Best Saunas in Lausanne, Switzerland
Bains des Rives
A seasonal lakeside sauna village set up each winter inside the Bellerive pool grounds on Lake Geneva: two yurt saunas, a welcome and rest yurt, two mixed changing rooms and outdoor rest areas, with swims in the lake between rounds. Aufguss ceremonies run on some Friday evenings and Tuesdays are reserved for women and TINFA guests. The 2026/27 season runs from 7 October 2026 to the end of March 2027; a two-hour entry costs CHF 23 with an herbal tea, and booking is essential.
Steam on the Water – Sauna de Vevey
A cooperative-run public sauna on the lakeshore at Petit Port Eiffel on the western edge of Vevey: a wood-fired Finnish sauna built into a caravan for up to 20 bathers, at 80 °C and up, beside a wood-heated geodesic dome where herbal tea is served, with swims in Lake Geneva to cool off. Aufguss ceremonies are offered and Thursday is women's day. The winter season opens on 17 October 2026; a two-hour session costs CHF 20 and must be booked.
Guerlain Spa – Beau-Rivage Palace
The 1,500 m² Guerlain Spa of the Beau-Rivage Palace on the Ouchy lakefront has two changing areas each with a hammam and sauna, an ice cave and ice fountain for cooling, heated indoor and outdoor pools, and a private spa suite with a Japanese bath for two. Non-residents can visit through day spa offers and spa passes. It is open daily from 6:30 AM to 10 PM.
Lausanne Palace Spa
The spa of the Lausanne Palace hotel in the city centre, open to non-residents, with a sauna, hammam and therapeutic bath alongside an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi and fitness room. Spa access costs CHF 125 for the day, CHF 75 for a half day, or CHF 50 for an after-work visit from 6 PM to 9 PM on weekdays. The sauna and hammam are open daily from 6:30 AM to 9 PM.
Le Mirador Spa by Alpeor
The 1,750 m² wellness area of Le Mirador Resort & Spa on Mont-Pèlerin above Vevey, with views over Lake Geneva and the Alps. Separate ladies' and gentlemen's areas each have a hammam and sauna, and there is a glass-domed 17 m indoor pool with jacuzzi and a panoramic terrace. A Day Spa Suite with its own hammam, sauna and jacuzzi can be booked for one to five people. Visitors are welcome from 10 AM to 10 PM.
Puressens Spa – Hôtel des Trois Couronnes
The Puressens Spa of the Hôtel des Trois Couronnes on the Vevey lakefront has a 24-metre indoor pool heated to 26–28 °C, a jacuzzi, a sauna, a steam room and a fitness room. Hotel guests and members use it from 6:30 AM to 10 PM; non-residents can book day packages such as the Relax Day, which include spa access with lunch.
Spa du Royal – Royal Savoy
The spa of the Royal Savoy Hotel in the Ouchy district offers saunas and hammams, a jacuzzi, heated indoor and outdoor pools, a private zone for women, relaxation areas and a gym. External guests can use the pool, jacuzzi, hammams and saunas from 6:30 AM to 9 PM by reservation, and treatments run from 10 AM to 7 PM.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Borde)
A Let's Go Fitness club in Lausanne's Borde quarter with guided machines, free weights, cardio and group classes, and a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. The wellness area has separate mixed, women's and men's time slots. The club is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM, and a free trial session includes the wellness area.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Falaises)
A Let's Go Fitness club a few steps from the CHUV university hospital in Lausanne, with guided machines, free weights, cardio training, group classes and a sauna for members to relax in after training. The club is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM, and members can use the other Let's Go clubs in the city with the same subscription.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Flon)
A 2,425 m² Let's Go Fitness club in Lausanne's Flon district with guided machines, free weights, cardio and cross-training areas and group classes, plus a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. The sauna is a dry Finnish-style cabin at 80–90 °C and the hammam a humid steam room at 40–50 °C. A free trial session includes the wellness area.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Grancy)
A 1,094 m² Let's Go Fitness club in the Grancy quarter below Lausanne station, with guided machines, free weights, cardio and group classes, and a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. The club is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM, and a free trial session includes the wellness area.
Let's Go Fitness Prilly-Malley
A 1,600 m² Let's Go Fitness club in the Malley Lumières shopping centre near Prilly-Malley station, just west of central Lausanne, with guided machines, free weights, cardio, a bike studio and group classes, plus a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. It is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM.
Wellness Sport Club Lausanne
A premium fitness club near Riponne in central Lausanne with 2,000 m² of equipment, more than 100 group classes a week, a swimming pool with aquabiking and a relaxation zone with a sauna and hammam. Pool, sauna and hammam are included in the membership, which starts from CHF 89 a month without commitment. It is open daily: 7 AM to 10 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 5 PM on Sunday.
Bains des Rives
A seasonal lakeside sauna village set up each winter inside the Bellerive pool grounds on Lake Geneva: two yurt saunas, a welcome and rest yurt, two mixed changing rooms and outdoor rest areas, with swims in the lake between rounds. Aufguss ceremonies run on some Friday evenings and Tuesdays are reserved for women and TINFA guests. The 2026/27 season runs from 7 October 2026 to the end of March 2027; a two-hour entry costs CHF 23 with an herbal tea, and booking is essential.
Steam on the Water – Sauna de Vevey
A cooperative-run public sauna on the lakeshore at Petit Port Eiffel on the western edge of Vevey: a wood-fired Finnish sauna built into a caravan for up to 20 bathers, at 80 °C and up, beside a wood-heated geodesic dome where herbal tea is served, with swims in Lake Geneva to cool off. Aufguss ceremonies are offered and Thursday is women's day. The winter season opens on 17 October 2026; a two-hour session costs CHF 20 and must be booked.
Guerlain Spa – Beau-Rivage Palace
The 1,500 m² Guerlain Spa of the Beau-Rivage Palace on the Ouchy lakefront has two changing areas each with a hammam and sauna, an ice cave and ice fountain for cooling, heated indoor and outdoor pools, and a private spa suite with a Japanese bath for two. Non-residents can visit through day spa offers and spa passes. It is open daily from 6:30 AM to 10 PM.
Lausanne Palace Spa
The spa of the Lausanne Palace hotel in the city centre, open to non-residents, with a sauna, hammam and therapeutic bath alongside an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi and fitness room. Spa access costs CHF 125 for the day, CHF 75 for a half day, or CHF 50 for an after-work visit from 6 PM to 9 PM on weekdays. The sauna and hammam are open daily from 6:30 AM to 9 PM.
Le Mirador Spa by Alpeor
The 1,750 m² wellness area of Le Mirador Resort & Spa on Mont-Pèlerin above Vevey, with views over Lake Geneva and the Alps. Separate ladies' and gentlemen's areas each have a hammam and sauna, and there is a glass-domed 17 m indoor pool with jacuzzi and a panoramic terrace. A Day Spa Suite with its own hammam, sauna and jacuzzi can be booked for one to five people. Visitors are welcome from 10 AM to 10 PM.
Puressens Spa – Hôtel des Trois Couronnes
The Puressens Spa of the Hôtel des Trois Couronnes on the Vevey lakefront has a 24-metre indoor pool heated to 26–28 °C, a jacuzzi, a sauna, a steam room and a fitness room. Hotel guests and members use it from 6:30 AM to 10 PM; non-residents can book day packages such as the Relax Day, which include spa access with lunch.
Spa du Royal – Royal Savoy
The spa of the Royal Savoy Hotel in the Ouchy district offers saunas and hammams, a jacuzzi, heated indoor and outdoor pools, a private zone for women, relaxation areas and a gym. External guests can use the pool, jacuzzi, hammams and saunas from 6:30 AM to 9 PM by reservation, and treatments run from 10 AM to 7 PM.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Borde)
A Let's Go Fitness club in Lausanne's Borde quarter with guided machines, free weights, cardio and group classes, and a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. The wellness area has separate mixed, women's and men's time slots. The club is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM, and a free trial session includes the wellness area.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Falaises)
A Let's Go Fitness club a few steps from the CHUV university hospital in Lausanne, with guided machines, free weights, cardio training, group classes and a sauna for members to relax in after training. The club is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM, and members can use the other Let's Go clubs in the city with the same subscription.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Flon)
A 2,425 m² Let's Go Fitness club in Lausanne's Flon district with guided machines, free weights, cardio and cross-training areas and group classes, plus a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. The sauna is a dry Finnish-style cabin at 80–90 °C and the hammam a humid steam room at 40–50 °C. A free trial session includes the wellness area.
Let's Go Fitness Lausanne (Grancy)
A 1,094 m² Let's Go Fitness club in the Grancy quarter below Lausanne station, with guided machines, free weights, cardio and group classes, and a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. The club is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM, and a free trial session includes the wellness area.
Let's Go Fitness Prilly-Malley
A 1,600 m² Let's Go Fitness club in the Malley Lumières shopping centre near Prilly-Malley station, just west of central Lausanne, with guided machines, free weights, cardio, a bike studio and group classes, plus a wellness area with a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room for members. It is open every day from 5 AM to 11 PM.
Wellness Sport Club Lausanne
A premium fitness club near Riponne in central Lausanne with 2,000 m² of equipment, more than 100 group classes a week, a swimming pool with aquabiking and a relaxation zone with a sauna and hammam. Pool, sauna and hammam are included in the membership, which starts from CHF 89 a month without commitment. It is open daily: 7 AM to 10 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 5 PM on Sunday.