Banya No.1 is the first of its kind in the UK and brings Russia’s oldest and most popular wellness traditions to the capital and makes it accessible. Wellness is a new Wealth and people are now looking for an experience. This is exactly what Banya No.1 offers to its guests. Banya is part of a Life-Style to keep bodies happy and healthy. The experience is aimed to be healing and de-stress, prevent illness and boost the immune system.
Being not a typical spa experience, it features an authentic Russian steam room, plunge pool (9°C), hot stone and treatment rooms and a R & R area with comfortable private booths. It's an Experience with traditional thermal massages, honest and effective treatments with natural and organic ingredients. It's Invigorating as well as Relaxing, It's Social as well as Private. The key signature treatment is Parenie – an invigorating thermal massage, that uses leafy and fragrant bundles of birch, oak and eucalyptus twigs in the superheated steam of the authentic Russian steam room. Followed by a contrast icy cold plunge it causes release of adrenalin, stress hormones and immense invigoration that follows. We offer a selection of wellness & spa treatments, with ingredients strictly natural and organic and prepared on the premises - pure honey, sea salt, coffee, fresh aloe leaves, organic mud. We offer Russian delicacies and traditional drinks, that help to keep your hydration and electrolyte balance. Our guests can sit and socialise in the comfortable booths of the lounge bar in between treatments and visits to the steam room.
Our Story
Banya No.1 is the first of its kind in the UK and brings Russia’s oldest and most popular wellness traditions to the capital and makes it accessible. Wellness is a new Wealth and people are now looking for an experience. This is exactly what Banya No.1 offers to its guests. Banya No 1 promises an experience that goes beyond that of a conventional sauna or spa where our guests can improve their health while having fun and socialising with friends. At its heart lies a holistic approach to wellness and wellbeing. Established in January 2012 it quickly gained fame and popularity amongst discerning British & International clientele. "Spa Junky" (Financial Times) says "It may be a Russian spa, but let's not keep it just for Russians" Banya is part of a Life-Style to keep bodies happy and healthy. The experience is aimed to be healing and de-stress, prevent illness and boost the immune system. Banya No.1 provides an ideal unique environment for our guests to enjoy the immediate benefits of being refreshed and re-energised. Together with holistic and effective natural spa treatments and unforgettable massage techniques, individual and group sessions, traditional healthy snacks and drinks our bath club provides an opportunity to help regain a state of harmony and wellbeing, happiness and balance in our guests’ lifestyle.
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