Swimming pool saunas in Lugano, Switzerland
Splash & Spa Tamaro
Splash & Spa Tamaro in Rivera-Monteceneri, about 14 km north of Lugano, pairs a water park with a large spa. The spa has four saunas (Himalayan salt, clay, Ticino chestnut wood and an outdoor Nordic sauna with infusion ceremonies), a hammam circuit, a snow room, an iodine brine pool and a 12-14°C cold plunge. Swimwear is mandatory in the spa. Open daily 11:00-20:45; Day SPA CHF 64 on weekdays, CHF 68 at weekends.
Piscina coperta di Lugano
The City of Lugano's indoor pool on Viale Castagnola, popular with locals and visitors in winter, has a 25 x 16 m swimmers' pool, a non-swimmers' pool, a Finnish sauna and a Turkish bath, plus a snack bar and an outdoor lawn. Opening hours for the 2026-27 season are 8:30-21:30 on weekdays and 10:00-19:00 at weekends and on holidays. Single adult entry costs CHF 11.
Hotel Serpiano SPA
Hotel Serpiano sits on Monte San Giorgio above Lake Lugano, south of the city, and opens its small spa to non-residents every day. Facilities are a sauna, a steam bath, a relaxation room, a 30°C indoor pool (16 x 8 m), a 34°C whirlpool, a fitness room and an outdoor sun terrace. Sauna and steam bath 14:00-20:00 daily; towels may be worn instead of swimwear. A 4-hour entry costs CHF 30 on weekdays and CHF 40 at weekends; a full day CHF 50 or CHF 70.
Kurhaus Cademario DOT SPA
The DOT SPA of Kurhaus Cademario Hotel & Spa covers 2,200 m² on a sunny hillside above Lake Lugano and welcomes outside visitors. It has a 90°C Finnish sauna, a 65°C bio sauna, a Turkish steam bath and a hammam, a frigidarium with two 8-12°C cooling tubs, an ice fountain and connected indoor and outdoor pools. The hotel recommends using the sauna areas without a bathing suit. Day guests 10:00-19:00 by reservation; full day CHF 55 weekdays, CHF 70 weekends. Ages 16 and up.
Splendide Royal Lifestyle Spa
The spa of the Hotel Splendide Royal on Lugano's lakefront promenade opened in 2019 and sells day entries to non-residents. It has saunas, a Turkish bath and a relaxation room framed by water cascades, plus a pool whose large windows open onto the lake in summer and a fitness room. Children may use the pool until 16:00, then it is adults only. Sauna and Turkish bath daily 9:30-19:00; day entry CHF 70 on weekdays, CHF 95 at weekends and holidays.
THE VIEW SPA
THE VIEW SPA belongs to the boutique hotel THE VIEW Lugano on the Paradiso hillside and is open to outside visitors every day. It has a Finnish sauna, Turkish steam baths, a Kneipp path, a salt room with a Himalayan salt wall, emotional showers, an 18-metre pool with lake views and a heated vitality pool with hydromassage. Open daily 9:00-20:30; day entry CHF 60 Monday to Thursday and CHF 75 Friday to Sunday.
Splash & Spa Tamaro
Splash & Spa Tamaro in Rivera-Monteceneri, about 14 km north of Lugano, pairs a water park with a large spa. The spa has four saunas (Himalayan salt, clay, Ticino chestnut wood and an outdoor Nordic sauna with infusion ceremonies), a hammam circuit, a snow room, an iodine brine pool and a 12-14°C cold plunge. Swimwear is mandatory in the spa. Open daily 11:00-20:45; Day SPA CHF 64 on weekdays, CHF 68 at weekends.
Piscina coperta di Lugano
The City of Lugano's indoor pool on Viale Castagnola, popular with locals and visitors in winter, has a 25 x 16 m swimmers' pool, a non-swimmers' pool, a Finnish sauna and a Turkish bath, plus a snack bar and an outdoor lawn. Opening hours for the 2026-27 season are 8:30-21:30 on weekdays and 10:00-19:00 at weekends and on holidays. Single adult entry costs CHF 11.
Hotel Serpiano SPA
Hotel Serpiano sits on Monte San Giorgio above Lake Lugano, south of the city, and opens its small spa to non-residents every day. Facilities are a sauna, a steam bath, a relaxation room, a 30°C indoor pool (16 x 8 m), a 34°C whirlpool, a fitness room and an outdoor sun terrace. Sauna and steam bath 14:00-20:00 daily; towels may be worn instead of swimwear. A 4-hour entry costs CHF 30 on weekdays and CHF 40 at weekends; a full day CHF 50 or CHF 70.
Kurhaus Cademario DOT SPA
The DOT SPA of Kurhaus Cademario Hotel & Spa covers 2,200 m² on a sunny hillside above Lake Lugano and welcomes outside visitors. It has a 90°C Finnish sauna, a 65°C bio sauna, a Turkish steam bath and a hammam, a frigidarium with two 8-12°C cooling tubs, an ice fountain and connected indoor and outdoor pools. The hotel recommends using the sauna areas without a bathing suit. Day guests 10:00-19:00 by reservation; full day CHF 55 weekdays, CHF 70 weekends. Ages 16 and up.
Splendide Royal Lifestyle Spa
The spa of the Hotel Splendide Royal on Lugano's lakefront promenade opened in 2019 and sells day entries to non-residents. It has saunas, a Turkish bath and a relaxation room framed by water cascades, plus a pool whose large windows open onto the lake in summer and a fitness room. Children may use the pool until 16:00, then it is adults only. Sauna and Turkish bath daily 9:30-19:00; day entry CHF 70 on weekdays, CHF 95 at weekends and holidays.
THE VIEW SPA
THE VIEW SPA belongs to the boutique hotel THE VIEW Lugano on the Paradiso hillside and is open to outside visitors every day. It has a Finnish sauna, Turkish steam baths, a Kneipp path, a salt room with a Himalayan salt wall, emotional showers, an 18-metre pool with lake views and a heated vitality pool with hydromassage. Open daily 9:00-20:30; day entry CHF 60 Monday to Thursday and CHF 75 Friday to Sunday.