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[ Salt room ]
Salt Room and Halotherapy Room Supplier for Spas in the UAE and the GCC
Design · manufacturing · installationDesign · Manufacturing · Installation5,000+ projects · 41+ countries · since 1987
[ What to know ]
Hotel and resort projects
577
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Manufacturing
Own facility, İkitelli OSB, Istanbul
Scope
Design · manufacturing · installation
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In brief (November 2026): a salt room is a room lined with salt; in an active room a halogenerator disperses fine dry salt into the air during the session, while a passive room has the salt surfaces only. Sauna Dekor builds both for hotel and day spas, wellness centres and villas.
Who it is for: hotel and day spas, wellness centres and private villas.
Sauna Dekor is a salt room supplier and installation contractor for hotel spas, wellness centres and private villas in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, manufacturing in Istanbul since 1987.
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Explore the rejuvenating benefits of salt therapy in our halotherapy salt room. Rooted in European traditions dating back to the 19th century, salt therapy has evolved through the insights of Polish salt industrialists. Recognizing that miners in Poland, surrounded by salt deposits, worked in a salt-rich microclimate, interest grew in recreating that environment indoors. Our salt room emerges as a groundbreaking therapy system, recreating the microclimate of salt caves for health centers, alternative treatment clinics, and the comfort of homes. Bridging accessibility gaps, our salt room spa recreate the microclimatic ambiance in spa centers, health clubs, and alternative treatment clinics.
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Expertise of Our Salt Spa Team
Our specialized team is dedicated to constructing state-of-the-art therapy rooms tailored to your needs. Whether for your home, office, polyclinic, or spa center, we bring the transformative benefits of salt therapy within your reach. We pride ourselves on providing comprehensive salt room construction services, ensuring optimal dimensions and incorporating essential elements like Himalayan salt rocks and granulated pink Himalayan salt crystals.
How a Salt Room Works
A halogenerator grinds pharmaceutical-grade sodium chloride and disperses it as a dry aerosol at a controlled particle size, typically between 1 and 5 microns. The room is held at low relative humidity so the aerosol stays suspended for the length of the session, and the ventilation rate is set to clear and replace the air between sessions. Wall, bench and fixing details are specified for continuous salt exposure, and the halogenerator is sized to the room volume rather than the floor area.
Essential Considerations in Salt Room Construction
Creating those spaces is a seamless process, as any area is suitable for its installation. Simply choose your preferred location—be it your home, office, polyclinic, or spa center. Our team is ready to assist, whether you're taking measurements or seeking expert guidance for exploration. The salt room dimensions will be tailored to your space, incorporating vital components like a water cascade producing Himalayan brine and a Halogenator dispersing microscopic salt particles into the air. Enhance your experience with optional features like a skylight, salt chimney, salt bench, salt reception desk, and a kids' salt box. Guests with any medical condition should ask their own doctor before using a salt room, and operators should display that notice at the room entrance.
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Explore Related Wellness Solutions
Create a complete wellness journey by pairing your salt room with our custom sauna designs. Add a relaxing massage room or discover our steam room solutions for the ultimate spa experience.
From our portfolio
Salt room projects
Rooms we manufactured in Istanbul and installed with our own team. Each frame opens the project page.
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Active room, passive room, or a salt wall
An active room runs a halogenerator and is the only configuration that can be described as halotherapy; a passive room, sold as a grotto, relies on salt surfaces for atmosphere alone. A salt wall is a backlit feature, not a room. The active room disperses dry salt at 1 to 5 microns.
The first decision is not the finish, it is which of two quite different rooms is being bought. An active room runs a halogenerator and is the configuration a spa or clinic needs before it advertises halotherapy at all; a passive room, often sold as a salt cave or grotto, relies on salt surfaces for atmosphere. The distinction, and what each one asks for in maintenance, is set out in detail on our page about salt rooms in Dubai.
The second decision is the environment the room has to survive. Salt attacks ordinary metals, untreated timber and standard electrical fittings, and coastal humidity accelerates it, so every concealed fixing, light fitting and vent has to be specified as salt-resistant or isolated from the salt atmosphere. Background on the treatment itself and how operators programme it is collected in our article on salt room therapy.
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What sets a salt room’s output and its service load?
Three variables set the output: the halogenerator rating against room volume, the salt grade and particle size, and the air distribution that carries the aerosol to the seats. A unit sized for a 6 m² treatment room will not serve a 20 m² hotel room, and running it continuously shortens its service life.
Three things decide what an active salt room actually delivers: the halogenerator’s output rating against the room volume, the grade and particle size of the salt it grinds, and how the air is moved so the aerosol reaches the seats rather than settling on the floor. A halogenerator sized for a 6 m² treatment room will not serve a 20 m² hotel room, and running a small unit continuously to compensate shortens its service life instead of raising output.
The service load is the part specifiers underestimate. Salt is consumed per session and refilled by staff, the grinding chamber needs cleaning on a schedule, the filters are consumables, and the extract path has to be cleanable. All of that has to be reachable without dismantling decorative salt panels, which is a design decision, not a maintenance decision — it is made when the room is drawn or it is not made at all.
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Where a salt room sits in the circuit
It is the dry, low-intensity counterweight to the heat and cold rooms, placed downstream of them and away from wet traffic as a rest-and-breathe stop between cycles. Capacity is matched by seat count rather than floor area, because guests occupy a seat for a whole session instead of passing through.
A salt room is a dry, quiet, low-intensity room, which makes it the natural counterweight to the heat and cold rooms around it rather than a competitor to them. In a thermal suite it works best as a rest-and-breathe position between cycles, downstream of the heat rooms and away from wet traffic. Where the circuit is built around heat and cold contrast, the salt room is where guests sit between rounds, which is why its seating count — not its floor area — is what should be matched to the sauna and plunge capacity.
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Salt room builders, contractors and the scope that is actually tendered
A finishes contractor supplies salt brick, lighting and joinery. A salt room builder also carries the sealed envelope, the humidity and air-change design, the halogenerator interface and commissioning. The envelope, substrate, fixings, extract path and halogenerator position are 5 items drawn together, because a decision on any one of them constrains the other four.
The same package reaches us under several different names — salt room builder, salt room contractor, salt therapy room fit-out, halotherapy room installation — and in a tender they are not interchangeable. A finishes contractor supplies the salt brick, the lighting and the joinery. A salt room builder in the sense used here also carries the sealed envelope, the humidity and air-change design, the halogenerator interface and the commissioning of the two together, which is the part that decides whether the finished room performs the way it was drawn.
Salt room construction is therefore specified as one package rather than as a finishes trade with the equipment bought separately. The envelope, the substrate behind the salt, the fixings, the extract path and the halogenerator position are drawn at the same time, because a decision taken on any one of them constrains the other four. Where the salt is decorative only — a salt chamber feature in a gym, or salt walls in a reception or relaxation lounge — the scope is smaller, and it is worth saying so in the tender rather than paying for an active room and operating it as a passive one.
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Who manufactures the salt room, and who manufactures the halogenerator
Sauna Dekor manufactures the room; the halogenerator is a bought-in appliance from its own manufacturer and carries that manufacturer’s certification. The room, meaning the sealed envelope, substrate, fixings, joinery, lighting detail and finish, is made in the company workshop at İkitelli OSB, Başakşehir, Istanbul, which has manufactured since 1987.
The room is manufactured by Sauna Dekor in its own workshop at İkitelli OSB, Başakşehir, Istanbul, where a team of 19 people works: the sealed envelope behind the salt, the substrate and fixings, the joinery, the lighting detail and the finish, installed and commissioned by the same company. This is the scope a salt room builder is being asked to price, and it is the scope that is manufactured rather than bought in.
The halogenerator is a bought-in appliance made by its own manufacturer and supplied with that manufacturer’s certification. Sauna Dekor has manufactured since 1987, is in its fortieth year and has completed work in 41+ countries. Sauna Dekor’s own certificate is TS EN ISO 9001:2015, covering the manufacture of sauna and spa products and after-sales service.
Comparison
Saunas, steam rooms, hammams and cold rooms compared
Operating ranges of the rooms we build. A Finnish sauna is the hottest and driest; a steam room and a hammam run cooler with far more moisture; cold rooms close the circuit.
| Room | Temperature | Humidity |
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| Finnish sauna | 80–100 °C | 10–20 % RH (dry air) |
| Bio sauna | 50–65 °C | — |
| Infrared cabin | 45–60 °C cabin air | — |
| Steam room | 40–50 °C | Close to 100 % RH |
| Turkish hammam | Room air 40–50 °C; heated platform 40–45 °C | — |
| Cold plunge pool | Water 2–15 °C | — |
| Snow room | About −10 °C | — |
Sources: Sauna Dekor approved operating ranges (29 September 2026); Finnish sauna humidity: Hussain & Cohen, 2018; snow room: TechnoAlpin.
What should a salt room specification include?
Short answer: a salt room is a dry room with salt on its surfaces, so humidity, air and the finish are specified together.
- Room size and the halogenerator sized to that room, if dry salt aerosol is used.
- Wall, ceiling and floor build-up for the salt finish, and how the salt is fixed.
- Humidity control: the room is kept dry so the salt does not get wet and stain.
- Ventilation that does not blow salt into neighbouring rooms.
- Lighting behind or under the salt, with drivers outside the room for service.
Send us your room size or see halotherapy equipment.
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For projects in the UAE, see salt room design and build in Dubai.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The 7 questions below are the ones that come up in salt room tenders: who manufactures what, active against passive rooms, whether a salt wall is enough, which salt goes where, corrosion, halogenerator sizing and maintenance. Each answer states what is specified rather than what is claimed for the treatment.
Who manufactures salt rooms and halotherapy rooms?
Sauna Dekor. We design, manufacture and install both active halotherapy rooms and passive salt caves for hotel spas, wellness centres, clinics and private residences in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and beyond, manufacturing in our own factory in İkitelli OSB, İstanbul since 1987. Our scope covers the sealed envelope, salt-resistant substrates and fixings, humidity control, the halogenerator installation and interface, lighting and finishes. Sauna Dekor holds TS EN ISO 9001:2015 certification for the manufacture of sauna and spa products and after-sales service; the halogenerator carries its own manufacturer’s certification.
What is the difference between an active and a passive salt room?
An active salt room uses a halogenerator to produce a measured dry-salt aerosol, and it is the configuration required before an operator can describe the room as halotherapy at all. A passive salt room, often marketed as a salt cave or grotto, relies on quantities of salt on walls and floor for atmosphere. Active rooms cost more and need ongoing salt and servicing; passive rooms are simpler and are decorative and relaxation-focused. We build both, and we are explicit with clients about which one they are buying.
Do you need a separate room, or can a salt wall work?
If the goal is halotherapy, the room has to be enclosed and well sealed so the halogenerator can hold a stable aerosol concentration; an open salt wall in a lounge cannot do that. If the goal is decorative or ambient, a backlit salt-brick feature wall is a good lower-cost way to bring the look into a gym, reception or relaxation lounge without committing to a full room.
Should a salt room use Himalayan salt or pharmaceutical salt?
Both, for different jobs. Himalayan salt brick and panels are the decorative element that is seen and photographed; pharmaceutical-grade sodium chloride is what is loaded into the halogenerator. A common misunderstanding is that the Himalayan walls themselves do the work. They set the scene; the halogenerator produces the aerosol.
Why does salt corrosion matter so much in the Gulf?
Salt attacks ordinary metals, untreated timber and standard electrical fittings, and coastal humidity accelerates that attack. Every concealed fixing, light fitting, vent and electrical component in a salt room must be specified as salt-resistant or fully isolated from the saline atmosphere. The most common failure we are called in to correct is a handsome salt room built by a generalist contractor where the hidden steelwork and fittings had rusted within eighteen months because they were never rated for it.
How is a halogenerator sized for a salt room?
By room volume and session length, not by floor area alone. The unit’s rated output has to cover the volume it is serving with the air-change rate the room runs at; a unit sized for a small treatment room cannot be made to serve a hotel-scale room by running it continuously. Salt grade and particle size and the air distribution pattern are specified with it, because an aerosol that never reaches the seats is output on paper only.
What maintenance does a salt room need?
Salt refill per the manufacturer’s consumption figure, scheduled cleaning of the grinding chamber, filter replacement as a consumable, and a cleanable extract path. The design decision that makes or breaks this is access: all of it has to be reachable without dismantling decorative salt panels, and that is fixed when the room is drawn.
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Salt room examples
Get a quote for a salt room
Send us the room size and ceiling height; we will work out the scope and the budget range with you.
In short: A salt room is a dry room lined with salt panels or bricks, with its own ventilation and controlled lighting, kept away from steam and showers. Sauna Dekor builds the substrate, the salt lining, the seating and the controls as one scope for hotel spas and villas in the Gulf.
How is a salt room built?
A salt room is a sealed, dry room lined with salt panels or bricks on a moisture-resistant substrate, with its own ventilation and controlled lighting. The room must stay dry, so it is kept away from steam rooms and showers. We build the substrate, salt lining, seating and controls as one scope.
Salt, rest & therapy
Which salt, light, pressure and float rooms do we fit out?
4 quiet rooms at the end of the circuit, each planned around the equipment it holds: salt rooms, red light therapy rooms, hyperbaric chamber rooms and float tank rooms.
Red light therapy room
Panels, beds and cabins made by their manufacturers; we fit out the room, the power and the ventilation.
Hyperbaric chamber room
A wellness-class chamber from its manufacturer, with the room planned around its footprint, power and service access.
Float tank room
A float tank or pod with its water treatment, set in the quietest and best-insulated room of the spa.
Last updated: 13 November 2026