THE NORTHERN TRADITIONS

North

Cold & Contrast
Contrast. Cold. Recovery.

Inspired by the northern traditions of heat and cold, combining steam, jacuzzi and KYMA cold plunges to restore body and mind.

Recovery & Reset
SELF-GUIDED · 60 MIN
Your own place in a session shared with up to 4 guests.
BOOK SHARED · €45 →
Returning? Recovery Pass · 4 visits · €110VIEW PASS →
A guest stepping into the KYMA cold plunge on the recovery patio
THE TRADITION

Across northern Europe, people have long recovered through contrast: deep heat, then cold water.

Teach allais Irish for “sweathouse”.
A guest in the warm steam of the hammam
FINLAND & SCANDINAVIA

In Finland and Scandinavia, bathers moved from heat houses into lakes and the sea, even through holes cut in the winter ice.

IRELAND

In Ireland, they built small stone sweathouses, heated them with turf fires, then stepped out to plunge into a nearby stream.

AT CHYL

At Chyl, steam, our jacuzzi and two cold plunges carry the same instinct into the city.

THE RECOVERY CIRCUIT

Heat, cold, stillness

Move between the warmth of the steam hammam and jacuzzi and the sharp cold of our two plunges, resting on the recovery patio between rounds.

  1. A guest scrubbing her arm in the warm hammam steam
    01Hammam steam
  2. The jacuzzi under the patterned tiles
    02Jacuzzi
  3. A KYMA cold plunge on the recovery patio
    03Two KYMA cold plunges
  4. Guests in robes resting on the recovery patio
    04Recovery patio
THE EXPERIENCES

Recovery at CHYL

A guest laughing in a KYMA ice bath on the CHYL recovery patio
SELF-GUIDED · MOST BOOKED

Recovery & Reset

The coldest hour in Barcelona.

Contrast therapy, on your terms. Move between the warmth of the steam hammam and jacuzzi and the sharp cold of our two plunges, resting on the recovery patio between rounds. Your own order, your own pace: just heat, cold and stillness until the body feels new again.

INCLUDES
  • Two cold plunges
  • Steam hammam
  • Jacuzzi
  • Recovery patio
  • Robe & towel
SHARED
Book your own place. Up to 4 guests share the session.
PRIVATE
The circuit for your party alone, up to 4 guests.
60 MIN · SHARED · PER PERSON€45BOOK →
60 MIN · PRIVATE · UP TO 4€200BOOK →
RECOVERY PASS · 4 VISITS · VALID SIX MONTHS€110VIEW →
SELF-GUIDED CIRCUIT · THEN YOUR THERAPIST

Barcelona Reset

Two hours to undo the city.

Made for the feeling of needing to recover from Barcelona itself: the walking, the heat, the late nights, the week. A chilled lavender towel and a glass of cava, then the full recovery circuit, then a 45-minute massage shaped around what your week has done to you. Legs and feet if you've been walking. Neck and shoulders if you've been travelling. Tea to finish.

INCLUDES
  • Lavender towel & cava
  • Hammam
  • Jacuzzi
  • Two cold plunges
  • 45-min personalised massage
  • Tea
120 MIN · 45-MIN MASSAGE€95BOOK →
135 MIN · WITH A 60-MINUTE MASSAGE€115BOOK →
A couple with glasses of cava in the candlelit jacuzzi
THE CHYL EXPERIENCE

Inside North

A guest sitting in a Kyma ice bath at CHYL Spa, Barcelona
THE COLD PLUNGES
Warm water poured from a hammam bowl
THE STEAM
Two guests sharing tea on the recovery patio
THE RECOVERY PATIO
Rolled towels laid out with oil and a brass bowl
ROBE & TOWEL
GOOD TO KNOW

Before your recovery session

Is the recovery circuit private or shared?

Recovery & Reset is a shared session: you book your own place, €45 per person, with up to four guests. For the circuit to yourselves, Private Recovery & Reset is €200 for up to four guests.

How many people can use the facilities?

Up to four guests per session. For groups of 6–12, see Group Recovery and Guided Group Recovery on Together →

What should I bring?

A robe and towel are included. Flip-flops are provided too. Please bring your swimwear.

Is the experience guided?

Recovery & Reset is self-guided: your own order, your own pace. For a guided session, groups can book Guided Group Recovery, led by a specialist facilitator.

What's the difference between Recovery & Reset and Barcelona Reset?

Recovery & Reset is the 60-minute self-guided circuit. Barcelona Reset is 120 minutes: a chilled lavender towel and cava, the full circuit, then a 45-minute massage with your therapist and tea to finish. It can be extended to 135 minutes with a 60-minute massage for €115.

When are you open?

Monday to Saturday, 10:00–20:00. Sunday, 11:00–20:00. Comte d'Urgell 107, Eixample, Barcelona.