Hinterland, Gold Coast

The Bathhouse at Ground Currumbin sits under a fig tree in front of a restored 100-year-old Queenslander in Currumbin Valley. One-hour sessions include mineral hydrotherapy spas and a cedar hot tub, two plunge pools (one around 10 degrees), a wood-fired hot stone sauna and an outdoor infrared sauna. Guests must be 18 or over, and reception is inside the Ground Grocer.

Greenhouse pairs a thermal bathhouse with a plant-based canteen and bar in the Tallebudgera Valley. Self-paced 90-minute soaks move between warm magnesium pools, a mineral pool, cold plunge, steam room and traditional sauna, finishing on a garden terrace. Towel, herbal tea and filtered water are included. Packages add a magnesium body scrub, a drink, massage or a two-course lunch. Open Wednesday to Sunday.

Flourish Wellness and Care is a small wellness studio in Billabirra Park, Nerang, offering private infrared sauna sessions of 45 minutes, with couples sessions available. Sessions can be paired with red light, acoustic dry floating, massage or reiki in longer combined bookings. Five and ten session packs are sold, and all visits are by appointment through the studio website.

SOL Elements sits at Tamborine Mountain Glades in the Gold Coast hinterland, opened in 2025 and set over Lotus Lake. The 90-minute communal bathhouse includes thermal mineral pools, cold plunges, a cedar stone sauna, botanical steam room, an Earth Lab for DIY scrubs, a Himalayan salt room and a fire pit sunk below the lake. Float caves and private suites are also offered.

A private day spa set in rainforest on Long Road, Tamborine Mountain, hired by the room rather than shared with strangers. Each booking includes a steam room, infrared sauna, mineral pool and waterfall shower, plus a fireside lounge and private garden. Daytime room hire runs 90 minutes to three hours between 9am and 5pm, with evening sessions and massage packages.