NRG Haus Opens 5,000-Square-Foot Sauna and Cold Plunge in Liberty Village

NRG Haus opened in Liberty Village today as a 5,000-square-foot social wellness destination that pairs one of Toronto’s largest communal saunas with an immersive cold-plunge setup and an alcohol-free lounge. The facility’s 60-person sauna sits alongside four temperature-controlled cold plunge tubs set to run between 2°C and 10°C, and operator materials list a standalone cold-plunge experience priced at $39 with reservations available online.

The operators are positioning NRG Haus around contrast therapy, functional mocktails and sober social programming. Marketing copy uses the shorthand Nourish, Recharge, Gather and promises a non-alcoholic functional bar anchored by a vapour fireplace, with drinks such as adaptogen-based mocktails, matcha and coconut water “formulated for recovery, focus, and hydration.” IV therapy is available on site with prices that range from $95 to $275, and gift certificates and a waitlist for founding access are offered through the booking portal.

NRG Haus is running an open-flow model that encourages guests to move between heat, cold and the lounge at their own pace. The facility is launching three flow categories: Off-Peak for Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm, Peak beginning at 4pm Monday to Friday plus weekend hours, and Socials on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 8pm. The venue will host 120-minute social wellness events with a live DJ on Thursday through Saturday nights; those party sessions are listed at $49 and are bookable online.

The cold-plunge room is built for theatrical contrast work, with immersive audiovisuals and surround sound synced to breathwork. Operator materials describe large LED visuals behind the plunge tubs; one source lists a 200-inch LED and another calls it a 16-foot video wall, with content ranging from ocean waves to Antarctic ice fields. The programming also includes guided sauna sessions as an optional offering while the open-flow model emphasizes self-directed recovery.

NRG Haus occupies the space that briefly housed Active Remedy Club, which opened in June 2024 and closed five months later. Ivan Ho, named as an operator in background materials, framed the shift in approach: “You can’t just build it and expect people to come. There needs to be intention and purpose behind what you’re trying to build.” Ho also explained the social aim: “We wanted to create something that feels less like a class and more like a gathering space. You come in, you follow your own heat-cold-hydrate-gather journey, and you connect with people organically.”

The team’s marketing copy frames NRG Haus as “more than a sauna or cold plunge” and promises “immersive recovery experiences and community-driven programming, all within a social, alcohol-free environment.” Practical details to note at opening include the cold-plunge temperature protocols described as “fertility-safe,” online booking for cold-plunge sessions and socials, and a menu of single-session prices that range from $39 for plunges to $95 to $275 for IV drips. Whether this programme-driven approach can sustain a community where a previous operator did not will be the metric to watch as NRG Haus moves from launch into regular programming.