PORTAL° West Maka Ska
3120 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, MN55409
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PORTAL° West Maka Ska is the Minneapolis club of a small multi-city thermaculture chain (Denver, Bozeman, and an Austin location listed as opening soon), sitting on Excelsior Blvd just southwest of Bde Maka Ska. It is a communal social club rather than a private-suite studio: guests share electric and wood-fired saunas and a single communal cold plunge pool, with a locker room, changing spaces and showers alongside the social areas. Access is sold as credits rather than a conventional drop-in, with one credit booking one session ($32.50), 6- and 12-credit packs, and monthly, three-month and annual memberships in both limited-credit ($99/month for four credits) and unlimited tiers. What separates it from the metro's quieter bathhouses is a heavy programmed calendar at this location — weekly sauna socials, a Wednesday hip-hop temperature session, biweekly breathwork and yin yoga — so expect company rather than silence. Worth knowing before you book: PORTAL° publishes no sauna or plunge temperatures anywhere on its site, and its FAQ describes only the intended rhythm of three rounds of roughly 15 minutes hot and 3 minutes cold per session.
How it compares in Minneapolis
It does not publish a plunge temperature (3 of the 36 Minneapolis studios we track do) — worth asking when you book. Communal access puts it with 16 of the 36 studios we track here; the rest run a different model.
Details
- Access
- Communal
- Shared sauna and plunge areas used alongside other guests.
- Phone
- +1-612-280-3997
- Brand
- PORTAL°
What they offer
- Cold Plunge
- A chilled immersion tub, typically held between 38°F and 55°F, used for short cold-exposure sessions.Cold Plunge in Minneapolis →
- Traditional Sauna
- A dry, high-heat room warmed by an electric or wood-fired stove, usually running between 160°F and 200°F.Traditional Sauna in Minneapolis →
Hot and cold in one visit: contrast therapy in Minneapolis →
Pricing
- Membership
- $99/mo
Membership-only pricing: the cheapest tier is $99/month for four credits. Credits are also sold singly at $32.50 and in packs ($162.50 for six, $325 for twelve), but the operator states credits are valid at any PORTAL location, and no per-credit figure could be tied to a quotable anchor on this location's page. Club-scoped unlimited tiers are published above the credit tiers.
Location
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Questions about PORTAL° West Maka Ska
- Does PORTAL° West Maka Ska have a cold plunge?
- Yes. PORTAL° West Maka Ska lists a cold plunge among the facilities on its own published pages, checked Aug 24, 2026. It does not publish a water temperature, so we do not list one — check with the studio if the exact temperature matters to you.
- How much does PORTAL° West Maka Ska cost?
- PORTAL° West Maka Ska publishes membership at $99 a month, read from its own pages on Aug 24, 2026. Prices change without notice — the studio's own booking page is the live figure.
- Is PORTAL° West Maka Ska private or shared?
- Communal. Shared sauna and plunge areas used alongside other guests. Checked Aug 24, 2026.
- Do you need to book ahead at PORTAL° West Maka Ska?
- PORTAL° West Maka Ska recommends booking in advance, though it does not state that walk-ins are refused. Checked Aug 24, 2026.