Wellness Social Club

Wellness Social Club is a bathhouse in Preston, Melbourne (VIC). It also appears in our recovery & contrast listings. Facilities listed for Wellness Social Club include finnish sauna, infrared sauna and cold plunge. It is one of 25 saunas SaunaFindr lists in Melbourne.

Below is our visitor guide to Wellness Social Club: how the facilities work, what a typical session looks like, what it costs, how to get there and which saunas are nearby if you want to compare options.

The Finnish sauna at Wellness Social Club follows the traditional format: hot stones, a timber-lined room and dry air in the 70–100°C range, with bursts of steam whenever water meets the rocks. It is the style most closely tied to contrast bathing, so expect people to move between the heat, a cool-down and a rest rather than sitting in one long stretch.

Wellness Social Club offers infrared sauna sessions. Instead of heating the air with a stove, infrared panels warm your body directly, so the cabin stays at a gentler 45–65°C. Sessions tend to be longer, often 30 to 45 minutes, and many people find it easier to relax in than a hot Finnish room. Infrared rooms are usually private or semi-private.

Expect Wellness Social Club to run on booked sessions, often 60 to 120 minutes, with towels and lockers either included or available to hire, so check when you book. Once inside, there is no set order: most people warm up in the sauna or steam, cool off in the plunge, then rest or soak in the warm water before repeating. Bathhouses attract everyone from first-timers to daily regulars, so follow the room's lead on noise, keep the benches dry with a towel, and give each space its time rather than rushing between them.

We have not yet confirmed a current starting price for Wellness Social Club. As a guide, the typical listed starting price for saunas in Melbourne is around $55, though prices vary with session length and facilities. Popular times, such as early mornings, evenings and weekends, fill up first, so book online where possible. Prices and session times change, so confirm the current rates on the Wellness Social Club website before you go.

Wellness Social Club is at 6 Plenty Road, Preston VIC 3072. The map on this page shows its location, and the Get directions button opens the route in Google Maps.

Melbourne's tram network reaches most inner-city sauna venues, with trains and buses covering the suburbs. Street parking in inner suburbs is often metered or time-limited.

• Start on a lower bench in the Finnish sauna and keep your first rounds to 8–10 minutes.
• Infrared sessions are longer and drier than you might expect. Bring water and a towel to sit on.
• Enter the cold plunge feet-first and slowly, and get out whenever you need to. There is no target time.
• Drink water before and after, skip alcohol, and leave the heat straight away if you feel dizzy or unwell.
• Check what Wellness Social Club provides, such as towels, robes, lockers and toiletries, so you know what to pack.

Saunas and cold water are not for everyone. If you are pregnant or have a heart condition, high or low blood pressure or another medical condition, ask your doctor first.

If Wellness Social Club is booked out, or you want to compare, the closest alternatives in our directory are Sauna Goose (4.8 km away, wood-fired sauna), Nimbus Co Fitzroy North (7.4 km away, infrared sauna studio) and I Am That (7.7 km away, gym or health club with a sauna). You can also browse all saunas in Melbourne or see every venue on the sauna map.