Banya saunas in Calgary, Canada
Aquarius Spa
A small southwest Calgary spa in the European banya tradition, with a dry sauna, a steam room, a cold shower bucket, a lounge with fireplace and karaoke. Visits are booked as packages, such as a 60-minute Mini Spa with steam room and body scrub for $99 or a Slavic Steam Ceremony with oak-leaf venik and herbs. Groups of three or more can take over the spa privately. Open daily 9:00 to 21:00.
Oak Leaf European Sauna Club
A Slavic-style banya in southeast Calgary, running since 2011, with a wet cedar sauna scented with oak or birch leaves, venik massage, a steam room with chromotherapy lights, a cold plunge barrel and a hunting-lodge lounge with herbal tea. Every booking reserves the whole facility for up to eight guests; two hours for up to five people cost $250 Monday to Thursday, with a $200 couples rate. Open daily 10:00 to 23:00.
Aquarius Spa
A small southwest Calgary spa in the European banya tradition, with a dry sauna, a steam room, a cold shower bucket, a lounge with fireplace and karaoke. Visits are booked as packages, such as a 60-minute Mini Spa with steam room and body scrub for $99 or a Slavic Steam Ceremony with oak-leaf venik and herbs. Groups of three or more can take over the spa privately. Open daily 9:00 to 21:00.
Oak Leaf European Sauna Club
A Slavic-style banya in southeast Calgary, running since 2011, with a wet cedar sauna scented with oak or birch leaves, venik massage, a steam room with chromotherapy lights, a cold plunge barrel and a hunting-lodge lounge with herbal tea. Every booking reserves the whole facility for up to eight guests; two hours for up to five people cost $250 Monday to Thursday, with a $200 couples rate. Open daily 10:00 to 23:00.