hotels with saunas in new york
New York isn't a sauna town the way Helsinki is, but the good rooms here are very good — you just have to know where they're hiding. Most of the city's best saunas live inside hotel spas, tucked a few floors below the lobby or perched high enough that you sweat with a view. Below are the New York hotels with saunas we'd actually book: a mix of dry Finnish rooms, eucalyptus steam, and a couple of infrared cabins for the cold months. We note who's allowed in (some are guests-only, some charge a spa fee) so you don't arrive in a robe to find a locked door. All listings are unverified until we hear back from each property — check before you book if the sauna is the whole point of the trip.
15 hotels
Aman New York
$$$$Part of the three-floor Aman Spa. Dry sauna and steam alongside the 65-foot pool; banya treatments by appointment.
Baccarat Hotel New York
$$$$Spa de La Mer: sauna and steam beside a marble-lined pool — one of the most glamorous wellness floors in Midtown.
Casa Cipriani New York
$$$$The spa inside the restored Battery Maritime Building: sauna and steam in a hushed, members-club setting.
Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards
$$$$The Spa at Equinox Hotel: dry sauna, steam, and a hot/cold contrast circuit built for serious recovery.
Mandarin Oriental, New York
$$$$Spa on the 35th floor: heat experiences and an amethyst crystal steam room, with skyline views from the pool.
Park Hyatt New York
$$$$Spa Nalai on the 25th floor: dry sauna and steam beside a pool with underwater speakers and Carnegie Hall views.
The Dominick
$$$The Spa at The Dominick: sauna and steam across a large multi-floor spa with both indoor and seasonal rooftop pools.
The Greenwich Hotel
$$$$Shibui Spa: a wood-and-lantern-lit room with a sauna off a pool reconstructed from a 250-year-old Japanese farmhouse.
The Peninsula New York
$$$$The Peninsula Spa: sauna and steam alongside a sunlit pool near the top of the building, with a rooftop bar above.
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
$$$$The spa offers sauna and steam heat experiences within a sleek, modern wellness floor.
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
$$$Bamford Wellness Spa: a dry sauna in a reclaimed-timber, plant-filled setting with rooftop pool above.
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
$$$$Sense, A Rosewood Spa is reported to include sauna facilities within the landmark Upper East Side hotel.
Trump International Hotel & Tower New York
$$$$The spa is reported to offer sauna and a lap pool overlooking Central Park; confirm current access.
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
$$Large Midtown hotel with a fitness centre that has historically included a sauna — a solid mid-range option.
The Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC
$$$Known for its rooftop pool; the spa/fitness offering is reported to include sauna. Confirm before booking.