“Fit, healthy bodies, toned to perfection reclining on daybeds beside a magnesium pool, dipping in and out of hot and cold plunge pools, enjoying farm-to-table snacks made with fresh produce from an urban farm, while diligently working on their laptops; welcome to the bathhouse, a brave new world of wellness,” says Belle contributing editor, Kirstie Clements.
In the quest for health, wellness and longevity, bathhouses are a burgeoning trend across the globe and have become an integral component of a modern luxury lifestyle. In a world increasingly preoccupied with daily stresses, our prioritisation of health, wellness and mental clarity has taken centre stage. This has given rise to a new love in our own backyard.
Wellness has taken the plunge, and so have we. Here is our list of Australia’s best bathhouses to add to your wellness routine.
The best bathhouses in Australia to visit in 2026
Alba Thermal Springs & Spa
Fingal, VIC
Best for: detoxing
A large-scale geothermal bathing destination comprising 31 indoor and outdoor pools, including hot, cold and open-air formats. Facilities extend to private bathing suites and a full-service day spa, with an emphasis on structured thermal contrast and extended stays. Here, the design is low-slung and landscape-led, with pools embedded into native bushland and a minimal palette that chronicles an affinity for stone, timber and sky.
Reset Studio
Double Bay, NSW
Best for: a go-to
A studio-based contrast therapy space centred on infrared sauna and ice bath immersion rather than traditional communal bathing. The interiors adopt a pared back yet incredibly chic palette, favouring a bourgeois aesthetic calibrated to focus and physiological reset. Sessions are appointment-led and designed for short-duration recovery, combining heat, cold and guided breathwork.
Capybara Bathing
Surry Hills, NSW
Best for: an eclectic experience
A contemporary bathhouse offering hot and cold pools alongside steam and sauna environments. The experience is structured around circuit-style bathing, encouraging repeated thermal cycles within timed sessions. The space leans atmospheric, with softly lit interiors, textured surfaces and a subdued palette that is reminiscent of a European bathhouse.
Saint Haven
Collingwood, VIC
Best for: ultimate luxury
A membership-based wellness club integrating contrast pools, ice baths and infrared sauna within a controlled recovery environment. Programming includes guided breathwork and meditation, with facilities designed for repeat-use rather than casual visitation.
The Bathhouse
Albion, QLD
Best for: disconnecting
Described as what is soon to be one of the world’s most luxurious bath houses, The Bathhouse Albion has opened its doors in June in the growing Albion Fine Trades Precinct, offering a curated blend of luxurious restoration and rejuvenation. It is set to redefine luxury and wellness in the architecturally-designed space, akin to European bathhouses in centuries foregone.
Expansive ceilings, atmospheric lighting, and an abundance of travertine stone will set the tone when you step inside where you’ll find the heated vitality pool, 12 degrees celsius cold plunge, a 6 degrees celsius ice bath, tiered steam room, float room, traditional sauna, Finnish sauna, infrared saunas, refreshment & tea lounge, and luxurious change rooms.
“Our aim is to transcend the standard of service and experience available in the Australian market and create a space where our guests can re-energise and restore, as part of a balanced lifestyle in an unmatched seang,” says Managing Director, James Walsh.
TotalFusion Platinum
Newstead, QLD
Best for: wellness enthusiast
Kirstie Clements recently reviewed TotalFusion Platinum for Belle magazine describing the new wellness sanctuary as “a multi-storey no-expense-spared 9000 square-metre urban sanctuary in Brisbane’s Newstead.” This is what she had to say:
“The day may be punctuated by a stint in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, salt or snow cave, the infrared sauna for a snooze on a NASA-endorsed red-light therapy bed, by heading to the rooftop pool area to enjoy a float, or by shocking yourself into wellness by trying the 5 degrees celsius magnesium plunge pool.”
Opened in Brisbane’s Newstead in 2023, the $80-million gym and wellness centre is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. “TotalFusion Platinum has quite literally thought of everything an holistic New Age health club could possibly offer – and then upped the ante. Designed by architects, Caroline Choker and Vince Alafaci of ACM, the calming space features a glass elevator and sculptural, custom-made staircase, Roman-travertine flooring, Australian timber wall panelling and bronze smoked mirrors, strategically planted and finished with an indoor fish pond.”
“It has incorporated all the wellbeing aspects of science and nature, to create a truly new standard of health club,” says Kirstie.
The gym membership starts at $55 per week, and the wellness memberships grant unlimited access to hot and cold pools, infrared saunas, traditional saunas, and cutting-edge recovery tools… with pricing on enquiry.
The Banya Bathhouse
Mullumbimby, NSW
Best for: celebrations
An immersive social, bathing and dining experience in the heart of the Byron Hinterland, The Banya Bathhouse is a meticulously styled day spa housed in the bones of an old 1920s bank.
From the street, an unassuming red brick building from another century, but one step inside and you’ll be treated to a visual feast. Continue past the restaurant and fully stocked cocktail bar, and your eyes will be drawn to the sundrenched pool area, where a large black and white marble check-tiled pool steals the show, alongside two hot mineral spas, a wood-fired sauna, cold bucket contrast showers, steam room and a cold plunge pool.
And just up the terrazzo tiled staircase, you’ll be greeted by a pink rooftop adorned with comfortable leather daybeds under canopy umbrellas (and yes, you can order your cocktails to be delivered up here) along with private massage rooms where you can fully unwind.
