ViVi Resort & Spa

Overview

ViVi Resort & Spa is a small resort in Rawai, on Phuket's southern tip, built around a genuine wood-fired sauna and wellness area that welcomes day visitors as well as overnight guests. Alongside its rooms and restaurant, the resort runs a dry sauna, a Turkish hammam-style steam room and an ice bath, plus a small sauna bar with snacks and drinks, all at one of the most affordable day-pass prices on the island.

What makes ViVi stand out is the price. While plenty of Phuket wellness venues charge several hundred baht or more for sauna access, ViVi's day pass is just 200 THB for adults, making it an easy, low-commitment way to try a proper wood-fired sauna and hot-cold contrast routine without booking a full spa package.

What the Day Pass Includes

A ViVi day pass covers access to the dry sauna, the Turkish hammam steam room and the ice bath. Sauna and wellness facility access is complimentary for resort guests, and non-guests are also welcome to purchase a day pass for 200 THB for adults and 80 THB for children. After a session in the heat and cold, the on-site sauna bar serves draft beer, fish snacks and other food, and the resort's restaurant is on hand for a full meal.

The format suits a relaxed, low-key visit rather than a resort-style day-club experience: it is a small, local operation rather than a large wellness complex, which keeps the price down and the atmosphere unpretentious. That makes it a natural fit for a spontaneous stop after a morning at Rawai Beach or Nai Harn, rather than something that needs booking days in advance, and it is a genuinely local option compared with the larger purpose-built sauna and wellness clubs elsewhere on the island.

Because the resort also has rooms and a restaurant, the sauna day pass sits alongside a normal working hotel rather than a standalone wellness business. That means the same facility used by overnight guests each morning and evening is open to day visitors too, so it can get busier around typical check-in and check-out times, and quieter mid-afternoon.

The Sauna, Hammam and Ice Bath

The dry sauna is wood-fired and reaches temperatures up to 100°C, giving a traditional dry heat that helps cleanse the skin and relax the muscles after a day of exploring the south of the island. The Turkish hammam, or steam room, offers a warmer, more humid heat that opens the pores and leaves the skin feeling refreshed, a different sensation from the dry sauna and a good way to vary a session.

The ice bath, at around 12°C, completes the contrast routine, stimulating circulation and leaving the body feeling invigorated after the heat of the sauna and steam room. Between rounds, the sauna bar's billiards area and simple bar snacks give the visit a social, unhurried pace rather than a strict wellness-clinic feel.

Rotating between the three, a hot sauna session, a session in the humid hammam, and a plunge into the cold, is the same basic contrast-therapy pattern found at more expensive dedicated banya and ice-bath studios elsewhere in Phuket, just in a smaller, more informal setting. There is no need to time each stage precisely; most visitors simply cycle through the three at their own pace, taking a break at the bar in between.

Location and Getting There

ViVi Resort & Spa is at 30/42 Moo 1, Rawai, near Nai Harn, on Phuket's southern tip, close to Rawai's seafront and the Nai Harn area. It is an easy stop for anyone staying in the Rawai, Nai Harn or Chalong area, with free parking on site. The location puts it within easy reach of Rawai's seafood market and the swimmable sand at Nai Harn Beach, so a sauna session pairs naturally with a beach morning or an evening seafood dinner nearby.

Good to Know

The sauna day pass is 200 THB for adults and 80 THB for children, covering the dry sauna, hammam steam room and ice bath. Facility access is complimentary for resort guests. Contact the resort directly by phone, WhatsApp or Line to check current opening hours before visiting, since these are not published on the website. The pass is a walk-in option, so no advance reservation is strictly required.