Swimwear required saunas in Auckland, New Zealand
Genki Vitality
Genki Vitality hides up a stair on Level 2 above Surrey Crescent in Grey Lynn, where an industrial stairwell opens onto a Bali-styled studio with a Zen garden. It pairs a traditional Nordic-style dry heat sauna and a red light sauna with ice baths, and guests build their own rotation of heat, cold and red light. Sessions run 25, 55 or 85 minutes from $19. Bring swimwear; sauna hats are sold at the desk.
O-Studio Remuera
On level one of the Health Hub on Remuera Road, O-Studio offers three ways to sweat: a communal traditional sauna at 80-85C, a private infrared room at 50-70C and a communal aromatherapy sauna at 55-60C. Traditional and infrared sessions come with an ice bath, the aromatherapy room with a shower. Drop-ins are $45 communal or $95 private infrared. A swimsuit is needed for the communal sessions.
O-Studio Takapuna
O-Studio Takapuna sits a step off the beach end of Hurstmere Road and runs both a communal traditional sauna at 80-90C and private infrared rooms at 50-70C, each paired with an ice bath. A communal drop-in is $45 and a private infrared session $90, with five- and three-packs cheaper. Doors open at 6:15am on Mondays and Fridays. For communal sessions a swimsuit is the minimum attire required.
Takapuna Pool and Leisure Centre
Auckland Council's Takapuna centre on Killarney Street sits a block from the beach and keeps its spa, sauna and steam room together as a Swim Plus Zone for over-17s only: a 38C spa pool, a sauna at 70-90C and a 44C steam room, reached with a wristband from reception. The rest of the building holds a 33.3m six-lane pool and a 32C learners' pool. Adult Swim Plus is $10.50 and children under 16 swim free.
Tepid Baths
Built in 1914 as saltwater baths and refurbished in 2012, the Tepid Baths on Customs Street West are a Category 2 Historic Place still in daily use. Behind the brick facade sit a 25m lane pool, a 15m learners' pool, a 39C spa, a sauna at 70-90C and a 45C steam room, all wheelchair accessible. An Adult Swim Plus ticket at $11.50 covers the spa, sauna and steam; swimming alone is $9.50 and under-16s are free.
West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre
West Wave in Henderson is the biggest of Auckland Council's aquatic centres: a 16-lane pool, a wave pool, a dive pool with boards, a 34C hydrotherapy pool and two spas at 36C and 39C. Its Swim Plus Zone holds a sauna at 75-85C and a steam room limited to over-17s, closing early on Thursday and Sunday evenings for cleaning. Adult Swim Plus costs $10.50, concession Swim Plus $6.30, and under-16s are free.
Genki Vitality
Genki Vitality hides up a stair on Level 2 above Surrey Crescent in Grey Lynn, where an industrial stairwell opens onto a Bali-styled studio with a Zen garden. It pairs a traditional Nordic-style dry heat sauna and a red light sauna with ice baths, and guests build their own rotation of heat, cold and red light. Sessions run 25, 55 or 85 minutes from $19. Bring swimwear; sauna hats are sold at the desk.
O-Studio Remuera
On level one of the Health Hub on Remuera Road, O-Studio offers three ways to sweat: a communal traditional sauna at 80-85C, a private infrared room at 50-70C and a communal aromatherapy sauna at 55-60C. Traditional and infrared sessions come with an ice bath, the aromatherapy room with a shower. Drop-ins are $45 communal or $95 private infrared. A swimsuit is needed for the communal sessions.
O-Studio Takapuna
O-Studio Takapuna sits a step off the beach end of Hurstmere Road and runs both a communal traditional sauna at 80-90C and private infrared rooms at 50-70C, each paired with an ice bath. A communal drop-in is $45 and a private infrared session $90, with five- and three-packs cheaper. Doors open at 6:15am on Mondays and Fridays. For communal sessions a swimsuit is the minimum attire required.
Takapuna Pool and Leisure Centre
Auckland Council's Takapuna centre on Killarney Street sits a block from the beach and keeps its spa, sauna and steam room together as a Swim Plus Zone for over-17s only: a 38C spa pool, a sauna at 70-90C and a 44C steam room, reached with a wristband from reception. The rest of the building holds a 33.3m six-lane pool and a 32C learners' pool. Adult Swim Plus is $10.50 and children under 16 swim free.
Tepid Baths
Built in 1914 as saltwater baths and refurbished in 2012, the Tepid Baths on Customs Street West are a Category 2 Historic Place still in daily use. Behind the brick facade sit a 25m lane pool, a 15m learners' pool, a 39C spa, a sauna at 70-90C and a 45C steam room, all wheelchair accessible. An Adult Swim Plus ticket at $11.50 covers the spa, sauna and steam; swimming alone is $9.50 and under-16s are free.
West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre
West Wave in Henderson is the biggest of Auckland Council's aquatic centres: a 16-lane pool, a wave pool, a dive pool with boards, a 34C hydrotherapy pool and two spas at 36C and 39C. Its Swim Plus Zone holds a sauna at 75-85C and a steam room limited to over-17s, closing early on Thursday and Sunday evenings for cleaning. Adult Swim Plus costs $10.50, concession Swim Plus $6.30, and under-16s are free.