Waldorf Astoria Chicago
curated★★★★★$$$$11 E Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60611
1 / 4The Gold Coast's quiet achiever. The Waldorf's 14,000-square-foot spa took Best Hotel Spa in North America at the 2025 World Spa Awards, and the bones back it up: a proper dry sauna and a eucalyptus steam room in both the men's and women's locker rooms — no negotiating, no single co-ed box — plus a mosaic-tiled lap pool that photographs like a postcard from 1928. The hotel above is Paris-via-Chicago, all courtyard entrance and discreet luxury, a block off the Michigan Avenue crowds. Sauna access rides with spa visits, and the locker-room setup means the heat is part of the routine here, not an afterthought. One of the most dependable serious sweats in the city.
saunas break and access rules change. call ahead before you book.
the sauna
- sauna type
- Dry / Finnish
- access
- Spa access only
- star rating
- ★★★★★
- price
- $$$$
14,000 sq ft spa and health club with a dry sauna and eucalyptus steam room in both locker rooms, plus a mosaic-tiled lap pool. 2025 world spa awards winner.
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