Garden sauna · score 8.8
Polar Recovery Sauna Cube 3-5 Person
Wooden Front
New circuit (32 A) 3-5 people · £6,000 ready to use
Garden sauna · score 7.5 out of 10
£9,515 from Steam & Oak, about £10,065 ready to use. Wood-fired: no electrics.
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£9,515 at Steam & Oak
That price is for the With Harvia M3 wood fired version. 5 versions, £8,745 to £10,945: see them all.
The short answer
Ranked 44 of 98 garden saunas on our score.
Good for: 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 seller doesn't publish the outside size. Ask before you order, and check the height if it will stand within 2 m of a fence. 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 5.8 years.
The seller doesn't say how it arrives. Ask whether it comes assembled, and whether they install.
The warranty isn't published. Built from . Outdoors, treat the outside once a year.
| Price | £9,515 |
|---|---|
| Heater | £0 |
| Electrics: no electrics (wood-fired) | £0 |
| Base Get quotes for a level base | £550 |
| Ready to use | £10,065 |
| Running, a year (2 sessions a week) | £205 |
| Upkeep, a year | £150 |
| Total over 5 years | £11,842 |
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 5.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell only | £8,745 | £10,545 | 6.8 | |
| With Harvia M3 wood fired | £9,515 | £10,065 | 7.5 | |
| With Harvia Cilindro PC90 9kW | £9,545 | £10,545 | 7.4 | |
| With Harvia Cilindro PC90XW 9kW WiFi (incl. door sensor) | £10,445 | £11,445 | 7.4 | |
| With Harvia Legend PO110XW 10.8kW WiFi (incl. door sensor) | £10,945 | £11,945 | 7.4 |
Listed by the seller under the same product. Prices from the seller's own product data.
| Version | Price | Why it isn't in our comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Gas, Botnia 81, no safety pack | £10,840 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
| Gas, Aurora 81, no safety pack | £11,040 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
| Gas, Botnia 81 with safety pack | £11,140 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
| Gas, Aurora 81 with safety pack | £11,340 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
From the seller's pages. "Not published" means we couldn't find it.
| Type | Garden sauna, barrel |
|---|---|
| People | not published |
| 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) |
| Outside size (W × D × H) | not published |
| Wood | |
| Wall thickness | not published |
| Top temperature | not published |
| Warranty | not published |
| Delivery | not published |
| Installation | not published |
| Weight | not published |
| Ready-to-use cost per seat (30%) | 7.0 |
|---|---|
| Easy to power and install (25%) | 8.8 |
| Build and materials (25%) | 8.2 |
| Warranty (20%) | 5.8 |
| Score out of 10 | 7.5 |
How we score. Scored against other garden saunas.
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