Inner West, Sydney

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 as Glebe and Balmain. Later weekday opening than the other two venues. Massage and facials on site.

Saltuary is a studio on Great North Road in Five Dock with two private float rooms, each with its own shower and change area, full spectrum infrared saunas and a salt room. Infrared sessions run 40 minutes and salt sessions 45 minutes, while a float appointment takes about 75 minutes including showering. Massage and facials are also offered. Single sessions, packs and weekly or fortnightly memberships are available.

City Cave on Wentworth Street in Glebe, by Broadway, with private float rooms, private infrared saunas and massage rooms, open every day. A float runs 60 minutes and an infrared sauna 45 minutes, couples pay a little extra, and there is a sauna-and-float combination. Weekly or monthly CaveClub memberships carry a three-month minimum. Red light is available as an add-on.