Steam rising off an outdoor thermal pool at dawn, snow-covered spruce trees behind it
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Nordic spa · Gatineau Hills

Heat. Cold. Stillness.

Four thermal pools, a river-fed cold plunge and two cedar saunas, hidden in the spruce forest above Chelsea. Scroll, and breathe out.

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The baths

A thermal cycle as old as the north itself: warm up, cool down, rest, repeat.

Boréal Baths sits on a forested ridge where the Gatineau River bends. Everything here runs on a simple rhythm — heat, cold, stillness — and on water drawn from our own artesian well.

Start in the 38 °C infinity pool as steam rolls off the surface. Brave the 12 °C plunge. Then do absolutely nothing in the silence room, wrapped in a robe, watching snow fall on spruce trees. That is the whole itinerary, and it is enough.

Drag the handle on the photo to see the main pool the way our last guests of the day see it.

The main thermal pool at Boréal Baths in the morning The same main thermal pool at dusk, steam glowing in the blue evening light MorningDusk
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Wooden thermal tubs steaming in the snow under a northern sky

Interlude · in 3D

One moment, kept

Every great site gets one moment like this — a small piece of cinema that makes people slow down. Scroll through it, move your pointer, and watch the pool steam under the aurora. Built live in your browser, no video file.

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Treatments

Every treatment includes same-day access to the baths. Filter by what your body is asking for.

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Book a treatment

Five short steps. Pick a treatment, a practitioner, a day and a time — we will hold your robe.

1 · Choose a treatment

2 · Choose your practitioner

3 · Pick a day & time

Select a day to see available times.

4 · Your details

You are booked in

Your booking reference

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    Demonstration booking — Boréal Baths is a sample website, so no real appointment has been made and nothing was charged. A real spa would confirm by text message at this point.

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    Find your membership

    Three questions, one honest recommendation. No upsell — the quiz sends you to the plan that fits, even when it is the cheapest one.

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    Private events, priced live

    Birthdays, team resets, a wedding the night before. Build your evening and watch the estimate itemize itself — no email-tag with a sales rep.

    Add-ons

    Your estimate

    Sample pricing for demonstration. A real quote would confirm availability for your date before anything is charged.

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    Gift card studio

    Design it on the left, watch it render on the right. Exactly how it would arrive in their inbox.

    Amount

    Demonstration only — no payment is taken on a sample site.

    Gift card · Carte-cadeau
    $100
    For someone you like · from you
    You deserve a slow day.
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    Guests, in their words

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    Plan your visit

    123 Rue des Érables, Chelsea, QC · (819) 555-0164 · bonjour@boreal-baths.example

    Checking hours…

    Last entry is one hour before close. The baths stay open in snow, rain and most holidays — the steam is better in a storm anyway.

    Good to know

    Ask us anything

    This sample composes the message in your own email app — nothing is stored on the site.

    Imagine this as yours

    Boréal Baths is an invented business. Everything on this page — the scroll-driven hero, the booking wizard, the instant quote builder, the gift card studio and the little assistant in the corner — is a working demonstration of what a hand-built website can do for a real one.