Editorial policy
This page explains where the facts on Sauna City Guide come from, how we check and correct them, and what we will not do. It applies to every listing, city page and guide on the site.
Where our facts come from
We use sources in this order, and we stop as soon as a detail is confirmed:
- The place's own website and booking page. Prices, hours, sauna types, temperatures, swimsuit and co-ed rules, minimum age and booking rules come from here whenever the place publishes them.
- Other named sources. When the official site is silent, we use city guides, newspapers and similar sources that name the place directly. We prefer local news and official tourism sites over other directories.
- Nothing else. If no source covers a detail, we leave it out. A blank field on a listing means we could not confirm it, not that the place does not have it.
Every listing links to the sources it uses, with the month we checked each one.
How we check a listing
- We only list a place when we can confirm it is open to the public, with a day pass, a drop-in session or a bookable visit.
- Each listing shows the month we last confirmed it is open, and prices show the month we checked them.
- We do not list promotional or introductory prices. A day-pass price is the regular price for one visit.
- Temperatures are the ones the place publishes. We do not estimate them.
- When a place closes, we mark it as closed and remove it from the city lists.
Corrections
If something on a listing is wrong, tell us. We check the report against the place's own website or another named source, update the listing and move its "Last checked" date. If we cannot confirm the new detail, we remove the old one rather than leave a figure we no longer trust. We do not hide corrections: the date on the listing always shows when it was last checked.
Health topics
Our guides about sauna, cold plunge and health only describe what published research shows, and they link to the studies. We explain the limits of that research, such as whether a study was observational, and we say who should talk to a doctor first. We do not make medical promises, and nothing on this site is medical advice.
Independence and ads
- Listings are free. No sauna, bathhouse or spa can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to have a detail changed.
- We do not accept free visits or gifts in exchange for coverage.
- When the site shows ads, they pay for running it. Ads are always labeled and kept separate from the listings, and advertisers have no say over what we write.
- If we ever add affiliate links, for example to a booking service, we will label them on the page.
Who runs the site
Sauna City Guide is an independent website. It is not owned by, and does not take money from, any sauna, bathhouse, spa or equipment maker. You can reach the editors at hello@saunacityguide.com.