Bali Sauna + Hokkaido Icebath
Kuta, Bali. Rooftop. Sky-facing. Ten minutes from the airport.
THE LOCATION
Above the city. Under the open sky.
Most wellness spaces ask you to go inward by going underground — by removing the world. Hokkaido Icebath does the opposite.
Situated on the rooftop of a building on Sunset Road in Kuta, this is a sauna experience set against the open Balinese sky. The heat of the dome rises toward it. The cold of the water reflects it. Between rounds, you lie back and watch it move.
There is something particular about practicing thermal contrast in open air at elevation. The city continues below. The sky continues above. You are suspended between them, temporary, sweating, cooling, becoming still.
Ten minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. For those arriving in Bali who want to begin immediately. For those leaving who want one last session before the flight. For Kuta residents who want the ritual without the drive to Ubud.
Hokkaido Icebath is the southern anchor of the Bali Sauna Paradise Group — the same philosophy, the same standards, a different sky.
Address: Jl. Sunset Road No.77B, Kuta, Kec. Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361 Open daily: 09:00 – 22:00
THE DOME
The same sacred geometry. A different horizon.
Like its sister venue in Mas Village, Hokkaido Icebath is built around a geodesic dome sauna — a structure based on the mathematical principles of sacred geometry. The same icosahedral form. The same quality of enclosed, circulating heat. The same capacity to hold the body in intense warmth while the mind begins to soften.
The dome at Hokkaido Icebath is maintained between 80 and 95°C. Inside, the spherical structure creates the same quality of stillness that practitioners of the Ubud location know: a heat that does not assault but surrounds, that does not demand endurance but invites surrender.
The difference is what surrounds the dome itself. In Ubud, it is the trees and the land of Mas Village. In Kuta, it is sky — open, wide, unobstructed. The rooftop setting means that even outside the dome, between rounds and during rest, the horizon is visible. Clouds move. Light changes. The city below becomes background.
This is sauna practiced at altitude, in the open air of South Bali.
Sauna details:
- Structure: Geodesic dome
- Temperature: 80–95°C
- Setting: Open-air rooftop
- Same sacred geometry principles as KAYUN Ubud
THE ICEBATH LOUNGE
Four baths. Two temperatures. Designed for the individual.
Hokkaido Icebath takes its name from Japan's northernmost island — a place where cold is not a hardship but a culture. In Hokkaido, winter temperatures drop well below freezing. The people who live there do not merely tolerate the cold; they have built rituals around it. Hot springs followed by cold air. Warmth and cold as a daily conversation between the body and its environment.
That sensibility informs the ice bath experience here.
Hokkaido Icebath offers four individual cold plunge baths — two set at 17°C, two set at 7°C. Each bath is designed for a single person. This is not a communal plunge pool. It is a private encounter between you and the cold.
The individual format changes the experience in a specific way. Without the social dimension of a shared bath, the immersion becomes more interior. There is nowhere to look but inward. The cold has your full attention. The neurochemical surge — norepinephrine up to 530%, dopamine elevated for hours — arrives without distraction.
Two temperatures exist because practitioners are not all in the same place. The 17°C bath is the primary experience: cold enough to trigger the full neurochemical response, accessible enough for those newer to the practice. The 7°C bath is for those with an established practice, those who know what they are doing in the cold and want to go further.
There is no pressure to use the 7°C bath. The 17°C is sufficient for deep totonou. The 7°C is simply available for those who are ready.
Icebath details:
- 4 individual plunge baths (1 person per bath)
- 2 baths at 17°C
- 2 baths at 7°C
- Private immersion format
SKY AND STILLNESS
Between rounds, the sky.
The rest phase of thermal contrast therapy — the time between cold immersion and the next sauna round — is where totonou develops. The body recalibrates. The neurochemicals settle. The theta brainwave state deepens.
Most facilities offer a bench, a room, perhaps a garden. Hokkaido Icebath offers the Kuta sky.
The rooftop rest area is open to the air. When the sun is moving west toward the ocean, the light changes quickly. The quality of stillness available in that light, in that air, after three rounds of heat and cold, is specific to this place and this elevation.
Guests frequently report that the rest phase at Hokkaido Icebath carries a particular quality of openness — not the enclosed, tree-lined quiet of the Ubud location, but something more expansive. Sky as a context for stillness. Horizon as a reminder of scale.
This is what it means to integrate totonou above the city.
DINING — KIN NO SHAMOJI
Japanese cuisine. Rooftop. After the sauna.
Hokkaido Icebath shares its rooftop with Kin no Shamoji — a Japanese restaurant operating within the same space.
The pairing is not accidental. Japanese food culture and Japanese sauna culture share the same underlying sensibility: precision, restraint, the belief that simple things done with full attention produce something extraordinary. A bowl of rice prepared properly. A sauna heated to exactly the right temperature. A cold bath entered with full presence.
After a sauna session, the body is in a particular state — open, receptive, sensitive to taste and texture in ways that are often dulled in ordinary daily life. The totonou state heightens sensory awareness. Food eaten in this state tastes different. Better. More itself.
Kin no Shamoji offers Japanese cuisine in this context — on the same rooftop, in the same open air, with the same sky above. Guests are welcome to move between sauna session and dining as they wish. There is no prescribed order. Some begin with food and move to the sauna. Most end with it.
The restaurant is a separate operation with its own menu and ordering. KAYUN group guests are welcome to dine before, during, or after their sauna session.
SHISHA LOUNGE — WARUNG SHISHA
Shisha on the rooftop. For those who want to stay.
Also sharing the Hokkaido Icebath rooftop is Warung Shisha — a shisha lounge offering a place to settle after the sauna session, or between rounds, in the open evening air.
The combination of a completed sauna practice and a rooftop shisha session in the Kuta evening is its own kind of ritual. The body is light. The mind is quiet. The city below continues its noise, but up here, there is a particular kind of ease.
Warung Shisha is a separate business operating within the same rooftop complex. It is available to all guests of Hokkaido Icebath before, during, or after their sauna session.
PRICING
Simple pricing. All facilities included.
One entry covers everything: the geodesic dome sauna, all four individual ice baths, access to the rooftop rest area, and the open sky above Kuta.
No time limits. Stay for two hours or five. The space does not rush you.
Pricing:
Standard Entry IDR 250,000 per person
Full access to all facilities. Unlimited time.
Local & KITAS Holders IDR 150,000 per person
Valid Indonesian ID or KITAS required at entry.
Every entry includes:
• Geodesic dome sauna (unlimited rounds, 80–95°C)
• Individual ice baths: 2 × 17°C and 2 × 7°C (unlimited)
• Rooftop rest area and open-air cooling
• Towel
• Locker and changing room
• Shower facilities
• Complimentary water
Dining at Kin no Shamoji and shisha at Warung Shisha are priced and ordered separately.
ACCESS
Ten minutes from the airport. On Sunset Road.
北に向かって左側にあるECCOS Plazaの屋上にあります。3階までエレベーターで上がり、その後屋上階段でお上がりください。 バイクをご利用の方は、建物1階のガレージ内に駐車可能です。車をご利用の方は、近隣の有料駐車場をご利用ください。
THE TWO LOCATIONS
Same group. Same philosophy. Two different skies.
KAYUN Wellness Center — Mas Village, Ubud
The original location. Sacred tree. Nature-immersed. Yoga shala. Quiet artisan village far from the tourist centers. The place for those who want to go deep into stillness.
Open daily 09:00 – 21:00
Jl. Raya Mas No.51, Mas Village, Ubud
Both venues share the same standards: geodesic dome saunas, individual ice baths at 17°C and 7°C, unlimited time, and the same commitment to genuine thermal contrast practice over superficial wellness aesthetics.
The philosophy is the same. The sky is different. Choose accordingly — or visit both.
Bali Sauna + Hokkaido Icebath — Sunset Road, Kuta
The rooftop location. Sky-facing. Urban. Japanese restaurant and shisha lounge on-site. The place for those who want the same practice with a different horizon.
Open daily 09:00 – 22:00
Jl. Sunset Road No.77B, Kuta
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Q: Do I need a reservation?
A: No. Hokkaido Icebath operates on a walk-in basis. Simply arrive during opening hours and enter.
Q: Is the ice bath shared or private?
A: All four ice baths are individual — one person per bath. This is not a communal pool. Each immersion is a private experience.
Q: What is the difference between 17°C and 7°C?
A: Both temperatures trigger the neurochemical response associated with totonou. 17°C is the primary experience and is suitable for all practitioners. 7°C is significantly colder and is recommended for those with an established cold immersion practice. If you are new to ice baths, begin with 17°C.
Q: How long can I stay?
A: As long as you need. There are no time limits. Most guests complete two to four full rounds of sauna and cold immersion over ninety minutes to two hours. Some stay longer.
Q: Can I eat at Kin no Shamoji without doing the sauna?
A: Yes. The restaurant is open to all guests. Dining and sauna are separate experiences that can be combined in any order.
Q: Is Warung Shisha available to sauna guests?
A: Yes. The shisha lounge is on the same rooftop and is open to all guests.
Q: What is the difference between this location and KAYUN Wellness Center in Ubud?
A: KAYUN Ubud is set in a quiet artisan village surrounded by nature, with a sacred tree, yoga shala. Hokkaido Icebath in Kuta is a rooftop venue with an open sky, urban setting, Japanese restaurant, and shisha lounge. The sauna and ice bath practice is the same at both. The atmosphere is distinct.
Q: Is there parking?
A: Yes. Parking is available on-site and on Jl. Sunset Road.
Q: Are children welcome?
A: Children 15 and under are welcome when accompanied by a paying adult. Please inquire about children's entry pricing at the venue.