Steam saunas in Ottawa, Canada
Uppliva Sauna & Spa
An independent, women-owned urban spa in Hintonburg built around a Hot–Cold–Rest thermal circuit: a cedar löyly sauna with citrus-infused steam, a eucalyptus steam room, a 14°C cold plunge pool, rain showers and a firelit relaxation lounge with cocoon hammocks. Visits run 2.5 hours for at most 16 guests; swimwear is required. Women-only hours run every other Wednesday and the whole circuit can be rented privately. Closed Mondays.
Amerispa Spa Nordique Cantley
A Nordic spa at Cantley, in the Outaouais less than 20 minutes from Ottawa and Gatineau. The thermal experience alternates a Finnish sauna and a eucalyptus steam bath with a Nordic waterfall, whirlpool baths, a temperate pool, a mint-scented cold fog, a fireplace and a terrace. Daily access costs $70 Monday to Thursday and $80 Friday to Sunday, including towel, robe and locker, with no reservation required. Open daily 10am to 9pm; ages 18 and up, or 16 with an adult.
Kōena Spa
A Nordic thermal spa in Aylmer, Gatineau, on the Ottawa River inside the Château Cartier resort. The thermal circuit has five dry and steam saunas with Aufguss sessions led by aufguss masters, hot baths, a tempered pool with a waterfall, cold baths, a Himalayan salt room and an exfoliation room. Swimsuits are mandatory. Bath access costs $49 Sunday to Thursday and $64 on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays; open daily 9am to 10pm, no reservation needed.
Nordik Spa-Nature
A large Nordic spa village in Chelsea, Quebec, on the edge of Gatineau Park. Its saunas include the Finlandia, a three-tier Finnish sauna for up to 60 with three types of Aufguss a day, a Banya with venik rituals, the wood-fired Tuli, the half-underground Maa at up to 100°C, the Barik barrel sauna, the aromatic Aromi and the Vaporo eucalyptus steam room, plus outdoor hot and cold baths. Bathing suits are required. Access costs $99 Monday to Thursday and $107 Friday to Sunday; ages 16 and up.
Uppliva Sauna & Spa
An independent, women-owned urban spa in Hintonburg built around a Hot–Cold–Rest thermal circuit: a cedar löyly sauna with citrus-infused steam, a eucalyptus steam room, a 14°C cold plunge pool, rain showers and a firelit relaxation lounge with cocoon hammocks. Visits run 2.5 hours for at most 16 guests; swimwear is required. Women-only hours run every other Wednesday and the whole circuit can be rented privately. Closed Mondays.
Amerispa Spa Nordique Cantley
A Nordic spa at Cantley, in the Outaouais less than 20 minutes from Ottawa and Gatineau. The thermal experience alternates a Finnish sauna and a eucalyptus steam bath with a Nordic waterfall, whirlpool baths, a temperate pool, a mint-scented cold fog, a fireplace and a terrace. Daily access costs $70 Monday to Thursday and $80 Friday to Sunday, including towel, robe and locker, with no reservation required. Open daily 10am to 9pm; ages 18 and up, or 16 with an adult.
Kōena Spa
A Nordic thermal spa in Aylmer, Gatineau, on the Ottawa River inside the Château Cartier resort. The thermal circuit has five dry and steam saunas with Aufguss sessions led by aufguss masters, hot baths, a tempered pool with a waterfall, cold baths, a Himalayan salt room and an exfoliation room. Swimsuits are mandatory. Bath access costs $49 Sunday to Thursday and $64 on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays; open daily 9am to 10pm, no reservation needed.
Nordik Spa-Nature
A large Nordic spa village in Chelsea, Quebec, on the edge of Gatineau Park. Its saunas include the Finlandia, a three-tier Finnish sauna for up to 60 with three types of Aufguss a day, a Banya with venik rituals, the wood-fired Tuli, the half-underground Maa at up to 100°C, the Barik barrel sauna, the aromatic Aromi and the Vaporo eucalyptus steam room, plus outdoor hot and cold baths. Bathing suits are required. Access costs $99 Monday to Thursday and $107 Friday to Sunday; ages 16 and up.