City, Sydney

“Each Remedy visit includes 90-minute access to communal sauna, ice baths and reset lounge” : 1Remedy

“Join us for a 90 minute Finnish sauna and contrast therapy session with ice bath at our Redfern studio.” : Scout Studios Redfern

Bathhouse on Commonwealth Street in Surry Hills with a mineral bath at 38°C, a hot stone sauna up to 90°C, a steam room, a warm hammam bench and a cold plunge. Sessions are 90 minutes, cheapest on weekdays before 5pm, with quiet weekend mornings and facilitator-guided sessions. Five-pass packs and weekly memberships are available; towels and robes are for hire.

Sydney outpost of the Melbourne bathhouse, in a two-level former warehouse on South Dowling Street, with what the venue describes as the largest sauna in the Southern Hemisphere. Opening in October 2026, with bookings already open. Sessions are two hours, six days a week, with off-peak and peak prices and robe and towel hire. Closed Mondays.

“A 24/7 luxury fitness and recovery space in Sydney’s CBD designed for those who want more out of their training.” : SOHO

Float centre on Riley Street in Darlinghurst with private float rooms, each with its own shower, and up to four pods bookable at once. Floats run 60 minutes. First-timers get a three-float intro pack, and larger packs of three to twenty floats last a year and can be shared with family and friends.

Lymphatic massage studio on Macarthur Street in Ultimo, primarily serving women. The studio uses a Colombian-inspired technique and lists full body, face-and-body and abdominal lymphatic massage with wood therapy. Post-surgery lymphatic massage and infrared therapy are also offered. Packages are available; opening hours are not published, so book ahead.

Members get a large onsen, traditional and infrared saunas, a two-level training suite, yoga and pilates, plus a co-working bar. Lounge members add reformer classes, red light, a monthly massage and a private lounge. Membership is by application on a six-month term.

RCVRI on Castlereagh Street by Martin Place in the CBD, with a traditional sauna, cold plunge pools kept at 8 to 12°C and Normatec compression boots, open from 6am on weekdays. Casual sessions, packs and weekly memberships match other RCVRI studios, and a Passport membership adds access to a second location. First-timers can take a two-week intro pass.

SOMA is a members-only gym and wellness club in Aurora Place on Phillip Street in the Sydney CBD. Its Recovery Centre has a traditional Finnish sauna, infrared saunas and a magnesium cold plunge pool, which members use without booking. Memberships also cover the gym floor, group classes including reformer Pilates, towel service and toiletries. Recovery Centre drop-ins for non-members are offered case by case outside peak hours.