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 š¬
(If you havenāt done this definitely find a way! Itās so refreshing)
Place is like "in Philly!"
Then you get the address in Southampton PA
Yea but itās the best spa in the areaā¦ and the food there is BOMB!
Itās a hike and a half, but itās a great spa. Especially since they expanded and added the ice room.
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Dang! This place had āhidden gemā vibes to it. So its essentialy pay to enter/ free to ride experienece? Its all free range once your inand cantake your time?
Chung Dam Spa in Cheltenham has this! http://chungdamspa.com/. Itās 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.
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!
Was thinking about going here this week. Have you bren to King Spa in nj closer to nyc? Is it similar to that? I love that place.
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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.
Iāve been to both. Same type of Korean spa, but King Spa is just larger. Island is great as well, just slightly smaller.
Look up Restore. They have something similar and various locations. Just double check cause it's also the name of a dispensary.
It's also where I bought my couch. Who knew Habitat for Humanity also ran spas. /s
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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.
Dry AND Steam saunas. Youāre speaking my language š
Best part, everything is right next to each other. Super easy to go from sauna, shower, hot tub, cold tub, repeat.
Oh my goooooooooddddd. This circuit type of deal is what I was looking for but I didnāt know how to explain it
I've explained it to people and they look at me like I'm crazy š¤£
They changed the name since I've been there! https://www.crozerhealth.org/locations/practices/p/primary-care-at-the-healthplex-pavilion/
Itās so sad! Iām about to get evangelical about it. People need to know how good it feels. America needs to import it in a bigger way, itās an amazing tool for destressing
Anyway, thanks for this!
Can anyone go or do you need to be a patient?
There is a fitness center attached to the hospital. You can get a gym membership without being associated with the hospital.
Can you link me to this? Iām not able to find it just by googling, Iām getting results in Virginia š
I am also very interested in thisā¦
Iām 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
Which location has the sauna?
Check out their website, seems that at least half of them have a sauna including graduate hospital and Logan square
Fishtown also has a Sauna
Formation sauna in NoLibs has a sauna + cold shower! Not the same but itās worth mentioning.
I hit this today because I didnāt have it in me to do 2 hours of transit but wanted to be hot and it was great! I feel so relaxed. Itās clean af in there and I love those plants and having a private booth too. Thanks ( u/tammiallday too!)
So glad you enjoyed it!
Good stuff! Yeah, itās a wonderful environment. Would recommend a massage there as well!
Recommend this place as well
Thanks yāall! Excited to take a look and try to be warm this winter
I've been looking for something local ever since going to Bota Bota in Montreal. If you're ever looking for a long weekend away, I highly recommended that place for their water spa circuit.
I literally just started working on a passport app with Montreal in mind. Iām saving that spot in google maps, thanks
It's perfect. Walking distance to everything in old montreal, go in start with a massage, then do the three hour water circuit.
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The Banya Marlboro in Morganville, NJ provides these services. Not sure how you'd get their via public transportation though.
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Southampton spa( bucks county)
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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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Cheltenham is pretty damn close though...
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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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Well there's more to the city than just down town. This is a big place....
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Itās 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
Itās 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 itād be great to have a truly local option too
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