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13 of the best bathhouses in Sydney to unwind at

Ready, set, and rejuvenate at these beautiful bathhouses in Sydney.

Whether you’re deeply invested in the health benefits of contrast therapy or simply love to submit to dedicated chill time in a steam room, you’ll find a Sydney bathhouse that fits your wellness style. From traditional hammams to fitness-focused health spaces, leisurely lounging and beauty-based freshen-ups, these are the top places to unwind both body and mind.

1. Capybara Bathing

friends enjoying a relaxing dip at Capybara Bathing
Chill out at Capybara for some quality bath time. (Image: Declan Blackall)

Wellness can be found anywhere, even in the heaving and hip topography of Surry Hills. Come along to sweat it out and chill out with a 90-minute session at Capybara, which includes access to a magnesium thermal bath, hot stone sauna, cold plunge and hammam. Prices vary between peak and off-peak periods, so if you can come before 5pm on a weekday you’ll save yourself $5.

Cost: From $65 for 90 minutes.
Address: Groundfloor 235-239 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills

2. Nature’s Energy

Nature's Energy glebe bathhouse
Be pampered for hours at Nature’s Energy, Glebe.

Restore balance at one of the three Nature’s Energy bathhouses located in Glebe, Balmain and Newtown. You can pair your bathing session with a spa treatment (a remedial massage at the Glebe location will heal all your pains), tarot reading or crystal healing session to really locate your inner peace. Each of the outposts has a slightly different offering (we’d recommend Glebe for solo bathing, Balmain for friends and Newtown for couples) but you’ll find ice baths, spas and steam rooms at all. A 90-minute session is $60, but on weekdays you can get 90 minutes for the price of 60.

Cost: 90 minutes from $59 off-peak, 60 minutes from $39 with packs available.
Address: Check the website for various locations

3. Nimbus Co

LED therapy lounge at Nimbus Co
The non-invasive LED therapy helps with anti-aging. (Image: Maxwell Finch)

It’s all about opposing temperatures at Nimbus, where their carefully designed therapeutic spaces enhance wellness through extremes. Their community-minded spaces now include studios in Bondi, Manly, and Neutral Bay (not to mention Byron Bay and two Melbourne outposts). Oscillate between hot and cold in the sauna, ice baths and LED lounge.

Cost: Prices vary depending on add-ons, but start at $27 for a 20-minute ice bath session
Address: Check website for various locations

4. Soak Bathhouse

the magnesium pool at Soak Bathhouse, Sydney
Plunge into the magnesium-rich pool at Soak Bathhouse. (Image: Supplied)

Hugely popular north of the border, the beloved Queensland Soak Bathhouse is coming to Sydney with two locations set to open in Bondi and Alexandria. Bringing that Gold Coast resort energy to Sydney with bright, light-filled spaces that encourage a community ambience, Soak really feels like a micro getaway. Come day or night to enjoy magnesium pools, infrared saunas, steam rooms, cold plunges and cedarwood saunas.

Cost: From $35 for 1 hour
Address: 88 Ebley Street, Bondi Junction

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5. Gillian Adams

the aquamedic pool at Gillian Adams
Rehydrate your body with a relaxing dip at the aquamedic pool. (Image: Gillian Adams)

This lower north shore pamper house caters to the real housewives of Turramurra and everyone else who needs a little lavish TLC. There’s a salon menu and spa packages, but we’ve included Gillian Adams in our bathhouse list for the aquamedic pool and steam package, where you can unfurl bodily stress with oxygenated water and reflexology jets that soothe muscles.

Cost: $90 for 1 hour or $80 when paired with another treatment
Address: 1356 Pacific Highway, Turramurra

6. The Skin and Bath House

a Swedish sauna at The Skin and Bath House, Sydney
Sweat out toxins in a Swedish sauna. (Image: Supplied)

Melt into yourself with a session at this Rozelle bathhouse where you can sweat happily in a Swedish sauna and soak in an ice bath for a bit of weekly contrast therapy. It’s all in aid of lowering stress, enhancing immune function and improving circulation, among many other purported benefits.

Cost: $40 for 30 minutes
Address: 634 Darling Street, Rozelle

7. Ottoman Turkish Bath and Day Spa

the Ottoman Turkish Bath and Day Spa, Sydney
This day spa offers a luxe escape from the city’s hustle and bustle. (Image: CTRL Media)

This tranquil sanctuary is a hidden Ottoman jewel in Sydney’s west. For those who’ve enjoyed the delights of a hammam in Istanbul, you’ll know what to expect. Everyone else will be gob-smacked by the beautifully soothing setting, where tactile stone, marble basins and gently trickling water transport you to far-flung places. Ease yourself onto the hot marble slab, then enjoy the hot tub and sauna facilities. There are plenty of packages to choose from, including the Cleopatra, which includes a full-body massage and a honey and milk treatment.

Cost: From $110 per person
Address: Level 2, 46 Wellington Road, South Granville

8. The Bathhouse

the hydrotherapy spa at The Bathhouse
Book an hour-long soak session at The Bathhouse. (Image: Supplied)

Palm Springs-inspired The Bathhouse is all set for your girl gang to settle in and soak. That’s not to say men and solo soakers aren’t equally welcome to work on their wellness, but this place is certainly ready for hens parties and those all-important girls’ days out. Flit between sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy spas and magnesium plunge pool and lounge about on a day bed with cocktail just to keep the balance. Add a facial treatment or massage to really lean in.

Cost: $90 for 2 hours or all-day (6 hours) for $160
Address: 139 Camden Road, Douglas Park

9. Arisoo Korean Bathhouse and Spa

Gravitate to K-beauty at this traditional-style, women-only Korean bathhouse where guests bathe naked (although this isn’t compulsory) in a calming 39-degree herbal bath and banish tension in the steam room and dry barrel sauna. As with Korean tradition, your experience will begin with a cleansing shower before you enter the bathhouse or treatment room. Relish a scrub, massage or facial and enjoy a two-hour stay at the bathhouse.

Cost: Enjoy an Arisoo Silky Scrub for $119, which includes 2 hours in the bathhouse
Address: 495A Oxford Street, Paddington; 2/7 Help Street, Chatswood

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10.  XtraClubs

people relaxing at Xtra Clubs, Sydney bathhouse
XtraClubs is perfect for those in need of some R&R. (Image: Supplied)

Inviting everyone to relish the hot and the cold from their large, Finnish-style communal sauna, ice baths, steam room and infrared sauna, XtraClubs are determined to make bathhousing accessible with their deliberately competitive pricing. Offering memberships, they’re hoping guests will use their club as they would a gym. Bondi is the first to open, but ambitious plans are already underway for more venues across Sydney, including Cronulla, Green Square, Liverpool, Manly, Marrickville and more.

Cost: $39 for 90 minutes
Address: 434 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction

11.  Slow House

Slow House bathhouse
Slow House has become a go-to for Bondi locals.

Take a deep breath and slow it right down at this sleek Bondi basement bathhouse that’s part of the suburb’s exclusive wellness centre, Beachouse. Be sure to wear your most stylish swimming costume as you dip into the magnesium pool, chill in the cold plunge and sweat it out in the sauna and steam room. There’s also a tempting menu of full-body treatments, massages and facials.

Cost: $55 for 90 minutes
Address: 151 Curlewis Street, Bondi

12.  Moroccan Hammam

Exclusively for women, this beautiful hammam is said to be the first of its kind in Australia and will have you feeling like a pampered Arabian princess. Richly decorated in Moroccan style and offering an array of indulgent packages to leave you aglow, you’ll enjoy steam and hot water bathing alongside tea and sweets. Choose a treatment that may include a scrub, body mask, hair wash or coffee foot scrub. Heavenly!

Cost: Prices start with the ‘deluxe hammam’ at $160 for 45 minutes, which includes a body mask, clay mask and hair wash.
Address: 31 Grose Street, Parramatta

13. Sense of Self

sense of self sydney bathhouse
Dive into Sense Of Self when it opens in Sydney.

Another new one to get spa lovers excited in the second half of 2025, is the opening of Sense Of Self in Sydney, after the success of its popular Melbourne location. Dubbing itself ‘Australia’s first modern bathhouse’, expect multiple large mineral pools, spacious saunas, a Hammam steam room and Cold Plunge pools. As well as dedicated treatment rooms and plenty of relaxation space

Cost: If Melbourne is an indication, prices start at a reasonable $65 for two hours in the baths, while massages are upwards of $160.
Address: Exact address TBC, but it will be on the border of Surry Hills and Paddington

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Slowing down in Moree: a guide to the Artesian Spa Capital of Australia

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    Kassia Byrnes Kassia Byrnes
    The Artesian Spa Capital of Australia offers the perfect destination to escape the grind and reset.

    The world moves more slowly in Moree, and that’s how it should be. Here, country charm and heritage buildings fill the town’s wide streets. While the surrounding farmland mixes with lush riverways to create a fascinating landscape.

    But the biggest pull? Moree is known as the Artesian Spa Capital of Australia. It’s truly a place to slow down and disconnect, all an easy train ride from Sydney.

    Soak in Moree’s artesian water

    kids at Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre
    Dive in to Moree’s artesian waters.

    Moree is not your typical wellness retreat, replacing pretence with casual and easy. Blessed to be sitting above the Great Artesian Basin, it feeds the town (and surrounding villages) with hot, mineral-rich water. Loaded with minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium and sulphur, this water is believed to help with skin health, joint function and tissue repair.

    And the town’s crown jewel, Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre, has reopened after extensive upgrades. This state-of-the-art aquatic centre offers accessible facilities with multiple artesian baths of varying temperatures between 38 and 41°C.

    Feel like exploring a little further? About an hour’s drive from Moree, the village of Boomi also offers public access to this same artesian water. Pop into Boomi Artesian Pool to make the most of a 25-metre cold pool, a wading pool and a hot artesian spa pool.

    Just an hour west of Boomi, you’ll also find Mungindi Hot Artesian Pool, another relaxing place to rejuvenate for the afternoon in the mineral-rich water.

    Moree’s best stays

    woman swimming ta Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre
    Stay right by Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre.

    There are several motels within walking distance of the aquatic centre, so you linger longer in its therapeutic waters. A day pass not enough? Really soak in the benefits of Moree at three local stays with their own artesian baths.

    Gwydir Thermal Pools Resort boasts five artesian pools for motel and caravan park guests, ranging in soothing temperatures from 34 to 39 degrees. And that includes a 25-metre lap pool.

    The Phoenix, Artesian Spa Resort & Accommodation features outdoor artesian thermal pools and six indoor artesian spas, all 34 to 42°C, plus regular pools for guests staying in their accommodations.

    While the Artesian Spa Motel matches 46 comfortable budget rooms set across five acres of landscaped grounds, with direct access (for guests) to its own natural artesian hot thermal pool.

    Moree’s location at the crossroads of the Newell and Gwydir Highways makes it the ideal resting place for those road tripping through country NSW. With plenty of accommodation options, including farm stays, quaint bed and breakfasts and affordable motels.

    Delving into nature around Moree

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    Find plenty of natural beauty in and around Moree. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    Beyond the baths, find calm in Moree’s nature. Soak up the impressive Gwydir River from the peaceful Tareelaroi Weir Recreation Area. Popular with locals, this scenic spot is perfect for fishing, kayaking and picnics. Delve into local history at the Terry Hie Hie Picnic Area – a significant Gamilaroi cultural site. The picnic area is still used today as a ceremonial gathering ground, with educational signage sharing the history of the Gamilaroi People and the mission which used to reside here in the early 20th Century. Follow the Yana-y Warruwi Walking Track to explore the area’s box pine forest.

    Combine nature and culture at the Jellicoe Park Open Spaces Aboriginal Art Trail along the scenic Mehi River Walk. Find artworks from local Indigenous artists across a range of different mediums, like carved logs, engraved and painted sandstone and scar tree paintings.

    A taste of Moree

    meal at Moree Country Club
    Sit down for a tasty meal after a game of golf. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    Taste the best of local cafes as you wander past the Art Deco architecture of Moree’s tree-lined main streets. Join the locals each morning at Brooker Trading Co as they line up for their morning java. Stay for classic breakfast dishes like eggs benedict and Dutch pancakes, or arrive later in the day for a hearty lunch menu. Inside a gorgeous Art Deco building, 61 Balo is another tasty breakfast option, with pet-friendly service. The recently renovated Cafe Omega is another popular stop for fresh, hearty meals – the chicken burger is a particular crowd pleaser – all served with a smile.

    Get inspired as you wander the CBD’s Mural Trail, stopping at some of Moree’s six art galleries along the way. Bank Art Museum is a must-see, housed in the town’s heritage bank building and home to a collection of First Nations art, plus a changing calendar of touring exhibitions.

    Bank Art Museum Moree
    Step inside the gorgeous Bank Art Museum Moree. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    Get active with a round on the beautiful riverside course at Moree Golf Club (and refuel afterwards at the delicious onsite restaurant) or a game of bowls at Moree Services Club’s state-of-the-art facility. Visit on the last weekend of September to join (or watch) Run the Plains, Moree’s annual two-day running festival.

    Known as ‘white gold’ country, Moree is Australia’s most productive agricultural region. Visit from April to September to join a cotton farm tour and get to know one of Moree’s major exports.

    However long you choose to stay, there’s plenty to soak in around Moree.

    Start planning the ultimate escape at visitmoreeplains.com.au.