You can take an ice bath in Singapore at three kinds of place: a dedicated recovery club, a 24-hour spa, or an onsen. The water runs from about 3°C at the coldest club to 19°C at the onsen, and a visit costs roughly S$39 to S$88.
Those are different products. Water at 4°C is a hard two minutes. Water at 18°C is a cool pool. Check the listed temperature before you book, because "cold plunge" on a website covers both.
Where to go, by water temperature
| Venue | Listed cold water | Price | What else you get | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ice Bath Club | 3 to 10°C | S$45 to S$55 drop-in | A 90°C sauna | Our guide, June 2026 |
| Plunge Club | 4°C and 8°C baths | S$39 to S$52 drop-in | Sauna and lounge | Our guide, June 2026 |
| Nowhere Baths | 13°C plunge | S$55 for 2 hours | Hot pools, steam room and sauna | Our guide, June 2026 |
| G.Spa | 8 to 15°C plunge | S$88 nett for up to 24 hours | Hot pool, sauna, steam room and buffet | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Yunomori Onsen | 17 to 19°C cold bath | S$49.05 day pass | Hot baths, steam and lounge, no time limit | 5 Oct 2026 |
- Listed cold water
- 3 to 10°C
- Price
- S$45 to S$55 drop-in
- What else you get
- A 90°C sauna
- Checked
- Our guide, June 2026
- Listed cold water
- 4°C and 8°C baths
- Price
- S$39 to S$52 drop-in
- What else you get
- Sauna and lounge
- Checked
- Our guide, June 2026
- Listed cold water
- 13°C plunge
- Price
- S$55 for 2 hours
- What else you get
- Hot pools, steam room and sauna
- Checked
- Our guide, June 2026
- Listed cold water
- 8 to 15°C plunge
- Price
- S$88 nett for up to 24 hours
- What else you get
- Hot pool, sauna, steam room and buffet
- Checked
- 5 Oct 2026
- Listed cold water
- 17 to 19°C cold bath
- Price
- S$49.05 day pass
- What else you get
- Hot baths, steam and lounge, no time limit
- Checked
- 5 Oct 2026
The first three rows come from our guide to the best recovery clubs in Singapore, which recorded each operator's own listing in June 2026. Confirm those prices before you book. The last two rows come from the operators' pages on 5 October 2026. The Yunomori temperature is from its landlord's venue page, which dates from 2018.
Recovery clubs: the real cold
A recovery club is built around the plunge. The water is in single digits, the sauna is next to it, and a session is short.
On the listings our guide recorded, The Ice Bath Club runs its baths at 3 to 10°C beside a 90°C sauna, and Plunge Club keeps two baths at about 4°C and 8°C. Drop-in prices sat between S$39 and S$55, with off-peak slots at the lower end.
This is the right choice if cold exposure itself is the goal.
Spas: mild cold, long stay
A spa treats the cold pool as one stop among many.
G.Spa on Guillemard Road lists a cold plunge at 8 to 15°C, a hot pool at 39 to 42°C and a sauna at 75 to 85°C. Entry is S$88 nett and lasts up to 24 hours, with a buffet included. At the cold end of its range that plunge is as cold as a recovery club's warmer bath.
G.Spa's own admission page suggests a cycle: 10 to 15 minutes in the hot pool, 8 to 12 minutes in the sauna or steam room, 30 to 60 seconds in the cold plunge, then 10 minutes of rest, repeated two or three times. Note the cold part. It is under a minute.
Bubble House+ in Jurong East also includes soaking pools in its admission, from S$70.74 nett for 6 hours. Its price list does not state pool temperatures, so ask before you go if cold water is the point. Our guide to 24-hour spas in Singapore covers both venues.
The onsen: cool, not cold
Yunomori Onsen at Kallang Wave Mall has a cold bath listed at 17 to 19°C. That is a refreshing dip between hot baths. It is not an ice bath, and nobody should book it expecting one.
What it offers instead is time. The S$49.05 day pass has no time limit, so an afternoon of hot water with cool dips costs less than a single club session. Our guide to Yunomori Onsen at Kallang has the full price list.
At home
A bathtub, cold tap water and a few bags of ice make a serviceable plunge. Singapore tap water is warm, so you need more ice than you expect, and a thermometer tells you what you actually built. Many flats have no bathtub, which is one reason the clubs exist.
A cold shower is not the same thing, but it is free, and it is a fair way to find out whether you like the idea at all.
What an ice bath does and does not do
The honest summary of the evidence is modest. The best-supported effect of cold water is a short-term lift in mood and alertness. Some people also say it eases the feeling of soreness. The case for anything bigger is thin.
One finding matters to lifters. A 2024 review pooled eight studies and found that cold water immersion straight after resistance training modestly reduced muscle growth. Every trial applied the cold within about 15 minutes of the session. So if you lift to build muscle, do not plunge right after. Use the cold on rest days or cardio days, or leave several hours between the two.
Our review of sauna versus cold plunge sets out the studies, including why the sauna has the stronger evidence of the two.
Safety
Humour off for this part.
Sudden cold puts load on the heart and can make you gasp and hyperventilate. See a doctor before you try cold water immersion if you are pregnant, or have heart disease, a heart-rhythm condition, or high or low blood pressure that is not controlled. G.Spa bars pregnant guests from its pools, sauna and steam room.
For everyone else:
- start with short dips of 30 to 60 seconds, in the warmer bath if there is a choice
- get in slowly and keep your breathing steady
- never plunge alone, and never after alcohol
- get out at once if you feel dizzy, numb or unwell
This article is general information, not medical advice.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I take an ice bath in Singapore?
At recovery clubs such as The Ice Bath Club and Plunge Club, at G.Spa, and in a milder form at Yunomori Onsen.
How cold are ice baths in Singapore?
From about 3°C at the coldest club listing to 17 to 19°C at the onsen. G.Spa lists 8 to 15°C.
How much does an ice bath cost?
Recovery club drop-ins were S$39 to S$55 when we recorded them in June 2026. G.Spa is S$88 nett for up to 24 hours. A Yunomori day pass is S$49.05.
Should I take an ice bath after lifting weights?
Not straight after, if muscle growth is the goal. A 2024 review found that immediate cold immersion modestly reduced it.
How long should I stay in?
Start with 30 to 60 seconds. G.Spa's own guidance for its cold plunge is 30 to 60 seconds a round.
Sources
- 24-hour spa admission, gspa.com.sg
- Price list, yunomorisg.com
- Soak So Shiok, thekallang.com.sg
- Our pricelist, houseplus.sg
- Throwing cold water on muscle growth: a systematic review with meta-analysis, European Journal of Sport Science, 2024
- The best recovery clubs in Singapore, thecatalystfeed.com
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