Banya 5

Banya 5 is a Seattle social spa since 2004: a parilka, Turkish steam room, salt water pool, cold plunge and hot pool, entered in timed two-hour reservations.

Banya 5 has been a Seattle social wellness space since 2004, a small spa that draws on Turkish hammams, Russian banyas, Finnish saunas and Japanese bathhouses. The heat is the parilka, where concrete and basalt brick throw a deep radiant heat, and a Turkish steam room scented with fresh eucalyptus at 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The water comes in three temperatures: a 103 degree hot pool, a salt water tepid pool at 87 degrees that mimics the salinity of Puget Sound, and a cold plunge for the contrast. A tea lounge with complimentary herbal teas and a nap room sit between rounds.

Dry sauna built with tons of concrete and basalt brick that generate a deep, radiant heat. Turkish steam room: steam heat. Moist steam over fresh eucalyptus boughs at 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Listed amenities: Cold plunge, Changing rooms, Lockers, Showers, Towel rental, Parking, Social sauna sessions, Hot pool / hydrotherapy, Steam room.

Listing type: Public bathhouse. Access: Reservation. Listed capacity: Small facility; entry is a two-hour reservation and groups over six cannot be accommodated. Cold plunge: A cold plunge pool follows the parilka and steam room as part of the hot and cold contrast. Hours: Entry is a timed two-hour session. All common areas except the locker rooms close at 9:45 PM. Spa entry is by reservation only, booked online for one person at a time with a waiver signed ahead of arrival. Services and groups are booked by text or phone, and a waitlist is available for full times. SaunaShare records this listing as editorially reviewed by SaunaShare. A listing label describes where the information came from, not the quality of the sauna. Listing details were last reviewed on October 10, 2026.

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