Two Denver ways to do sauna plus cold plunge without a private suite. Embrace North is a no-frills communal bathhouse at York Street Yards. Sway runs Remedy Lounge recovery rooms in RiNo, Larimer Square, and Central Park. Pricing and what is included decide first.
Both are shared rooms, not locked suites. Start with Pricing, then whether you want extras beyond heat and cold.
Choose Embrace North when you want the cheapest published communal sauna and cold plunge in Denver: $27.50 drop-in or $49.95/mo unlimited at York Street Yards. Choose Sway when you want a recovery lounge that adds infrared, compression, and a warm soak, at $49 drop-in or $129/mo unlimited across three metro rooms.
At a glance
| Feature | Embrace North | Sway Wellness Spa |
|---|---|---|
| Locations we track | Not tracked | |
| Published single session | $27.50 drop-in | $49 drop-in (Remedy Lounge or Larimer Remedy Room) |
| Cold side | Communal cold plunge spa, about 38 to 43°F, seats 9 to 13 | Cold plunges in each Remedy room (one Central Park plunge under maintenance Oct 9) |
| Heat side | Three electric saunas at 200°F | Traditional and infrared sauna (Larimer: sauna in a 40-min Remedy Room) |
| Also included | Nothing extra; sauna and plunge only | Compression, PEMF mats, lounge; warm soak at Central Park; LED at Larimer |
| Membership | $49.95/mo unlimited, excluding tax | $129/mo unlimited Remedy Lounge; Larimer members $25 per session |
| Booking | Embrace North app only | Online booking per location |
| ClassPass on our last check | Unknown on our last check | Larimer shows ClassPass; RiNo and Central Park unknown |
Figures come from our studio listings and can change. Confirm on the operator site before you book. ClassPass inventory is location-specific.
A few practical factors make one a better fit for most people.
Embrace North publishes $27.50 per drop-in and $49.95/mo unlimited, excluding tax. Sway publishes $49 per Remedy Lounge drop-in and $129/mo unlimited at RiNo and Central Park. Larimer Remedy Room is $49 drop-in or $25 for members. Confirm live rates on each operator site. Broader context: contrast therapy cost guide.
Embrace North runs one communal cold plunge spa around 38 to 43°F that seats about 9 to 13 people. Sway rooms all list cold plunge. On October 9, 2026 Sway Central Park said one plunge and the warm soak were under maintenance, with the remaining plunges open.
Embrace North keeps it simple: sauna, cold plunge, repeat. Sway adds infrared cabins, compression, PEMF mats, and lounge access, plus a warm soak at Central Park and LED at Larimer.
Embrace North is at 3863 N Steele Street, Suite 1172, in York Street Yards, northeast of downtown. Sway is at 1428 Larimer St downtown, 3636 Blake St in RiNo, and 2271 Clinton St in Aurora on the Central Park edge.
Two solid options
Best for cheap, frequent contrast
Choose Embrace North when you want a communal sauna and cold plunge habit at the lowest published Denver Pricing.
Best for a fuller recovery lounge
Choose Sway when you want infrared, compression, and lounge time on top of sauna and plunge, or a room downtown or in Aurora.
Quick answers
Embrace North. It publishes a $27.50 drop-in and $49.95/mo unlimited (excluding tax). Sway publishes a $49 Remedy Lounge drop-in and $129/mo unlimited. Local first-timers at Sway RiNo can use code FTVORL for $25, and Embrace North offers two first-timer sessions in its app. Confirm live rates. See the contrast therapy cost guide for wider context.
Both list cold plunge. Embrace North runs a communal cold spa around 38 to 43°F. On our October 9, 2026 check, Sway Central Park said one cold plunge and the warm soak were under maintenance with the remaining plunges open, and its $25 first-visit offer was paused. Sway RiNo and Larimer showed no maintenance note. Confirm on the operator page before you go.
Sway Wellness Spa (Larimer) is in Larimer Square downtown. Embrace North at York Street Yards and Sway RiNo on Blake St are both northeast of downtown. Sway Central Park is in Aurora on the Central Park edge. Start from the Denver hub if you are still picking a neighborhood.
Embrace North unlimited is $49.95/mo excluding tax and covers all Embrace North locations. Sway Remedy Lounge unlimited is $129/mo at RiNo and Central Park. At Larimer, members pay $25 per Remedy Room session. Confirm live terms before you join.
No. Both are shared rooms. For a locked private suite with its own plunge in Denver, compare SweatHouz on Sway vs SweatHouz, or read private suite vs communal bathhouse.
Sway Larimer shows a ClassPass listing on its booking page. ClassPass is unknown for Embrace North, Sway RiNo, and Sway Central Park on our last check. Confirm in the app before you rely on it. Primer: ClassPass for contrast therapy guide.
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