Finnish saunas in St. Louis, United States
ara Spa at Ameristar St. Charles
ara Spa occupies 7,000 square feet inside the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa on the Missouri River in St. Charles, north-west of St. Louis. Beyond the treatment rooms it holds a fitness centre, steam room, sauna, Swiss shower and hydro-pool, with seasonal indoor and outdoor pools and a spa boutique. Treatments are booked by request. Open Monday and Thursday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday and Saturday to 7:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Locust Street Athletic and Swim Club
A 10,500 square foot athletic and swim club inside the 21c Museum Hotel downtown, built in the historic West End YMCA building. Members get 24/7 access to a four-lane historic lap pool, hot tub, dry sauna and steam room, with the steam room running during staffed hours of 7:00 am to 11:00 pm daily. Day passes cover all facilities, classes and socials between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm; memberships start at $85 a month for swim-only.
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, St. Louis
The day spa at The Ritz-Carlton in Clayton offers massage, exfoliation and skincare treatments, with a steam room and sauna in each of the men's and women's changing rooms that guests are encouraged to use before or after a treatment. The hotel's fitness centre is open around the clock, while the locker rooms and spa keep shorter hours. The spa runs 7:00 am to 7:00 pm daily and works by appointment; an annual membership is also sold.
Bayer YMCA
A Gateway Region YMCA branch on Page Boulevard in west St. Louis, with a sauna, steam room, hot tub and indoor pool all listed as open alongside the fitness floor and group exercise programme. Hours run Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm.
Carondelet Park Rec Complex
A 76,000 square foot public recreation complex in Carondelet Park in south St. Louis, built by the city's parks department and run by the Gateway Region YMCA. The wet side pairs a steam room and sauna with a hot tub, an indoor pool with a water slide and a summer outdoor centre holding a 2.5-storey slide, splash pads, lap pool and lazy river. Open Monday to Friday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm and weekends 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Club Fitness - Creve Coeur
A 24-hour branch of the locally owned Club Fitness chain on Woodcrest Executive Drive in Creve Coeur, west St. Louis County. Dry saunas sit alongside a recovery area with cryotherapy, massage and stretching equipment, plus tanning and a kids club. The gym floor is open around the clock every day of the week, and a complimentary day pass is offered to prospective members.
O'Fallon Park Rec Complex
The Gateway Region YMCA's recreation complex in O'Fallon Park, north St. Louis, is a public leisure centre with a heated indoor pool open year round for lap swimming, water exercise classes and family swim. Its locker rooms hold a sauna, a steam room and a hot tub, all listed as open. Hours are Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm.
South City Family YMCA
A Gateway Region YMCA branch on Sublette Avenue in the Clifton Heights neighbourhood of south St. Louis. The locker rooms carry a sauna and a steam room, both listed as open, and the heated indoor pool runs year round for swim lessons, water exercise classes and family swim. Open Monday to Thursday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday to 9:00 pm and weekends 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
South County Family YMCA
A large Gateway Region YMCA branch on Southfork Road in south St. Louis County, with a sauna and steam room in the locker rooms and a heated indoor pool open year round for lap swimming, water exercise and family swim. The rest of the building runs to basketball courts with an indoor track, racquetball courts, a rock climbing wall and pickleball. Open Monday to Thursday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday to 8:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The J - Chesterfield
The Jewish Community Center's second St. Louis fitness site, on Baxter Road in Chesterfield in far west St. Louis County. Like the Creve Coeur campus its locker rooms carry saunas, steam rooms and whirlpools included with membership, and a single membership covers both buildings. Pass and pricing questions go to the member services team on 314-442-3124.
ara Spa at Ameristar St. Charles
ara Spa occupies 7,000 square feet inside the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa on the Missouri River in St. Charles, north-west of St. Louis. Beyond the treatment rooms it holds a fitness centre, steam room, sauna, Swiss shower and hydro-pool, with seasonal indoor and outdoor pools and a spa boutique. Treatments are booked by request. Open Monday and Thursday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday and Saturday to 7:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Locust Street Athletic and Swim Club
A 10,500 square foot athletic and swim club inside the 21c Museum Hotel downtown, built in the historic West End YMCA building. Members get 24/7 access to a four-lane historic lap pool, hot tub, dry sauna and steam room, with the steam room running during staffed hours of 7:00 am to 11:00 pm daily. Day passes cover all facilities, classes and socials between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm; memberships start at $85 a month for swim-only.
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, St. Louis
The day spa at The Ritz-Carlton in Clayton offers massage, exfoliation and skincare treatments, with a steam room and sauna in each of the men's and women's changing rooms that guests are encouraged to use before or after a treatment. The hotel's fitness centre is open around the clock, while the locker rooms and spa keep shorter hours. The spa runs 7:00 am to 7:00 pm daily and works by appointment; an annual membership is also sold.
Bayer YMCA
A Gateway Region YMCA branch on Page Boulevard in west St. Louis, with a sauna, steam room, hot tub and indoor pool all listed as open alongside the fitness floor and group exercise programme. Hours run Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm.
Carondelet Park Rec Complex
A 76,000 square foot public recreation complex in Carondelet Park in south St. Louis, built by the city's parks department and run by the Gateway Region YMCA. The wet side pairs a steam room and sauna with a hot tub, an indoor pool with a water slide and a summer outdoor centre holding a 2.5-storey slide, splash pads, lap pool and lazy river. Open Monday to Friday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm and weekends 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Club Fitness - Creve Coeur
A 24-hour branch of the locally owned Club Fitness chain on Woodcrest Executive Drive in Creve Coeur, west St. Louis County. Dry saunas sit alongside a recovery area with cryotherapy, massage and stretching equipment, plus tanning and a kids club. The gym floor is open around the clock every day of the week, and a complimentary day pass is offered to prospective members.
O'Fallon Park Rec Complex
The Gateway Region YMCA's recreation complex in O'Fallon Park, north St. Louis, is a public leisure centre with a heated indoor pool open year round for lap swimming, water exercise classes and family swim. Its locker rooms hold a sauna, a steam room and a hot tub, all listed as open. Hours are Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm.
South City Family YMCA
A Gateway Region YMCA branch on Sublette Avenue in the Clifton Heights neighbourhood of south St. Louis. The locker rooms carry a sauna and a steam room, both listed as open, and the heated indoor pool runs year round for swim lessons, water exercise classes and family swim. Open Monday to Thursday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday to 9:00 pm and weekends 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
South County Family YMCA
A large Gateway Region YMCA branch on Southfork Road in south St. Louis County, with a sauna and steam room in the locker rooms and a heated indoor pool open year round for lap swimming, water exercise and family swim. The rest of the building runs to basketball courts with an indoor track, racquetball courts, a rock climbing wall and pickleball. Open Monday to Thursday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday to 8:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The J - Chesterfield
The Jewish Community Center's second St. Louis fitness site, on Baxter Road in Chesterfield in far west St. Louis County. Like the Creve Coeur campus its locker rooms carry saunas, steam rooms and whirlpools included with membership, and a single membership covers both buildings. Pass and pricing questions go to the member services team on 314-442-3124.