Description
The Golden Designs Catalonia 8-Person is the accessible cabin in the Golden Designs line, and it is close to the only one of its kind at any price. It is built to be entered in a wheelchair, and when the benches come out the room becomes a yoga or stretching studio rather than a sauna you can only sit in.
Twenty-three PureTech™ near zero EMF far infrared carbon panels heat an 87-inch room. Near zero EMF is the specification most often claimed and least often measured — Golden Designs rates these panels at under 3 mG measured two to three inches from the panel surface, which is at contact distance rather than across the room, and that is the honest way to state it.
This is a far infrared cabin, not full spectrum. If you want near, mid and far wavelengths in the same room, the Catalonia 8-Person Full Spectrum is the same footprint with a different heater set. Choose this one for the accessibility and the open floor, and choose that one for the spectrum.
Built in natural reforested Canadian hemlock with bronze tinted tempered glass. Interior ceiling galaxy star color therapy lighting, LED control panel, and Bluetooth with MP3 auxiliary connection through built-in speakers.
Indoor use only. Placing this sauna outdoors voids the warranty entirely. It is a finished indoor cabin, not a weatherproof structure.
Freight Delivery Notice: This sauna ships by freight in 9 boxes at 1,175 lbs, directly from Golden Designs in Ontario, California, with free lift gate service for curbside delivery. It requires a 240V / 30 AMP circuit installed by a certified electrician. Read the Shipping, Delivery & Returns section below before ordering — curbside means curbside, and at this weight the route from curb to room needs planning.
Specifications
- Capacity: 8 person
- Model: GDI-6880-02
- Type: Far infrared
- Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible; benches remove to convert the cabin to a yoga or stretching room
- Heating Elements: 23 PureTech™ Near Zero EMF far infrared carbon heating panels
- EMF: Under 3 mG measured 2 to 3 inches from the heating panels
- Wood: Natural reforested Canadian hemlock
- Glass: Bronze tinted tempered glass
- Door Handle: Standard handle
- Lighting: Interior ceiling galaxy star color therapy lighting system
- Controls: Interior LED control panel
- Sound System: Bluetooth and MP3 auxiliary connection with built-in speakers
- Operating Temperature: 118°F to 132°F ideal range, heats up to 140°F
- Electrical: 240V / 30 AMP — certified electrician required
- Location: Indoor use only
- Exterior Dimensions (W×D×H): 87" × 75" × 87"
- Assembled Weight: 920 lbs
- Shipping Weight: 1,175 lbs
- Ships In: 9 boxes
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Warranty
Golden Designs covers this sauna under its factory warranty. Coverage is split by component, so the headline number is not the whole picture and is worth reading.
- Heating elements and electronics: 5 years for residential use, 1 year for commercial use
- Wood and structure: 1 year limited
- Proof of purchase is required to make any claim. Keep your receipt showing the date of purchase.
- Indoor use only. Placing this sauna outdoors voids the warranty entirely, and damage from rain, snow, sun, wind, or extreme temperature is not covered.
- Not transferable. Coverage ends if the sauna changes owners or is relocated.
- What is excluded: normal wear and weathering, alterations or modifications, misuse or abuse, and repairs performed by anyone other than Golden Designs authorized personnel. Surface cracks in the wood are normal behavior for timber and are not treated as defects.
Register your warranty on delivery at app.goldendesigninc.com. Full terms: goldendesigninc.com/pages/factory-warranty
To make a warranty claim, contact us at support@motiontheorylabs.com and we will open it with Golden Designs on your behalf.
Golden Designs Shipping, Delivery & Returns
Our standard Shipping Policy and Return and Refund Policy cover this product. Because it ships by freight rather than parcel, Golden Designs sets some terms that differ from those, and where they differ, the terms below govern.
Delivery
- Curbside delivery only, with free lift gate service throughout the continental United States. The driver brings the pallet to the curb and no further. If you do not have a curb, live on a dirt road, or have a driveway an 18-wheeler cannot access, you may need to meet the driver at the nearest accessible point or pay additional delivery fees.
- Plan the route indoors before you order. Nine boxes at 1,175 lbs have to get from the curb into the room. Measure your doorways, hallways and any stairs, and confirm the assembled 87" × 75" footprint fits with clearance around it. If the sauna is going in for accessibility reasons, check the approach to the door as well as the room itself.
- Transit time: ships within 24 to 48 hours of order and payment authorization, then 7 to 14 days in transit. The carrier calls you to schedule an appointment, typically 8am to 12pm or 12pm to 6pm, Monday through Friday.
- You have 2 business days to accept delivery once the sauna reaches your local terminal. After that, storage runs $100 per day.
Inspection, and your right to refuse
- A signature is required. Inspect every carton and note any damage on the delivery receipt before you sign it. Signing a clean receipt for a damaged pallet is the one thing that makes a claim hard to win.
- All sauna boxes are delivered standing up. If they arrive lying flat on the pallet, the sauna was dropped. Check for exposed or damaged wood.
- You are entitled to refuse damaged freight. If it is obvious the sauna inside has been damaged or crushed, refuse the shipment outright. If you see damage but choose to accept anyway, describe it on the delivery receipt in detail — holes, dropped, tilted, not upright, ripped boxes, pressure damage.
- Open the boxes and report hidden damage within 48 hours, with photographs, to support@motiontheorylabs.com. We handle the claim with Golden Designs from there. Same 48-hour window as our standard policy, but on a freight pallet it means opening cartons rather than just looking at the outside.
Cancellations and returns
- Cancellations must be made within 24 hours of purchase. Shorter than our general policy, because Golden Designs releases freight quickly. After 24 hours a cancellation is treated as a return.
- Return freight is charged both ways, and the inbound leg is billed at 120% of the outbound cost, on top of our standard restocking fee. On a 1,175 lb freight item that is a significant number, so please be confident before ordering.
- Damaged or defective on arrival is not a return. It runs through the freight damage process above, or the warranty process, depending on what happened. Both are faster and neither costs you anything.
Questions about any of this? Contact us at support@motiontheorylabs.com before placing your order. We would rather answer them now than have you find out at the curb.
Our Shipping Policy
Ships in 24 to 48 hours, then 7 to 14 days in transit
All orders ship via the method best suited to the size and weight of the product. Smaller items ship via standard parcel carriers. Large items such as saunas and fitness equipment ship via LTL freight and require a scheduled delivery appointment.
- Free shipping on every order in the Continental U.S. (excludes AK/HI), including freight delivery on large equipment. Nothing is added at checkout
- Freight deliveries are curbside unless otherwise noted
- You will be contacted to schedule a delivery appointment for freight orders
- Inspect all items carefully upon delivery before signing. Note any visible damage on the delivery receipt before the driver leaves — failure to note damage at delivery may affect your ability to file a claim
- For shipping questions, contact us at support@motiontheorylabs.com
Our Return Policy
We stand behind the products we carry and want you to be confident in every purchase.
- Most items are eligible for return within 30 days of delivery in original, unopened condition, less a 25% restocking fee
- Large freight items (saunas, fitness equipment) must be unopened and in original packaging to be eligible for return. A 25% restocking fee applies to all approved returns, and you pay return shipping, including freight. Once opened, they are not eligible for return or refund.
- Defective or damaged items are handled through the manufacturer warranty process — contact us at support@motiontheorylabs.com and we will assist
- Return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer unless the item arrived damaged or defective
- For return requests, contact us at support@motiontheorylabs.com before sending anything back
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A Post-Delivery Call
Freight is not parcel delivery. The window to report damage is short, often 24 to 48 hours from the moment you sign, and on some products transit damage is not covered by the manufacturer's warranty at all. The exact terms for this product are in the Shipping and Delivery section below.
That Window Is Why We Do Two Things Rather Than One
What We Send, and What the Call Covers
When your order ships, we send you a written inspection guide. How many boxes to expect, what it should look like coming off the truck, what to photograph, and what to note on the delivery receipt before you sign. A clean signature on a damaged shipment is what makes a claim hard to win, and you are entitled to refuse a damaged delivery, which is worth deciding before delivery day rather than with a driver waiting.
After it arrives, we call you. We schedule that call inside the reporting window rather than whenever is convenient, because once the window closes there is nothing left to do. It covers three things:
- That it arrived, and arrived intact. We go through what came off the truck and what you found when you checked it.
- Anything that did not. If there is damage, we take it from there. What to photograph, what to file, and we deal with the carrier.
- Who to contact for what. Warranty claims go directly to the manufacturer and we give you the name. Anything to do with delivery, freight, or damage in transit comes to us and we handle it.
Ten to fifteen minutes depending on what we find, included on every freight order. We schedule it, you do not have to chase us.
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