Himalayan salt sauna saunas in Vancouver, Canada
AetherHaus
A West End bathhouse on Davie Street built around European sauna tradition, blending Slavic and Nordic practice with modern West Coast design. The heat comes from a Himalayan salt sauna, and guides run Aufguss rituals in which scented steam is waved through the room with towels, music and breathwork. Group cold plunge pools are set at two temperature ranges. Sessions run about ninety minutes as free-flow Open Haus, semi-guided Haus Sessions, or private bookings. Phones stay in lockers.
Circle Wellness Granville Island
A private, self-guided thermal spa on Granville Island booked for a maximum of two people at a time. The circuit runs through an open-air shower, a cedar soaking tub, the WellPod — a sauna with Himalayan salt walls held around 50°C with choreographed music, lighting and airflow — a step-down cold plunge, and a heated riverstone bed. Sessions are 90 or 120 minutes at $225 to $295 plus tax, available seven days a week from early morning to late evening. The circuit is clothing-optional.
Art of Sauna
A multi-room thermal complex on 6th Street in Burnaby where one $52.50 admission opens all eight rooms: a Finnish dry sauna, a traditional sauna, a dry aroma sauna, Roman, aroma and eucalyptus steam rooms, and a Himalayan salt room, with a cool-down zone between rounds. Staff also perform Russian banya parenie and Turkish hammam rituals, and massage and spa treatments are booked separately. Bathing suits are mandatory in the saunas and the venue is 16 and over. Closed Wednesdays.
Fairmont Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim
The spa inside the Fairmont Pacific Rim on Canada Place runs a Himalayan salt sauna, a steam room, a mineral bath and a jacuzzi alongside a Wellness Club open 24 hours. On the sixth-floor pool deck sits The Nordic Spa, a self-guided outdoor circuit of hot tub, cold plunge baths and cedar plank sauna open to hotel guests at $40; it is currently closed for the season, so check before travelling. Non-guests can buy a 90-minute day pass at $109 Monday to Thursday; hotel guests pay $99.
AetherHaus
A West End bathhouse on Davie Street built around European sauna tradition, blending Slavic and Nordic practice with modern West Coast design. The heat comes from a Himalayan salt sauna, and guides run Aufguss rituals in which scented steam is waved through the room with towels, music and breathwork. Group cold plunge pools are set at two temperature ranges. Sessions run about ninety minutes as free-flow Open Haus, semi-guided Haus Sessions, or private bookings. Phones stay in lockers.
Circle Wellness Granville Island
A private, self-guided thermal spa on Granville Island booked for a maximum of two people at a time. The circuit runs through an open-air shower, a cedar soaking tub, the WellPod — a sauna with Himalayan salt walls held around 50°C with choreographed music, lighting and airflow — a step-down cold plunge, and a heated riverstone bed. Sessions are 90 or 120 minutes at $225 to $295 plus tax, available seven days a week from early morning to late evening. The circuit is clothing-optional.
Art of Sauna
A multi-room thermal complex on 6th Street in Burnaby where one $52.50 admission opens all eight rooms: a Finnish dry sauna, a traditional sauna, a dry aroma sauna, Roman, aroma and eucalyptus steam rooms, and a Himalayan salt room, with a cool-down zone between rounds. Staff also perform Russian banya parenie and Turkish hammam rituals, and massage and spa treatments are booked separately. Bathing suits are mandatory in the saunas and the venue is 16 and over. Closed Wednesdays.
Fairmont Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim
The spa inside the Fairmont Pacific Rim on Canada Place runs a Himalayan salt sauna, a steam room, a mineral bath and a jacuzzi alongside a Wellness Club open 24 hours. On the sixth-floor pool deck sits The Nordic Spa, a self-guided outdoor circuit of hot tub, cold plunge baths and cedar plank sauna open to hotel guests at $40; it is currently closed for the season, so check before travelling. Non-guests can buy a 90-minute day pass at $109 Monday to Thursday; hotel guests pay $99.