Best Saunas in Geneva, Switzerland
kā studio
kā studio is an independent yoga, reformer and floor pilates studio in Eaux-Vives that treats recovery as part of the visit: a sauna and a cold plunge sit alongside the class rooms, with kā kitchen for food afterwards. The studio frames the contrast between hot cabin and a five to ten degree ice bath as a way to release tension and rebalance the nervous system. It is open Monday to Friday 07:00 to 21:00 and at weekends 08:00 to 15:00, at 32 rue du XXXI décembre.
La Banquise
La Banquise is the City of Geneva's winter installation on the Quai Gustave-Ador, a playful lakeside space open to everyone. Four wood-fired saunas seat eight people each and are booked in 60-minute slots for CHF 10 per person, with cold showers between rounds. It runs only in late winter — 28 January to 26 April in 2026 — and opens Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 9pm. Sessions may be taken in swimwear or in Nordic nudity with a cloth, and bookings are neither changeable nor refundable.
Shape
Shape is a small EMS training studio in Les Acacias that also sells contrast therapy: an infrared sauna paired with an ice bath at nought to three degrees, booked solo or as a duo in 25- or 55-minute slots. Guests bring their own swimsuit and towel and must take a soap-free shower before every immersion; diving booties and gloves are suggested for anyone sensitive to the cold. The recovery room takes a maximum of two people at a time.
Bains des Pâquis
Run by an association on a pier off the Quai du Mont-Blanc, the Espace Bien-être des Bains has two mixed saunas, a mixed hammam, a women's hammam and a Turkish bath, with cooling straight into Lac Léman. From September 2026 swimsuits and other synthetic fabrics are no longer used in the saunas; thin cotton wraps can be rented. The 2026/27 season runs 20 September to 23 May, Tuesdays are women only, and a single entry costs CHF 22, or CHF 15 on Mondays.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Balexert
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Balexert is an urban studio inside the Balexert shopping centre, fitted with new machines for strength, endurance and free weights plus a functional zone, and running close to 40 classes a week. The studio is also equipped with a sauna and a hammam, separate for men and women and open from 8:00am to 9:00pm on weekdays and 9:00am to 4:30pm at weekends. It is easy to reach by tram, bus or car, with paid parking on site.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Charmilles
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Charmilles spreads over two floors and 1,100 m² on the right bank of the Rhône, with strength and endurance machines, a functional zone, a free-weights area and a large class studio, before a stop in the sauna or the hammam. The wellness area runs on a rota from 6:30am to 9:30pm, alternating mixed, men's and women's days through the week. Free parking is available in the surrounding streets, and places in the children's area can be booked free of charge.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Maunoir
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Maunoir calls itself the largest studio in the city: 1,865 m² holding two class rooms, a cross-training zone, a big cardio and weights floor and a free-weights area. Men and women each have their own sauna and hammam, set inside the respective changing rooms and open from 6:30am to 9:30pm. A bus stop is directly outside the door and Eaux-Vives station is a few minutes away on foot.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Rhône
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Rhône is a two-floor studio of 1,200 m² on the Rue du Rhône in central Geneva, with cardio, strength and free-weight training plus a class programme. Its sauna and hammam run from 7:00am to 9:30pm Monday to Thursday and are mixed except on Tuesdays, which are men only; Fridays are women only until 8:30pm, and weekends are mixed with shorter hours. The studio opens from 6:30am on weekdays.
David Lloyd Country Club Geneva
David Lloyd Country Club Geneva stands at Bellevue north of the city and runs a Spa Retreat beside its courts, pools and class studios. The spa mixes hot and cold therapies: a Himalayan salt sauna, made-to-measure hammams, heated loungers and a bubbling hydrotherapy pool. The class programme covers HIIT, yoga, cycling, pilates and cardio, along with the group's own immersive BLAZE session, and racquet coaching is offered on site. Access is through club membership.
Let's Go Fitness Genève Nations
Let's Go Fitness Genève Nations is a fitness club of more than 1,146 m² on the Chemin de la Voie-Creuse in the Nations quarter, close to the UN and WIPO. It has guided machines, free weights, a cardio floor, a bike studio, a cross-training area and group classes, and members finish in the sauna or the relaxation room. Access runs every day from 5am to 11pm, there is a free kids' club, and the membership also covers the chain's other Geneva clubs.
Pure Sport Club
Pure Sport Club is a 1,600 m² fitness club in Champel with more than 90 group classes a week, a swimming pool, a cardio floor and a weights area equipped with new machines. Its wellness space has a sauna and a hammam, offered as the way to unwind after an intense session. The PURE LIBERTY membership extends unlimited access to the WellNess Sport Club gyms, their pools and their aquabiking, aquagym, LesMills, pilates and boxing classes.
WellNess Sport Club Genève Wilson
WellNess Sport Club Genève Wilson occupies 1,500 m² a few steps from Lac Léman on the right bank, with new cardio, weights and cross-training floors, a cycling studio and more than 100 classes a week. Its aquatic and wellness zone holds an indoor pool used for aquabiking and aquagym sessions, plus a hammam and a sauna, all included in the membership. The LIBERTY subscription adds unlimited access to the group's other clubs in Geneva and Lausanne.
kā studio
kā studio is an independent yoga, reformer and floor pilates studio in Eaux-Vives that treats recovery as part of the visit: a sauna and a cold plunge sit alongside the class rooms, with kā kitchen for food afterwards. The studio frames the contrast between hot cabin and a five to ten degree ice bath as a way to release tension and rebalance the nervous system. It is open Monday to Friday 07:00 to 21:00 and at weekends 08:00 to 15:00, at 32 rue du XXXI décembre.
La Banquise
La Banquise is the City of Geneva's winter installation on the Quai Gustave-Ador, a playful lakeside space open to everyone. Four wood-fired saunas seat eight people each and are booked in 60-minute slots for CHF 10 per person, with cold showers between rounds. It runs only in late winter — 28 January to 26 April in 2026 — and opens Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 9pm. Sessions may be taken in swimwear or in Nordic nudity with a cloth, and bookings are neither changeable nor refundable.
Shape
Shape is a small EMS training studio in Les Acacias that also sells contrast therapy: an infrared sauna paired with an ice bath at nought to three degrees, booked solo or as a duo in 25- or 55-minute slots. Guests bring their own swimsuit and towel and must take a soap-free shower before every immersion; diving booties and gloves are suggested for anyone sensitive to the cold. The recovery room takes a maximum of two people at a time.
Bains des Pâquis
Run by an association on a pier off the Quai du Mont-Blanc, the Espace Bien-être des Bains has two mixed saunas, a mixed hammam, a women's hammam and a Turkish bath, with cooling straight into Lac Léman. From September 2026 swimsuits and other synthetic fabrics are no longer used in the saunas; thin cotton wraps can be rented. The 2026/27 season runs 20 September to 23 May, Tuesdays are women only, and a single entry costs CHF 22, or CHF 15 on Mondays.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Balexert
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Balexert is an urban studio inside the Balexert shopping centre, fitted with new machines for strength, endurance and free weights plus a functional zone, and running close to 40 classes a week. The studio is also equipped with a sauna and a hammam, separate for men and women and open from 8:00am to 9:00pm on weekdays and 9:00am to 4:30pm at weekends. It is easy to reach by tram, bus or car, with paid parking on site.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Charmilles
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Charmilles spreads over two floors and 1,100 m² on the right bank of the Rhône, with strength and endurance machines, a functional zone, a free-weights area and a large class studio, before a stop in the sauna or the hammam. The wellness area runs on a rota from 6:30am to 9:30pm, alternating mixed, men's and women's days through the week. Free parking is available in the surrounding streets, and places in the children's area can be booked free of charge.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Maunoir
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Maunoir calls itself the largest studio in the city: 1,865 m² holding two class rooms, a cross-training zone, a big cardio and weights floor and a free-weights area. Men and women each have their own sauna and hammam, set inside the respective changing rooms and open from 6:30am to 9:30pm. A bus stop is directly outside the door and Eaux-Vives station is a few minutes away on foot.
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Rhône
ACTIV FITNESS Genève Rhône is a two-floor studio of 1,200 m² on the Rue du Rhône in central Geneva, with cardio, strength and free-weight training plus a class programme. Its sauna and hammam run from 7:00am to 9:30pm Monday to Thursday and are mixed except on Tuesdays, which are men only; Fridays are women only until 8:30pm, and weekends are mixed with shorter hours. The studio opens from 6:30am on weekdays.
David Lloyd Country Club Geneva
David Lloyd Country Club Geneva stands at Bellevue north of the city and runs a Spa Retreat beside its courts, pools and class studios. The spa mixes hot and cold therapies: a Himalayan salt sauna, made-to-measure hammams, heated loungers and a bubbling hydrotherapy pool. The class programme covers HIIT, yoga, cycling, pilates and cardio, along with the group's own immersive BLAZE session, and racquet coaching is offered on site. Access is through club membership.
Let's Go Fitness Genève Nations
Let's Go Fitness Genève Nations is a fitness club of more than 1,146 m² on the Chemin de la Voie-Creuse in the Nations quarter, close to the UN and WIPO. It has guided machines, free weights, a cardio floor, a bike studio, a cross-training area and group classes, and members finish in the sauna or the relaxation room. Access runs every day from 5am to 11pm, there is a free kids' club, and the membership also covers the chain's other Geneva clubs.
Pure Sport Club
Pure Sport Club is a 1,600 m² fitness club in Champel with more than 90 group classes a week, a swimming pool, a cardio floor and a weights area equipped with new machines. Its wellness space has a sauna and a hammam, offered as the way to unwind after an intense session. The PURE LIBERTY membership extends unlimited access to the WellNess Sport Club gyms, their pools and their aquabiking, aquagym, LesMills, pilates and boxing classes.
WellNess Sport Club Genève Wilson
WellNess Sport Club Genève Wilson occupies 1,500 m² a few steps from Lac Léman on the right bank, with new cardio, weights and cross-training floors, a cycling studio and more than 100 classes a week. Its aquatic and wellness zone holds an indoor pool used for aquabiking and aquagym sessions, plus a hammam and a sauna, all included in the membership. The LIBERTY subscription adds unlimited access to the group's other clubs in Geneva and Lausanne.