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 7.7 out of 10
£8,720 from Steam & Oak, about £9,270 ready to use. Wood-fired: no electrics.
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£8,720 at Steam & Oak
That price is for the Wood-fired, Harvia M series version. 4 versions, £7,950 to £8,720: see them all.
The short answer
Ranked 20 of 98 garden saunas on our score.
Good for: 4-6 people, and a garden with no power: it is wood-fired.
Watch out for: The warranty isn't published.
Changing room.
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 5.4 years.
The seller doesn't say how it arrives. Ask whether it comes assembled, and whether they install.
The warranty isn't published. Outdoors, treat the outside once a year.
| Price | £8,720 |
|---|---|
| Heater | £0 |
| Electrics: no electrics (wood-fired) | £0 |
| Base Get quotes for a level base | £550 |
| Ready to use | £9,270 |
| Running, a year (2 sessions a week) | £205 |
| Upkeep, a year | £150 |
| Total over 5 years | £11,046 |
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 5.4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No heater, cabin only | £7,950 | £9,430 | 7.0 | |
| Harvia electric 6 kW | £8,430 | £9,430 | 7.6 | |
| Harvia electric 8 kW | £8,450 | £9,450 | 7.6 | |
| Wood-fired, Harvia M series | £8,720 | £9,270 | 7.7 |
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 | £9,745 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
| Gas, Aurora 81, no safety pack | £9,945 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
| Gas, Botnia 81 with safety pack | £10,045 | Gas heater: we don't compare gas running costs |
| Gas, Aurora 81 with safety pack | £10,245 | 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, cabin |
|---|---|
| People | 4-6 |
| Heating | Wood-fired |
| Heater | Wood-fired, Harvia M series (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 | not published |
| Wall thickness | 45 mm |
| Top temperature | not published |
| Warranty | not published |
| Delivery | not published |
| Installation | not published |
| Weight | not published |
| Ready-to-use cost per seat (30%) | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| Easy to power and install (25%) | 8.8 |
| Build and materials (25%) | 7.6 |
| Warranty (20%) | 5.8 |
| Score out of 10 | 7.7 |
How we score. Scored against other garden saunas.
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