Cold
Ice baths and cold plunges hold water at a few degrees above freezing up to about 15°C. In Sydney you will find them in bathhouses, recovery studios and contrast-therapy suites, usually next to a sauna. Compare water temperature, whether you have the plunge to yourself and what else the session includes.
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.
from$19.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$19.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$19.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$19.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$19.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$22.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$36verified Sept 2026
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.
from$38verified Sept 2026
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.
from$38verified Sept 2026
Communal bathhouse under The Pacific building on Campbell Parade, formerly Slow House Bondi. Ninety-minute sessions cover magnesium pools, traditional sauna, steam room and cold plunge, with private infrared sauna rooms, massage, lymphatic and facial bookings alongside. Early sessions are silent and phone-free. Sound sessions run on Monday mornings at no extra cost. Groups up to six.
from$39verified Sept 2026
Balmain outpost of the Nature's Energy bathhouses on Darling Street. Infrared and traditional saunas, steam room, hot spa, ice baths, pail showers and red light room in a smaller, quieter space than Glebe, with the same ninety-minute session and Sunrise pricing. Massage and facial rooms on site. Hushed-tones policy throughout. Groups up to 20.
from$39verified Sept 2026
Day spa and bathhouse on Glebe Point Road with three infrared and two traditional saunas, a steam room, hot spa, ice baths, pail showers and a large red light room. Ninety-minute sessions include a towel, locker, sea salt scrub and herbal tea, with sixty-minute Sunrise sessions before 9:30am. Massage, facials and day spa packages bookable alongside. Groups up to 36.
from$39verified Sept 2026
Nature's Energy's King Street venue, the smallest of the three, with a bathhouse that can be hired privately for groups of up to ten. Infrared and traditional saunas, steam, hot spa, ice bath and red light room, with the same ninety-minute session and Sunrise pricing as Glebe and Balmain. Later weekday opening than the other two venues. Massage and facials on site.
from$39verified Sept 2026
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.
from$39verified Sept 2026
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.
from$39verified Sept 2026
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.
from$39verified Sept 2026
Soak's original Sydney bathhouse in the Bourke and Bowden precinct, a short walk from Green Square station. Mineral pools, cold plunge, cedar sauna, steam room and infrared saunas in a seven-hundred square metre warehouse conversion, with a massage menu and a twenty-minute LED facial and meditation add-on. Same session menu and pricing as Bondi Junction.
from$39.95verified Sept 2026
Seven-hundred square metre indoor bathhouse inside the Verdical building on Ebley Street, opened December 2025. Two travertine mineral pools at 34°C and 38°C, cold plunges and drench buckets at 12.5°C, dry cedar sauna, steam rooms and infrared saunas, with massage rooms attached. Open to midnight Friday to Sunday. Two hours free parking on site.
from$39.95verified Sept 2026
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.
from$40verified Sept 2026
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.
from$40verified Sept 2026
Palm Springs-styled outdoor bathhouse on the Macarthur fringe, about seventy minutes from the CBD. Soak sessions run two hours, three hours or all day and cover the sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy spas, magnesium plunge pool, robe, slippers and towels. Float rooms, facials, massage, yoga and breathwork classes on the same site. Licensed, with food. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
from$45verified Sept 2026
Private contrast rooms on Darling Street in Rozelle. Each room has an infrared sauna, an ice bath and a shower, with towels supplied, and is booked for 60 or 90 minutes by one or two people. Weekly, fortnightly and monthly memberships each include a session per cycle, with compression boots included. The studio also runs breathwork classes.
from$70verified Sept 2026