Saunas in Gold Coast

“Warm up or cool down with access to our swimming pool along with a 6 seat sauna.” : KDV Sport

Contrast plunge pools, traditional sauna and infrared sauna. Casual sessions are priced separately by service.

Recovery and Massage Centre in Miami runs four mineral pools set at 10, 24, 34 and 40 degrees for contrast sessions, plus what it describes as one of the largest full spectrum infrared saunas in the southern hemisphere, a traditional sauna, Normatec compression and remedial massage. Casual entry, packs and weekly memberships are offered. Child pricing applies for ages 8 to 15.

“Every session is all-access. Use everything : ice baths, hot pool, sauna, compression boots.” : Between Rounds

“Our infrared sauna sessions are 30 minutes long” : Sports Recovery Centres Australia

Private traditional sauna, then a cold plunge. 30 minutes, ideal before or after work.

FICE Recovery is an outdoor ice bath yard off a laneway on West Street, under five minutes' walk from Burleigh Beach. One-hour social sessions move between wood-burning barrel saunas and several ice baths held at different temperatures, from about 3 to 8 degrees. It was set up by a professional athlete, with cheaper Thursday sessions and occasional evening Sip and Sauna slots.

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.

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.

Spa by JW is the day spa inside the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort on Ferny Avenue. Beyond massage and facial services, non-guests can buy a Rest and Recovery pass or membership giving access to a traditional sauna, steam shower and relaxation lounge. A one-off Discovery Visit, weekly and monthly memberships are sold, arranged by phoning the spa directly.

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.

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.

Native State runs a small European-style bathhouse inside the Kirra Surf complex on the Kirra beachfront. Sessions of 45 or 90 minutes flow between an infrared sauna, traditional cedar sauna, steam room, a 38 degree heated vitality pool, cold plunge pool and a meditation lounge. Groups are kept small, phones go in lockers, and there is a studio for classes on site.

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.

Hot and cold pools, steam and rock sauna. Casual bathhouse session: 60 minutes.