Northern, Melbourne

Boutique bathhouse opposite Essendon train station built around a sauna, plunge and soak circuit. The communal area has a four-person infrared sauna at about 60°C, two cold plunges and a magnesium hot spa, capped at eight people. Two private rooms each add a two-person infrared sauna, cold plunge and shower. Zen Zone quiet sessions run on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Beyond Rest Moonee Ponds is a float centre with private float pods, private Sun Stream full spectrum infrared sauna cabins and Contour Light red light sessions. Floats run seven days, with the first at 9.30am and the last at 9.30pm. On-site parking is available, and guests are asked to arrive ten minutes before their booking.

Small float centre on Bell Street with two Apollo float tanks, run alongside an on-site myotherapy clinic. Casual floats run 60 or 90 minutes, double floats are available per person, and longer four-hour float experiences can be booked. Frequent floater prepaid packs lower the per-session price. One practitioner manages bookings, so prepay online.

Recovery Lab Pascoe Vale combines private infrared saunas, a cold plunge, a compression lounge, Compex muscle stimulation, NuCalm, molecular hydrogen inhalation and private contrast rooms with reformer pilates. Bring swimwear and a towel for sauna and plunge sessions, a rinse station and towel hire are available. Plans are month to month with no lock-in, and street parking is on O'Hea Street.

Resilient Recovery Eltham is a recovery studio upstairs inside Revive PT on Peel Street. It offers private infrared sauna cabins for 40 minute sessions, 40 minute contrast sessions moving between infrared sauna and ice baths, and 30 minute Normatec compression for legs, hips or arms in a recovery lounge. Showers are available. All services require online bookings, with a 10 day trial pass.

Resilient Recovery South Morang is a recovery studio inside a gym on Danaher Drive. It offers private infrared sauna cabins for 40 minute sessions, 40 minute contrast sessions moving between infrared sauna and ice baths, and 30 minute Normatec compression for legs, hips or arms in a recovery lounge. Showers are available. All services require online bookings, with a 10 day trial pass.

Wellness Social Club in Preston pairs a 90°C Finnish sauna with magnesium contrast pools, a 39°C hot pool and a 9°C cold plunge, sold as 60 minute wet recovery sessions.