Saunas, Bathhouses and Cold Plunges in Nashville
17 saunas around Nashville, from social sauna and cold plunge clubs in Wedgewood-Houston and East Nashville to a community sauna on Porter Road and private infrared suites in the Gulch, 12 South, Brentwood and Franklin.
17 places, 9 with a cold plunge, day passes from $100. Checked October 2026.
All places in Nashville
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Backyard by Framework (East Nashville)
Framework's outdoor East Nashville outpost: a 12-person traditional sauna at 190°F and four cold tubs set in a tree-lined yard behind a century-old house, with outdoor showers and lounge areas.
Traditional saunaContrast therapyCold plunge190°F40°FSession $25
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Framework Wedgewood-Houston
A social sauna and cold plunge studio in Wedgewood-Houston with seven Finnish-heated saunas, including silent, social, private and outdoor rooms, plus a row of cold tubs and a public cafe upstairs.
BathhouseTraditional saunaContrast therapyCold plunge175°F40°FSession $35
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Holiday Salon & Bathhouse
A Finnish-inspired private bathhouse inside an East Nashville salon, with a saltwater soaking pool kept around 104°F, a Himalayan salt sauna, a steam room and a cold plunge shower, rented by the hour.
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Lolu
An East Nashville social sauna on Main Street built around one big room: a 40-person Finnish dry sauna next to a 20-person cold bath, with a lounge, an espresso bar and guided breathwork classes.
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Pause Studio Green Hills
Pause's first Nashville studio, on Bedford Avenue in Green Hills, with private suites that pair an infrared sauna with a cold plunge, plus float, cryotherapy, LED light and compression therapy.
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Pause Studio West Nashville
A Pause wellness studio at oneC1TY in West Nashville with private contrast therapy suites that pair an infrared sauna with a cold plunge, alongside float, cryotherapy, red light and compression services.
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Pure Sweat + Float Studio Belle Meade
A Pure Sweat studio, part of a Middle Tennessee group of infrared studios, with private full-spectrum infrared sauna suites for one or two people booked by appointment alongside float therapy suites.
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Pure Sweat + Float Studio Brentwood
Brentwood
A Pure Sweat studio, part of a Middle Tennessee group of infrared studios, with private full-spectrum infrared sauna suites for one or two people booked by appointment alongside float therapy suites.
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Pure Sweat Sauna Studio 12 South
A Pure Sweat studio, part of a Middle Tennessee group of infrared studios, with private full-spectrum infrared sauna suites for one or two people booked by appointment.
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Pure Sweat Sauna Studio Gulch
Pure Sweat's Gulch studio offers private full-spectrum infrared sauna suites for one or two people, plus a contrast therapy suite where you alternate the sauna with a cold plunge.
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R+R Wellness at Grand Hyatt Nashville
The fifth-floor wellness spa at the Grand Hyatt downtown, where a spa pass gets non-guests into the sauna, steam showers, an outdoor heated pool and a relaxation lounge.
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Relâche Spa at Gaylord Opryland
The resort spa at Gaylord Opryland sells a spa pass to visitors with separate men's and women's dry saunas and steam rooms, a shared relaxation lounge and access to the resort pools.
Resort spaDay pass $100
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Rhapsody Spa at The Westin Nashville
The Westin's downtown spa, where a spa pass sold to non-guests covers a unisex sauna, steam showers, an indoor pool and a relaxation lounge.
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Ritual Community Sauna & Wellness Space
A small East Nashville sauna house on Porter Road with a 12-person Finnish-style community sauna of aspen and cedar, plus private infrared lounge and solo saunas booked in 45-minute sessions.
Traditional saunaInfraredCold plungeSession $25
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The Spa at Omni Nashville Hotel
The spa at the Omni Nashville downtown, where a treatment booked as a non-guest includes separate men's and women's saunas, a relaxation lounge and the hotel's outdoor pool.
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UrbanSweat The Nations
A private-room infrared sauna studio from the local UrbanSweat chain, pairing infrared sauna sessions with cold plunge and red light therapy by appointment.
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UrbanSweat Wedgewood-Houston
A private-room infrared sauna studio from the local UrbanSweat chain, pairing infrared sauna sessions with cold plunge and red light therapy by appointment.
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How Nashville does the sauna
Nashville's social saunas are in East Nashville and Wedgewood-Houston. Framework on 4th Avenue South is a social sauna with a 175°F Finnish sauna and cold tubs at 40–60°F, and its sister site, Backyard by Framework on McFerrin Avenue, puts a 190°F sauna and four cold tubs outdoors. A single session costs $35 on weekdays at Framework and $25 at Backyard, more on weekends. Lolu on Main Street has a big Finnish sauna and a shared cold bath, with 75-minute drop-in sessions.
Ritual Community Sauna on Porter Road sells 45-minute community sessions for up to 12 people, with private sauna rooms too. Holiday Salon & Bathhouse rents its small bathhouse, with a sauna, a steam room and a saltwater pool, by the hour for you and a few friends.
For a private session, Pure Sweat has infrared studios in the Gulch, 12 South, Belle Meade, Brentwood and Franklin's Cool Springs, UrbanSweat pairs infrared saunas with cold plunges in Wedgewood-Houston and The Nations, and Pause Studio rents private infrared and cold plunge suites in West Nashville and Green Hills. Compare them on the infrared saunas in Nashville and cold plunge pages.
Downtown, Rhapsody Spa at The Westin sells a spa pass to non-guests, and so does Relâche Spa at Gaylord Opryland. At R+R Wellness in the Grand Hyatt and the spa at the Omni, non-guests get the heat rooms with a booked treatment.
Before you go
- The social saunas run by session, so book ahead for evenings and weekends.
- Bring a swimsuit. Framework, Lolu, Ritual and the Pure Sweat studio in the Gulch require one.
- Read sauna etiquette before your first shared session.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I do sauna and cold plunge in Nashville?
9 places we list have a cold plunge or cold pool next to the sauna, including Backyard by Framework (East Nashville), Framework Wedgewood-Houston, Lolu, Pause Studio Green Hills and Pause Studio West Nashville.
Do I need to book a sauna in Nashville in advance?
7 of the places we list require a booking and 0 take walk-ins. Book ahead for evenings and weekends either way.
Where can I do a sauna and cold plunge in Nashville?
Framework in Wedgewood-Houston, Backyard by Framework in East Nashville and Lolu on Main Street have a Finnish sauna and cold plunges, and UrbanSweat has infrared saunas with cold plunges in private rooms.
How much is a sauna session in Nashville?
Ritual Community Sauna sells 45-minute community sessions for $25, and a single session at Framework costs $35 on weekdays and $55 on weekends, or $25 and $35 at Backyard by Framework. Check each listing for the current price.