Float Boston – Come Back to the Tank
Float Boston · Somerville, MA

It's been a while. Your nervous system remembers.

The world hasn't gotten any quieter since your last float. If the stress has crept back in, the sleep has slipped, or the body's tightened up again — the tank is right where you left it.

Happy Hour pricing Until 8.31. $59 Floats or Contrast Therapy with the code “happysummer”
Not here to float?

Looking for Contrast Therapy or Cryotherapy?

Both are here at 515 Medford Street now. Jump straight to the one you came for.

Bring someone with you

Float together in the XL Dream Pod

Our XL Dream Pod is one of the only couples tanks in the Boston area — two people, one hour, no phones, no talking required. It's the rare thing you can do side by side and still come out feeling like you got time to yourself.

Good for date night, anniversaries, or dragging a friend along who's never floated. Plenty of people book it just to have the extra room.

Welcome back

Life got busy. That's exactly why to come back.

Nobody stops floating because it stopped working. It's always the same thing — a stretch of long weeks, a full calendar, and the one hour that was just for you quietly falls off the list.

Here's the part worth remembering: the calm you felt walking out of the tank wasn't a one-time thing. It's a baseline you can get back to. And it usually only takes one float to feel it return.

Why people come back

What the tank quietly resets

You already know how it feels. Here's what's actually happening — and why a single float still does the work.

A nervous system on overload

Stress compounds. Weeks of being switched-on keep your body braced without you noticing. An hour with no light, no sound, and no gravity pulls the nervous system out of fight-or-flight and back to baseline — the reset you can't get from your couch.

Sleep that slipped

The deep sleep floating gives you fades when you stop. Many people float specifically to break a bad stretch — the magnesium, the full-body decompression, and the calm afterward tend to show up that same night.

Pain and tension that built back up

900 lbs of Epsom salt takes every pound of gravity off your spine and joints for a full hour. For chronic pain, tight backs, and old injuries, that decompression is the relief that's hard to find anywhere else.

Recovery after training

If you're back to training hard, your body is carrying the load. Floating flushes tension, speeds recovery, and gives your muscles an hour of true zero-load rest — so the next session feels better than the last.

A quick question

Did you ever claim your one-time beginner offer?

A lot of people try one float and never get around to the beginner 3-pack — the first-timer deal that gets you three floats at $50 each instead of $75.

If that's you, it's still yours to claim. It really does take about three floats for your body to fully learn to let go — the first is your body learning the room, the third is the one people are actually chasing. Three is how you get there.

3 floats · $150

Just $50 a float — your one-time first-timer price.

Claim my 3-float offer — $150

Already used it? No problem — just book your next float below.

While you were away

A few new things to come back to

The floats are the same as you remember. These are worth a look on your way back in.

New tank

The XL Dream Pod

One of the only couples tanks in the Boston area — roomier, longer, and built for two. Floating solo? Just request the XL when you book any float; there's a lot more room to stretch out.

See couples floats →
Recovery

Cryotherapy & contrast

Sauna and cold plunge cycles, plus targeted cold therapy for pain and recovery — both pair perfectly with a float. Float first, then recover, same day.

Learn more →
Best value

Membership, if you're a regular

If floating is becoming a habit again, membership starts at $65/mo — extra floats at $59, discounts on recovery services, and it's shareable. It pays for itself fast.

See membership options →

Why people keep coming back

★★★★★

This place is excellent. I consistently leave feeling relaxed and refreshed. The owner, Mark, keeps upgrading the float and recovery experiences they offer, and I am always impressed at the friendly, helpful service I receive there.

Johanna G.

★★★★★

My fiancé and I had a wonderful experience. We both found the space warm and welcoming, the float itself very comfortable, and found ourselves incredibly relaxed afterwards. Highly recommend!

Michelle F.

★★★★★

I'm glad my first float tank experience was at Float Boston. The owner Mark was willing to answer any questions to help ease my nerves and excitement. I immediately felt comfortable in his space.

F.A.M. Fitness

A few things returning floaters ask

Can I still use my old package or credits?
Yes — any floats or credits on your account are still there waiting for you. Just log in when you book, or call us at 617-875-0725 and we'll sort it out in a minute.
I've floated once. Can I still get the 3-float offer?
The beginner 3-pack is a one-time first-timer deal. If you tried a single float but never claimed the pack, it's yours to grab. If you've already used it, no worries — just book your next float at our regular rate, or ask us about membership if you're floating regularly again.
How often should I float?
There's no wrong answer — some people come weekly, some monthly. Most people notice the effects build with regularity: better sleep, lower stress, and less pain tend to compound the more consistently you float. If you're coming back, once every week or two is a great rhythm to rebuild.
Where are you located?
515 Medford Street, Somerville, MA 02145. Easy to reach from Boston, Cambridge, and the surrounding area. Open Monday–Saturday 8am–7pm and Sunday 11am–7pm.
Contrast Therapy

Heat. Cold. Reset.

A private suite with an infrared sauna — red light therapy built in — and a cold plunge. You cycle between them for a full hour: heat, cold, rest, repeat. Timers on the wall keep the rhythm, so you're not doing math in a hot room.

The whole suite is yours, and up to 2 people can use it at the same price. Most studios charge per person and put you in a shared space. We don't do either.

First session $50 with code love2sweat — enter it at checkout.

What's in the suite

Three things, one hour, one room

Everything below is included in every session — no add-ons, no upsells at the door.

Red light included

Infrared sauna

Infrared penetrates into tissue rather than just heating the air, so you warm from the inside out. The 660nm red light layer runs the whole time you're in there — nothing extra to book, no extra time.

Commercial grade

Cold plunge

A serious plunge, right there in your suite. Start at 30–60 seconds and build from there. The first few seconds are the hardest part; what comes after is the reason people keep booking it.

Vitamin C filtered

Post-session shower

Every session ends with time in the vitamin C filtered shower. It neutralizes chlorine and leaves skin and hair noticeably softer — a small thing that makes the finish feel finished.

Muscle recovery

The heat-cold cycle pumps blood through the system, flushing metabolic waste and moving fresh oxygen into tired tissue faster than rest alone.

Soreness and stiffness

Cold immersion is well studied for post-exercise soreness. If you're training again, or just carrying a stiff back around, this is the fastest-acting thing we offer.

Mood and clarity

Cold exposure is associated with a sharp dopamine response, and the heat brings its own endorphin lift. People tend to walk out talkative. No caffeine involved.

Stress and sleep

Heat forces stillness — no screens, nowhere to be — and the cool-down after a plunge mirrors the drop in body temperature that starts sleep. Best finished a couple of hours before bed.

Pricing

Sessions and packs

Every session is a full 60-minute private suite. Packs never expire, and you can bring a guest every time at no extra charge.

3-session pack
$200
$67 per session

A flexible way to see what a regular practice feels like.

Buy 3-pack
5-session pack
$300
$60 per session

Enough to build the habit and feel it compound.

Buy 5-pack
10-session pack
$500
$50 per session

Best value — the regular's price, locked in.

Buy 10-pack

Float and contrast, same visit

Both run on the same schedule, so we can book them back to back with a transition window between. Contrast first and you'll drop into the tank faster than you ever have; float first and the calm carries straight through the heat and cold. Just tell us you want both when you book.

Questions? Call or text 617-875-0725. New to it? Wear a swimsuit and bring water — we handle the rest.

Cryotherapy

Targeted cold, exactly where you need it

Handheld cryotherapy with the Kaasen device — cold delivered to one area at a time instead of a whole-body chamber. Two very different reasons people book it:

Pain & recovery

Knees, shoulders, backs, old injuries, post-workout soreness. The cold pass drops tissue temperature fast to calm inflammation and quiet pain in the specific spot that's bothering you.

Contouring & skin

The aesthetic side: targeted treatments on specific areas, done as a series of sessions spaced days apart. Best paired with the rest of what you're already doing.

Full details, pricing, and what to expect are on the cryotherapy page.

Your nervous system is asking for an hour off

60 minutes of silence · Somerville, MA · right where you left it

Float Boston · 515 Medford Street, Somerville MA 02145
617-875-0725 · mark@floatboston.com
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