Infrared saunas in San Francisco, United States
Almonte Spa
Almonte Spa is a long-running wellness retreat in an older house at 158 Almonte Boulevard in Mill Valley, Marin County, operating since the late 1970s. It offers private outdoor hot tubs under the trees, a Finnish sauna with high dry heat and a gentler infrared sauna, plus customised massage. Hot tub and sauna sessions are booked individually at $45 for 30 minutes, $60 for 45 and $75 for 60, and massages start at $175. The spa is open daily from 10 AM to 9 PM.
KumeFloat
KumeFloat is a float and cryotherapy spa at 584 Grand Avenue by Lake Merritt in Oakland. Besides salt-water float tanks and whole-body cryotherapy, it runs a Sauna Cocoon Pod: guests lie on a contoured massage bed while dry or infrared heat builds a 30-minute thermal session, with cool aromatherapy salt air on the face and a vibrating massage function. A 30-minute pod session costs $60, or $45 for members, and the spa is open daily from 11 AM to 8 PM.
Pause Studio Castro
Pause Castro is a wellness studio at 2234 Market Street in San Francisco's Castro District built around contrast therapy. Private suites combine an infrared sauna with a cold plunge for guided 30- or 60-minute sessions of alternating heat and cold immersion, and the studio also offers float therapy, LED light therapy, compression, IV drips and robotic Aescape massage. Sessions and packages are booked online, with membership credit plans available.
Perspire Sauna Studio Berkeley
Perspire Sauna Studio Berkeley, at 2598 Shattuck Avenue, offers private full-spectrum infrared sauna suites with built-in red light therapy, halotherapy and towel service. Guests wear swimwear or light clothing in their own suite, and can finish with the SNØ cold shower and a cold eucalyptus towel. A single session costs $59 and memberships run $129 to $249 a month; the studio is HSA/FSA eligible. It is open Monday to Friday 7 AM to 9 PM and weekends 8 AM to 6 PM.
Reboot Float & Cryo Spa Mission
Reboot Float & Cryo Spa's Mission location at 810 Valencia Street in San Francisco offers a private contrast-therapy suite where an infrared sauna, cold plunge and shower are reserved for one appointment. The 45-minute Fire & Ice heat-and-cold circuit costs $70, and a standalone 30-minute infrared sauna session for one or two people is $40; float therapy, cryotherapy and red light therapy are also on the menu. It is open Monday to Thursday 10:30 AM to 9 PM and Friday to Sunday 9 AM to 9 PM.
Reboot Rockridge
Reboot Rockridge is the Oakland branch of Reboot Float & Cryo Spa, at 6239 College Avenue near the Berkeley border. It offers a private contrast suite reserved per appointment for a 45-minute infrared sauna and cold plunge circuit at $70, standalone 30-minute infrared sauna sessions at $40 for one or two people, and float therapy, cryotherapy, red light and compression. Hours are Monday and Wednesday to Thursday 11 AM–8 PM, Tuesday 1–8 PM, Friday 11 AM–9 PM and weekends 10 AM–9 PM.
Royal Thai Spa
Royal Thai Spa is a Thai massage and wellness spa at 685 North Point Street by Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, open since 2010. Alongside traditional Thai and deep-tissue massage it runs a Sunlighten Signature III full-spectrum infrared sauna with seven preset programs and a Frozen cold plunge with steam and essential-oil infuser, bookable as 45-minute sessions at $50 for the small sauna or $70 for the large. Hours are Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 9 PM and Friday to Sunday 10 AM to 10 PM.
Worthy Self-Care Studio
WORTHY Self-Care Studio at 2633 Ashby Avenue in Berkeley is a nervous-system-focused wellness studio pairing infrared saunas with guided cold plunging. Its spacious infrared saunas seat up to three people, cold plunges are led using the studio's WORTHY Method, and contrast therapy, red light, NuCalm meditation and massage are also offered. First-time visitors can try any core service for $35. Hours are Monday 3–8 PM, Tuesday to Thursday 10 AM–8 PM, Friday 10 AM–7 PM and weekends 9:30 AM–4 PM.
Almonte Spa
Almonte Spa is a long-running wellness retreat in an older house at 158 Almonte Boulevard in Mill Valley, Marin County, operating since the late 1970s. It offers private outdoor hot tubs under the trees, a Finnish sauna with high dry heat and a gentler infrared sauna, plus customised massage. Hot tub and sauna sessions are booked individually at $45 for 30 minutes, $60 for 45 and $75 for 60, and massages start at $175. The spa is open daily from 10 AM to 9 PM.
KumeFloat
KumeFloat is a float and cryotherapy spa at 584 Grand Avenue by Lake Merritt in Oakland. Besides salt-water float tanks and whole-body cryotherapy, it runs a Sauna Cocoon Pod: guests lie on a contoured massage bed while dry or infrared heat builds a 30-minute thermal session, with cool aromatherapy salt air on the face and a vibrating massage function. A 30-minute pod session costs $60, or $45 for members, and the spa is open daily from 11 AM to 8 PM.
Pause Studio Castro
Pause Castro is a wellness studio at 2234 Market Street in San Francisco's Castro District built around contrast therapy. Private suites combine an infrared sauna with a cold plunge for guided 30- or 60-minute sessions of alternating heat and cold immersion, and the studio also offers float therapy, LED light therapy, compression, IV drips and robotic Aescape massage. Sessions and packages are booked online, with membership credit plans available.
Perspire Sauna Studio Berkeley
Perspire Sauna Studio Berkeley, at 2598 Shattuck Avenue, offers private full-spectrum infrared sauna suites with built-in red light therapy, halotherapy and towel service. Guests wear swimwear or light clothing in their own suite, and can finish with the SNØ cold shower and a cold eucalyptus towel. A single session costs $59 and memberships run $129 to $249 a month; the studio is HSA/FSA eligible. It is open Monday to Friday 7 AM to 9 PM and weekends 8 AM to 6 PM.
Reboot Float & Cryo Spa Mission
Reboot Float & Cryo Spa's Mission location at 810 Valencia Street in San Francisco offers a private contrast-therapy suite where an infrared sauna, cold plunge and shower are reserved for one appointment. The 45-minute Fire & Ice heat-and-cold circuit costs $70, and a standalone 30-minute infrared sauna session for one or two people is $40; float therapy, cryotherapy and red light therapy are also on the menu. It is open Monday to Thursday 10:30 AM to 9 PM and Friday to Sunday 9 AM to 9 PM.
Reboot Rockridge
Reboot Rockridge is the Oakland branch of Reboot Float & Cryo Spa, at 6239 College Avenue near the Berkeley border. It offers a private contrast suite reserved per appointment for a 45-minute infrared sauna and cold plunge circuit at $70, standalone 30-minute infrared sauna sessions at $40 for one or two people, and float therapy, cryotherapy, red light and compression. Hours are Monday and Wednesday to Thursday 11 AM–8 PM, Tuesday 1–8 PM, Friday 11 AM–9 PM and weekends 10 AM–9 PM.
Royal Thai Spa
Royal Thai Spa is a Thai massage and wellness spa at 685 North Point Street by Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, open since 2010. Alongside traditional Thai and deep-tissue massage it runs a Sunlighten Signature III full-spectrum infrared sauna with seven preset programs and a Frozen cold plunge with steam and essential-oil infuser, bookable as 45-minute sessions at $50 for the small sauna or $70 for the large. Hours are Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 9 PM and Friday to Sunday 10 AM to 10 PM.
Worthy Self-Care Studio
WORTHY Self-Care Studio at 2633 Ashby Avenue in Berkeley is a nervous-system-focused wellness studio pairing infrared saunas with guided cold plunging. Its spacious infrared saunas seat up to three people, cold plunges are led using the studio's WORTHY Method, and contrast therapy, red light, NuCalm meditation and massage are also offered. First-time visitors can try any core service for $35. Hours are Monday 3–8 PM, Tuesday to Thursday 10 AM–8 PM, Friday 10 AM–7 PM and weekends 9:30 AM–4 PM.