Contrast therapy in Sydney

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

XtraClubs on Oxford Street in Bondi Junction, open 6am to 11pm every day, with a 90°C Finnish sauna, 70°C infrared saunas, a 45°C steam room and ice baths from 3 to 14°C. A single session is 90 minutes. Memberships on a 28-day rolling term cover unlimited off-peak visits, packs work at any XtraClubs, and there is free parking nearby.

XtraClubs Green Square on Zetland Avenue in Zetland, open 6am to 11pm every day, with a 90°C Finnish sauna, 70°C infrared saunas, a 45°C steam room and ice baths from 3 to 14°C. A single session is 90 minutes. Memberships on a 28-day rolling term cover unlimited off-peak visits, and packs work at any XtraClubs.

XtraClubs on The Corso in Manly, open 6am to 11pm every day, with a 90°C Finnish sauna, 70°C infrared saunas, a 45°C steam room and ice baths from 3 to 14°C. A single session is 90 minutes. Memberships on a 28-day rolling term cover unlimited off-peak visits, and packs work at any XtraClubs.

XtraClubs on Faversham Street in Marrickville, open 6am to 11pm every day, with a 90°C Finnish sauna, 70°C infrared saunas, a 45°C steam room and ice baths from 3 to 14°C. A single session is 90 minutes. Memberships on a 28-day rolling term cover unlimited off-peak visits, packs work at any XtraClubs, and there is two hours of free parking beside the club.

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

“private 2-person infrared sauna” : Positive Energy Health + Fitness

The Well is a gym and studio on Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach, with a recovery zone next to its gym, classes and reformer Pilates. The recovery zone has Sunlighten three-person infrared saunas, private rooms pairing a sauna with an ice bath, and Normatec compression boots. Bookings are made through Mindbody. Single sessions and 10-packs are sold, and members can add unlimited weekly 50-minute recovery bookings for a weekly fee.

Nimbus Co in Grosvenor Lane, Neutral Bay, with private infrared sauna rooms, private contrast suites pairing an infrared sauna with a cold plunge bath, and a communal contrast room with a Finnish sauna and two ice baths. Rooms have their own shower, and towels and filtered water are provided. Sessions run 30 to 50 minutes.

Nimbus Co in Rialto Lane, Manly, with private infrared sauna rooms, from 30-minute express sessions to extra large rooms that fit three or four, plus private contrast suites pairing an infrared sauna with a cold plunge bath. Most rooms have their own shower, and filtered water and towels are provided. Off-peak discounts apply at some times.

Private infrared sauna suites on Howard Avenue in Dee Why, each with towels and a shower, booked for an hour by one to three people. Contrast suites add an ice bath, and red light runs during sauna sessions. First visits are discounted. The studio is accessible and has parking. Check opening hours when you book.

Float and sauna studio on Oxford Street in Paddington with private float rooms, private infrared saunas, Fire & Ice suites pairing a sauna with an ice bath, red light and compression. Infrared sessions run 45 or 75 minutes, for one or two. Monthly memberships include one session a month, with extra sessions at the same rate.

Private infrared sauna studio on Bondi Road. Each room is a self-contained infrared sauna with its own shower, for one to three people, and two contrast suites pair a sauna with an ice bath, one indoors and one in the garden with a barrel sauna. Forty-five and sixty minute sessions, weekday morning and midweek discounts, packs and weekly memberships.

Private sauna suites on Cronulla Street in Cronulla. Each suite has a traditional or infrared sauna and its own rainwater shower, and contrast rooms add an ice bath. Sessions run 50 minutes for one or two people. Weekly memberships cover infrared or contrast sessions, and monthly resident passes are offered to a limited number of locals.

Private traditional sauna, then a cold plunge. 50 minutes at your own pace.

Reset Studio is a sauna and ice bath studio on Knox Street in Double Bay. The 50-minute Reset Circuit is a communal session for up to five guests with a traditional cedar sauna, two ice baths, a eucalyptus steam room, a magnesium spa and a vitamin C-infused shower. Private suites offer 50-minute contrast sessions for one to three guests, plus a Himalayan salt cave, full body LED light and Normatec compression boots. Session packs are sold online.

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

Private contrast rooms on Darling Street in Rozelle, with infrared saunas, ice baths and showers. Combined bookings run 60 or 90 minutes for one or two people. Sauna-and-shower-only and ice-bath-only sessions are also available. Weekly, fortnightly and monthly memberships each include a session per cycle. The studio offers breathwork and massage, plus monthly wellness events.

European-style public sauna in Leura, opened in 2022 and certified by Sauna from Finland. It has two saunas, an Aufguss sauna and a woodfired Savu smoke sauna, two cold plunges at about 3°C and 12°C, and three rest areas with fireplaces. Sessions are clothed and open to all ages and genders, with Aufguss rituals daily. A two-hour visit includes everything.

Body WRL is a recovery studio in The Cannery on Morley Avenue, Rosebery. It has private infrared sauna suites for two or four people (the larger suite has its own shower), a DreamPod float tank, a whole-body cryotherapy chamber, a NovoTHOR red light pod, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and Normatec compression. Sessions are booked by time slot, mostly 30 to 90 minutes. Weekly sauna and combined memberships run with a four week minimum.

P3 Recovery's first New South Wales centre sits inside the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park. It has contrast pools with ice bath and warm pools (60 minute sessions), infrared and traditional saunas (30 minutes), a compression lounge (45 minutes), a hyperbaric chamber and a red light bed. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14 day intro pass are sold, booked through the P3 app.

Recovery studio on Pittwater Road in North Manly with infrared saunas, ice baths, a warm plunge and a compression recovery lounge, open 6am to 8pm every day. Single sessions run 45 to 60 minutes, and weekly memberships range from one session a week to unlimited access across every area.

RCVRI on Coogee Bay Road in Coogee, with traditional and infrared saunas, hot and cold contrast pools, massage and Normatec compression boots. Casual sessions, five and ten packs, and weekly memberships from two to eight sessions a week are priced the same across RCVRI studios. First-timers can take a two-week intro pass of six sessions.

RCVRI on Belgrave Street in Manly, with traditional and infrared saunas, hot and cold contrast pools and Normatec compression boots, and on-street parking. Casual sessions, five and ten packs, and weekly memberships from two to eight sessions a week are priced the same across RCVRI studios. First-timers can take a two-week intro pass of six sessions.

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.

“including a traditional Finnish sauna, a filtered, temperature-controlled UV-filtered cold plunge, a spacious shower” : Sauna Amalfi

Traditional Finnish sauna, infrared heat, a 38-degree mineral pool, cold plunge, showers and a recovery lounge.

Bathhouse and day spa on the Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley estate in Windsor. The two hour circuit covers a Nordic sauna at 80 to 100°C, steam room, infrared sauna, cold plunges at 7 to 12°C, an outdoor barrel sauna, a 28°C magnesium pool and a 35°C hydrotherapy pool, plus open float pools, massage, facials and a relaxation lounge.