Ceremonial saunas in San Francisco, United States
Alchemy Springs
Alchemy Springs runs the Sauna Garden at 939 Post Street in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco, a preview of its full bathhouse. The garden centres on a 40-person circular communal sauna with tiered seating, joined by cold-plunge tubs, rain showers, a fire pit and heated thermal benches, with showers and lockers on site. Programming includes guided contrast-therapy sessions with breathwork and sound baths. Passes are sold via ResortPass from $62; hours are Mon–Fri 5–9 PM, Sat 10–6, Sun 10–8.
Archimedes Banya
Archimedes Banya is a Russian bathhouse on the Bayview shoreline of San Francisco, open to adults 18 and over with a Banya Pass. Its heat rooms are a Russian parniki sauna at 170–210°F fed by a 22,000 lb tiled stove, a cedar Finnish dry sauna at 220°F and above, and a Turkish hammam steam room, paired with a cold plunge, warm pools and jacuzzis, a rooftop deck and a café. Aromatherapy aufguss runs daily and venik platza is the signature ritual. A 3-hour pass costs $72, an all-day pass $95.
Alchemy Springs
Alchemy Springs runs the Sauna Garden at 939 Post Street in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco, a preview of its full bathhouse. The garden centres on a 40-person circular communal sauna with tiered seating, joined by cold-plunge tubs, rain showers, a fire pit and heated thermal benches, with showers and lockers on site. Programming includes guided contrast-therapy sessions with breathwork and sound baths. Passes are sold via ResortPass from $62; hours are Mon–Fri 5–9 PM, Sat 10–6, Sun 10–8.
Archimedes Banya
Archimedes Banya is a Russian bathhouse on the Bayview shoreline of San Francisco, open to adults 18 and over with a Banya Pass. Its heat rooms are a Russian parniki sauna at 170–210°F fed by a 22,000 lb tiled stove, a cedar Finnish dry sauna at 220°F and above, and a Turkish hammam steam room, paired with a cold plunge, warm pools and jacuzzis, a rooftop deck and a café. Aromatherapy aufguss runs daily and venik platza is the signature ritual. A 3-hour pass costs $72, an all-day pass $95.