Best Infrared Two-Person Saunas for Apartments 2025 (No Electrician Needed)

What’s the best two-person infrared sauna for apartments in 2025? In this video, I review 4 of the top models that actually fit in small spaces and work on standard outlets — no electrician required. We’ll cover plug & play saunas that are perfect for condos, apartments, and small homes, including Heavenly Heat, Clearlight, and Radiant Health.

You’ll learn the exact size requirements for two-person saunas, what to watch out for with doors and layouts, and the truth about electrical needs in apartments. I’ll also show you the differences between full spectrum infrared, combo saunas with red light therapy, and classic plug & play units.

Whether you’re looking for the best sauna for apartments, the most reliable two-person infrared sauna, or a compact sauna that works without special wiring, this guide will save you time and money.

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What’s the best two-person sauna for apartments? Come with me. We’ve got a lot of saunas to get through, but first of all, I want to show you a combo sauna that is true full spectrum that combines red light therapy and far infrared. Let’s hop inside and I’ll show you the difference.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ First things first, size requirements for a two-person sauna in an apartment, the basic average floor plan is 48 by 48. You know, are there some brands and some models where it’s like 52 by 46 or something like that? Yes, but on average, a two-person sauna infrared is 48 by 48.

So you need a minimum of 48 by 48 plus a little bit of room in front to open the glass door. And you have to pay attention to which models open right or left because they are not interchangeable. A lot of times apartment spaces are quite small. So these are just key considerations that we want to keep top of mind when we’re measuring and planning to incorporate one into our space.

The ultimate thing that you want to make sure that you have in place is making sure that your electrical requirements are in line with the sauna model that you want because the last thing that you want to have happen is have this thing show up. And if you’re in an apartment that has a service elevator or stairs or anything else, you don’t figure this out until it’s already in the unit, which is not going to be a fun time.

One other thing that I want to mention is if you really plan to use the sauna by yourself, you just want a two-person so that it feels a little more roomy to you, you may want to look at a Clearlight Sanctuary One, which is really like a 1.5 or one and a half size sauna.

It’s not wide enough to put two people in, but it is extremely spacious and it’s very open on the front. The aesthetics of it are second to none. It’s one of the best looking saunas in the industry. As far as when you walk into a room, it has curb appeal like no other.

You would never be able to use this

Sauna with two people side-by-side, I don’t think, at least not for me personally. I’m not small enough to do something like that. And even if I were, I don’t want to be sweating shoulder-to-shoulder with somebody right next to me, especially like a spouse or, you know what I mean?

But I thought I would throw that in there as an option if you haven’t seen it because there are in-between sizes from some brands. There’s pros and cons to choosing something like that, but if it’s right for you, wanted to mention it. This Heavenly Heat Red Light Therapy Sauna is, and let me know if this ruins the camera lens or not.

It’s incredibly bright. I might lean forward just to get out of range so that I can see you okay. This is meant for private red light therapy in the courtesy of your own sauna. So it combines therapies to give you everything in one package.

You can use the red light therapy effectively while the sauna is preheating, so you’re not covered in a thick layer of sweat, and you can get really good photobiomodulation right before your sauna session. Going along with the theme of keeping the space tight, you don’t have a lot of room in apartments.

The biggest issue with two-person saunas in apartments is the power requirements. So the reason that I point this sauna out to you first is because this is about the maximum that you could draw in an apartment without an electrician providing you an electrical upgrade, which usually is not possible in apartments or small spaces, condos, townhomes where the HOA won’t allow that.

So first and foremost, this is a 15 amp, 120 volt sauna that’ll run on a standard 15 amp outlet, which typically means if you can run a vacuum cleaner effectively in your house, you can power this sauna. Where that changes is when you run the red light therapy, which has its own power supply.

That may be too much draw for a single regular 15 amp circuit if you run them at the same time. Doesn’t mean that you can’t make this two-person sauna work for you well in an apartment, you just may need to run the red light therapy separate from heating up the sauna so you don’t overload that particular circuit.

The reason that I point this out is because everything else on this list that we go through here will work on every single apartment circuit that you could possibly have, unless it’s some type of downgraded, you know, 10 amp or five.

which is more and more rare these days. Modern code is typically 15 or 20 amp, and that would be the minimum requirement to run these. Next on the list would be something like a Clearlight Premier. Premier IS2 will also run on a 15 amp circuit.

That’s a two-person Clearlight Premier model. It’s a different layout. It has more wood, is more insulative. They also have some options that you could potentially add a heater to the glass door or red light therapy, but that also might put you over their electrical requirements.

But the Sonom model in its base format, it will also work on any regular outlet, 15 amp or greater. Last but not least is the Radiant Health E2H, which is my personal favorite. If I were in an apartment again and I were looking for a two-person sauna that runs on a regular outlet, I would probably choose an E2H or something like a Heavenly Heat two-person, but E2H is my preference.

Why? Heater layout, build quality, reliability. It’s not gadgety. It doesn’t have all the fancy features, but it has hidden heaters in the bench, something that I really like.

It’s not for everybody. Some people like all the techie stuff and smartphone apps and this and that, and that’s more valuable to them than the heat coverage itself, but not to me. If you have a large apartment or you’re in a high rise or something with a deck or balcony or pergola or some space that’s covered patio, and you happen to have a 20 amp breaker out there, you could step up to something like a Radiant Health 2.5, which is a foot bigger and is extremely comfortable for two people.

You just need upgraded electrical in order to power it. And in very few situations in apartments, do you have a standard 20 amp outlet where you could do a plug and play. And the easy way to check usually is because it’ll have the one prong that has the little sideways T on it.

So the outlet looks very specific to that. If you don’t have that, it’s not built in. Most likely you can’t do the upgrade. But if you do, if you have 20 amp on a patio, maybe it was outfitted for electric grill or something like that, you might wanna take a look at something a little bigger, planning to use with a spouse.

So if you’re looking for a two-person sauna that fits your apartment needs.

something on this list will more than likely suit that. If you have questions, we’ll see you in the Facebook group, in the comments below. See you tomorrow’s video.