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Banya No.1 Hoxton
BoutiqueSocial
Hoxton, off Old Street
- From
- £40
- Open
- 09:30 to 22:30
- Google rating
- 4.8 · 867
- Women only
- Mon 09:30 to 12:30
The verdict
A Russian banya off Old Street: high-humidity steam, a cedar cold plunge pool, bucket showers and parenie with leafy branches, with sessions from £40.
Go on a weekday before five
Off-peak runs Monday to Friday until 17:00. Package No.1, two and a half hours with a parenie ritual and a private booth, then costs £97 instead of £115.
Between rounds, the lounge serves Eastern European food: borsch is £15, and a zakuski platter of potatoes, salo, herring and gherkins £25.
Why this one
Sauna & Plunge, 900 metres south-east, has a sauna, an ice bath and a café lounge, rated 4.6 from 249 reviews.
Banya No.1 is the full ritual: wet steam rather than dry heat, parenie and scrubs, and its prices on its own site.
What guests notice
“The parenie was a perfect temperature and not too overwhelming.”
Chaqoya Duckworth, Google review
“we were lucky enough to get the entire spa to ourselves (10am on a Thursday lol).”
Tee, Google review
Skip it if
You want single-sex steam whenever you like. Public sessions are mixed, with swimwear; women-only hours are Monday 09:30 to 12:30, men-only Tuesday 19:00 to 22:30 and Friday 15:30 to 22:30.
The menu
Prices from gobanya.co.uk, checked 7 November 2026. Peak rates apply to all public packages from 19 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.
Before you go
Open daily 09:30 to 22:30. Swimwear is required in mixed sessions (swim shorts £14, bikinis £18 at reception), and flip-flops must be worn. Nude bathing is allowed during men-only hours.
Find it
Rating, hours and address from the venue's Google listing, checked 7 November 2026.