Best Saunas in Potsdam, Germany
Havelsauna Saunafloß
A sauna raft on the Havel that leaves from Campingpark Sanssouci in Potsdam. Groups of up to six hire the whole boat: a wood-fired sauna heated to up to 100°C with panorama windows, a changing room, a deck and a ladder for swimming in the lake, with Aufguss included. A 3-hour trip for up to four costs €240; an evening session moored at the jetty starts at €195. Bookable year round, including in winter.
blu sauna
The rooftop sauna world of blu, the municipal sport and leisure pool at Brauhausberg run by Stadtwerke Potsdam. It has a Kelo sauna at about 100°C, an event sauna at 90°C with themed Aufguss sessions, a 60°C mental sauna with panorama view, a caldarium, a steam bath and a hamam, plus an ice fountain, plunge pool, heated swim-out pool and roof garden. A 4-hour ticket costs €30 and a day ticket €35. Women only on the second Tuesday of each month.
Kiezbad Am Stern Sauna
The sauna area of the Kiezbad Am Stern, a municipal indoor pool in the Am Stern district run by Stadtwerke Potsdam. It has a log-cabin sauna at 85°C, an herbal sauna at 65°C, a 45°C steam bath and two infrared cabins, with a plunge pool, a sauna garden and a roof terrace with heated winter garden. Aufguss sessions follow a rotating schedule. Mixed sessions are textile-free and Monday is women only. A 3-hour ticket costs €20, a day ticket €25.
Dorint Hotel Sanssouci Aqua Spa
The Aqua Spa of the Dorint Hotel Sanssouci beside Sanssouci park, with an indoor pool, a gym and two saunas at different temperatures, including a Finnish dry sauna. Outside visitors can use it on an after-work ticket from 6 pm, Monday to Friday except public holidays, for €19. The sauna opens 2 to 10 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 10 pm at weekends.
INSELHOTEL Potsdam Spa & Wellness
The spa of the INSELHOTEL on the Hermannswerder peninsula, open to day guests as well as residents. Its highlight is a floating lake sauna at about 90°C moored at the hotel's own jetty on the Templiner See; there is also a 95°C dry sauna, a 45°C steam sauna, a brine inhalation room and an ice fountain, and guests can cool off in the lake from the jetty ladder. The day-spa afternoon (2 to 6 pm) costs from €45.
Kongresshotel Potsdam Wellbeing Area
The 850 m² wellbeing area of the Kongresshotel on the Templiner See, open to outside visitors through day-spa tickets booked a day ahead (adults only). It has a Finnish sauna, a steam bath and a bio-soft sauna, a 15-metre indoor pool at 30°C, a heated bench with foot basin and relaxation rooms on two levels. A separate 85°C lake-view sauna can be hired for groups. A 4-hour ticket costs €30, a day ticket €40.
Seminaris Sunday SeeHotel Potsdam
A conference and leisure hotel on the shore of the Templiner See whose sauna, pool and gym are open to outside visitors as well as hotel guests. External guests pay €16 for two hours or €128 for a 10-visit pass. The sauna opens Monday to Thursday from 4 to 10 pm and Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm; the pool opens daily from 6:30 am.
Fitness First Potsdam
A Fitness First club on Babelsberger Straße with weight and cardio areas, more than 30 classes a week and a wellness area with sauna. Sauna use comes with membership; non-members can try the club, wellness area included, on a free trial session booked in advance. Open 6 am to 11 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 8 pm at weekends.
Havelsauna Saunafloß
A sauna raft on the Havel that leaves from Campingpark Sanssouci in Potsdam. Groups of up to six hire the whole boat: a wood-fired sauna heated to up to 100°C with panorama windows, a changing room, a deck and a ladder for swimming in the lake, with Aufguss included. A 3-hour trip for up to four costs €240; an evening session moored at the jetty starts at €195. Bookable year round, including in winter.
blu sauna
The rooftop sauna world of blu, the municipal sport and leisure pool at Brauhausberg run by Stadtwerke Potsdam. It has a Kelo sauna at about 100°C, an event sauna at 90°C with themed Aufguss sessions, a 60°C mental sauna with panorama view, a caldarium, a steam bath and a hamam, plus an ice fountain, plunge pool, heated swim-out pool and roof garden. A 4-hour ticket costs €30 and a day ticket €35. Women only on the second Tuesday of each month.
Kiezbad Am Stern Sauna
The sauna area of the Kiezbad Am Stern, a municipal indoor pool in the Am Stern district run by Stadtwerke Potsdam. It has a log-cabin sauna at 85°C, an herbal sauna at 65°C, a 45°C steam bath and two infrared cabins, with a plunge pool, a sauna garden and a roof terrace with heated winter garden. Aufguss sessions follow a rotating schedule. Mixed sessions are textile-free and Monday is women only. A 3-hour ticket costs €20, a day ticket €25.
Dorint Hotel Sanssouci Aqua Spa
The Aqua Spa of the Dorint Hotel Sanssouci beside Sanssouci park, with an indoor pool, a gym and two saunas at different temperatures, including a Finnish dry sauna. Outside visitors can use it on an after-work ticket from 6 pm, Monday to Friday except public holidays, for €19. The sauna opens 2 to 10 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 10 pm at weekends.
INSELHOTEL Potsdam Spa & Wellness
The spa of the INSELHOTEL on the Hermannswerder peninsula, open to day guests as well as residents. Its highlight is a floating lake sauna at about 90°C moored at the hotel's own jetty on the Templiner See; there is also a 95°C dry sauna, a 45°C steam sauna, a brine inhalation room and an ice fountain, and guests can cool off in the lake from the jetty ladder. The day-spa afternoon (2 to 6 pm) costs from €45.
Kongresshotel Potsdam Wellbeing Area
The 850 m² wellbeing area of the Kongresshotel on the Templiner See, open to outside visitors through day-spa tickets booked a day ahead (adults only). It has a Finnish sauna, a steam bath and a bio-soft sauna, a 15-metre indoor pool at 30°C, a heated bench with foot basin and relaxation rooms on two levels. A separate 85°C lake-view sauna can be hired for groups. A 4-hour ticket costs €30, a day ticket €40.
Seminaris Sunday SeeHotel Potsdam
A conference and leisure hotel on the shore of the Templiner See whose sauna, pool and gym are open to outside visitors as well as hotel guests. External guests pay €16 for two hours or €128 for a 10-visit pass. The sauna opens Monday to Thursday from 4 to 10 pm and Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm; the pool opens daily from 6:30 am.
Fitness First Potsdam
A Fitness First club on Babelsberger Straße with weight and cardio areas, more than 30 classes a week and a wellness area with sauna. Sauna use comes with membership; non-members can try the club, wellness area included, on a free trial session booked in advance. Open 6 am to 11 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 8 pm at weekends.