Magnesium pools in Gold Coast

Lan Bathhouse occupies level one of the Paradise Centre in Surfers Paradise, entered beside Priceline on Surfers Paradise Boulevard. The 18-plus bathhouse has six magnesium spas: four at 38 degrees, one at 24 degrees and a 12 degree cold plunge. Sessions run 90 minutes, with a cheaper 60-minute early bird slot, private baths for groups, head spa and massage services.

Billed as the Gold Coast's original bathhouse, Soak Mermaid Beach is an open-air venue near Pacific Fair and the G:link. Standard 90-minute sessions cover travertine magnesium mineral pools, 38 degree hot spas, a 12.5 degree cold plunge, a dry cedar sauna and an aromatic steam room. A 60-minute early session runs 6:30am to 9:30am, plus a private infrared sauna for two.

Vikasati's Southport bathhouse is an outdoor, open-air circuit built for contrast sessions. Each 90-minute booking includes what it calls the Gold Coast's largest traditional Finnish rock sauna, 5 degree ice baths, a 14 degree cold magnesium pool and 37 degree hot magnesium pools, with towel and locker included. Swimwear is required, sessions are capped and the space is alcohol free.

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.

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.

P3 Recovery Ashmore is on Commercial Drive in Ashmore, one of several Gold Coast sites of the Burleigh-founded chain. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

P3 Recovery Burleigh on Kortum Drive is the brand's first centre, minutes from the beach. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a traditional sauna, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

P3 Recovery Labrador sits on Brisbane Road in Biggera Waters and opened in late 2025. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a traditional sauna, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

P3 Recovery Pimpama is inside the Home Focus centre on Nexus Drive, serving the northern growth corridor. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a traditional sauna, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.