Recovery & Contrast
1Remedy Potts Point
Potts Point recovery space with a traditional hot-rock sauna up to 90°C and ice baths.
Traditional Sauna
Hot Stone Sauna
Ice Bath
Recovery & Contrast
Aalto Community
Traditional sauna and cold plunge in a converted Goodwood warehouse.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Alba Thermal Springs & Spa
Phone-free thermal springs with dozens of geothermal pools, a timber-clad Nordic-style sauna, a glacial mist room and cold plunge pools.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Mineral / Hot Pool
Bathhouses
Alchemy Saunas East Fremantle
Three saunas and a 50,000-litre ice pool at the historic Royal George Hotel.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Beachside Saunas
Alchemy Saunas Scarborough
Beachside saunas with the Indian Ocean as your plunge; Alchemy also runs at City Beach and Port Beach.
Traditional Sauna
Ocean or Lake Dip
Day Spas & Hot Springs
Away Spa W Brisbane
Hotel day spa on level five of W Brisbane with sauna access alongside treatments.
Traditional Sauna
Bathhouses
Bath Haus Cronulla
Cronulla's local bathhouse with both traditional and infrared saunas and a cold plunge, minutes from the beach.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
Beachside Saunas
Bondfire Sauna
Cedar sauna in Thirroul running 50-minute sessions for up to eight people, led by a certified Aufguss master.
Traditional Sauna
Aufguss Rituals
Recovery & Contrast
Breathe WRL
Small wellness studio near Glenelg with private sauna sessions.
Traditional Sauna
Private Sessions
Day Spas & Hot Springs
Infrared Studios
Contro Wellness
Private wellness studio with traditional and infrared saunas, ice baths, float therapy, red light and salt therapy.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Recovery & Contrast
Core Revival
Recovery studio offering sauna-only sessions, ice baths and combined hot-cold therapy.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Floating Saunas
Drift Saunas
Floating sauna on the Swan River with river dips between rounds.
Traditional Sauna
Ocean or Lake Dip
Day Spas & Hot Springs
Eden Spa House
Day spa in Dapto with a spacious traditional sauna followed by three plunge-style spas, including an ice plunge.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Bathhouses
Ember Bath House
Osborne Park bathhouse with sauna and ice bath for contrast sessions.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Gyms & Health Clubs
Empire Performance Centre
Performance gym with low-cost sauna and ice bath sessions.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Recovery & Contrast
Excelsius Wellness
Wellness centre with saunas, cold plunge, float tank, compression therapy and remedial massage.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Greenhouse Bathhouse
Garden bathhouse in the Tallebudgera Valley with a red cedar sauna, custom wet steam room, outdoor showers and cold magnesium plunge.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Steam Room
Recovery & Contrast
GROUNDUP Wellness
Traditional and infrared saunas on level 2 of DKSN 2.0, with a free Friday trial session.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Memberships
Day Spas & Hot Springs
Hale Barton
Health spa with sauna and steam room, included with longer treatments.
Traditional Sauna
Steam Room
Recovery & Contrast
Recovery & Contrast
Infinity IV & Wellness
Budget-friendly sauna and ice bath sessions in Currumbin Waters.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Recovery & Contrast
Inner Studio Collingwood
Warehouse studio focused on building stress resilience through sauna, cold plunge, breathwork and yoga.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Recovery & Contrast
Inner Studio South Yarra
South Yarra location of Inner Studio with traditional sauna, cold plunge and guided breathwork classes.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
About saunas with traditional sauna
"Traditional sauna" covers any timber sauna heated by a stove and stones, whether electric or wood-fired, as opposed to infrared panels. The air temperature is high, usually 70–90°C, and humidity can be raised by adding water to the stones. Many venues use "traditional" and "Finnish" interchangeably.
Traditional saunas are the backbone of most Australian bathhouses and recovery studios. They are ideal for contrast therapy because the strong heat makes a cold plunge feel especially refreshing.
SaunaFindr currently lists 63 venues under traditional sauna, with starting prices from $20.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find saunas with traditional sauna in Australia?
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Where to find them
Melbourne 14
Perth 9
Brisbane 7
Sydney 7
Adelaide 6
Gold Coast 5
Canberra 3
Fremantle 3
Sunshine Coast 3
Wollongong 2
Mornington Peninsula 2
Cradle Mountain 1
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