Wellbe Fukuoka
『Wellbe FukuokaI used it for a day trip, so I would like to introduce what it was like at that time.
I visited last year in June 2024, but after that, construction started in September 2024 and it was reopened in November, and there were big changes in the bathroom!
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sauna
There are 5 types of saunas.
Before the renewal, there were 3 types, so this means that 2 types have been added.
- Finnish-Style Sauna
- Mori no Sauna (Forest Sauna)
- Kara-furo (Solo Sauna)
- Steam Sauna (New)
- Whisking (New)
Finnish-Style Sauna
This is the main and largest sauna.
There are sauna mats and sauna pants at the outside entrance, so take one or both before entering.
You can really feel the heat with the low ceiling.
Löyly (Aufguss)
The L'Olyu (Aufguss) service also takes place in this sauna.
Held every two hours from 15:00 to 1:00 AM.
The ceiling is low and the air is moved close to the ceiling, so you can receive hot air and the performance in front of you is spectacular.
Mori no Sauna (Forest Sauna)
A sauna that allows self-lowering.
Also, take the sauna mat or sauna pants in front of the Finnish sauna entrance.
It is specially designed with a cold bath in the same room.
The area near the sauna heater is piping hot, but the area near the water bath is cold, so choosing a sauna location is difficult.
Kara-furo (Solo Sauna)
It's a small sauna that can only accommodate one person or a group of at most two people, so it's treated like a private sauna.
Self-rolling is also possible.
Because of its small size, you can enjoy the piping hotness of self-rolling.
Anyone can enter if there is space.
Previously, when entering and leaving the room, I manually changed the tag to empty/steamed, but the sensor? The lights have been changed so that you can see the availability.
However, when I visited, the light seemed to be out of order, so I had to change the tags manually as before.
Steam Sauna (New)
A steam sauna was added with the renewal.
Although the temperature is low, there are medicinal herbs and you can enjoy the herbal scent.
There is also salt in the room.
If you apply salt to your skin, your skin will become smooth, probably due to the osmotic pressure.
People with open wounds should be careful as it will stain.
Also, there is a washing area, so be sure to rinse off the salt before going outside.
Whisking (New)
A sauna for whisking was added with the renewal.
You can receive whisking if you make a reservation.
If there is no Whisking reservation, it is open as a normal sauna and anyone can use it.
However, it's just a sauna with a sauna heater that doesn't have self-lowering, so the other saunas I've introduced so far have a lot more variety, so I think it would be more interesting to compare it with them.
water bath
There are three types of water baths.
There were two types before the renewal, so one type has been added.
- Tsuyo Mizu-buro (Cold Plunge)
- Yowa Mizu-buro (Mild Cold Bath)
- Hot water bath (New)
Tsuyo Mizu-buro (Cold Plunge)
The hot water bath is on the right side of the image.
A strong water bath with a water temperature of 5℃.
The size is not large, and it feels like it will be full if one or two people can fit in at the same time.
Being able to enjoy singles is truly a state of well-being.
Yowa Mizu-buro (Mild Cold Bath)
The weak water bath is located inside the forest sauna.
Water temperature is around 15℃.
Since it is inside a sauna, you can experience the strange sensation that your body is cold in the water, but your face and head are hot when they are out of the water.
Onsui-buro (Warm Bath)
A hot water bath (on the left side of the image) was added due to the renewal.
Was the mountain used to be a resting spot? This is the place where there was.
The water temperature is 40℃, so it's probably a bath. . ! ? I think so, but officially it's like a hot water bath.
The size is not large, and it feels like it will be full if one or two people can fit in at the same time.
The bathroom was removed during the previous renovation, and this must have turned away users.
I'm one of them, and I like saunas, but I also like baths. .
If you want to enjoy just the sauna for 1 to 2 hours on a day trip, Wellbe Fukuoka is the winner, but if you want to stay overnight and enjoy various things, the quality of the sauna will be inferior, but I chose ``Hotel Cabinus Fukuoka'' which has many baths.
The addition of this hot bath is a big change that will make you feel comfortable staying at Wellbe Fukuoka.
rest spot
The rest spot has two fully flat chairs and six chairs with backrests.
This time I visited during the daytime on a weekday, so I didn't have to sit down.
The mountain that was there before? Now that there are hot water baths, there are fewer resting spots, so it may not be possible to secure a space on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
There is an outside staircase near the entrance of the Finnish sauna, and there are stools on it.
Since the door was open, it was possible to take a bath in the outside air.
Other changes
Previously, you would change into your in-house clothes in the locker room, head to the changing area in front of the bathhouse, and take your clothes off there.
After the renovation, an entrance was added that allows you to go directly from the locker room to the bathroom, and the line has been changed so that you can take off your clothes in the locker room and go straight to the bathroom.
Please note that there is an entrance to the bathroom and an entrance to the sauna theater, and the sauna theater is unisex, so sauna pants must be worn.
The bulletin boards are also clearly posted, so make sure you don't miss them.
There is a changing area, but it has been changed to be used only by hotel guests.
Clothes are kept in the lockers for use in the reclining spaces and restaurants, but if you are taking a day trip bath or using the sauna, you must return to the locker room and take off your clothes before using.
Other facilities
It seems that there will be no changes to the reclining space or restaurant.
Also, since I did not use it this time, I would like to introduce it next time I use it.
customer base
I used this time during the day on a weekday, and my impression was that the customer base was mainly in their 20s to 30s.
Basically, I get the impression that there are a lot of solo customers.
Around 18:00, more people came to the store in groups of two or more after work or school, and although it wasn't too noisy, I got the impression that I could hear some conversations.
Overall Assessment
Wellbe Fukuoka has been reborn through renewal.
I think the renewal successfully added to the areas that were lacking while maintaining the quality of the sauna.
I thoroughly enjoyed the sauna for a solid two hours.
And the biggest change, although small, is that the single biggest drawback, the lack of a bath, has been resolved.
I usually stay at ``Hotel Cabinus Fukuoka'' when I visit Fukuoka, but Wellbe Fukuoka is better in terms of location and breakfast, so I think I'll try staying there the next time I visit Fukuoka.
