Outdoor saunas in Vancouver, Canada
The Finnish Sauna Co. Jericho Beach
The Finnish Sauna Co. parks a wood-fired sauna at Jericho Beach on Vancouver's west side, the company's only spot inside the city; its other saunas sit at Cheekye Ranch in Squamish and on the oceanfront at Parksville. Social sessions at Jericho are CA$36 a person and the sauna is seasonal — the operator's booking page says it returns in October — so anyone planning a summer visit should check first. The company also builds custom saunas and rents mobile trailer and tent saunas for events.
The Good Sauna
An outdoor wood-fired sauna and cold plunge set up on the patio at Container Brewing in Strathcona. Sessions are booked as a community drop-in at $45 for one hour forty-five minutes, or privately for a group of up to twelve at $450, with extra guests at $35 a head up to twenty. The suggested cycle is a five to ten second cold plunge, five to fifteen minutes in the sauna, then rest by the fire. Guests bring a swim suit, slides and warm layers; one towel is provided.
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.
The Finnish Sauna Co. Jericho Beach
The Finnish Sauna Co. parks a wood-fired sauna at Jericho Beach on Vancouver's west side, the company's only spot inside the city; its other saunas sit at Cheekye Ranch in Squamish and on the oceanfront at Parksville. Social sessions at Jericho are CA$36 a person and the sauna is seasonal — the operator's booking page says it returns in October — so anyone planning a summer visit should check first. The company also builds custom saunas and rents mobile trailer and tent saunas for events.
The Good Sauna
An outdoor wood-fired sauna and cold plunge set up on the patio at Container Brewing in Strathcona. Sessions are booked as a community drop-in at $45 for one hour forty-five minutes, or privately for a group of up to twelve at $450, with extra guests at $35 a head up to twenty. The suggested cycle is a five to ten second cold plunge, five to fifteen minutes in the sauna, then rest by the fire. Guests bring a swim suit, slides and warm layers; one towel is provided.
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.