Garden sauna · score 8.9
Polar Recovery Sauna Cube 3-5 Person
Wooden Front
New circuit (32 A) 3-5 people · £6,000 ready to use
Garden sauna · score 8.2 out of 10
£7,000 from Steam & Oak, about £7,550 ready to use. Wood-fired: no electrics.
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£7,000 at Steam & Oak
That price is for the , Harvia M3, wood-fired version. 10 versions, £6,500 to £7,750: see them all.
The short answer
Ranked 4 of 98 garden saunas on our score.
Good for: 5 people, and a garden with no power: it is wood-fired.
Watch out for: The warranty isn't published.
There are no electrics: it is wood-fired. Sauna electrics.
Yes, it is in the price.
The outside is 2.35 × 3 × 2.4 m (7.0 m² of ground). Leave room around it to build and treat the timber. At 2.40 m tall it is within the 2.5 m limit for outbuildings near a boundary. Planning rules.
About £1.97 of electricity a session and £205 a year at 2 sessions a week, plus about £150 a year of upkeep. Change the numbers in the calculator below. If 2 of you would otherwise pay £10 each for community sauna sessions, it costs about the same as those sessions after 4.4 years.
Made to order; delivered assembled or in sections.
The warranty isn't published. Built from or with 44 mm walls. Outdoors, treat the outside once a year.
| Price | £7,000 |
|---|---|
| Heater | £0 |
| Electrics: no electrics (wood-fired) | £0 |
| Base Get quotes for a level base | £550 |
| Ready to use | £7,550 |
| Running, a year (2 sessions a week) | £205 |
| Upkeep, a year | £150 |
| Total over 5 years | £9,326 |
About £1.97 of electricity a session (power not published, so we assume 6 ). If 2 of you would otherwise pay £10 each for community sauna sessions, it costs about the same as those sessions after 4.4 years.
Every price here is the price Steam & Oak lists for that exact version, read from the seller's own product data. Prices change often; check the seller before buying.
| Version | Price | Ready to use | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce, No heater, cabin only | £6,500 | £8,700 | 7.4 | |
| Spruce, Harvia M3, wood-fired | £7,000 | £7,550 | 8.2 | |
| Spruce, Harvia M3 SL, wood-fired, through-wall feed | £7,000 | £7,550 | 8.2 | |
| Spruce, Harvia Cilindro PC90 9kW, electric | £7,000 | £8,700 | 7.7 | |
| Spruce, Harvia Cilindro PC90XW 9kW WiFi, electric | £7,000 | £8,700 | 7.7 | |
| Thermowood, No heater, cabin only | £7,250 | £9,450 | 7.4 | |
| Thermowood, Harvia M3, wood-fired | £7,750 | £8,300 | 8.2 | |
| Thermowood, Harvia M3 SL, wood-fired, through-wall feed | £7,750 | £8,300 | 8.2 | |
| Thermowood, Harvia Cilindro PC90 9kW, electric | £7,750 | £9,450 | 7.6 | |
| Thermowood, Harvia Cilindro PC90XW 9kW WiFi, electric | £7,750 | £9,450 | 7.6 |
From the seller's pages. "Not published" means we couldn't find it.
| Type | Garden sauna, cube |
|---|---|
| People | 5 |
| Heating | Wood-fired |
| Heater | Harvia M3, wood-fired (power not published: we assume 6 ) |
| Heater in the price? | Yes |
| Power needed | No electrics (wood-fired). Steam & Oak budgets £800 to £1,500 for a and sign-off. The wood-fired M3 needs no electrics. |
| Outside size (W × D × H) | 2.35 × 3 × 2.4 m |
| Wood | or |
| Wall thickness | 44 mm |
| Top temperature | not published |
| Warranty | not published |
| Delivery | Made to order; delivered assembled or in sections |
| Installation | not published |
| Weight | not published |
| Ready-to-use cost per seat (25%) | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| Easy to power and install (20%) | 8.8 |
| Build and materials (20%) | 9.4 |
| Warranty (20%) | 5.8 |
| Specs the seller publishes (15%) | 9.0 |
| Score out of 10 | 8.2 |
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