Inner South, Brisbane

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.

TH7 West End is a recovery clinic built around guided protocols. The signature Nordic runs 60 minutes: traditional sauna, hot and cold contrast pools, steam and a short cold plunge. Compression boots, red light and ice baths also feature. The West End clinic is on Montague Road near the river, open from 7am daily, and also lists infrared saunas.

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.

City Cave Bulimba is a franchise float and wellness centre offering float tanks with body-temperature Epsom salt water, private infrared sauna rooms and remedial, sports, pregnancy and relaxation massage. The centre is on Oxford Street in Bulimba and serves Hawthorne, Balmoral, Morningside, Norman Park and Cannon Hill, with red light therapy available as an add-on.

City Cave Stones Corner is a franchise float and wellness centre offering float tanks with body-temperature Epsom salt water, private infrared sauna rooms and remedial, sports, pregnancy and relaxation massage. The Logan Road centre in Stones Corner serves Greenslopes, Coorparoo, Woolloongabba, Annerley and West End, and red light can be added to a sauna booking.

Embod is an appointment-only wellness studio on Wellington Road, East Brisbane, built around the rotating wooden roller Body Roll for lymphatic drainage massage. Other sessions include a full-body LED and infrared bed, sequential compression boots, a 3D body scan and electromagnetic muscle toning. Wear fitted activewear and socks for the roller. Free street parking and disabled access are available.