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4 spas; in Dutch public saunas, mixed and nude is the norm.

Photo: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Amsterdam: four places to sweat, and the Dutch sauna rule to know first

In the Netherlands, public saunas are mixed and nude as a rule; some set aside women-only or swimwear hours. Each page below says which rule applies, so read it before you book.

We chose four, at least 1 km apart. A 1920s interior on the Herengracht, a sauna club on the water in Noord, a Thai massage house with a sauna, and a recovery centre in the Zuidas. The Jordaan and Oost have no pick, and Spa Zuiver sits under our rating line at 3.8.

Illustrated map of Amsterdam from Noord to the Amsterdamse Bos: the IJ, the canals and the Amstel, with Centraal Station, a row of canal houses, the Rijksmuseum and the De Gooyer windmill drawn in cobalt ink 1234
  1. 1

    Noord · Noord, Papaverhoek

    Badhus Sauna Noord

    LocalModernSocial

    A sauna club in a waterfront warehouse in Noord: guided Saunagus sessions, a floating sauna and cold plunges.

    Sauna

    €22.50drop-in session, from

  2. 2

    Centrum and the canal ring · Herengracht

    Sauna Deco

    BoutiqueSocial

    A canal-side sauna with a 1920s Art Deco interior from a Paris department store: two Finnish saunas, steam and a cold plunge, mixed and nude.

    SaunaSteamMassage

    €29.50sauna entry · mixed and nude

  3. 3

    Oud-Zuid · Rivierenbuurt, Amstelkade

    Thai Thara

    LocalTreatment

    A Thai massage house on the Amstelkade whose Zuid branch adds a sauna and a steam room; 90 minutes of heat and massage for €120.

    SaunaSteamMassage

    €120sauna or steam with aroma massage, 90 min

  4. 4

    Amsterdamse Bos and Zuidas · Zuidas, George Gershwinlaan

    Renessence

    ModernTreatment

    A recovery centre in the Zuidas: private Finnish and infrared saunas, ice baths, floating and massage.

    SaunaMassage

    €70private Finnish sauna, 60 min

Checked 7 November 2026. Picks follow the same published rules in every city.