Question 1

What is Session?

Accepted Answer

Session is a booking platform built specifically for saunas and shared-capacity wellness sessions, not one-to-one appointments. Venues set a schedule with a number of spaces per session; customers book a spot, pay by card, and manage their booking themselves. It handles memberships, bundles, gift vouchers, waivers and check-in in one place.

Question 2

How much does Session cost?

Accepted Answer

Session is free to set up and use. There is a 0.5% platform fee on paid bookings, capped at £100 per month, with no card required to start. Stripe's standard card-processing fees apply separately and are paid directly to your own Stripe account. Non-profit and community saunas get special partnership pricing.

Question 3

Is Session free for community and non-profit saunas?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Session has partnered with the Community Sauna Network on a special deal for non-profit and community-run saunas, so the cost is lower than the standard 0.5% fee. Session was built by a sauna operator, and supporting community saunas is core to the model. Get in touch to arrange it before you launch.

Question 4

Do customers need an account to book?

Accepted Answer

No. Customers can book as a guest using only an email address. Their confirmation email includes a private manage link, so they can reschedule or cancel without ever signing in or creating a password. Creating an account is optional and just makes managing repeat bookings easier.

Question 5

How is Session different from Acuity or generic booking tools?

Accepted Answer

Acuity and similar tools are built around one-to-one appointments. Session is built around sessions: a fixed number of people sharing one slot, which is how saunas actually work. That means shared-capacity scheduling, part-session pricing such as 30 or 60 minutes sharing the same room, per-guest waivers, and sauna-specific memberships out of the box.

Question 6

Can I take memberships and recurring payments?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Session supports recurring memberships billed automatically through Stripe, with member pricing applied at checkout and optional included sessions each period. You can also sell multi-session bundles and gift vouchers. Discounts and member rates are calculated automatically when a customer books, so there is nothing to apply manually.

Question 7

Does Session work outside the UK?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Session supports multiple currencies and timezones, and is used by venues in the UK and Australia. Prices show in your local currency, sessions display in your venue's timezone, and payouts go directly to your own Stripe account in your country. Tax labels and rates adapt to your region.

Question 8

Can I move my existing bookings and customers across?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Session imports bookings, customers, gift vouchers and bundles from Acuity, Periode, Mindbody and CSV exports, and contacts from tools like Mailchimp with their marketing consent preserved. Existing customers keep their history and can claim their account when they next sign in. The founder helps with migration directly.

Question 9

How do customers pay, and where does the money go?

Accepted Answer

Customers pay by card at checkout via Stripe, including Apple Pay and Google Pay where enabled. Money goes straight into your own connected Stripe account; Session never holds your funds. You stay in control of refunds and payouts. Bank-debit and local payment methods are available depending on your region.

Question 10

Can I install Session as an app?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Both the customer booking page and the admin dashboard can be added to a phone's home screen as an installable app (a PWA), with no app store needed. Customers get a fast, branded booking app for your venue; staff get a separate admin app for managing bookings and checking guests in.

Question 11

What's the best sauna booking software?

Accepted Answer

The best choice depends on your venue. Most saunas start on a generic appointment tool like Acuity and switch to something sauna-specific as they grow. For community and independent saunas in the UK and Australia, Session is purpose-built: shared-capacity sessions, per-guest waivers, check-in and memberships, with a 0.5% fee capped at £100 per month and no surcharge on your customers. Other options include Wunderbook and Periode.

Question 12

What's the best booking system for a community or independent sauna?

Accepted Answer

Session is built for exactly this — by a sauna operator, with a Community Sauna Network partnership deal, free to set up, and a 0.5% fee capped at £100 per month with nothing added to your customers' checkout. It handles memberships, per-guest waivers, on-the-day check-in, and migration from your old system in a day.

Question 13

How does Session compare to Wunderbook?

Accepted Answer

Both are free, no-contract systems with similar features, so it comes down to cost and product experience. Wunderbook is free to the business but adds a 2% fee to your customers' bookings (uncapped), so it isn't really free, the cost just moves to them. Session takes 0.5% from the venue, capped £100 per month, with nothing added to your customers, and is built only for saunas, so the admin and booking flow are shaped around that, not also gyms and studios.

Question 14

Which sauna booking software handles memberships and waivers?

Accepted Answer

Session includes both as standard: recurring memberships with member pricing and included-session allowances, and per-guest digital waivers signed at checkout and verified at check-in by QR code. It also handles bundles, gift vouchers, multi-location scheduling and on-the-day check-in, built for how saunas run, not adapted from an appointment tool.

Sauna booking.Done properly.

Sauna booking.Done properly.

Sauna booking.Done properly.

We switched from Acuity to Session in a day.

It has honestly been fantastic for us.

We switched from Acuity to Session in a day.

It has honestly been fantastic for us.

Built for saunas, not appointments

Built for saunas, not appointments

Sell more than seats

Sell more than seats

Keep them coming back for more

Keep them coming back for more

Manage your guests, not the admin

Manage your guests, not the admin

And everything else

And everything else

Reports & occupancy

Multiple locations

Add-ons & upsells

Discount codes

Refunds & reschedules

Staff roles

Guest self-service

Any currency & timezone

Your data your way

Built by a sauna operator

Already using a booking system? Switching is easy.

Already using a booking system? Switching is easy.

Love from the sauna community

"The best sauna booking system around!"

"It used to take half a day. Now it's the work of half an hour."

"A purpose-built booking platform that genuinely understands saunas"

"Everything has been smooth and easy — the customer service is exceptional."

"It feels like a platform built with real care, and it keeps getting better"

"I could create a membership model I couldn't on other booking systems"

"The best sauna booking system around!"

"It used to take half a day. Now it's the work of half an hour."

"A purpose-built booking platform that genuinely understands saunas"

"Everything has been smooth and easy — the customer service is exceptional."

"It feels like a platform built with real care, and it keeps getting better"

"I could create a membership model I couldn't on other booking systems"

FAQs

Switching is easier than you think

Switching is easier than you think

Sauna booking.
Done properly.

Sauna booking.
Done properly.

Sauna booking.
Done properly.

Built for saunas,
not appointments

Built for saunas,
not appointments

Already using a booking system?
Switching is easy.

Already using a booking system?
Switching is easy.

Love from
the sauna community