Find a Finnish Friend
They know HOW to sauna and often know where the best hidden gems are.
Things to Look For in a Public Sauna
- Lots of drainage
- Ample ventilation
- Benches up high
- Strong heat (180 F + at head height)
- Rocks for making steam
- Facilities for bathing. Sauna is, after all, the Finnish hot air, steam bath.
These should be in every public sauna. There are so many mobile sauna rentals today that are missing one, and sometimes many, of these basics.
How to Search for Sauna Rentals
Google has a format for searching an specific website. You can see the structure of the query in the links below. This can be used to search most websites. I’ve provided two different examples for the states of Minnesota and Michigan, but you can use the template to search for sauna rentals in any state. At the end of each link, I’ve provided [in square brackets] the total results for each search (at the time of this writing).
MINNESOTA
VRBO search
site:vrbo.com sauna “MN, USA” [392]
site:vrbo.com sauna “MN, USA” “wood-burning” [55]
site:vrbo.com sauna “MN, USA” “wood-fired” [10]
site:vrbo.com sauna “MN, USA” Finnish [262]
Airbnb search
site:airbnb.com sauna “Minnesota, United States” [2150]
site:airbnb.com sauna “Minnesota, United States” “wood-burning” [935]
site:airbnb.com sauna “Minnesota, United States” “wood-fired” [83]
site:airbnb.com sauna “Minnesota, United States” Finnish [79]
MICHIGAN
VRBO search
site:vrbo.com sauna “MI, USA” [472]
site:vrbo.com sauna “MI, USA” “wood-burning” [66]
site:vrbo.com sauna “MI, USA” “wood-fired” [10]
site:vrbo.com sauna “MI, USA” Finnish [305]
Airbnb search
site:airbnb.com sauna “Michigan, United States” [1800]
site:airbnb.com sauna “Michigan, United States” “wood-burning” [683]
site:airbnb.com sauna “Michigan, United States” “wood-fired” [70]
site:airbnb.com sauna “Michigan, United States” Finnish [60]
Craigslist/General Search
site:craigslist.org “vacation rentals” sauna
State Sauna Search for Airbnb
https://www.airbnb.com/new-york-united-states/stays/sauna
replace the "new-york" with the state you would like to search