Mande Spa

Three Mande Spa outdoor saunas, $5,939 to $8,099 — the MW12 for two or three, the MW16 for four, the MW20 for five or six. All three are thermowood, and the range is a single design in three sizes rather than three products.

Pick the size, not the model

Because the three are the same build scaled up, the decision is only how many people sit in it and how much garden it takes. Buy for the number you will actually use rather than the number you could seat at a party: a larger cabin costs more to heat every session, and an under-filled sauna is a running cost you pay for once a year.

Thermowood outdoors

Thermo-treatment is a heat process that makes timber more dimensionally stable, which is what you want on something standing outside through a wet winter. It is a property of the wood rather than a coating, so it does not wear off — but the cabin still needs a level prepared base before delivery day.

Delivery

Free shipping to the lower 48, no minimum, and it stops at the curb — the crate is left at the end of your driveway. Getting it inside is a $600 white-glove upgrade. Getting it inside and assembled is $1,800, which covers everything except electrical work: we recommend you hire a local electrician for that, because the wiring has to meet your local code and pass local inspection. Service fees are non-refundable: if the sauna goes back, the installation does not.