Almost Heaven Laurel 1 Person Indoor Infrared Sauna
- Far infrared
- 1 person
- Up to 140°F
- 120V dedicated (20A)
SVT Score, Lower
A one-person indoor cedar far infrared cabin with a touch pad, on a dedicated 120 V, 20 A outlet.
$6,000
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Usability
2.9 out of 10
- Searched: Intertek / UL Intertek CSA UL CPSC Health Canada
Better on verificationSun Home Luminar 2 outdoor sauna$10,999Scores 6.0- Cabin: limited lifetime against manufacturing defects, original owner, contiguous US only
Better on warranty & supportHealth Mate Enrich 2 SaunaThe controls carry ten years. $5,300Scores 10.0- Not scored: panel count and wattage not published
Strengths
- Runs on household voltage with no 240 V line
- Small footprint for one person indoors
- Solid cedar with tempered glass
- Installs on the existing floor
Drawbacks
- Low top temperature for the price
- Wattage left out of its published specs
- Small room for a single user
- Short warranty with no labour cover
- Store pages make wellness claims we do not assess
A small cedar infrared cabin for one, but it runs cool for the price
Specs
- TypeInfrared
- HeaterFar infrared
- FormCabin
- PlacementIndoor
- Seats1 person
- Max TemperatureUp to 140°F
- Min TemperatureNot applicable
- Capacity (Gallons)Not applicable
- ChillerNot applicable
- HeatsNot applicable
- Water CareNot applicable
- Power Supply120V dedicated (20A)
- EMF Claimed"Low EMF" with no figure
- EMF MeasuredNot measured
- CertificationsNone verifiable
- Warranty1 Year
Not checked: The Laurel manual, panel wattage and the timer
At a glance
- Built in West Virginia
- Touch pad control
- Bench and full door
- The brand belongs to Harvia Plc of Muurame, Finland, whose subsidiary Harvia US Inc. bought the business at the end of 2018.
- Almost Heaven manufactures its barrel saunas in West Virginia, and some of its cabins are made in Estonia and Romania.
- Almost Heaven Saunas sells saunas and a cold plunge in the US, from a one-person infrared cabin to a six-person outdoor cabin with a porch.
- It sells through its own store at almostheaven.com, through sauna dealers and through Costco.
- It also sells on Walmart as its own marketplace seller.
- Its Amazon US store carries accessories and one barrel sauna listing.
The Almost Heaven Laurel is a one-person indoor far infrared sauna in rustic cedar with tempered glass, a bench and a door, built in West Virginia. It runs from a digital touch pad that starts and stops the session and sets the temperature; the panel count and wattage are not published.
The product page shows 104-140°F for infrared heat and its FAQ 120-155°F. The interior is 49 by 31¾ by 76⅛ in and the outside 53¼ by 36 by 77⅝ in, with a bench 31¾ in long. The product page asks for a dedicated 120 V, 20 A outlet, while its FAQ says a standard household outlet.
An LED light kit is part of the store configuration, and the room sits on the existing floor.
Questions answered from our data
Is Almost Heaven good?We list 12 Almost Heaven products and score 11 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.1 to 6.0, with a median of 5.7, against a median of 5.3 for all 91 products we score.
How much does a home sauna cost?The 81 home saunas we list run from $1,999 to $36,399, with a median of $7,523.
How hot does a sauna get?Of the 81 home saunas we list, 81 state a rated maximum temperature; the most common is 186-194°F (42).
How big is a 2-person sauna?24 of the 81 home saunas we list seat two, as their makers count seats.
