2 centres · Greater London
Humid heat around 45°C, gentler on the body than a sauna. London has more wellness centres than the rest of the UK combined, and each part of the city does something different.
2 centres currently offer steam room in London, all verified by our team. Listed prices run from £22 to £260, with an hour typically around £22. Visits are priced for 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 2 hours, 4 hours or 6 hours. All of them welcome guests on their own premises. They are spread across Mayfair and Shoreditch. Besides English, teams at these centres speak Arabic and French.
Elite
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Mayfair, London
Hotel spa with a 20-metre pool, thermal suite and eight treatment rooms
4.7 · 3 reviews
Exclusive
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Shoreditch, London
Social sauna and cold plunges in two railway arches, open until 10pm
5.0 · 2 reviews
A steam room is a tiled, sealed room filled with warm, saturated steam, usually kept between 40 and 50°C at close to 100% humidity. It feels hotter than the thermometer suggests because sweat cannot evaporate, but the lower temperature makes it gentler than a sauna for many people. Spas often infuse the steam with eucalyptus or mint, and some build aromatic or crystal steam rooms as part of a thermal journey.
People use it to relax, to warm muscles before a massage and because the humid air feels soothing on the airways and the skin. Ten to fifteen minutes is enough, followed by a cool shower; many spas suggest alternating steam, sauna and cold water over a session.
Steam rooms are almost always part of a spa day, gym or facilities pass rather than sold on their own; a thermal facilities pass at a UK spa costs about £25 to £60. The same cautions as sauna apply: not in pregnancy without medical advice, not after alcohol, and check with your GP if you have heart or blood pressure problems or a respiratory condition.
Read the full guide to steam room — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as steam bath, aromatherapy steam room and eucalyptus steam room.
Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Chelsea are home to the five-star hotel spas, where a spa day with lunch is priced as a special occasion and weekend slots go weeks ahead. Shoreditch has led the city's bathhouse and social sauna boom, with hot–cold circuits in railway arches and on rooftops that open late and book by the ninety-minute session. Kensington and Paddington hold the established holistic clinics, combining acupuncture, osteopathy and reflexology under one roof, while Soho's studios run yoga, breathwork and sound baths from early morning to late evening.
More on spas and wellness in London as a whole — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For steam room specifically, the centres listed here are in Mayfair and Shoreditch . You can also browse everything in London .
Listed prices run from £22 to £260, depending on the length of the visit and what is included. An hour typically costs around £22.
Not at the moment. All 2 centres offering steam room in London welcome guests on their own premises only.
At the moment: Mayfair and Shoreditch.
