Finnish saunas in San Diego, United States
Aqua Day Spa
Aqua Day Spa is a traditional Korean-style sauna on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa, fully separated between men and women, with a steam sauna, dry sauna, hot jacuzzi and cold pool in each section. The women's side adds a jjimjilbang with Himalayan salt and red clay rooms, the men's a sleep room. Entrance is $35 with a three-hour limit and is included with treatments such as the 30-minute Korean body scrub ($85). Open daily 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM with four hours of validated parking.
Cascade Spa
Cascade Spa is a massage and day spa on Fifth Avenue in Hillcrest with a steam room, a dry sauna and a jacuzzi used alongside its treatments. All spa packages, such as the 120-minute Lily package with jacuzzi, one-hour massage, sauna, body polish and facial ($190), include sauna or steam access; there is no facility-only entry. It hosts bachelorette and corporate groups and is open Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 10 PM and Friday to Sunday 9 AM to 10 PM; book by phone.
Yu Spa
Yu Spa is a Korean jjimjilbang on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa. Gender-separated bath areas have dry and steam saunas with hot and cold tubs, while the co-ed jjimjilbang adds a Himalayan salt sauna, a red clay sauna, an ice room and a common rest area with uniforms. Sauna-only admission is $45 for two hours; sauna plus jjimjilbang is $55 for three hours. Open Wednesday to Monday from 9:30 AM, closed Tuesdays; body scrubs and massages are available.
Broadway Athletic and Swim Club
Broadway Athletic and Swim Club is a 16,000-square-foot health club on the rooftop of 501 West Broadway in downtown San Diego, with a three-lane 25-yard outdoor lap pool overlooking the city, group fitness, personal training and physical therapy. The locker rooms have a eucalyptus steam room and a sauna, with use limited to 30 minutes. Guests can visit for a fee of about $20 a day after completing a guest form. Open Monday to Friday 5 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 7 AM to 7 PM, Sunday 7 AM to 5 PM.
Fit Athletic Club East Village
Fit East Village is a luxury fitness and wellness club at 350 Tenth Avenue in downtown San Diego. Beyond the training floor, group fitness and personal training, recovery amenities include communal dry saunas, a steam room, cold plunge tubs, compression, red light and massage chairs, plus a rooftop pool and hot tub overlooking Petco Park. Day passes from about $55 via ResortPass include pool, sauna and steam rooms; open weekdays 5 AM to 9 PM and weekends 7 AM to 7 PM.
The Plunge San Diego
The Plunge is a historic indoor swimming pool at Belmont Park in Mission Beach, opened in 1925 and renovated with a retractable roof, ocean views and a 175-foot heated pool at 83 to 85°F with seven lap lanes and an inflatable obstacle course. A cedar dry sauna heated to 170°F is open to adult users and included in the $35 recreational day pass along with lap lanes, the turf fitness area, locker rooms and hot showers. Open to the public and members daily 7 AM to 7 PM.
AquaVie Fitness + Wellness Club
AquaVie Fitness + Wellness Club is a 40,000-square-foot fitness and spa club spread over four floors at The Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego, with a junior-Olympic rooftop pool and hot tub, a steam room, a sauna, an infrared sauna, a full-service spa and luxury locker rooms. Non-guests can buy a day pass from about $62 via ResortPass covering pool, steam room, sauna, hot tub and gym; infrared sauna sessions are $49 for non-members. Open weekdays 5 AM to 10 PM, weekends 7 AM to 7 PM.
Sea Spa at Loews Coronado Bay Resort
Sea Spa is the resort spa at Loews Coronado Bay Resort on a 15-acre bay peninsula in Coronado. Men's and women's locker rooms each have their own dry sauna and eucalyptus-infused steam room, and there is a spa courtyard jacuzzi and relaxation lounge alongside body wraps, massages and facials. Non-guests can book a spa pass from about $106 through ResortPass, with robes, slippers and fitness center access. Open 8:30 AM to 5 PM Sunday to Thursday and to 6 PM Friday and Saturday.
Ocean Pacific Gym & Wellness
Ocean Pacific Gym & Wellness is a 30,000-square-foot beachfront club on Mission Boulevard in Pacific Beach with four gym spaces, rooftop training and a recovery suite with a co-ed sauna with red-light therapy, a eucalyptus steam room, a Himalayan salt room and a cold plunge with ocean views and Tulum-style hot showers. A $35 day pass allows a single visit and memberships run $155 to $170 a month with free weekly classes. Open Monday to Friday 5 AM to 10 PM and weekends 6 AM to 8 PM.
Aqua Day Spa
Aqua Day Spa is a traditional Korean-style sauna on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa, fully separated between men and women, with a steam sauna, dry sauna, hot jacuzzi and cold pool in each section. The women's side adds a jjimjilbang with Himalayan salt and red clay rooms, the men's a sleep room. Entrance is $35 with a three-hour limit and is included with treatments such as the 30-minute Korean body scrub ($85). Open daily 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM with four hours of validated parking.
Cascade Spa
Cascade Spa is a massage and day spa on Fifth Avenue in Hillcrest with a steam room, a dry sauna and a jacuzzi used alongside its treatments. All spa packages, such as the 120-minute Lily package with jacuzzi, one-hour massage, sauna, body polish and facial ($190), include sauna or steam access; there is no facility-only entry. It hosts bachelorette and corporate groups and is open Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 10 PM and Friday to Sunday 9 AM to 10 PM; book by phone.
Yu Spa
Yu Spa is a Korean jjimjilbang on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa. Gender-separated bath areas have dry and steam saunas with hot and cold tubs, while the co-ed jjimjilbang adds a Himalayan salt sauna, a red clay sauna, an ice room and a common rest area with uniforms. Sauna-only admission is $45 for two hours; sauna plus jjimjilbang is $55 for three hours. Open Wednesday to Monday from 9:30 AM, closed Tuesdays; body scrubs and massages are available.
Broadway Athletic and Swim Club
Broadway Athletic and Swim Club is a 16,000-square-foot health club on the rooftop of 501 West Broadway in downtown San Diego, with a three-lane 25-yard outdoor lap pool overlooking the city, group fitness, personal training and physical therapy. The locker rooms have a eucalyptus steam room and a sauna, with use limited to 30 minutes. Guests can visit for a fee of about $20 a day after completing a guest form. Open Monday to Friday 5 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 7 AM to 7 PM, Sunday 7 AM to 5 PM.
Fit Athletic Club East Village
Fit East Village is a luxury fitness and wellness club at 350 Tenth Avenue in downtown San Diego. Beyond the training floor, group fitness and personal training, recovery amenities include communal dry saunas, a steam room, cold plunge tubs, compression, red light and massage chairs, plus a rooftop pool and hot tub overlooking Petco Park. Day passes from about $55 via ResortPass include pool, sauna and steam rooms; open weekdays 5 AM to 9 PM and weekends 7 AM to 7 PM.
The Plunge San Diego
The Plunge is a historic indoor swimming pool at Belmont Park in Mission Beach, opened in 1925 and renovated with a retractable roof, ocean views and a 175-foot heated pool at 83 to 85°F with seven lap lanes and an inflatable obstacle course. A cedar dry sauna heated to 170°F is open to adult users and included in the $35 recreational day pass along with lap lanes, the turf fitness area, locker rooms and hot showers. Open to the public and members daily 7 AM to 7 PM.
AquaVie Fitness + Wellness Club
AquaVie Fitness + Wellness Club is a 40,000-square-foot fitness and spa club spread over four floors at The Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego, with a junior-Olympic rooftop pool and hot tub, a steam room, a sauna, an infrared sauna, a full-service spa and luxury locker rooms. Non-guests can buy a day pass from about $62 via ResortPass covering pool, steam room, sauna, hot tub and gym; infrared sauna sessions are $49 for non-members. Open weekdays 5 AM to 10 PM, weekends 7 AM to 7 PM.
Sea Spa at Loews Coronado Bay Resort
Sea Spa is the resort spa at Loews Coronado Bay Resort on a 15-acre bay peninsula in Coronado. Men's and women's locker rooms each have their own dry sauna and eucalyptus-infused steam room, and there is a spa courtyard jacuzzi and relaxation lounge alongside body wraps, massages and facials. Non-guests can book a spa pass from about $106 through ResortPass, with robes, slippers and fitness center access. Open 8:30 AM to 5 PM Sunday to Thursday and to 6 PM Friday and Saturday.
Ocean Pacific Gym & Wellness
Ocean Pacific Gym & Wellness is a 30,000-square-foot beachfront club on Mission Boulevard in Pacific Beach with four gym spaces, rooftop training and a recovery suite with a co-ed sauna with red-light therapy, a eucalyptus steam room, a Himalayan salt room and a cold plunge with ocean views and Tulum-style hot showers. A $35 day pass allows a single visit and memberships run $155 to $170 a month with free weekly classes. Open Monday to Friday 5 AM to 10 PM and weekends 6 AM to 8 PM.