Teddy's Hot House

1915 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Teddy's Hot House is a purpose-built Finnish sauna ritual studio tucked on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice. The centerpiece is a dedicated 195°F traditional Finnish sauna clad in magnolia wood — dry, crackling heat with proper wood smell and none of the dialed-down temperatures common at chain infrared studios. Sessions are built around the 90-minute contrast ritual: structured rounds through the sauna paired with a deep cold plunge, cueing your body through full heat-shock and cold-shock cycles. This is a destination for people who already know they love traditional sauna and want a setup that takes the practice seriously. The atmosphere is intimate and quiet — closer to a European wellness studio than a big-box recovery club — and the staff coaches first-timers through the protocol without making it feel like a class. Pricing is per-session with memberships available for regulars. If you've been to bathhouses in Helsinki or the Catskills and left LA's infrared circuit feeling lukewarm, Teddy's is where Venice locals go to get the real thing.