Bathhouses
Life Hub Bayside
Bayside wellness hub with a traditional sauna, infrared cabins and cold water immersion.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Luxe Bathhouse
Docklands bathhouse and day spa combining heat facilities with massage and body treatments.
Traditional Sauna
Steam Room
Day Spas & Hot Springs
Marula Soak House
Safari resort spa with a cedar-lined sauna and cold plunge, an hour from Adelaide.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Mineral / Hot Pool
Recovery & Contrast
Bathhouses
Merse Wellness Spa
Perth's largest hot magnesium pool plus thermal and infrared saunas, a salt room, ice fountain and cold plunge experiences.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Mineral Bathhouse Adelaide
Adelaide's communal bathhouse with a Nordic sauna, infrared saunas, 8°C ice plunge, salt room and a 37°C magnesium pool.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Day Spas & Hot Springs
NAIA Spa Retreat
Spa retreat at Next Gen Memorial Drive with infrared and traditional saunas and ice baths.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Bathhouses
Native State
European-inspired bathhouse near Kirra Beach with cedar and infrared saunas, steam room, vitality pool and cold plunge.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Nature’s Energy Balmain
Inner-west bathhouse from the Nature's Energy group with sauna sessions and ice baths in a relaxed neighbourhood setting.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Bathhouses
Nature’s Energy Newtown
Long-running King Street bathhouse with a traditional sauna, steam room, hot spa and ice baths, plus massage and skin treatments.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Steam Room
Infrared Studios
Nimbus Co Fitzroy North
Nicholson Street studio from Nimbus Co with private infrared and traditional sauna rooms and ice bath add-ons.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Infrared Studios
Nimbus Co Richmond
Infrared and traditional sauna rooms in roughly 45-minute sessions, with an optional ice bath add-on.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Ice Bath
Bathhouses
Onsen Torrensville
Adelaide's first sauna and contrast lounge, with timber and barrel saunas and hot and cold magnesium pools.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Mineral / Hot Pool
Bathhouses
Peninsula Hot Springs
One of Australia's best-known geothermal bathing destinations, with hot springs pools, sauna and cold plunge experiences.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Mineral / Hot Pool
Infrared Studios
Reju Braddon
Traditional and infrared saunas on Lonsdale Street.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Memberships
Gyms & Health Clubs
SAINT Black
Private wellness club in South Melbourne with sauna and ice bath facilities for members.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Memberships
Floating Saunas
Sauna Boat Melbourne
Timber-lined sauna on a boat moored in Docklands, with ice baths on board between rounds.
Traditional Sauna
Ice Bath
Wood-Fired & Outdoor
Sauna Goose
Danish-style timber sauna in Northcote with an icy plunge between rounds.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Soak Bathhouse Alexandria
The original Soak Bathhouse: an affordable, social bathing space with saunas, warm pools and cold plunges.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Steam Room
Bathhouses
Soak Bathhouse Bondi Junction
Soak's Bondi Junction bathhouse near the station with cedarwood saunas, steam rooms, infrared, massage and LED treatments.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
Bathhouses
Soak Bathhouse Mermaid Beach
Self-guided 90-minute sessions with a dry cedar sauna, steam room and cold plunge; towel and locker included.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Steam Room
Bathhouses
Soak Bathhouse South Melbourne
Newer Soak Bathhouse location on Clarendon Street with sauna, warm pools and cold plunge.
Traditional Sauna
Cold Plunge
Mineral / Hot Pool
Bathhouses
Soak Bathhouse South Yarra
Large mineral pools, a dry cedarwood sauna, steam room, infrared and a 12.5°C cold plunge.
Traditional Sauna
Infrared Sauna
Cold Plunge
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
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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