Finnish saunas in Bordeaux, France
Calicéo Bordeaux
Calicéo Bordeaux is a 4,000 m² balneotherapy centre in Bruges, just north of Bordeaux, with indoor and outdoor pools held at 34°C under a glass roof, wood-lined saunas, a sanarium and eucalyptus-scented hammams. Staff run sauna rituals in which the air is actively fanned, followed by a free scrub, and a cold bath waits after the heat. Entry includes aquagym classes. The baths open daily from 10 AM to 9 PM without booking.
UCPA Aqua Stadium Mérignac
UCPA Aqua Stadium is an aquatic and fitness centre on Avenue du Truc in Mérignac whose balnéo area has two hammam rooms, two saunas and a jacuzzi. Adult entry to the pool and balnéo costs 24 EUR, and an all-inclusive pass with aquagym and fitness is sold monthly. The balnéo opens Monday to Friday from 10 AM (until 10 PM on Fridays, with a lunch break on Wednesdays) and at weekends from 9 AM to 7 PM with a midday break.
Les Criquets Hôtel & Spa
Les Criquets is a hotel in Blanquefort, north of Bordeaux, whose mosaic-decorated wellness area has a sauna, a hammam, a heated indoor pool, a jacuzzi and a solarium. Non-residents can buy half-day access for 30 EUR by phoning ahead, and packages add lunch or a massage. The spa opens Monday to Friday from 7 AM to about 7:30 PM, Saturday from 8 AM to 7:30 PM and Sunday morning until 12:30 PM.
Maison Pavlov
Maison Pavlov is a five-star, eight-room hotel in Le Bouscat, just outside Bordeaux, whose spa sits in the garden in a chalet-style space of carved wood, glass and raw ceramic, with a sauna and a hammam. Outside guests can book one hour in the spa followed by a pastry-chef teatime for 45 EUR per person, by reservation, every afternoon; the spa can also be booked privately by the hour.
Spa Guerlain – InterContinental Bordeaux Le Grand Hôtel
The Spa Guerlain occupies the fifth floor of the InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hôtel on Place de la Comédie, with eight treatment rooms, a relaxation pool, a sauna, a hammam, a tea lounge and a fitness area, plus an outdoor jacuzzi and solarium in summer. Non-residents use the wet area through monthly memberships from 240 EUR, which give unlimited access, or with treatments. It opens daily from 9:30 AM to 9 PM.
Villas Foch
Villas Foch is a five-star hotel on Cours du Maréchal Foch whose 110 m² spa lies in a vaulted stone cellar, with a sauna where guests pour water on the hot stones, a Roman-style heated pool with hydromassage jets and a fitness room. Spa access is included for hotel guests; outside visitors can buy two hours of spa with breakfast through Staycation and book the slot by phone.
Calicéo Bordeaux
Calicéo Bordeaux is a 4,000 m² balneotherapy centre in Bruges, just north of Bordeaux, with indoor and outdoor pools held at 34°C under a glass roof, wood-lined saunas, a sanarium and eucalyptus-scented hammams. Staff run sauna rituals in which the air is actively fanned, followed by a free scrub, and a cold bath waits after the heat. Entry includes aquagym classes. The baths open daily from 10 AM to 9 PM without booking.
UCPA Aqua Stadium Mérignac
UCPA Aqua Stadium is an aquatic and fitness centre on Avenue du Truc in Mérignac whose balnéo area has two hammam rooms, two saunas and a jacuzzi. Adult entry to the pool and balnéo costs 24 EUR, and an all-inclusive pass with aquagym and fitness is sold monthly. The balnéo opens Monday to Friday from 10 AM (until 10 PM on Fridays, with a lunch break on Wednesdays) and at weekends from 9 AM to 7 PM with a midday break.
Les Criquets Hôtel & Spa
Les Criquets is a hotel in Blanquefort, north of Bordeaux, whose mosaic-decorated wellness area has a sauna, a hammam, a heated indoor pool, a jacuzzi and a solarium. Non-residents can buy half-day access for 30 EUR by phoning ahead, and packages add lunch or a massage. The spa opens Monday to Friday from 7 AM to about 7:30 PM, Saturday from 8 AM to 7:30 PM and Sunday morning until 12:30 PM.
Maison Pavlov
Maison Pavlov is a five-star, eight-room hotel in Le Bouscat, just outside Bordeaux, whose spa sits in the garden in a chalet-style space of carved wood, glass and raw ceramic, with a sauna and a hammam. Outside guests can book one hour in the spa followed by a pastry-chef teatime for 45 EUR per person, by reservation, every afternoon; the spa can also be booked privately by the hour.
Spa Guerlain – InterContinental Bordeaux Le Grand Hôtel
The Spa Guerlain occupies the fifth floor of the InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hôtel on Place de la Comédie, with eight treatment rooms, a relaxation pool, a sauna, a hammam, a tea lounge and a fitness area, plus an outdoor jacuzzi and solarium in summer. Non-residents use the wet area through monthly memberships from 240 EUR, which give unlimited access, or with treatments. It opens daily from 9:30 AM to 9 PM.
Villas Foch
Villas Foch is a five-star hotel on Cours du Maréchal Foch whose 110 m² spa lies in a vaulted stone cellar, with a sauna where guests pour water on the hot stones, a Roman-style heated pool with hydromassage jets and a fitness room. Spa access is included for hotel guests; outside visitors can buy two hours of spa with breakfast through Staycation and book the slot by phone.