Merle Burrows
Owner and sauna host
Builds the fire, keeps the stove going between sessions and walks first-timers through the room before the first round. Ask him anything before you go in.
Who is at the door
Your hosts
Merle and Roselyne tend the fire, run the door and keep the rest room quiet.
Roselyne Germain
Sauna host
Hosts the weekend and evening sessions, keeps the rest room quiet and the tea hot. Speaks English and Haitian Creole.
Behind the door
What we look after
The fire
Lit well before the first session and fed between groups, so the room is ready when you are.
The cold water
The tub is drained, scrubbed and refilled on a schedule, and the water stays cold.
The rest room
Kept quiet, with robes, slippers, water and tea laid out.
Come and meet us
Book a session, or call the door.