Bayfront Gym With Sauna and Plunges: Anatomy Coconut Grove

Anatomy Coconut Grove, at 3363 Pan American Drive on the Coconut Grove waterfront, is a gym with sauna built for contrast therapy: its Sanctuary pairs a hybrid infrared and traditional sauna with a eucalyptus steam room and hot and cold plunges. Doors open at 5:00 AM on weekdays. The club calls itself a private members' club and sells no day passes, yet anyone can claim a complimentary guest pass, and a single-club annual plan costs $235 a month plus a $99 enrollment fee.

The building matters here. Anatomy opened this 15,000-square-foot club in June 2021 as the first tenant of Regatta Harbour, a 9.5-acre bayfront project designed by Arquitectonica. The development preserved airplane hangars from the early 1900s that first served a Naval air station and later Pan Am Airways, back when Dinner Key was a seaplane base. It was the brand's fourth South Florida location. Training under an old hangar roof, with masts from the marina outside, is the detail that sets this club apart from every glass box on Brickell.

The recovery floor is the reason to choose this location. Anatomy lists a Hybrid Infrared + Traditional Sauna, a Eucalyptus Steam Room and Hot & Cold Plunges for Coconut Grove, which means one room can run gentle infrared heat or a hotter dry session depending on the setting. A sensible loop is ten minutes of heat, a short cold plunge, a few minutes on a bench, then the warm plunge to bring your temperature back up. Repeat two or three times and stop before you feel lightheaded.

The club FAQ is direct about dress: bathing suits are the only garments allowed in the steam, sauna and plunge pools, so leave gym shorts and T-shirts in the locker. The Sanctuary and the locker-room showers close 30 minutes before the club does for nightly maintenance. Showers are stocked with Malin + Goetz products, which means you can travel light. Bring flip-flops for the wet deck and a second towel if you plan several plunge rounds.

Coconut Grove keeps Monday to Friday hours of 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday hours of 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Because the Sanctuary shuts half an hour early, the last realistic weekday heat session starts around 9:00 PM, and on weekends plan to be out of the plunges before 6:30. The early weekday slot suits people heading to offices on Brickell or South Dixie Highway, since you can train, sweat and shower before the morning traffic builds on Bayshore Drive.

Anatomy publishes its rates on the location page. The Single Club Annual plan is $235 a month with a $99 enrollment fee. All Access Annual, which opens every Anatomy club, is $355 a month with the same $99 enrollment, while All Access Month-to-Month is $385 a month with a $250 enrollment fee. Each membership also bundles $1,000 in complimentary benefits, including a functional assessment, a personal-training session, an assisted stretch and a body-composition scan, so the first month carries real extras.

Day passes are not sold, and third-party listings that quote one do not match the club's own FAQ. The route in is the complimentary guest pass, claimed through the location page. Use that visit to test the Sanctuary at the hour you would actually train. If the plunges feel crowded at 6:00 PM, book your trial for an early morning instead and compare. Parking is complimentary, so the trial costs nothing beyond the drive to Pan American Drive.

Beyond the free weights, the club runs We Ride indoor cycling, and its partners include chiropractic by USA Sports Medicine and a vitamin IV lounge run by VitaSquad. That mix draws members who treat recovery as part of training rather than a reward afterward. One honest judgment: the IV drip is optional and adds cost, while the sauna and plunges are already included. Most people will get more out of three contrast sessions a week than out of add-on treatments.

The setting shapes the membership. A bayfront club beside a working marina suits people whose weekends already happen on the water, and the location next to the Grove village makes it an easy walk for nearby residents. The private-club format, with no day passes and a guest pass only for prospective members, keeps the floor smaller and calmer than a big-box gym. Free parking widens the catchment to drivers from Coral Gables and the Roads. Anyone who wants the sauna without company should aim for the first hour after the 5:00 AM opening.

Step outside and the cooldown route is right on the bay. Regatta Park stretches along the water beside the club, with open lawn and views across Biscayne Bay toward the islands. Walk north and you reach Miami City Hall, the Art Deco former Pan Am seaplane terminal that ties straight back to the history of the hangars. Dinner Key Marina sits alongside, where you can watch boats come in while your heart rate settles after the cold plunge.

Anatomy is a commitment club. If you would rather pay per visit, Crunch Doral in west Miami-Dade sells a $15 day pass and says sauna access is included with all memberships, though it is a high-volume gym rather than a quiet sanctuary. If you want the full family-club experience with pools and slides, Life Time Miami at The Falls in Kendall is the larger alternative. Coconut Grove wins on setting, the hybrid sauna and the hot and cold plunges side by side.

Anatomy Coconut Grove is at 3363 Pan American Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133. Hours run Monday to Friday 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, with the Sanctuary and showers closing 30 minutes earlier. Single Club Annual is $235 a month plus $99 enrollment. No day passes are sold, but the guest pass is free. Parking is complimentary. Pack a swimsuit, since it is the only garment allowed in the sauna and plunges.