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Heat
Settle into the steam. Soft light, hot stone, and the quiet weight of warmth on your shoulders.
Russian Banya · Arambol, Goa
Fire, ice & the quiet between.
A wood-fired banya of Goan earth and timber — steam that softens, ice that wakes, evenings that refuse to hurry.
From₹500per session
Heat + Ice75–90minutes
OpenDaily6 PM – midnight
WhereArambolNorth Goa
Heat Ice
Two elements. One ritual.
The banya is not only steam. It is the contrast — fire that opens, ice that closes, and the long breath between.
Golden hour under the palms
Not a spa. A small world of earth, steam, and cold water.
Walk the galleryMade for this landscape
Clay walls. Ice water. Green all around.
Laterite earth holds the day’s warmth. Timber darkens with steam. Outside, the garden stays loud and green — a Goan home for a centuries-old cycle of heat and cold.
Our story
The session
How a visit unfolds.
You are never rushed. Two or three rounds of heat, with rest — and ice if you want it — is the classic rhythm.
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Ice
The cold plunge — sharp, brief, clarifying. Optional always. Remarkable, usually.
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Rest
Tea, stillness, and time between rounds. This is where the body finishes what heat began.
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Repeat
Two or three rounds at your pace. Leave lighter than you arrived — that is the whole point.
Why Hidden Oak
An old practice, kept honest.
We have not reinvented the banya. We have given it a home — fire and ice under the palms — and let the place do half the work.
Authentic ritual
Steam over hot stone. Venik. Heat, cold, rest — the same cycle Russian villages have kept for centuries.
Jungle setting
Earth walls, local timber, palms overhead. You hear birds, not traffic. The quiet does half the work.
Ice plunge
The part everyone remembers. Optional always — guided for first-timers. Heat opens; ice resets.
Made for regulars
Memberships for locals and long-stayers. Better rates, a place that starts to feel like yours.
Walk-in
From ₹500
per session · ~75–90 min
- Sauna & steam room
- Ice plunge available (+₹500)
- Shower, towel & tea
- No joining fee
Membership
Full Reset
₹7,000/ month
- 8 sessions with ice bath
- Sauna, steam & shower
- No lock-in · pause any time
- Built for regulars
Ready when you are
Step into the heat. Meet the ice.
First-timers always welcome. We walk you through every step — the steam, the plunge, and the long quiet rest in between.