When we talk about the best home saunas, it’s really about finding the best option for you (and, of course, your budget). First of all, every home is different, and space comes into play. Also, will you be using it indoors or outside? And should it look chic? More importantly, what kind of sauna are we even talking about here—traditional Finnish wood-burning sauna, electric, or infrared? Thankfully, although saunas have been around since forever, the market has been heating up over the past few years in particular. Now, there’s a veritable smorgasbord (to use a geographically appropriate term) of options to choose from, no matter what your taste or needs.
To help us narrow the field, we enlisted the help of Christopher T. Minson, PhD, a professor of human physiology at the University of Oregon with over 25 years of heat studies under his belt. He also happens to have recently gone through the home sauna buying process himself—and he has thoughts. “I think people need to be intentional about how they’re going to use their sauna,” he says. “How often are you going to use it? Are you going to share it? Do you want to be outside in nature?” These are all important questions, and just a few of the factors we took into consideration in curating the list below.
Best Home Saunas: At a Glance
- Best Infrared Home Sauna: Sunlighten Amplify III (From $6,799)
- Best Home Sauna on a Budget: Dynamic Saunas Barcelona ($1,900)
- Best Home Sauna for Contrast Therapy: Plunge All-In + The Sauna Bundle ($20,480)
- Best Wood-Burning Home Sauna: Dundalk LeisureCraft Georgian Cabin Sauna ($7,998)
- Best Sauna Tent: Snowtrekker x Stormy Kromer Sauna Tent ($4,500)
- Best Barrel Sauna: SISU The Eddy Barrel Sauna ($7,195)
- Best Home Sauna with a View: Nootka Cube Sauna ($13,250)
- Best Home Sauna for Lottery Winners: Sweaty Yeti Sauna Plus (From $47,200)
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