Quick Answer: Sam’s Club currently sells two infrared sauna brands: Maxxus — the same Golden Designs, Inc. mid-tier brand this site already reviews — and Backyard Discovery, a cedar-focused line new to this site’s coverage. Sam’s Club’s Maxxus listings use generic titles instead of the MX-series model codes tracked elsewhere on this site, and price lower (~$1,799-$2,099 for a 2-person) than the ~$2,899 this site tracks for the matching Amazon-listed MX-K206-01. Saunas also aren’t on Sam’s Club’s named 90-day major-appliance list, so they likely fall under the retailer’s no-deadline 100% Satisfaction Guarantee instead — a better default than Costco’s general-merchandise fallback, though large cabins still need a scheduled freight pickup, not a walk-in return.
“Sam’s Club sauna” gets searched almost as often as “Costco sauna,” and membership-warehouse shoppers tend to assume the two clubs carry similar inventory. They don’t. Here’s exactly what’s on Sam’s Club’s sauna shelf right now, how it maps (or doesn’t) to the brands this site already covers, and what the return policy actually says once you dig past the headline guarantee.
Every sauna currently on Sam’s Club’s site
| Listing | Brand | Capacity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrared Sauna, Red Light, 6 Carbon Heaters | Maxxus | 1-2 person | ~$1,799 |
| Infrared Sauna, Red Light, 6 Carbon Heaters | Maxxus | 2 person | ~$1,799 |
| Infrared Sauna, Red Light, 7 Carbon Heaters | Maxxus | 3 person | ~$2,199 |
| "Dynamic Series" Infrared Sauna, Red Light (6209) | Maxxus | 2 person | ~$2,099 |
| Steam/Infrared Outdoor Sauna | Maxxus | 5 person | ~$6,999 |
| Rylan Cedar Indoor Infrared, Red Light + Chromo | Backyard Discovery | 2 person | ~$1,999 |
| Rylan Cedar Indoor Infrared, Red Light + Chromo | Backyard Discovery | 4 person | ~$3,299 |
| Rylan Cedar Indoor Infrared Corner, Red Light + Chromo | Backyard Discovery | 4 person | ~$3,899 |
| Portable Steam Sauna, Red Light | Therapod | 1 person | ~$219 |
Every infrared cabin on that list is one of two brands — Maxxus or Backyard Discovery. There’s no Dynamic, no Golden Designs flagship, and no dedicated sauna blanket, which is a narrower lineup than Costco’s nine-model Dynamic-only shelf we covered in our Costco sauna guide. One listing title literally combines both sibling-brand names — “Maxxus Dynamic Series” — which is Sam’s Club’s own merchandising language, not a sign that it’s actually built by the Dynamic line; every other spec on that listing (6 carbon heaters, 2-person capacity, red light) matches the standard Maxxus 2-person spec, not Dynamic’s.
The Maxxus naming gap: no model codes
This site’s own best Maxxus sauna guide tracks the Amazon-listed Maxxus lineup by model code — the MX-K206-01 2-person, the Seattle (MX-J206-01), and so on — because Maxxus and its parent, Golden Designs, Inc., publish a spec sheet against each code. Sam’s Club’s listings skip the model code entirely. “Maxxus Infrared 2-Person Sauna Red Light with 6 Carbon Heaters” describes the same panel count and capacity as the MX-K206-01, but without a matching code in the title or description, there’s no way to confirm from the listing alone that it’s the identical cabin rather than a Sam’s Club-specific configuration.
That’s a different kind of gap than the Gracia EMF mismatch we found on Costco’s site — this isn’t a confirmed spec difference, it’s a confirmed inability to verify sameness. Practically, it means a buyer chasing the exact MX-K206-01 reviewed on this site (or anywhere else) can’t assume the Sam’s Club listing is that cabin just because the price looks like a deal.
Backyard Discovery’s Rylan: a genuinely new brand on this site
Backyard Discovery is better known for outdoor wooden playsets and barrel saunas, but its Rylan indoor infrared line — launched in late 2025 — is a real addition to the field, not another Golden Designs, Inc. badge. Per the brand’s own published specs, the Rylan uses 8 carbon far-infrared panels, double-wall cedar construction roughly 33% thicker than typical single-wall cabins, and is independently third-party tested to a Low EMF rating under 3 mG — the same tier this site’s best low-EMF infrared sauna guide uses as its benchmark, not a watered-down “low EMF” claim.
The Rylan 2-person also sells on Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Backyard Discovery’s own site at roughly $2,299 — Sam’s Club’s ~$1,999 listing currently undercuts every one of those channels by about $300, on a model you can cross-reference by name, unlike the Maxxus listings above.
What Sam’s Club’s return policy actually covers
Sam’s Club’s 90-day return window is named explicitly for electronics and major appliances — refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ranges. Saunas aren’t on that list, the same way they aren’t on Costco’s equivalent major-appliance list. The difference is what each retailer’s fallback policy looks like: Costco’s fallback is its general merchandise guarantee, which can carry shorter or less-defined terms for oversized goods. Sam’s Club’s fallback is its 100% Satisfaction Guarantee — no stated return deadline and no restocking fee on most items, membership purchases tracked automatically so no receipt is required.
That’s a genuinely more generous default on paper. The real-world catch is freight logistics, not eligibility: a 200+ lb cabin isn’t a counter return, so Sam’s Club directs large freight-delivered items to Member Support for a scheduled pickup. Confirm that process (and any pickup window) before you order rather than assuming “no deadline” means “return it whenever, however.”
Maxxus MX-K206-01 2-Person Low EMF Far-Infrared Sauna (Amazon)
- The exact model this site's Maxxus guide reviews — six carbon Low-EMF panels, Canadian Hemlock, 120V plug — with a published spec sheet you can check against any other listing claiming "Maxxus."
- Standard Amazon shipping and returns instead of a freight-delivery pickup request.
- Worth the premium over Sam's Club's unlabeled 2-person listing if confirming the exact cabin matters more than shaving a few hundred dollars.
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Backyard Discovery Rylan 2-Person Cedar Infrared Sauna (Amazon)
- The same Rylan model Sam's Club lists at a lower price, available here with standard Amazon shipping and returns.
- Double-wall cedar construction and third-party EMF certification you can verify against the brand's own published test claims.
- A genuinely different brand from every Golden Designs, Inc. cabin (Dynamic, Maxxus, Golden Designs) already covered on this site — worth cross-shopping if you want a non-sibling-brand option.
Sam’s Club’s fixed listed prices also don’t move the way dealer-network pricing does on Dynamic, Maxxus, and Golden Designs — see our sauna deals guide for how warehouse-club pricing compares to the 15-25% dealers will knock off if you ask.
How to shop Sam’s Club’s sauna listings without overpaying — or under-verifying
- Don’t assume “Maxxus” means the MX-K206-01. Without a model code in the listing, treat the price as a different (lower) starting point, not a confirmed discount on the exact cabin this site reviews.
- Check the Rylan’s price across channels before buying anywhere. Sam’s Club, Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Backyard Discovery’s own site all carry it — prices move independently across all four.
- Saunas fall outside the 90-day major-appliance list at both warehouse clubs, but Sam’s Club’s no-deadline general guarantee is the better fallback of the two — confirm it at checkout rather than assuming Costco’s rules apply here too.
- Budget for freight scheduling, not a walk-in return, on any cabin over roughly 150 lbs, regardless of which retailer’s guarantee technically covers it.
- Ignore the “Dynamic Series” label on the Maxxus 6209 listing. It’s Sam’s Club’s own naming, not a sign the cabin is built on Dynamic’s (cheaper) platform.
The bottom line
Sam’s Club’s sauna shelf is narrower than Costco’s but more varied in brand: a Maxxus lineup priced below this site’s tracked Amazon models but missing the model codes needed to confirm it’s the same hardware, plus a genuinely new Backyard Discovery Rylan line that’s independently EMF-tested and currently cheapest at Sam’s Club of any channel we checked. Returns likely default to Sam’s Club’s more generous no-deadline guarantee, since saunas sit outside the named major-appliance list there too — just plan for a scheduled freight pickup either way. For the full Maxxus model breakdown, see our best Maxxus sauna guide, or compare every brand in our best infrared sauna pillar.