A ladies-only underground bathhouse on the lower ground floor of a Woolloongabba building, and one of the cheapest soaks in Brisbane. Entry buys unlimited time in a dry sauna, magnesium-infused hot and cold spa pools, vitamin C showers and a relaxation area, with a separate massage section open to men and women. Private hire takes up to 50 people. Open 9am to 6pm, later on Thursday, closed Sunday.
A bayside recovery house on Rainbow Street in Sandgate that keeps the format simple and cheap: a traditional sauna and an infrared sauna, hot magnesium pools, a cold plunge and compression therapy, with casual visits as well as memberships. The venue describes its aim as making recovery sessions uncomplicated, accessible and affordable for locals. Open seven days, 6am to 9pm.
A large contrast-therapy bathhouse on Sandgate Road in Virginia, on Brisbane's northern edge. The bathhouse circuit pairs hot rock saunas and infrared saunas with a steam room, magnesium spas and cold plunge pools, alongside salt therapy, red light therapy and massage. Group bookings are taken by enquiry. Children under 12 are not admitted. Open from 5:30am on weekdays and 7am at weekends.
The first P3 franchise centre, on Lexington Road in Springwood in Brisbane's south. It runs both an infrared sauna and a traditional dry sauna alongside contrast pools, an ice bath, compression therapy and a hyperbaric chamber. Single sessions are sold without membership: $30 for the traditional sauna, $35 for infrared and $30 for wet therapy. Open 6am to 9pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm at weekends.
A rooftop bathhouse hidden above the West Village precinct on Boundary Street. Five open-air magnesium hot spas at 38 degrees ring a 34 degree mineral pool, with a dry cedar sauna, essential-oil steam rooms and a 12.5 degree open-air cold plunge. Private infrared sauna cabins take up to two people for $49.95, and the classic Soak Origin session starts at $59.95.
The Newstead branch of TH7 Bodylabs, on Longland Street a short walk from Gasworks. Like the other labs it runs structured recovery protocols across infrared and traditional saunas, steam rooms, ice baths and contrast pools, with compression boots, red light therapy and hyperbaric oxygen as add-ons. Casual sessions are available without a membership; memberships run from $39 to $189 per week.
A travertine-lined bathhouse in Albion built around a Finnish sauna with a fireplace, a second traditional sauna, two infrared cabins, a scented steam room, two 38 degree heated pools and a 12 degree cold plunge. Sessions are booked in advance and run 60 or 90 minutes, from $64 off-peak. Swimwear is worn throughout, phones are not allowed, and the venue is over-18s only. Open 6:30am to 10pm daily.
A completely open-air bathhouse on Musgrave Road in Red Hill, sharing its site with a gym and a yoga studio. A three-tier Finnish rock sauna runs from 75 degrees on the bottom bench to 105 degrees at the top, and guests move between it, a 5 degree ice bath, a 14 degree cold magnesium pool and a 37 degree hot magnesium pool. A 90-minute casual session is $49 and includes a towel and locker. Open 6am to 9:30pm daily.
The spa at the W Brisbane, overlooking the river from North Quay. It runs separate his and hers aromatherapy steam rooms and saunas, mineral vitality spa pools and river-facing relaxation pods. Access to all facilities, plus the FIT gym on level six and the WET pool on level four, comes with every treatment booking; house guests can use the saunas and steam rooms on their room key from 6am to 8pm.
A ladies-only underground bathhouse on the lower ground floor of a Woolloongabba building, and one of the cheapest soaks in Brisbane. Entry buys unlimited time in a dry sauna, magnesium-infused hot and cold spa pools, vitamin C showers and a relaxation area, with a separate massage section open to men and women. Private hire takes up to 50 people. Open 9am to 6pm, later on Thursday, closed Sunday.
A bayside recovery house on Rainbow Street in Sandgate that keeps the format simple and cheap: a traditional sauna and an infrared sauna, hot magnesium pools, a cold plunge and compression therapy, with casual visits as well as memberships. The venue describes its aim as making recovery sessions uncomplicated, accessible and affordable for locals. Open seven days, 6am to 9pm.
A large contrast-therapy bathhouse on Sandgate Road in Virginia, on Brisbane's northern edge. The bathhouse circuit pairs hot rock saunas and infrared saunas with a steam room, magnesium spas and cold plunge pools, alongside salt therapy, red light therapy and massage. Group bookings are taken by enquiry. Children under 12 are not admitted. Open from 5:30am on weekdays and 7am at weekends.
The first P3 franchise centre, on Lexington Road in Springwood in Brisbane's south. It runs both an infrared sauna and a traditional dry sauna alongside contrast pools, an ice bath, compression therapy and a hyperbaric chamber. Single sessions are sold without membership: $30 for the traditional sauna, $35 for infrared and $30 for wet therapy. Open 6am to 9pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm at weekends.
A rooftop bathhouse hidden above the West Village precinct on Boundary Street. Five open-air magnesium hot spas at 38 degrees ring a 34 degree mineral pool, with a dry cedar sauna, essential-oil steam rooms and a 12.5 degree open-air cold plunge. Private infrared sauna cabins take up to two people for $49.95, and the classic Soak Origin session starts at $59.95.
The Newstead branch of TH7 Bodylabs, on Longland Street a short walk from Gasworks. Like the other labs it runs structured recovery protocols across infrared and traditional saunas, steam rooms, ice baths and contrast pools, with compression boots, red light therapy and hyperbaric oxygen as add-ons. Casual sessions are available without a membership; memberships run from $39 to $189 per week.
A travertine-lined bathhouse in Albion built around a Finnish sauna with a fireplace, a second traditional sauna, two infrared cabins, a scented steam room, two 38 degree heated pools and a 12 degree cold plunge. Sessions are booked in advance and run 60 or 90 minutes, from $64 off-peak. Swimwear is worn throughout, phones are not allowed, and the venue is over-18s only. Open 6:30am to 10pm daily.
A completely open-air bathhouse on Musgrave Road in Red Hill, sharing its site with a gym and a yoga studio. A three-tier Finnish rock sauna runs from 75 degrees on the bottom bench to 105 degrees at the top, and guests move between it, a 5 degree ice bath, a 14 degree cold magnesium pool and a 37 degree hot magnesium pool. A 90-minute casual session is $49 and includes a towel and locker. Open 6am to 9:30pm daily.
The spa at the W Brisbane, overlooking the river from North Quay. It runs separate his and hers aromatherapy steam rooms and saunas, mineral vitality spa pools and river-facing relaxation pods. Access to all facilities, plus the FIT gym on level six and the WET pool on level four, comes with every treatment booking; house guests can use the saunas and steam rooms on their room key from 6am to 8pm.