Day Spas & Hot Springs
Away Spa W Brisbane
Hotel day spa on level five of W Brisbane with sauna access alongside treatments.
Traditional Sauna
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
Bathhouses
Soak Bathhouse West End
Rooftop bathhouse at West Village with a dry cedar sauna, infrared sauna and a 12.5°C open-air cold plunge.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
Recovery & Contrast
TH7 West End
Recovery venue with infrared and traditional saunas, ice baths, contrast pools, compression and red light therapy.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Bathhouses
The Bathhouse Albion
Albion Fine Trades precinct bathhouse with a heated vitality pool, cold and ice plunges, steam rooms and several sauna styles.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Day Spas & Hot Springs
The Healing Stone at Emporium
Day spa at Emporium South Bank; add a two-hour pass to the rooftop pool and sauna.
Traditional Sauna
Gyms & Health Clubs
TotalFusion Platinum Newstead
Premium gym in Newstead with a recovery zone of saunas and ice baths.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Memberships
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.
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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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