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CHICAGO BATH HOUSE
Your urban oasis for authentic sauna, spa, and wellness in Chicago.
3.6(5 reviews)
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Your urban oasis for authentic sauna, spa, and wellness in Chicago.
CHICAGO BATH HOUSE offers a traditional Eastern European-inspired wellness experience in the heart of Chicago. Located at 1914 W Division St, we provide authentic saunas, steam rooms, cold plunge pools, and jacuzzis, along with professional spa services like massages and facials. Our on-site cafe serves delicious food and drinks, creating a holistic retreat for relaxation and rejuvenation. Whether you're seeking a few hours of escape or a full day of pampering, we welcome guests to unwind in our communal facilities and enjoy affordable, quality treatments.
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Enjoy traditional saunas, steam rooms, and cold plunge pools in our communal wellness area for relaxation and detoxification.
Relieve stress and tension with customized massage treatments performed by skilled therapists in a serene setting.
Receive expert facial treatments, including extractions and infrared therapy, to rejuvenate and improve your skin health.
Savor a variety of food and beverages at our bath house cafe, perfect for refueling during your visit.
Experience the traditional Russian platza therapy with oak or birch leaves for enhanced circulation and wellness.
Best sauna place in the city, don’t expect luxurious amenities, but everything works and the saunas are great, cold plunge pool amazing, but the food is amazing. Just a great place to spend a fee hours weekly.
I was disappointed with my experience here. They do not make it clear up front that their SOP (or "admission" fee, under the FAQ section of their website - who reads those when booking at a spa?) is to charge $45 a head to use all their communal facilities, which include their locker rooms with your own locker, sauna, jacuzzi, cold pool, and steam room. You can opt to just get the services you booked, but when I initially said I wanted to do that, the woman behind the desk got hostile and gruff. I decided to go ahead and cough up the money to get the full experience, and she slapped down a robe, towel and shower shoes on the desk in front of me. I'd wanted to have my massage first and then my facial, but she informed me they'd do my facial first and then the massage. My friend and I sat at the bar, where the bartender was the only semi-friendly/gracious staff member I encountered there. Then we checked out the downstairs. The locker room area was small and choked with people. We enjoyed the jacuzzi and steam room, but the sauna was disappointing - most saunas have a pleasant, relaxing heat to them, but this one was like stepping onto the planet Mercury. I jumped up in pain after attempting to sit down on one of the benches in it - it almost burned my skin, it was so hot. When it was time for my facial, the facialist was even gruffer than the receptionist chick. She directed me to lie on the table and pull down my robe a little so she could do the treatment. I told her it I'd be most comfortable just leaving it off and covering myself with the blanket. She actually said, "I don't care what makes you comfortable, I'm just here to do your facial." I should've just left at that point. However, the facial was decent. The massage was disappointing. The massage therapist didn’t ask me if I had any areas I needed her to focus on, as is customary. I asked her for more pressure a couple of times, and she let me know that what she was doing was the best she could do. It wasn't good. In summary, all but one of the staff were amazingly rude, the services were mediocre, and I didn't appreciate the steep, mostly-hidden fee. Will not be returning.
A local friend recommended this spot to me, I called for an appointment one day in advance and booked a facial and massage for the time of my choosing. Both services were EXCELLENT, the facial was so professional and a true skincare facial with extractions, infrared, etc. (not just one where they later on a million creams). Massage was amazing and attentive. I didn't sauna but everything looked clean and cozy, this will definitely become my spot for affordable treatments when I'm in Chicago!
Visited on October 17, 2025 I stopped in and asked the bartender about the drink menu, hoping for a recommendation. Instead, he told me I needed to know exactly what drink I wanted and that he couldn’t help me decide. When I seemed surprised, he added, “This isn’t a dive bar you must be accustomed to.” I laughed awkwardly and said, “Wow, that was petty,” because I was clearly uncomfortable — and then he refused to serve me. I’ve never had a bartender speak to a customer like that before. It was condescending, unprofessional, and completely unnecessary. I left feeling embarrassed and unwelcome. Definitely not the kind of attitude anyone should encounter when spending money somewhere. For anyone who’d like to avoid this gentleman, his name was supposedly Hamlet— I may doubt this to be his real name as the rest of the staff said they hadn’t worked here long so they actually didn’t know the gentleman’s name when I did try to corroborate. I honestly left in tears I’ve never in my life been so embarrassed and so unwelcome by a bartender of all people.
Nadia and Gamlet were very gracious and welcoming at the Bath cafe. We liked food and warm hospitality. Sasha at the front desk was also very good , she recommended Dyadya Vasya for platza, who performed his art wonderfully 💪🏼 Thank you guys !!! Tanya from San Francisco @ Archimedes Banya
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