Cold air · heat · light · squeeze — about half an hour.
New Buffalo’s recovery studio for spa-day resets and sore-shoulder days.
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400 S Whittaker · New Buffalo, MI
(269) 612-8913
Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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Looking for things to do in New Buffalo, a spa-day reset, or relief for tight shoulders? We’re a recovery studio — not a massage clinic and not a plunge. About half an hour. Start my visit →
Sound Familiar?
❌ You pick services by vibe — no baseline, no proof.
❌ Frequency is a guess. Consistency dies by week three.
❌ Other studios sell a door code. You quit by February.
❌ You paid for access. You never bought a result.
The problem isn't willpower. It's that nobody scored you — so you kept guessing.
How It Actually Works
Stop buying hope. Buy a measured loop: test → routine → retest.
STEP 1
WE TEST
Baseline before you use the floor
Get your starting Wellness Score first. No more walking in blind and hoping cryo "feels right."
STEP 2
THE APP BUILDS YOUR ROUTINE
Daily. Adjusts with you.
Your plan isn't a PDF brochure. The app builds the cadence, mixes modalities, and keeps you from winging it.
STEP 3
WE TEST AGAIN
Reassess. Prove the number moved.
Re-score on a schedule. Keep what works. Kill what doesn't. That's how guessing ends.
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What's In The Studio
Cold air · heat · light · squeeze · about half an hour.
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Cold air
A few minutes of very cold air — leave less sore, clearer. Not a plunge.
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Heat
Infrared heat that helps shoulders let go. About half an hour when paired with the rest of your visit.
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Light
Red light on the skin for how you feel and how you look.
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Squeeze
Compression that takes the flight-home feeling out of tired legs.
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Contrast Therapy (Shoulder & Knee)
Hot-cold cycling for targeted joint recovery.
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Spinal Stretch Table
Intersegmental traction for spinal decompression and mobility.
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Power Plate
Whole-body vibration for strength, flexibility, and recovery.
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Recovery Massage Chairs
Daily tension relief included with Recovery memberships — not an upsell at the door.
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FREE High Pressure Tanning
FREE High Pressure Tanning access at all membership and package levels!!!
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The App
Baseline → routine → reassess. This is the product. The floor is the delivery system.
Stop feeling just human. Start thriving.
Visitors match the trip. Locals lock the month or the year. Cold · heat · light · squeeze — about half an hour.
Visitors
Day Pass
$67
One visit · cold · heat · light · squeeze · about half an hour.
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Week Pass
$99
Visitors in town about a week.
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Month Pass
$200
Visitors staying a few weeks.
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Locals
YEAR
Longevity Paid in Full
$1,750
Locals locking the year. Save vs 12× Monthly All Access $175.
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Monthly All Access
$175
Locals / season. Stop feeling just human. Start thriving.
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Red Light w/ FREE Tanning
$85
Locals who want light + color · beds 3 & 4.
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MEMBER BENEFIT
About The Tanning
FREE TANNING Access with all memberships and packages. FREE High Pressure Tanning access at all membership and package levels!!!
STOP GUESSING.
GET YOUR NUMBER.
Fix your body. Refuse your age.
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Core Services
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Whole Body Cryotherapy
3 min
Desert Heat Sauna
25 min
4 wavelength panel
12 min
3 wavelength bed
12 min
5 wavelength bed
12 min
Power Plate
15 min
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Learn how each service works, its benefits, and what to expect — so you can make the most of every visit.
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My Wellness Journey
Take a 5-minute assessment to get a personalized recovery plan tailored to your goals.
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What Clients Say
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378+ reviews
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a year ago
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Wow! Went in for cryotherapy and stayed for red light therapy, full body massage chairs & a spinal stretch table that gave so much relief to my compression. Claire and Sam were very friendly and incredibly helpful in explaining everything. Can’t wait for my next session. Cryo is only 3 minutes so it doesn’t really require an appointment- the chairs and table are are 1st come 1st serve but the other services may need to be booked in advance but I was lucky enough to spend almost 2 hours there as a walk in.
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April Augius
2 years ago
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A Hot Place to Chill has been a God send for me! I struggled with a wound that was open and draining post surgery for 3 months that just would not close. I tried red light panel and it was amazing! After 2 weeks the wound stopped draining and closed and began to scab over! For inflammation, pain and muscle recovery check out all of the other wonderful things they have! You will benefit greatly!!
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Cindy Bogolin
2 years ago
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A Hot Place to Chill is a real game changer for my pain management! I use the compression and red light therapy 2 days a week. With each session I have 2 days of being pain free. I highly recommend that you try it for yourself!
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Teri
2 years ago
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AHPTC is exactly what we have been looking for ! Actually it’s been more, Initially we were looking for cryotherapy with compression therapy, I have PSA and have been successfully incorporating cryotherapy into my holistic treatment plan in order to keep PSA from flaring. I needed to find a place a reasonable distance to our new home. With the help and guidance of Matt I have added red light therapy and massage into my plan and so far I am loving it and the facility. It is clean, very appealing to the eye and everyone has been extremely helpful and friendly. I highly recommend!
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Amy Bourne
Edited 3 years ago
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This place is awesome! So happy to have all these wellness tools right here in New Buffalo, making it easier to invest even more in my health and longevity!! As 40+ mile/week runner my favs are the leg compression and red light therapies, the infra red sauna, and the cryotherapy!
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Ashlie Ostergren
a year ago
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Clean, friendly place. I enjoy the sauna and red light therapy in the winter months.
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Jerrold Marks
3 years ago
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I wanted to try out A Hot Place to Chill. They were very nice and have me a trial on their infrared sauna. It worked great. The facility was spotless and had a very good feeling.
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Things to do in New Buffalo
Between the beach and dinner, book about half an hour of cold · heat · light · squeeze at 400 S Whittaker. A recovery studio visit — spa-day energy, not a tourist brochure dump — that leaves you looser for Harbor Country.
Cold air
Heat
Light
Squeeze
About half an hour
Day Pass $67
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