The best 1-person infrared saunas

Four single-seat infrared cabins from £1,299 to £8,999. Two fit on less than a metre square of floor; the other two need 1.25 to 1.32m² and give you more room to sit back.

Updated 21 October 2026By the SaunaReviews editorial team4 saunas comparedHow we score

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The short version

RankSaunaBest forPriceHeater in priceScore
1Hekla Infrared 100One person, heat all round£2,999Yes9.0
2MyoSauna Infrared and RedlightTight rooms, tighter budgets£1,299Yes8.6
3Clearlight Sanctuary 1 ProOne person, lifetime warranty£8,999Yes8.4
4Atlantic Saunas Glow 0.9Low ceilings, small floors£2,099Yes7.8

Our pick

1. Hekla Infrared 100

Indoor infrared cabin, full spectrum and carbon

9.0/10

The Infrared 100 puts five heaters around one seat: a full-spectrum heater in front and another behind, carbon panels on both sides and a 150W carbon heater by the bench. That's 1,500W in all from a 13A plug, and in a cabin this size you sit close to every one of them. Hekla quotes 10 to 15 minutes to warm up, then 37 to 55°C for a session with about 65°C at the top.

It isn't the smallest. The cabin is 100cm wide and 125cm deep, 1.25m² of floor, and 200cm tall with 50cm of clearance wanted above it, so the room needs a ceiling of about 2.5m. Inside is resin-free thermo-aspen behind an 8mm grey glass front, with a 90cm bench.

It costs £2,999, plus £99 for kerbside delivery or £249 to have it carried in and built. The warranty is 2 years from Hekla.

Buy it if

  • You want heat on your front, sides and back
  • Your ceiling is 2.5m or higher
  • One regular user

Skip it if

  • You need it under a metre square
  • Your ceiling is a standard 2.4m
  • You want a warranty longer than 2 years
Full specification
Heaters
2 full spectrum, 3 carbon
Power
1,500W on a 13A plug
Outside (H × W × D)
200 × 100 × 125cm
Floor area
1.25m²
Warm-up
10 to 15 minutes (maker's figure)
Ceiling needed
About 250cm
Warranty
2 years

Smallest footprint

2. MyoSauna Infrared and Redlight

Indoor infrared cabin, clip-together

8.6/10

At 90cm by 90cm, the MyoSauna takes 0.81m² of floor, the least of any sit-in cabin here, and it's 190cm tall. It plugs into a 13A socket, draws 1,500W and runs between 40 and 65°C, with app scheduling so it can be warm when you walk in. At £1,299 it's £1,700 cheaper than the Hekla.

What you give up is information. Myo Master doesn't say what the walls are made of or where the heaters sit, and the same page quotes a build time of anything from 5 to 30 minutes. The walls clip together without tools, which also means they come apart again if you move.

The warranty is 1 year, with a 60-day money-back trial. Delivery is free and takes 3 to 4 weeks, in 4 boxes totalling 122kg.

Buy it if

  • You have under a metre square to give
  • Your budget is about £1,300
  • You want app control and scheduling

Skip it if

  • You want to know the materials before buying
  • You want more than a 1-year warranty
  • You want it built for you anywhere in the UK
Full specification
Heater
Carbon and ceramic, 1,500W
Plug
13A socket
Outside (H × W × D)
190 × 90 × 90cm
Floor area
0.81m²
Temperature
40 to 65°C
Weight
122kg
Warranty
1 year, 60-day trial

Best built

3. Clearlight Sanctuary 1 Pro

Indoor infrared cabin, full spectrum

8.4/10

The Sanctuary 1 Pro is a full Clearlight cabin cut down to one seat. Two 700W full-spectrum heaters sit by the door, carbon-ceramic far infrared panels cover the back, sides and leg area, and the cabin is okoume with a glass roof. It draws 2,160W from a 13A plug.

It comes with Clearlight's limited lifetime warranty for home use, and delivery with professional installation is included to most of mainland UK. No other one-person cabin here offers either.

It's also the largest single cabin on the list, 108cm wide and 122cm deep (1.32m²), and at £8,999 it costs only £1,000 less than the two-person Sanctuary 2. If two of you might ever share it, that £1,000 buys a second seat.

Buy it if

  • You want a lifetime warranty
  • You want it delivered and installed
  • You'll use it most days for years

Skip it if

  • Your floor space is under 1.3m²
  • A second person might join you later
  • Your budget is under £5,000
Full specification
Heaters
2 × 700W full spectrum, plus carbon-ceramic
Power
2,160W on a 13A plug
Outside (H × W × D)
196 × 108 × 122cm
Floor area
1.32m²
Weight
193kg
Warranty
Limited lifetime, home use

Lowest ceiling

4. Atlantic Saunas Glow 0.9

Hemlock infrared cabin, far infrared

7.8/10

The Glow 0.9 is a Canadian hemlock cabin on a 90cm by 105cm footprint, 0.95m², with five carbon heaters and 1.53kW of power. It needs only 15cm above it, so a 205cm ceiling is enough, the lowest requirement here. Atlantic quotes 18 to 60°C on its own site.

The catch is the wiring. Fitshop's listing says it must be hard-wired on its own circuit by an electrician, even though 1.53kW is well inside what a 13A plug can supply, so budget for an electrician before the first session. It's the only cabin on this page that doesn't plug in.

Fitshop sells it for £2,099 with free delivery. It arrives in five boxes, goes together in about 45 minutes and has a 1-year warranty.

Buy it if

  • You have under a metre square
  • Your ceiling is low, around 2.05m
  • An electrician is already booked

Skip it if

  • You want to plug it in yourself
  • You want full-spectrum heaters
  • You want more than a 1-year warranty
Full specification
Heaters
5 carbon, far infrared
Power
1.53kW, hard-wired
Footprint
90 × 105cm, 190cm tall
Floor area
0.95m²
Timber
Canadian hemlock
Ceiling needed
205cm
Warranty
1 year

Which 1-person infrared saunas fit under a metre square

Only two of the four cabins here fit on less than a metre square of floor. The other two give you a wider bench and more air around you, and need 1.25 to 1.32m². Ceiling height catches people out more often than floor space, because Hekla asks for 50cm clear above its 200cm cabin.

CabinOutside (W × D)Floor areaHeightCeiling needed
MyoSauna Infrared90 × 90cm0.81m²190cmNot stated
Atlantic Glow 0.990 × 105cm0.95m²190cm205cm
Hekla Infrared 100100 × 125cm1.25m²200cmAbout 250cm
Clearlight Sanctuary 1 Pro108 × 122cm1.32m²196cmNot stated

Leave room for the door to swing open on top of these figures, and measure doorways and stairs before ordering: Atlantic's largest panel, for example, is 90cm by 190cm. If even 0.81m² is too much to give up full-time, a pop-up sauna tent packs away after each session and takes about 0.7m² while it's up.

How long a 1-person infrared sauna takes to warm up

Hekla is the only maker here to quote a warm-up: 10 to 15 minutes for the Infrared 100. Infrared panels warm your skin directly, so you can get in before the air reaches its top temperature, and a one-person cabin has less air to heat than a two-person one. Hekla suggests sessions at 37 to 55°C.

CabinPowerPer sessionThree a week, per month
Hekla Infrared 1001,500W36p£4.67
MyoSauna Infrared1,500W36p£4.67
Atlantic Glow 0.91,530W37p£4.76
Clearlight Sanctuary 1 Pro2,160W52p£6.72

A session here means a 15-minute warm-up and 40 minutes inside with every heater on full, priced at the Ofgem cap of 26.32p per kWh for October to December 2026. That's the most it should cost, since the heaters cycle once the cabin is warm. The same 55 minutes with a 6kW traditional heater costs about £1.45, roughly four times as much, which is the biggest single gap in sauna running costs.

Who a 1-person infrared sauna suits

A single cabin suits one person who'll use it most days and has a spare corner and a 13A socket, which makes it one of the few saunas that works in a flat. Three of the four plug in, and all of them come apart into panels, so a tenant can take one when they move.

It suits couples badly. The Clearlight Sanctuary 1 costs £8,999 against £9,999 for the two-seat Sanctuary 2, and Hekla's two-person Infrared 130 is £600 more than its one-person cabin, so if a second person might ever join you, the two-person infrared cabins cost little extra. If what you want is 80°C and water on hot stones, no infrared cabin gives you that, and that's the main difference from a traditional sauna.

Questions buyers ask

How much space does a 1-person infrared sauna need?

Between 0.81m² and 1.32m² of floor for the cabins here, plus room for the door to open. Ceiling height matters as much: Hekla asks for about 2.5m, while Atlantic needs 2.05m.

Can you put a 1-person infrared sauna in a flat?

Usually, yes, if it plugs into a 13A socket and the floor is level and dry. Check the weight, from 122kg for the MyoSauna to 193kg for the Clearlight, and whether the panels fit up the stairs. Leaseholders should check the lease before any change to the wiring.

How hot does a 1-person infrared sauna get?

Most run between about 40 and 65°C air temperature. Hekla suggests 37 to 55°C for a session with about 65°C at the top, the MyoSauna runs 40 to 65°C and the Atlantic Glow 0.9 is rated 18 to 60°C.

Is a 1-person infrared sauna cheaper to run than a 2-person one?

A little. The single cabins here draw 1.5 to 2.16kW against 1.9 to 2.5kW for two-person cabins, so an hour at full power costs 39p to 57p at the October to December 2026 price cap. A typical session costs 36p to 52p.