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    Glow Sauna Studios vs Heights Wellness Retreat

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Glow Sauna Studios2025 FDDHeights Wellness Retreat2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Glow Sauna Studios

    $262,096 – $454,256

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    $935,895 – $1,466,168

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Glow Sauna Studios

    $49,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Glow Sauna Studios

    Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or $1,000 monthly; minimum waived for first four calendar months.

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    1%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • Glow Sauna Studios figures come from its 2025 FDD and Heights Wellness Retreat figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Glow Sauna Studios: 2, Heights Wellness Retreat: 18). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    $262,096 – $454,256
    Total — single franchised business
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    $935,895 – $1,466,168
    HWR BUSINESS TOTAL — $935895
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    $49,000
    The $49,000 fee is due in a lump sum when the Franchise Agreement is entered and is non-refundable.
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or $1,000 monthly; minimum waived for first four calendar months.
    Royalty Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    1%
    Royalty 6% — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    4%
    3. Brand Fund — 4% — 4%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 26

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    3
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    0
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    +1
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 3 at end of 2024

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    −105
    Calculated: 105 at end of 2022 → 0 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    2023; franchise offers and sales began February 2023
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    2005
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Glow Sauna Studios

    2022; formed September 21, 2022
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6

    Heights Wellness Retreat

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Glow Sauna Studios
    Company-owned (1 locations) — other measures and costs and revenue
    $109,370
    other Labor
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Company-owned (1 locations) — adjusted operating results
    $10,093
    other Estimated Fund Contribution
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Heights Wellness Retreat
    Franchised (49 locations) — other measures
    53 percent
    other Table 5
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Franchised (1 locations) — other measures — Porter Ranch new build; four-month total/average
    $156
    other Heights Wellness Retreat Porter Ranch
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65
    Franchised (1 locations) — other measures — Porter Ranch new build; 30 days
    $155
    other Porter Ranch
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +15 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Glow Sauna Studios vs Heights Wellness Retreat: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Glow Sauna Studios or Heights Wellness Retreat?
    Glow Sauna Studios: $262,096 – $454,256 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19); Heights Wellness Retreat: $935,895 – $1,466,168 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Glow Sauna Studios. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Glow Sauna Studios and Heights Wellness Retreat royalties compare?
    Glow Sauna Studios: Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or $1,000 monthly; minimum waived for first four calendar months. (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); Heights Wellness Retreat: 1% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Glow Sauna Studios or Heights Wellness Retreat?
    Glow Sauna Studios: 3 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64); Heights Wellness Retreat: 0 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Glow Sauna Studios and Heights Wellness Retreat disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Glow Sauna Studios has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Heights Wellness Retreat has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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