Steam saunas in Zurich, Switzerland
Wollishofer Sauna + Gesundheitszentrum
A tiny neighbourhood sauna, one of the last of its kind in Zurich, run on a self-service basis since 2015: guests get a key-safe code after an introduction on site and pay CHF 24 per visit in cash or by Twint. There is a sauna cabin and a steam cabin but no outdoor area, and massages, Kneipp courses and lymphatic drainage are offered alongside. Mondays all day and Wednesday and Thursday mornings are reserved for women.
Die Stadtoase
A neighbourhood sauna in the Sonnenpark on the Zürichberg, set inside a Sonnenbad laid out in 1905 and claiming the largest sauna garden in the city. Indoors are a Finnish sauna at 85–95 °C, a bio sauna with a light-therapy sky and a small steam bath; outdoors a garden sauna, a Laubsauna and a wood-fired Laubsauna, plus a 16 °C cold-water pool and meadows to lie on. Wednesdays until 4 pm are for women; entry is CHF 29, CHF 32 at weekends.
Hammam & Spa Stadtbad Zürich
A hammam in Kreis 4 modelled on the traditional Turkish bath: guests warm up on a hot stone, sweat in a steam bath and scrub with a kese in a peeling niche, then move on to a small sauna area at 80–90 °C with a cold-water pool, a foot bath and a mist shower. Guests are wrapped in a pestemal for the circuit and sit nude in the sauna. A three-hour visit costs CHF 54 including textiles, bathrobe, healing chalk and cream, and Wednesday is women's day.
Hammam Basar +Salon
A Maghreb-inspired hammam in the Seefeld with a notably bright interior. The 2.5-hour circuit costs CHF 58 and includes flip-flops, a foutah and towels, savon noir, a gommage glove and rhassoul clay, with hair and body care laid out for guests. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday are women's days and Wednesday and Saturday are mixed; the wet area runs Tuesday to Friday 11:00 to 19:00. A basar and salon adjoin it.
Hürlimannbad Zürich
A thermal bath set in the historic vaults of the former Hürlimann brewery in Enge. The bathing world holds a large steel thermal pool with massage jets and bubble loungers, the Smaragdbad with underwater music, a herbal steam bath at 42 °C and a rain shower, and the rooftop Infinity-Pool of warm thermal water looking out over Zurich. The Roman-Irish spa ritual adds ten stations of heat, steam and water for CHF 68. Open daily 9:00 to 22:00.
Hallenbad Altstetten
A cooperative-run indoor pool in Altstetten with an inexpensive sauna. Inside are a Sanarium at 60 °C and an aroma steam bath at 45 °C; outside a Finnish sauna at 90 °C opens onto a sauna garden with a sensory path, a Kneipp basin and a rock shower. The whole sauna area is a nudity zone. Monday is women's day and Wednesday men's day. Entry for adults is CHF 21 including the pool.
Mercure Zürich City Rooftop-SPA
A 600-square-metre spa at the Mercure Zürich City hotel in Zürich-West with views over the city. Guests sweat in a steam bath, a bio sauna or a Finnish panorama sauna with infusions and cool down at an ice fountain, with experience showers, rest rooms, a whirlpool and roof terraces with loungers, daybeds and hanging chairs. The saunas are used without swimwear while the whirlpool requires it, and a fitness room has cardio and strength machines.
ReFIVE Spa, FIVE Zurich
The spa of the FIVE Zurich hotel on the Döltschiweg, open daily from 7 AM to 9 PM, with a sauna, a luxe steam room, indoor and outdoor pools and a jacuzzi spa suite set within the pool. A full-access day pass costs from CHF 50 Monday to Friday and CHF 75 at weekends and includes the pools, the relaxation room and a spa robe. On weekdays a 60-minute massage followed by a three-course lunch at The Vault costs CHF 200 per person.
The Dolder Grand Spa
A 4,000-square-metre spa at The Dolder Grand, its pool and sauna area open daily from 6:00 to 22:00. Separate Ladies' and Gentlemen's spas each hold a sauna, a steam bath, a foot bath, an aroma pool, steam pots, a plunge pool and a solarium, while the shared Aqua Zone adds a 25-metre pool, whirlpools, a Sanarium, a Snow Paradise, a steam bath and an outdoor sun terrace. Day passes are sold to visitors who are not staying at the hotel and give unrestricted use of the spa.
Fitnesspark Puls 5
A Fitnesspark on Giessereistrasse in Kreis 5 with around 180 strength and cardio machines and free-weight areas over two floors and group fitness in a large studio. Its wellness area has a sauna landscape with sauna ceremonies, a steam bath, a relaxation pool and a Kneipp path with a plunge basin, and classic massage is bookable. The wellness area is being remodelled with more space for rest and larger relaxation zones.
Fitnesspark Sihlcity
A Fitnesspark in the Sihlcity shopping centre with 714 square metres of training space over two floors, from free-weight strength training to group fitness classes. Its 537-square-metre Japanese-inspired spa area has saunas with sauna ceremonies, a steam bath and a salt lounge with a salt sauna, for unwinding after a workout or a shopping trip in the centre of the same name.
Wollishofer Sauna + Gesundheitszentrum
A tiny neighbourhood sauna, one of the last of its kind in Zurich, run on a self-service basis since 2015: guests get a key-safe code after an introduction on site and pay CHF 24 per visit in cash or by Twint. There is a sauna cabin and a steam cabin but no outdoor area, and massages, Kneipp courses and lymphatic drainage are offered alongside. Mondays all day and Wednesday and Thursday mornings are reserved for women.
Die Stadtoase
A neighbourhood sauna in the Sonnenpark on the Zürichberg, set inside a Sonnenbad laid out in 1905 and claiming the largest sauna garden in the city. Indoors are a Finnish sauna at 85–95 °C, a bio sauna with a light-therapy sky and a small steam bath; outdoors a garden sauna, a Laubsauna and a wood-fired Laubsauna, plus a 16 °C cold-water pool and meadows to lie on. Wednesdays until 4 pm are for women; entry is CHF 29, CHF 32 at weekends.
Hammam & Spa Stadtbad Zürich
A hammam in Kreis 4 modelled on the traditional Turkish bath: guests warm up on a hot stone, sweat in a steam bath and scrub with a kese in a peeling niche, then move on to a small sauna area at 80–90 °C with a cold-water pool, a foot bath and a mist shower. Guests are wrapped in a pestemal for the circuit and sit nude in the sauna. A three-hour visit costs CHF 54 including textiles, bathrobe, healing chalk and cream, and Wednesday is women's day.
Hammam Basar +Salon
A Maghreb-inspired hammam in the Seefeld with a notably bright interior. The 2.5-hour circuit costs CHF 58 and includes flip-flops, a foutah and towels, savon noir, a gommage glove and rhassoul clay, with hair and body care laid out for guests. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday are women's days and Wednesday and Saturday are mixed; the wet area runs Tuesday to Friday 11:00 to 19:00. A basar and salon adjoin it.
Hürlimannbad Zürich
A thermal bath set in the historic vaults of the former Hürlimann brewery in Enge. The bathing world holds a large steel thermal pool with massage jets and bubble loungers, the Smaragdbad with underwater music, a herbal steam bath at 42 °C and a rain shower, and the rooftop Infinity-Pool of warm thermal water looking out over Zurich. The Roman-Irish spa ritual adds ten stations of heat, steam and water for CHF 68. Open daily 9:00 to 22:00.
Hallenbad Altstetten
A cooperative-run indoor pool in Altstetten with an inexpensive sauna. Inside are a Sanarium at 60 °C and an aroma steam bath at 45 °C; outside a Finnish sauna at 90 °C opens onto a sauna garden with a sensory path, a Kneipp basin and a rock shower. The whole sauna area is a nudity zone. Monday is women's day and Wednesday men's day. Entry for adults is CHF 21 including the pool.
Mercure Zürich City Rooftop-SPA
A 600-square-metre spa at the Mercure Zürich City hotel in Zürich-West with views over the city. Guests sweat in a steam bath, a bio sauna or a Finnish panorama sauna with infusions and cool down at an ice fountain, with experience showers, rest rooms, a whirlpool and roof terraces with loungers, daybeds and hanging chairs. The saunas are used without swimwear while the whirlpool requires it, and a fitness room has cardio and strength machines.
ReFIVE Spa, FIVE Zurich
The spa of the FIVE Zurich hotel on the Döltschiweg, open daily from 7 AM to 9 PM, with a sauna, a luxe steam room, indoor and outdoor pools and a jacuzzi spa suite set within the pool. A full-access day pass costs from CHF 50 Monday to Friday and CHF 75 at weekends and includes the pools, the relaxation room and a spa robe. On weekdays a 60-minute massage followed by a three-course lunch at The Vault costs CHF 200 per person.
The Dolder Grand Spa
A 4,000-square-metre spa at The Dolder Grand, its pool and sauna area open daily from 6:00 to 22:00. Separate Ladies' and Gentlemen's spas each hold a sauna, a steam bath, a foot bath, an aroma pool, steam pots, a plunge pool and a solarium, while the shared Aqua Zone adds a 25-metre pool, whirlpools, a Sanarium, a Snow Paradise, a steam bath and an outdoor sun terrace. Day passes are sold to visitors who are not staying at the hotel and give unrestricted use of the spa.
Fitnesspark Puls 5
A Fitnesspark on Giessereistrasse in Kreis 5 with around 180 strength and cardio machines and free-weight areas over two floors and group fitness in a large studio. Its wellness area has a sauna landscape with sauna ceremonies, a steam bath, a relaxation pool and a Kneipp path with a plunge basin, and classic massage is bookable. The wellness area is being remodelled with more space for rest and larger relaxation zones.
Fitnesspark Sihlcity
A Fitnesspark in the Sihlcity shopping centre with 714 square metres of training space over two floors, from free-weight strength training to group fitness classes. Its 537-square-metre Japanese-inspired spa area has saunas with sauna ceremonies, a steam bath and a salt lounge with a salt sauna, for unwinding after a workout or a shopping trip in the centre of the same name.