Best Saunas in Nîmes, France
Esprit Cosy Spa Voyage des Sens
Esprit Cosy is an independent massage and spa house in Milhaud, just west of Nîmes, themed around travel. Its private spa gives one or two people a heated jacuzzi and a dry sauna to themselves for an hour, at 35 euros solo or 60 euros for two, with optional snack or lunch packages. Bookings are by phone or email, and the spa opens Tuesday to Saturday.
Rex Club Sauna
Rex Club Sauna is an adults-only libertine sauna club two minutes from Nîmes station, open to couples, single women and single men of all orientations, with a smoking area. Entry is 40 euros for a single man with one soft drink, 30 euros for couples and free for single women. It opens every day: afternoons from 14:00 to 19:00 and evenings from 21:00 to 1:00 or 2:00, and Sundays and public holidays from 14:00 to 23:00.
Le Jardin d'Houdarling
Le Jardin d'Houdarling is a small private wellness space about 1 km from Nîmes station, rented by the session. Each booking gives exclusive use of a hammam for up to four, a three-person jacuzzi at 37°C and an adjustable infrared sauna, with robes, towels, black soap and hot drinks included. Morning slots run 9:00 to 12:00 and afternoon slots 14:30 to 17:30, priced from 50 euros.
Le Jardin d'Isis
Le Jardin d'Isis is a beauty institute and spa for women and men on Avenue du Maréchal Juin in Nîmes. Its private wellness area pairs a steam hammam with a jacuzzi and tea, booked for one to two people from 25 euros for 30 minutes, with extra guests up to four. Black-soap scrubs and body treatments can be added, and the spa can be privatised for groups on Sundays.
Les Bains de la Fontaine
Les Bains de la Fontaine is a 250 m² urban spa on the Quai de la Fontaine in central Nîmes, offering Ella Baché body and face treatments alongside a traditional hammam with or without black soap. A simple 45-minute hammam entry costs 30 euros, or 20 euros when combined with a treatment, and hammam sessions are booked by phone only. Winter hours run 9:00 to 18:00 non-stop, by reservation.
Jardins Secrets - La Source des Secrets
La Source des Secrets is the spa of Jardins Secrets, a 14-room boutique hotel in an 18th-century former coaching inn in old Nîmes. Set in an Italian-style cloister, it has a marble spring-water pool framed by columns like a Roman bath, and a hammam. A 30-minute hammam costs 100 euros, and treatment packages combine hammam, scrub and massage. The spa opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 19:00.
L'Imperator CODAGE Spa
The CODAGE spa at Maison Albar L'Imperator, a five-star hotel on the Quai de la Fontaine, covers 350 m² with a heated indoor pool with counter-current swimming, a whirlpool bath and a hammam. Non-residents can book two-hour wellness access, for example with lunch at the hotel brasserie for 98 euros on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The spa opens daily from 10:00 to 19:30 by reservation; the outdoor pool is for residents only.
Esprit Cosy Spa Voyage des Sens
Esprit Cosy is an independent massage and spa house in Milhaud, just west of Nîmes, themed around travel. Its private spa gives one or two people a heated jacuzzi and a dry sauna to themselves for an hour, at 35 euros solo or 60 euros for two, with optional snack or lunch packages. Bookings are by phone or email, and the spa opens Tuesday to Saturday.
Rex Club Sauna
Rex Club Sauna is an adults-only libertine sauna club two minutes from Nîmes station, open to couples, single women and single men of all orientations, with a smoking area. Entry is 40 euros for a single man with one soft drink, 30 euros for couples and free for single women. It opens every day: afternoons from 14:00 to 19:00 and evenings from 21:00 to 1:00 or 2:00, and Sundays and public holidays from 14:00 to 23:00.
Le Jardin d'Houdarling
Le Jardin d'Houdarling is a small private wellness space about 1 km from Nîmes station, rented by the session. Each booking gives exclusive use of a hammam for up to four, a three-person jacuzzi at 37°C and an adjustable infrared sauna, with robes, towels, black soap and hot drinks included. Morning slots run 9:00 to 12:00 and afternoon slots 14:30 to 17:30, priced from 50 euros.
Le Jardin d'Isis
Le Jardin d'Isis is a beauty institute and spa for women and men on Avenue du Maréchal Juin in Nîmes. Its private wellness area pairs a steam hammam with a jacuzzi and tea, booked for one to two people from 25 euros for 30 minutes, with extra guests up to four. Black-soap scrubs and body treatments can be added, and the spa can be privatised for groups on Sundays.
Les Bains de la Fontaine
Les Bains de la Fontaine is a 250 m² urban spa on the Quai de la Fontaine in central Nîmes, offering Ella Baché body and face treatments alongside a traditional hammam with or without black soap. A simple 45-minute hammam entry costs 30 euros, or 20 euros when combined with a treatment, and hammam sessions are booked by phone only. Winter hours run 9:00 to 18:00 non-stop, by reservation.
Jardins Secrets - La Source des Secrets
La Source des Secrets is the spa of Jardins Secrets, a 14-room boutique hotel in an 18th-century former coaching inn in old Nîmes. Set in an Italian-style cloister, it has a marble spring-water pool framed by columns like a Roman bath, and a hammam. A 30-minute hammam costs 100 euros, and treatment packages combine hammam, scrub and massage. The spa opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 19:00.
L'Imperator CODAGE Spa
The CODAGE spa at Maison Albar L'Imperator, a five-star hotel on the Quai de la Fontaine, covers 350 m² with a heated indoor pool with counter-current swimming, a whirlpool bath and a hammam. Non-residents can book two-hour wellness access, for example with lunch at the hotel brasserie for 98 euros on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The spa opens daily from 10:00 to 19:30 by reservation; the outdoor pool is for residents only.