Hammam saunas in Nantes, France
Aquatonic Nantes
Aquatonic Nantes, on Place Aristide Briand in the city centre, combines an aquatic circuit, a fitness club and a spa with seven treatment rooms. The Parcours Aquatonic comes with a hammam and a sauna; a bath sheet is required in the sauna, a swim cap is compulsory, and men must wear swim briefs or boxers rather than shorts. It opens 8:30 AM to 9 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 7 PM on Sunday.
Nantes Day-SPA
Nantes Day-SPA is an independent private spa at 13 mail Haroun Tazieff in Nantes with three themed spaces booked by the slot: Lagon with a sauna for three or four, Kerguelen with a sauna for two or three, and Oasis with a five-person hammam, each with its own jacuzzi and lounge. Weekday 90-minute slots for two start at €69, and a private hour in the 45°C hammam costs €45 for two. Towels can be hired and sandals are lent.
Terranga
Terranga is an independent massage salon and private hammam at 27 rue des Dervallières in Nantes. Its hammam is a 45°C steam bath booked privately for one to four people, with black soap supplied for a self-scrub and tea offered; an hour costs €35 for one person or €60 for two. Longer rituals add scrubs, rhassoul wraps and oriental massage. It opens Tuesday to Saturday and is closed on Sunday and Monday.
Le Quintessia
Le Quintessia is a four-star hotel at the foot of the Cens valley in Orvault, just north of Nantes, whose 600 m² spa is open to day visitors. Access includes a sauna, a hammam, a jet pool, a hot tub, a solarium, an ice fountain and a heated indoor pool. Spa access costs €25 for one hour or €35 for two, and a night spa runs on the first Friday of every month from 8 PM to midnight.
Résid'Spa Loire & Sèvre
Résid'Spa is an aparthotel in Rezé, just south of Nantes, whose 225 m² spa is open to residents and non-residents alike. It has a HealthMate infrared sauna running at 45 to 50°C, a hammam, an indoor balneo pool with jets, a fitness room and a treatment cabin. Non-residents pay €25 per person for two hours. The spa opens 9 AM to 6 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 7:30 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 3 PM on Sunday.
Spa Le Maubreuil
The spa of the five-star Château de Maubreuil in Carquefou, a Cinq Mondes partner, sits in the château's vaulted cellars and is open to non-residents by reservation. Besides four treatment rooms it has two private spaces: L'Odyssée Boréale, a private thermal circuit with a sauna and a Nordic bath, and L'Odyssée d'Orient for hammam rituals. It opens 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday to Saturday and 10 AM to 6 PM on Sunday; treatments start at €65 for 30 minutes.
Aquatonic Nantes
Aquatonic Nantes, on Place Aristide Briand in the city centre, combines an aquatic circuit, a fitness club and a spa with seven treatment rooms. The Parcours Aquatonic comes with a hammam and a sauna; a bath sheet is required in the sauna, a swim cap is compulsory, and men must wear swim briefs or boxers rather than shorts. It opens 8:30 AM to 9 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 7 PM on Sunday.
Nantes Day-SPA
Nantes Day-SPA is an independent private spa at 13 mail Haroun Tazieff in Nantes with three themed spaces booked by the slot: Lagon with a sauna for three or four, Kerguelen with a sauna for two or three, and Oasis with a five-person hammam, each with its own jacuzzi and lounge. Weekday 90-minute slots for two start at €69, and a private hour in the 45°C hammam costs €45 for two. Towels can be hired and sandals are lent.
Terranga
Terranga is an independent massage salon and private hammam at 27 rue des Dervallières in Nantes. Its hammam is a 45°C steam bath booked privately for one to four people, with black soap supplied for a self-scrub and tea offered; an hour costs €35 for one person or €60 for two. Longer rituals add scrubs, rhassoul wraps and oriental massage. It opens Tuesday to Saturday and is closed on Sunday and Monday.
Le Quintessia
Le Quintessia is a four-star hotel at the foot of the Cens valley in Orvault, just north of Nantes, whose 600 m² spa is open to day visitors. Access includes a sauna, a hammam, a jet pool, a hot tub, a solarium, an ice fountain and a heated indoor pool. Spa access costs €25 for one hour or €35 for two, and a night spa runs on the first Friday of every month from 8 PM to midnight.
Résid'Spa Loire & Sèvre
Résid'Spa is an aparthotel in Rezé, just south of Nantes, whose 225 m² spa is open to residents and non-residents alike. It has a HealthMate infrared sauna running at 45 to 50°C, a hammam, an indoor balneo pool with jets, a fitness room and a treatment cabin. Non-residents pay €25 per person for two hours. The spa opens 9 AM to 6 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 7:30 PM on Saturday and 9 AM to 3 PM on Sunday.
Spa Le Maubreuil
The spa of the five-star Château de Maubreuil in Carquefou, a Cinq Mondes partner, sits in the château's vaulted cellars and is open to non-residents by reservation. Besides four treatment rooms it has two private spaces: L'Odyssée Boréale, a private thermal circuit with a sauna and a Nordic bath, and L'Odyssée d'Orient for hammam rituals. It opens 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday to Saturday and 10 AM to 6 PM on Sunday; treatments start at €65 for 30 minutes.