Private saunas in Wellington, New Zealand
Bodyhaven Spa Lyall Bay
Bodyhaven's Lyall Bay day spa on Kingsford Smith Street pairs a private infrared sauna with a cold plunge in self-guided contrast therapy sessions of 30 or 45 minutes for one to three people. A 45-minute session costs $55 for one person and a 30-minute infrared sauna alone $30. Massage, facials and spa packages are also offered. The spa opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm and is closed on Mondays.
Embody Saunas
Embody Saunas is a wood-fired seaside sauna at the east end of Pito-one (Petone) Beach, between Hikoikoi Reserve and McEwan Park, looking across the harbour to Matiu and the city. One-hour sessions run as three 15-minute rounds of heat with cold plunges or ocean dips in between, and the sauna fits up to eight people. A session costs $22, with 5- and 10-trip passes, and the sauna can be hired for private groups and events.
Float Well
Float Well is a float therapy studio on level 1 of the James Smith Building on Cuba Street, open since 2016, with a private contrast therapy room that pairs an infrared sauna reaching 70°C with an ice bath kept at 7–8°C. The room is booked for one or two people at a time, with towels, showers and tea included. A 30-minute session costs $55 and 60 minutes $75. It also offers float tanks and massage, and closes on Mondays.
Numa Skin & Body Club
Numa is a skin and body clinic on the ground floor of 93 Customhouse Quay whose Body Club offers 45-minute infrared sauna sessions with chromotherapy lights and 60-minute contrast therapy pairing an infrared sauna at about 45–65°C with a 10–15°C ice bath, in private sauna suites. Each sauna holds up to three people. A single infrared session costs $65 and contrast therapy $95. Facials and massage are offered too.
Recovery Hub
Recovery Hub is a recovery studio in Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, with a cedar-lined traditional sauna and a private infrared sauna room, each paired with an ice bath, alongside compression boots, lymphatic rollers and massage. The traditional sauna takes up to four people per booking, and a solo booking may share with one other; the infrared room has its own ice bath and shower. Sessions run 30 or 60 minutes, and it opens daily, from 6am on Sundays.
Scenic Saunas
Scenic Saunas is a Wellington mobile sauna company, founded by Mike Burrell, that runs wood-fired saunas at 80–100°C at coastal spots including Scorching Bay, Princess Bay, Hataitai Beach and Balaena Bay. Shared small-group sessions of 1 or 1.5 hours include women-only, silent, family and yoga-plus-sauna formats, and bathers cool off in the ocean between rounds. Private hire takes up to 10 people.
Bodyhaven Spa Lyall Bay
Bodyhaven's Lyall Bay day spa on Kingsford Smith Street pairs a private infrared sauna with a cold plunge in self-guided contrast therapy sessions of 30 or 45 minutes for one to three people. A 45-minute session costs $55 for one person and a 30-minute infrared sauna alone $30. Massage, facials and spa packages are also offered. The spa opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm and is closed on Mondays.
Embody Saunas
Embody Saunas is a wood-fired seaside sauna at the east end of Pito-one (Petone) Beach, between Hikoikoi Reserve and McEwan Park, looking across the harbour to Matiu and the city. One-hour sessions run as three 15-minute rounds of heat with cold plunges or ocean dips in between, and the sauna fits up to eight people. A session costs $22, with 5- and 10-trip passes, and the sauna can be hired for private groups and events.
Float Well
Float Well is a float therapy studio on level 1 of the James Smith Building on Cuba Street, open since 2016, with a private contrast therapy room that pairs an infrared sauna reaching 70°C with an ice bath kept at 7–8°C. The room is booked for one or two people at a time, with towels, showers and tea included. A 30-minute session costs $55 and 60 minutes $75. It also offers float tanks and massage, and closes on Mondays.
Numa Skin & Body Club
Numa is a skin and body clinic on the ground floor of 93 Customhouse Quay whose Body Club offers 45-minute infrared sauna sessions with chromotherapy lights and 60-minute contrast therapy pairing an infrared sauna at about 45–65°C with a 10–15°C ice bath, in private sauna suites. Each sauna holds up to three people. A single infrared session costs $65 and contrast therapy $95. Facials and massage are offered too.
Recovery Hub
Recovery Hub is a recovery studio in Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, with a cedar-lined traditional sauna and a private infrared sauna room, each paired with an ice bath, alongside compression boots, lymphatic rollers and massage. The traditional sauna takes up to four people per booking, and a solo booking may share with one other; the infrared room has its own ice bath and shower. Sessions run 30 or 60 minutes, and it opens daily, from 6am on Sundays.
Scenic Saunas
Scenic Saunas is a Wellington mobile sauna company, founded by Mike Burrell, that runs wood-fired saunas at 80–100°C at coastal spots including Scorching Bay, Princess Bay, Hataitai Beach and Balaena Bay. Shared small-group sessions of 1 or 1.5 hours include women-only, silent, family and yoga-plus-sauna formats, and bathers cool off in the ocean between rounds. Private hire takes up to 10 people.