Best Saunas in Bucharest, Romania
Lotus Spa
Day spa with a branch in north Bucharest on Strada Aviator Traian Vasile, near Bulevardul Expoziției, and a second one in Otopeni. Besides massages and body rituals it sells stand-alone Finnish sauna sessions of 20 to 30 minutes at 70 to 80 °C, 60 lei for one person or 80 lei for a couple, and a wet or dry sauna session can be added to any massage or spa ritual. It also offers a hammam. Open Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 20:30 and Sunday 10:30 to 18:30.
Orhideea Spa
Spa and fitness centre in the Orhideea Residence on Calea Plevnei, Sector 6. The aqua area has a 20 m indoor pool, a Finnish sauna at 85–90 °C, an infrared sauna at about 60 °C, a salt sauna, a mosaic Turkish hammam at 40 °C where a pestemal wrap is provided, a Kneipp bath, a jacuzzi and an Ice & Fire circuit where guests cool down with ice or a bucket shower. A non-member day pass costs 35 euro. Open 7:00–22:00 on weekdays and 9:00–22:00 on Sundays; closed on Saturdays.
Therme București
Large thermal leisure complex at Balotești, just north of Bucharest, in three zones: Galaxy with slides and a wave pool, The Palm for adults with mineral pools, and Elysium with ten themed saunas, among them Bavaria, a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C, plus Himalaya, Provence, Alhambra and Herbal Essences. Aufguss infusions and wellbeing rituals run in Elysium, where tickets start at 132 lei for three hours Monday to Thursday. Open 10:00–23:00 Monday to Thursday and 9:00–24:00 Friday and Saturday.
Ana Wellness & SPA Crowne Plaza
Hotel spa at the Crowne Plaza in north Bucharest, near Romexpo and Herăstrău Park, that sells day entry to non-residents: 145 lei for an adult on weekdays and 175 lei at weekends, covering the indoor pool, a dry sauna, a wet sauna, a frigidarium, a jacuzzi and the gym. A hammam and a floating pod filled with Epsom-salt water are also offered. Open 7:00–22:00 Monday to Friday and 8:00–21:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Vitality Club
Wellness and fitness club in the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham hotel near Romexpo in north Bucharest, with a semi-Olympic indoor pool treated with bio-chlorine, an outdoor pool, a dry sauna, a steam bath, a frigidarium, a salt room and an all-season outdoor jacuzzi. Access for non-residents is through club memberships; the club's site gives no single-entry price.
Daimon Social Club
Sports and social club opposite Sala Polivalentă in Tineretului, Sector 4, with a salt-purified indoor pool that uses no chlorine, an outdoor summer pool, a gym, a restaurant and a spa zone with a dry sauna, a steam bath and a salt room. Spa access comes with the Aqua and all-inclusive memberships, which also come as a day pass. The wellness zone is open 6:00–22:00 on weekdays and 8:00–20:00 at weekends.
Fit4You Le Club
Fitness club in Sector 1 with a 25 m semi-Olympic pool lit by natural light and a spa zone with four sauna types, dry, steam, infrared and salt, plus a jacuzzi, emotional and Scottish showers, an ice fountain and a relaxation area. Access is by membership, which covers the gym, the pool, the spa and group classes.
Premium Wellness Institute
Sports complex in Berceni, Sector 4, with its own hotel, indoor and outdoor pools, a gym and a dry sauna. The sauna sells single entries at 35 lei and is included with the pool and fitness memberships; it runs 8:00–11:00 and 18:00–21:00 on weekdays and 9:00–11:00 on Saturday. A day entry to the indoor pool costs 100 lei for an adult.
Sabri Groove Fitness & SPA
Fitness club in Berceni, just south of Bucharest, whose spa is hired privately: a 150-minute booking for up to six people costs 450 lei, with 50 lei per extra guest up to twelve, and gives the group a Finnish sauna, a Turkish bath, a Himalayan salt room, a five-seat jacuzzi and two relaxation areas to itself. Bookings must be made at least a day ahead. The club is open 7:00–21:00 on weekdays, 8:00–16:00 on Saturday and 8:00–14:00 on Sunday.
Lotus Spa
Day spa with a branch in north Bucharest on Strada Aviator Traian Vasile, near Bulevardul Expoziției, and a second one in Otopeni. Besides massages and body rituals it sells stand-alone Finnish sauna sessions of 20 to 30 minutes at 70 to 80 °C, 60 lei for one person or 80 lei for a couple, and a wet or dry sauna session can be added to any massage or spa ritual. It also offers a hammam. Open Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 20:30 and Sunday 10:30 to 18:30.
Orhideea Spa
Spa and fitness centre in the Orhideea Residence on Calea Plevnei, Sector 6. The aqua area has a 20 m indoor pool, a Finnish sauna at 85–90 °C, an infrared sauna at about 60 °C, a salt sauna, a mosaic Turkish hammam at 40 °C where a pestemal wrap is provided, a Kneipp bath, a jacuzzi and an Ice & Fire circuit where guests cool down with ice or a bucket shower. A non-member day pass costs 35 euro. Open 7:00–22:00 on weekdays and 9:00–22:00 on Sundays; closed on Saturdays.
Therme București
Large thermal leisure complex at Balotești, just north of Bucharest, in three zones: Galaxy with slides and a wave pool, The Palm for adults with mineral pools, and Elysium with ten themed saunas, among them Bavaria, a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C, plus Himalaya, Provence, Alhambra and Herbal Essences. Aufguss infusions and wellbeing rituals run in Elysium, where tickets start at 132 lei for three hours Monday to Thursday. Open 10:00–23:00 Monday to Thursday and 9:00–24:00 Friday and Saturday.
Ana Wellness & SPA Crowne Plaza
Hotel spa at the Crowne Plaza in north Bucharest, near Romexpo and Herăstrău Park, that sells day entry to non-residents: 145 lei for an adult on weekdays and 175 lei at weekends, covering the indoor pool, a dry sauna, a wet sauna, a frigidarium, a jacuzzi and the gym. A hammam and a floating pod filled with Epsom-salt water are also offered. Open 7:00–22:00 Monday to Friday and 8:00–21:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Vitality Club
Wellness and fitness club in the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham hotel near Romexpo in north Bucharest, with a semi-Olympic indoor pool treated with bio-chlorine, an outdoor pool, a dry sauna, a steam bath, a frigidarium, a salt room and an all-season outdoor jacuzzi. Access for non-residents is through club memberships; the club's site gives no single-entry price.
Daimon Social Club
Sports and social club opposite Sala Polivalentă in Tineretului, Sector 4, with a salt-purified indoor pool that uses no chlorine, an outdoor summer pool, a gym, a restaurant and a spa zone with a dry sauna, a steam bath and a salt room. Spa access comes with the Aqua and all-inclusive memberships, which also come as a day pass. The wellness zone is open 6:00–22:00 on weekdays and 8:00–20:00 at weekends.
Fit4You Le Club
Fitness club in Sector 1 with a 25 m semi-Olympic pool lit by natural light and a spa zone with four sauna types, dry, steam, infrared and salt, plus a jacuzzi, emotional and Scottish showers, an ice fountain and a relaxation area. Access is by membership, which covers the gym, the pool, the spa and group classes.
Premium Wellness Institute
Sports complex in Berceni, Sector 4, with its own hotel, indoor and outdoor pools, a gym and a dry sauna. The sauna sells single entries at 35 lei and is included with the pool and fitness memberships; it runs 8:00–11:00 and 18:00–21:00 on weekdays and 9:00–11:00 on Saturday. A day entry to the indoor pool costs 100 lei for an adult.
Sabri Groove Fitness & SPA
Fitness club in Berceni, just south of Bucharest, whose spa is hired privately: a 150-minute booking for up to six people costs 450 lei, with 50 lei per extra guest up to twelve, and gives the group a Finnish sauna, a Turkish bath, a Himalayan salt room, a five-seat jacuzzi and two relaxation areas to itself. Bookings must be made at least a day ahead. The club is open 7:00–21:00 on weekdays, 8:00–16:00 on Saturday and 8:00–14:00 on Sunday.