Bathhouses in Brisbane

Artesian spa complex in the outback town of Mitchell on the Warrego Highway, with two outdoor pools fed by Great Artesian Basin water. One pool is kept hot for soaking and the other is cooler for those who prefer a milder dip. Day admission covers full-day use of both pools and the showers, and towels can be hired. There is a cafe on site.

Council-owned aquatic centre in central Moree built around naturally hot water from the Great Artesian Basin. Alongside lap and program pools there are artesian wellness baths for soaking, a waterslide and a kids splash park. Casual entry is charged per person with lower rates for locals, and memberships are sold. Open seven days, from 6am on weekdays.

Evergreen Spa is a Korean-style bathhouse on the lower ground of 12 Annerley Road in Woolloongabba. The bathing area is women only, with magnesium-infused hot and cold spa pools, a dry sauna, vitamin C showers and a relaxation room; bathers are optional. A separate massage section welcomes all genders, and private hire of the pools and party room is available.

Lan Bathhouse Fortitude Valley is an adults-only bathhouse, 18 and over, on McLachlan Street. It has three magnesium-infused pools, a cold plunge, two saunas, a steam room, an infrared room and an infrared jade room lined with Himalayan salt, plus bucket showers and eight self-serve organic body scrubs. Standard sessions run 90 minutes, with 60-minute early bird entry before 9:30am.

Soak Bathhouse West End is a rooftop bathhouse above West Village on Boundary Street. Five open-air magnesium hot spas sit at 38°C beside a 34°C mineral pool and a 12.5°C cold plunge, with a dry cedar sauna, essential oil steam room and private infrared saunas. Standard sessions run 90 minutes, with 60-minute morning sessions from 6:30am to 9:30am.

Tiered natural hot springs on Ewamian Country in the Gulf Savannah, owned and run by the Ewamian people. Visitors join a 90-minute guided Hot Springs Discovery Tour of the spring terraces, finishing with a soak in a bathing pool. Tours usually leave reception at 8am, 10am, 2pm and 4pm daily during the operating season, with camping on site.

Vikasati Red Hill is a fully outdoor bathhouse down a driveway off Musgrave Road, with a traditional Finnish rock sauna, 5° ice baths, a 14° cold magnesium pool and 37° hot magnesium pools. Casual sessions run 90 minutes with towel and locker included. A private infrared sauna, cafe, open gym, yoga and small group training share the site, and swimwear is required.

DIP Bathhouse is an adults-only bathhouse, 18 and over, in North Lakes. Self-paced Essential sessions of 60 or 90 minutes include hydrotherapy spas, a cedar and stone sauna, a steam room, a cold plunge and relaxation areas, with towel, herbal tea and filtered water supplied. Massage can be paired with a soak, and parking validation applies for stays over 90 minutes.

The Bathhouse Albion is a European-style bathhouse in the Albion Fine Trades precinct, designed by Hogg & Lamb in travertine. Ten spaces include two 38° heated pools, a 12° cold plunge, a scented steam room, two infrared saunas, a Finnish sauna with fireplace and a traditional sauna. Sessions run 60 or 90 minutes, phones are not allowed and guests must be 18 or over.

Chlorine-free contrast bathhouse on Bangalow Road in Byron Bay. A 90-minute session includes herbal tea, a pre-bathing body scrub, guidance on a bathing protocol, a warm pool, three infrared saunas set at 50, 60 and 70°C, a cold plunge pool and red light panels. Locals packs and a weekly membership are offered for Northern Rivers residents. Street parking only.

Caravan and leisure park on the Kennedy Highway between Ravenshoe and Mount Garnet, with thermal pools fed by a natural hot spring. Day visitors are welcome between 9am and 4pm and pay an entry fee at reception, with a day visitors area, hot plate and tables in the pool enclosure.

Outdoor hot artesian bore bath in the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge, run by Walgett Shire Council.