Our Services

The most significant physical and mental benefits of sauna and cold exposure come from making it a regular practice. We’ve developed various offerings to support your health and wellness goals.

Sauna Sessions

Single Session - $37 for 75 minutes

Shared wood-fired sauna sessions designed for rest, recovery, and connection. Guests move freely between sauna, cold showers, and open-air relaxation spaces beneath the trees. You can book one or multiple seats in our Social Session. While these sessions are social in nature and encourage connection, please be mindful and respectful of everyone’s privacy. This is an outdoor experience and will be held rain or shine.

Private Session - $299 75 minutes

A private session for up to 16 people where you and your guests will be able to experience wood fired sauna, cold showers, and lounge areas.

Private sessions offer dedicated access to the experience and surrounding relaxation areas for groups looking to gather, unwind, and reconnect in a quieter setting.

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Events

Every gathering begins with a purpose.

From private celebrations and community gatherings to collaborative partnerships and one-of-a-kind experiences, Hot Spell provides the setting, hospitality, and care to bring people together in meaningful ways.

To learn more about planning your gather at Hot Spell, contact us at info@hotspellsauna.com.

hot spell hosts forme

We are thrilled to announce a new series and introduce Forme Studio. Founder, Allie Kruse, will host a 45-minute full-body mat sculpt class designed to build strength, challenge your body, and leave you feeling accomplished. Following your class you’ll move to a 45 minute recovery session alternating between saunas and cold showers.

With over a decade of coaching experience, Allie creates workouts that are approachable, adaptable, and effective for every fitness level.

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hot spell x All Aglow Yoga

Join All Aglow Yoga + Hot Spell Sauna Friday August 28th for a morning retreat inspired by the August Sturgeon Moon and its themes of strength, resilience, and emotional depth. Begin with a 45-minute, gently flowing Full Moon Vinyasa led by Heather of All Aglow, designed to connect breath and movement while creating space to reflect, release, and reconnect. From the mat, transition into Hot Spell’s signature wood-fired sauna experience, where you’ll move at your own pace between the warmth of the sauna, refreshing outdoor cold showers, open-air rest, and the surrounding natural landscape.

Take a quiet walk through the park toward Lake Michigan, breathe in the morning air, and allow the heat, cold, movement, and stillness to become one intentional experience. This is a morning to move, sweat, cool, wander, rest, and reconnect—with your body, your surroundings, and yourself.

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familiar collaborations

Elevated Sessions

August 25th, 5:00pm and 7:30pm

September 29th, 5:00pm and 7:30pm

This 120 minute session is designed to stretch out your evening in the forest and maximize your rest and recovery. Rachael will be providing fire cupping to release muscle tension and has crafted two healing herbal applications for your cooling rounds. Additionally, a soothing herbal infused löyly will calm you during heating rounds.

Sauna Animism

September 25th, 5:30pm

Join us for an evening of magical lore as we deep dive into the living sauna traditions of northern Europe. Rachael Gonzalez (FAMILIAR) will take you through her years of research & experience sweat bathing across the US and Nordics. We will discuss the elements of the sauna, etiquette and what to expect during traditional sauna and why, spirits of the sauna, sauna tools, sauna folk magic - and more! After discussion, we will embody what we learned and enjoy a 75 minute sauna session together in the forest.

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hot spell hosts

The Workbench

Learn about the art of flower pressing while out in nature in this version of Workbench Workshops. Taught by Linda Laake of Linda Laake Designs, learn how to press flowers using every day materials, and then take pre-pressed flowers to create your own natural art piece. Located in partnership with Hot Spell Sauna at the Wulff Lodge in Grant Park, this is the perfect workshop to connect and relax within nature.

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packages

Packages offer the a reward of discounted session pricing for individuals looking to use our ritual as a practice. Each package is delivered as a gift certificate, making it the perfect present for someone you care about!

5 Pack: $150

10 Pack: $270

gift cards

In addition to offering gift certificates for our packages we also have options available for single or private sessions.

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FAQ

  • Enter Grant Park’s northern entrance near the soccer fields and follow the signs to Wulff Lodge.

    215 S. Lake Drive, South Milwaukee, WI 53172

  • We have two wood-fired saunas, cold shower, rest & recovery seating area and access restrooms and changing areas. This is an outdoor experience and will be hosted rain or shine.

  • Bathing suit and water for hydration.

  • Yes. Follow the signs to Hot Spell and you’ll see marked parking spaces once you’ve passed the turnabout at Willow Way.

  • We do not have food or beverages available for purchase onsite.  You are welcome to bring food and beverage with you.  We do not allow food or beverages other than water inside the saunas. 

  • Hosts will explain the process after your check-in and will be available during your session to answer any questions.  Everyone has a different tolerance for heat and cold so please listen to your body and follow what is comfortable for you.  We recommend starting in the sauna followed by the plunge.

    • Always remain hydrated.

    • Always sit on a towel and wipe the bench when you get up.

    • The upper benches will be hotter.

    • Do not touch the stove.

    • Add water to the rocks very slowly, being careful not to burn your hand with the steam.

    • We suggest 5-15 minutes in the sauna for each round. Listen to your body and do not push the exposure. If you begin to feel dizziness or nausea, you should exit and cool down.

    • Before heading back to the sauna you should rehydrate and take a short rest.  Most guests repeat this cycle 3 to 4 times during their session.

  • Visitors must be 18 years of age or older.

  • Contrast therapy, which involves alternating between hot and cold exposure, is an ancient ritual that has gained popularity for its potential benefits in recovery, pain relief, and improved circulation. The scientific understanding is still developing, but we know what we feel, so come try it for yourself.

  • Certain health conditions are not compatible with sauna and cold exposure. If you have any of the following conditions, be sure to check with your doctor:

    • asthma or other breathing conditions

    • cardiovascular issues

    • those using alcohol, stimulants, tranquilizers, or other mind-altering drugs

    • Epilepsy

    • very high or very low blood pressure

    • are feeling ill

    • certain nerve conditions or reduced sensation in extremities

    • pregnancy (talk to your doctor – pregnant women have been using saunas in Finland for as long as they’ve existed)