Swimming pool saunas in Zurich, Switzerland
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.
Sauna im Norden
A sauna inside the Hallenbad Oerlikon, with one mixed area and one women's area, each holding two saunas, a rest room and an outdoor terrace with a cold plunge pool, plus one large silent rest room shared by all guests. The cabins run at 80–90 °C and massages are offered daily. Single entry is CHF 21, or CHF 17 reduced, with last admission an hour and a half before closing.
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.
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.
Sauna im Norden
A sauna inside the Hallenbad Oerlikon, with one mixed area and one women's area, each holding two saunas, a rest room and an outdoor terrace with a cold plunge pool, plus one large silent rest room shared by all guests. The cabins run at 80–90 °C and massages are offered daily. Single entry is CHF 21, or CHF 17 reduced, with last admission an hour and a half before closing.
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.