cheapest regular access
Low monthly gym dues (often tens of dollars) usually include locker-room dry saunas — a common way to go often without spa day-pass prices. Rates change; confirm at the club.
Bathhouse day pass
Korean jjimjilbang and Russian banya — steam, pools, dry rooms. Check house rules.
Private room by the hour
Sauna, steam, or tub by the hour — quiet or small groups.
Lake & floating
Wood-fired or floating saunas with lake cold plunge — often by reservation.
Editor's picks
Standout experiences
A shortlist of places we'd send a friend — not paid placements. Hours, prices, and policies still change; always confirm with the venue. Listing info reflects our last pass (March 2026).
Von Sauna
$$Kirkland, WA
Washington's first public floating sauna, moored on Lake Washington at Carillon Point.
Fyre Sauna
Redmond, WA
175–200°F
Greater Seattle's premier Nordic-style contrast therapy destination, set in Woodinville wine country.
Vihta Sauna
$$Bellevue, WA
Often 200°F+ (wood-fired — verify)
Authentic Nordic wood-fired sauna on the shores of Lake Sammamish with direct cold plunge access.
Banya 5
$$South Lake Union, WA
Parilka often 200°F+ (verify — not clothing-optional)
Full Russian banya bathhouse in South Lake Union — the parilka dry heat room is the centerpiece.
Tuli Lodge
$Downtown, WA
Nordic-inspired social sauna on the Seattle waterfront at Pier 62, with Puget Sound views and fire pits.
Soak & Sage
$$Renton, WA
195–230°F
Social wellness bathhouse on Lake Washington — named 2025 Best Day Spa in PNW by The Seattle Times.
Featured saunas
Highlights from the directory. See every listing (40 total) on the browse page.
Von Sauna
$$Kirkland, WA
Washington's first public floating sauna, moored on Lake Washington at Carillon Point.
Fyre Sauna
Redmond, WA
175–200°F
Greater Seattle's premier Nordic-style contrast therapy destination, set in Woodinville wine country.
Vihta Sauna
$$Bellevue, WA
Often 200°F+ (wood-fired — verify)
Authentic Nordic wood-fired sauna on the shores of Lake Sammamish with direct cold plunge access.
Seattle Sauna
$$$Lake Union, WA
Wood-fired floating cedar sauna moored on Lake Union — year-round guided social sessions.
Tuli Lodge
$Downtown, WA
Nordic-inspired social sauna on the Seattle waterfront at Pier 62, with Puget Sound views and fire pits.
Banya 5
$$South Lake Union, WA
Parilka often 200°F+ (verify — not clothing-optional)
Full Russian banya bathhouse in South Lake Union — the parilka dry heat room is the centerpiece.
Soak & Sage
$$Renton, WA
195–230°F
Social wellness bathhouse on Lake Washington — named 2025 Best Day Spa in PNW by The Seattle Times.
Seattle Bouldering Project — U District
$$University District, WA
26-person communal full-spectrum infrared sauna with red light therapy, inside a historic bank vault at the U District gym.
Types in this directory
Same categories we use in listings — search matches names and types
Finnish Traditional
Heated by a kiuas (stove) with stones. High heat, low humidity — the classic dry sauna.
Browse Finnish Traditional →Wood-Fired
Real wood heat: deep, earthy warmth. Often paired with cold plunge or lake access.
Browse Wood-Fired →Barrel Sauna
Round cedar barrel shape that heats efficiently. Common outdoors and near water.
Browse Barrel Sauna →Infrared
Panels warm your body directly; air stays cooler than a traditional hot room.
Browse Infrared →Russian Banya
Steam, venik (leaf bundles), and social rounds — wetter heat than Finnish dry style.
Browse Russian Banya →Cedar Dry Sauna
Cedar-lined dry heat — aromatic wood and a classic spa feel.
Browse Cedar Dry Sauna →Social Wellness
Membership or drop-in contrast circuits: sauna, cold, repeat in a social setting.
Browse Social Wellness →