Looking for a sauna/jacuzzi/cold water dunk place šŸ’¦

Submitted by Electrical_List_2125 t3_zc19n1 in philadelphia

I used to go to this awesome Finnish sauna in the woods where you could sit in the sauna and then jump in a freezing lake to cool down. Do we have anything like that? Or even a spa version with a sauna and a cold water pool that you can pop back and forth between?

It has to be public transit accessible šŸ˜¬

(If you havenā€™t done this definitely find a way! Itā€™s so refreshing)

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Chuck710Taylor t1_iyubqec wrote

Look up Restore. They have something similar and various locations. Just double check cause it's also the name of a dispensary.

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77darkstar77 t1_iyumfeg wrote

I am also very interested in thisā€¦

Iā€™m considering joining a city fitness location that has a sauna, though they have no pool, so I guess a cold shower would be the next best thing

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feather_moon t1_iyv1cgv wrote

Island Spa and Sauna in Edison, NJ has all this! Accessible by NJT. A little far but spend all day there and it's worth your while!

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cvfdrghhhhhhhh t1_iyv696i wrote

Chung Dam Spa in Cheltenham has this! http://chungdamspa.com/. Itā€™s a Korean spa with several different pools and different saunas at different temps. Also, I highly recommend getting the body scrub - your skin will never be softer.

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OttomanTwerk t1_iyv6mcs wrote

I did what I thought was an exhaustive search for this same thing after moving back from New Mexico which has a number of great soak locations. The best lead I had was the Hershey Spa. Never got the gift for my wife bc most of the other amenities,including the restaurant, were closed due to covid.

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praisestothemostfly t1_iyv8yu0 wrote

Formation sauna in NoLibs has a sauna + cold shower! Not the same but itā€™s worth mentioning.

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moonshadough t1_iyvcez4 wrote

The Banya Marlboro in Morganville, NJ provides these services. Not sure how you'd get their via public transportation though.

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Nakjee t1_iyvifyu wrote

After living in Korea, the Healthplex at Springfield (Delco) hospital has the closest thing to a Jimjilbong (Spa) I could find. They have dry and steam saunas, hot tub right next to a cold plunge, and plenty of shower space. Haven't found anything comparable.

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Electrical_List_2125 OP t1_iyvjnhw wrote

Thanks yā€™all! Excited to take a look and try to be warm this winter

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daveypop75 t1_iyvlybf wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#857,616)

The first spa listed is on the other side of Cheltenham Ave, literally right across the street from Philly. Now its not close to center city at all but OP stated they didnt mind septa. And it happens to be a nice place according to thier website.

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Electrical_List_2125 OP t1_iyvo3wp wrote

Replying to Nakjee (#857,662)

Itā€™s so sad! Iā€™m about to get evangelical about it. People need to know how good it feels. America needs to import it in a bigger way, itā€™s an amazing tool for destressing

Anyway, thanks for this!

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PhillyPanda t1_iyw7v9s wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#857,818)

Itā€™s less than a 5 minute walk from philadelphia to the cheltenham spa mentioned.

The priority here is being close to transit, not specifically being in philly

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Electrical_List_2125 OP t1_iywq4f2 wrote

Replying to PhillyPanda (#858,413)

Itā€™s actually kind of an ideal for me! I think being in a quieter environment than center city sounds good. Just needs to be reachable without a car. Though I appreciate that itā€™d be great to have a truly local option too

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ilp71 t1_iywuwov wrote

Southampton spa( bucks county)

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feather_moon t1_iywx70c wrote

Replying to blodreina_kumWonkru (#858,200)

Yes! But I actually like it better. I find it to be a more relaxing atmosphere (King Spa was packed when I went) and it's cheaper. It doesn't have the variety of sauna types as King Spa does, but I like that it's chiller and quainter.

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