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Saunas, steam rooms and cold plunges in Mauritius

Saunas and cold water anchored for a Mauritian coast — a teak cabin on a lagoon deck in Tamarin, a carved basalt plunge in a Black River garden, a thermal suite for a resort at Belle Mare. Each room is drawn for its exposure, built and dry-assembled in our Istanbul factory, shipped to Port Louis and installed by our own crew, tied down to engineer-signed details and specified in A4 stainless.

Mauritius — Grand Baie
Since 1987building saunas, steam rooms and hammams in our own factory — 2026 is the 40th year
1,450completed projects in more than 35 countries, 220 of them hotel spas
Nov – Maycyclone season: anchorage is a design load, not a precaution
24 monthswarranty on every room, with quarterly service plans for the coast
Why it is different here

Three things this island does to a wellness installation

The wind is a design load

Cyclone season runs roughly November to May. A cabin is anchored on a continuous load path — roof to wall, wall to frame, frame to steel, steel to concrete — with straps and threaded rod rather than weight, and engineer-signed where exposure warrants it. Our cyclone tie-down work is priced as its own line so you can see what exposure costs.

Nothing dries on its own

Warm air close to saturation will not dry a wet room overnight. Every enclosed room gets ducted mechanical extract on a humidistat, every cabin sits on a ventilated void, and every vapour barrier is continuous with sealed penetrations. A gap traps moisture in the wall, which is worse than no barrier.

The chiller runs every month

There is no cool season to help, so efficiency comes from insulation, a lid people will lift and shade. Our cold plunge tubs and basalt basins are built that way before any compressor is chosen.

What we build here

8 rooms, specified for Mauritius

Saunas
from MUR 160k

Saunas

On this island the wind is a design load, not weather. Everything freestanding is tied down to concrete, and a cabin t…

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Cold plunges
from MUR 100k

Cold plunges

On an island where the lagoon sits at bath temperature for much of the year, cold water has to be made, and it has to …

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Cyclone engineering
from MUR 45k

Cyclone engineering

This is the part of the job nobody photographs and the part that decides whether the rest of it is still there in Marc…

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Steam rooms
from MUR 250k

Steam rooms

Building a steam room on a humid island sounds redundant and is not — but it does mean the ventilation has to be far b…

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Infrared cabins
from MUR 75k

Infrared cabins

In a Grand Baie apartment under a syndic, a rented villa in Flic en Flac or a Moka house you do not want to alter, an …

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Resort spas
from MUR 1,300k

Resort spas

Mauritius competes at the top of the Indian Ocean resort market, where guests choose a property partly for its spa and…

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Gym & club zones
from MUR 330k

Gym & club zones

Mauritian gyms sit in three kinds of building: office towers in Ebène and Port Louis, hotel and resort fitness centres…

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Villa wellness suites
from MUR 420k

Villa wellness suites

Estate villas here are frequently second homes owned from abroad, and that changes the brief: it has to work unattende…

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Bands are indicative, in thousand MUR, supplied and installed. Full price guide →

The range

Other rooms we build for Mauritius

Sauna interior, benches and heater — Mauritius
Sauna interior, benches and heater
Commercial cold plunge pool — Mauritius
Commercial cold plunge pool
Halotherapy salt room — Mauritius
Halotherapy salt room
Snow room for a resort spa — Mauritius
Snow room for a resort spa
Löyly: water on hot stones — Mauritius
Löyly: water on hot stones
From the sauna door to the cold plunge — Mauritius
From the sauna door to the cold plunge
In the sauna — Mauritius
In the sauna
Chest-deep in cold water — Mauritius
Chest-deep in cold water
The first seconds of a cold plunge — Mauritius
The first seconds of a cold plunge
Hyperbaric chamber in a home wellness room — Mauritius
Hyperbaric chamber in a home wellness room
Timber, stone, brass and mosaic samples — Mauritius
Timber, stone, brass and mosaic samples
Cold plunge chiller and plant — Mauritius
Cold plunge chiller and plant

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Where in Mauritius

Sauna and cold plunge installation across Mauritius

Four regional pages for one small island: the north from Grand Baie to Trou aux Biches, the west and south from Tamarin and Black River to Le Morne and Bel Ombre, the east coast from Belle Mare to Poste Lafayette, and the central plateau with Moka, Curepipe and Port Louis. Exposure, humidity and budget change on each.

Grand Baie & the north
North

Grand Baie & the north

Saunas, infrared cabins and cold plunge tubs for Grand Baie flats, Pereybere villas and Trou aux Biches resorts, cyclo…

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Tamarin, the west and the south
West

Tamarin, the west and the south

Saunas and carved basalt plunges for Tamarin, Black River, Flic en Flac, Le Morne and Bel Ombre villas and resorts, cy…

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Belle Mare & the east coast
East

Belle Mare & the east coast

Saunas, steam rooms and cold plunges for Belle Mare resorts, Poste Lafayette villas and Beau Champ estates, with engin…

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Moka, Curepipe & Port Louis
Central

Moka, Curepipe & Port Louis

Saunas, steam rooms and ice baths for Moka and Curepipe homes and Port Louis gyms and offices: cooler, wetter, no salt…

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How we work

Built in our factory, anchored for the island

We have manufactured saunas, steam rooms and hammams since 1987: 1,450 completed projects in more than 35 countries, 220 hotel spas and 680 private homes, and 78% of our clients come back for another room. The quality system is ISO 9001:2015, and heaters carry CE / EN 60335, TÜV and GS marks.

Every cabin is dry-assembled and checked in the factory, then numbered and crated with its fixings, seals and a spares allowance. While the crates are at sea to Port Louis, the deck, anchorage pads, drainage and cable are prepared on site; our own crew then installs, commissions and trains the caretaker or spa team.

Every quote separates the anchorage package and the marine specification, so you can see exactly what the coast costs and choose a sheltered position if you would rather not pay it. Typical budgets are set out in our guide to sauna and cold plunge cost in Mauritius.

Teak sauna panels being fitted at a factory bench before dry assembly
Dry-assembled in our Istanbul factory, then crated for Port Louis
Journal

Written for people building in Mauritius

Questions

Mauritius: asked before every project

Will a cabin survive a cyclone?

Anchored properly, yes. The tie-down detail is the first thing we draw, not the last, and on exposed sites an engineer signs it. Anchorage can also be retrofitted to installations that never had any.

Do I need a chiller?

On this island, yes, every month of the year. There is no cool season to lean on, so insulation, a lid and shade decide how hard the chiller works.

The villa is empty half the year. Is that a problem?

Not if it is designed for it: humidistat-controlled extract that runs unattended, a written shutdown routine, a caretaker checklist and, if you want it, remote temperature and leak alarms to your phone.

Why is the service interval quarterly?

Continuous humidity and salt. There is no dry month in which metal or timber gets a rest, so a six-monthly interval does not survive here.

How do spares work on an island?

Every room ships with a spares allowance, and we leave a kit on site with part numbers on the lid. A shipment to Port Louis takes weeks and a guest will not wait.

How long does a project take?

6–10 weeks from drawing approval for a single sauna or steam room, plus the sea passage to Port Louis; 12–16 weeks for a complete villa suite. Resorts follow their construction programme.

Next step

Tell us about the site in Mauritius

Send a photo of the space and its size on WhatsApp — we reply within one business day with photos of similar finished rooms and an itemised quote.

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