Steam rooms in Melbourne

Bathhouse in a historic building in central Mornington, opened in 2025. Two-hour sessions cover magnesium plunge pools at 38°C and 40°C, an ice bath, dry sauna, infrared sauna and steam room, plus a salt scrub shower, lounge and a sound room with headphones. Capacity is limited to small groups, and 60-minute early morning sessions are also offered.

Mineral pools, hot spas, cold plunge pools, cedar sauna and steam room at 186 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne.

A 700-square-metre indoor bathhouse near Chapel Street and South Yarra Station, opened in 2025. Two travertine mineral pools sit at 34°C and 38°C, alongside magnesium hot spas, 12.5°C cold plunges and drench buckets, a dry cedar sauna and steam room. Standard sessions are 90 minutes, with 60-minute morning sessions from 6:30am and a private infrared sauna for two.

Co-ed bathhouse near NewQuay Central Park, entered via Glenti Place. Two-hour sessions include a 38°C mineral pool, cold plunge, Nordic sauna, infrared sauna, aromatherapy steam room and hydration station, with towel and locker provided. A private room for two adds a 10-person magnesium jacuzzi, private infrared sauna and fireplace. Guests must be 18 or over and phones are not permitted.

Level five bathhouse in South Melbourne with a 38°C mineral spa, aromatherapy steam room, traditional Finnish sauna, 5°C plunge and cold pail showers, finishing in a tea lounge or on the terrace. Self-guided sessions run 60 or 90 minutes, phones stay in lockers, and guests must be 16 or over. A guided three-hour Signature Journey is also offered.

Historic mineral bathhouse in the Mineral Springs Reserve at Hepburn Springs, using local mineral water.

Boutique communal bath house in Cremorne, opened in December 2020, taking up to five guests per 75-minute session. Facilities include a heated stone hammam at 65°C, a 90°C hot rock Finnish sauna, 40°C magnesium hot tub, 8°C cold plunge and pail shower, plus a private infrared sauna option. Unisex with swimwear, and robe, slides, scrub and towels are provided.

Communal bathhouse in a converted double-storey brick warehouse on Easey Street. Sessions run two hours and include a 38 to 40°C magnesium mineral pool, Finnish sauna, cold plunge and a steamy hammam with an optional self-led scrub station. All genders welcome with bathers on, the space is phone-free, and mornings from 6:30am to midday are no-talking times.

Japanese-inspired bathhouse in a CBD laneway off Little Bourke Street. Each 90-minute session covers a 38 to 40°C magnesium communal bath, 34 to 36°C individual soaking baths, a 10°C cold plunge, steam room, dry sauna, a 35 to 40°C Himalayan salt room, tatami area and lounge. Bathwear, towel, slippers, fruit, a snack and a soft drink are included.

Subterranean bathhouse in the Continental Sorrento precinct with an 11-step, 90-minute ritual. It includes a sky-lit 38°C Daydream Pool, Vitality Pool, magnesium reflexology pool, 8 to 12°C cold plunge, Nordic sauna up to 90°C, aroma steam, glacial mist room, salt room, sensory showers and heated lounges. Guests must be 14 or over, and silence is observed until midday.

Thermal springs and day spa set in coastal Moonah woodland on the Mornington Peninsula.

Primal Recovery Centre is a sports recovery floor in a Moorabbin factory unit. One entry covers ice baths held at 6 degrees, infrared and steam saunas, a heated magnesium spa, red light, compression boots, a vibration platform and a massage recliner, with a cryotherapy pod and inversion table listed. Plan one to two hours, there is no session timer.

Members club near Swan Street and Richmond Station with a bathhouse of 39°C magnesium pools, cold plunge pools at 5 to 8°C, an 80°C traditional sauna, a 46°C steam room and heated stone benches. Guided sauna and ice bath sessions pair a 20 minute sauna with a group plunge. Bathhouse entry comes with the Fitness plus Bathhouse membership. Members 18+.