Ceremonial saunas in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Badhus Amsterdam Noord
Badhus is a social sauna in Amsterdam Noord built on Scandinavian winter-bathing habits, pairing a traditional Finnish sauna with a floating sauna, two ice baths and cold outdoor showers on the waterfront. Sauna masters lead Saunagus sessions of three rounds of heat and cold. Drop-in sessions start at 22,50 euro, the private Barrel costs 125 euro, and swimwear bottoms are required.
Badhus Amsterdam West
The West outpost of Badhus sits on the water at Noordzijde, where a traditional Finnish sauna and a floating sauna face the lake and hot showers stand on the deck. Sauna masters run the same Saunagus rounds of heat and cold as in Noord, and The View can be booked privately for 125 euro an hour. Drop-in sessions start at 22,50 euro and swimwear bottoms are required.
Fort Resort Beemster
Fort Resort Beemster is built into a fort of the UNESCO-listed Stelling van Amsterdam, north of the city, with nine saunas including a wood-fired Maa sauna, a Kelo sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna, a bird's nest sauna, a bat sauna, a panorama sauna, a botanical sauna, a caldarium and an infrared cabin. Sauna masters run daily opgietingen, singing-bowl sessions and scrubs. Around them are salt and herb baths, warm and cold walk-through baths, a snow shower and a natural swimming pond. Open daily 9.45 to 23.00, entry from 45 euro.
Hotel & Wellness Zuiver
Zuiver is the largest sauna complex in Amsterdam, set at the edge of the Amsterdamse Bos with eight saunas: an experience sauna, a fireplace sauna, a Japanese sauna, a colour therapy sauna, a relax sauna, a caldarium, a steam temple at 98 percent humidity and an infrared cabin. Sauna masters give at least eight free aufguss sessions a day. There is a 14 degree plunge pool and a heated outdoor pool, and day entry is 45 euro. Swimwear is worn only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Sauna Den Ilp
Sauna Den Ilp lies in a village in the polder a short drive north of Amsterdam and runs nine heat rooms: a Finnish sauna, an Aufguss Kelo sauna, a panorama sauna, a lemon sauna, a salt sauna, a herb temple, a caldarium, an infrared cabin and a steam cabin. It opens every day from ten in the morning until ten at night, and a day card costs 46 euro on weekdays and 48 euro at weekends. Swimwear is not permitted for hygiene reasons.
SpaWeesp
SpaWeesp is a wellness resort in the fields outside Weesp, a quarter of an hour east of Amsterdam, with a long list of cabins: a Finnish sauna, a Kelo opgietsauna, rose, lavender and bamboo saunas, a silence sauna, a lounge sauna, an infrared cabin and both a Turkish and a crystal steam bath, running from 45 to 90 degrees. It opens daily from ten until half past ten at night, and day entry starts at 46 euro. Monday and the last Sunday of the month are swimwear days.
Thermen La Mer
Thermen La Mer is a day spa on the water at Almere Haven, east of Amsterdam, with a Finnish Kelo sauna at about 95 degrees, a meditation Kelo sauna, a herb sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna, a steam bath and an infrared cabin. Opgietingen and rituals run daily between 11.30 and 21.30, and there are indoor and outdoor pools and hydro-massage baths. Day entry is 42 euro from Monday to Thursday and 45 euro at the weekend. Swimwear is not allowed and there are no swimwear days.
Badhus Amsterdam Noord
Badhus is a social sauna in Amsterdam Noord built on Scandinavian winter-bathing habits, pairing a traditional Finnish sauna with a floating sauna, two ice baths and cold outdoor showers on the waterfront. Sauna masters lead Saunagus sessions of three rounds of heat and cold. Drop-in sessions start at 22,50 euro, the private Barrel costs 125 euro, and swimwear bottoms are required.
Badhus Amsterdam West
The West outpost of Badhus sits on the water at Noordzijde, where a traditional Finnish sauna and a floating sauna face the lake and hot showers stand on the deck. Sauna masters run the same Saunagus rounds of heat and cold as in Noord, and The View can be booked privately for 125 euro an hour. Drop-in sessions start at 22,50 euro and swimwear bottoms are required.
Fort Resort Beemster
Fort Resort Beemster is built into a fort of the UNESCO-listed Stelling van Amsterdam, north of the city, with nine saunas including a wood-fired Maa sauna, a Kelo sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna, a bird's nest sauna, a bat sauna, a panorama sauna, a botanical sauna, a caldarium and an infrared cabin. Sauna masters run daily opgietingen, singing-bowl sessions and scrubs. Around them are salt and herb baths, warm and cold walk-through baths, a snow shower and a natural swimming pond. Open daily 9.45 to 23.00, entry from 45 euro.
Hotel & Wellness Zuiver
Zuiver is the largest sauna complex in Amsterdam, set at the edge of the Amsterdamse Bos with eight saunas: an experience sauna, a fireplace sauna, a Japanese sauna, a colour therapy sauna, a relax sauna, a caldarium, a steam temple at 98 percent humidity and an infrared cabin. Sauna masters give at least eight free aufguss sessions a day. There is a 14 degree plunge pool and a heated outdoor pool, and day entry is 45 euro. Swimwear is worn only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Sauna Den Ilp
Sauna Den Ilp lies in a village in the polder a short drive north of Amsterdam and runs nine heat rooms: a Finnish sauna, an Aufguss Kelo sauna, a panorama sauna, a lemon sauna, a salt sauna, a herb temple, a caldarium, an infrared cabin and a steam cabin. It opens every day from ten in the morning until ten at night, and a day card costs 46 euro on weekdays and 48 euro at weekends. Swimwear is not permitted for hygiene reasons.
SpaWeesp
SpaWeesp is a wellness resort in the fields outside Weesp, a quarter of an hour east of Amsterdam, with a long list of cabins: a Finnish sauna, a Kelo opgietsauna, rose, lavender and bamboo saunas, a silence sauna, a lounge sauna, an infrared cabin and both a Turkish and a crystal steam bath, running from 45 to 90 degrees. It opens daily from ten until half past ten at night, and day entry starts at 46 euro. Monday and the last Sunday of the month are swimwear days.
Thermen La Mer
Thermen La Mer is a day spa on the water at Almere Haven, east of Amsterdam, with a Finnish Kelo sauna at about 95 degrees, a meditation Kelo sauna, a herb sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna, a steam bath and an infrared cabin. Opgietingen and rituals run daily between 11.30 and 21.30, and there are indoor and outdoor pools and hydro-massage baths. Day entry is 42 euro from Monday to Thursday and 45 euro at the weekend. Swimwear is not allowed and there are no swimwear days.